Absolutely devesated

[Beth2511]

Parents dog bit my 8 month old on the head, 2 bites marks on head and one on hand. Luckily there was only 1 puncture wound and no lasting damage but was so close to her eye! Took her to A&E who obviously need to inform social services.

I have felt a while my parents can't put my babies safety above the dog which was highlighted when all my parents were concerned about was whether the dog would be put down. Apparently I only took her to hospital to force them to get rid of the dog. For what its worth, I don't want the dog put down, I just want her caged when baby is around.

Is she likely to be put down? Am I in for a rough time from social services? I wasn't even there at the time.

[ohtheholidays]

I love dogs,we have 3 dogs of our own.I've been raised from newborn age around Dogs(and all sorts of animals)and we have 5DC.

But there is no way I would be worried about a Dog that had attacked my child and a baby at that.

The Dog would be getting put down,I wouldn't care who's Dog it was or how long I'd known it!

Op you are so lucky that the dog bites weren't fatal!Don't let any other child or pet suffer because of your parents ignorance the next time it happens it could prove fatal.Report them and the Dog that is the only sensible and reasonable thing that you can do!

[retrorobot]

"I have felt a while my parents can't put my babies safety above the dog."

And get you left your child with these morons?

Sod the dog being put down. It would be all I could to to keep myself from putting the parents down.

[happymummyone]

I'd want it put down, but if it is to live, I'd expect them to visit at own home in future. I'm due in a couple of months and when baby arrives I've already told OHs family that unless their huge dog is in the garden when we visit, they can visit us instead. I'm not going to take the (admittedly small) risk to my baby that the dog could pose.

[Babyroobs]

I don't think it's the dog's fault here, they shouldn't have been in the same room and baby shouldn't have been allowed to go for the bone. It was probably an instinctive reaction on the dog's part . Your parents are completely to blame but some people just don't see the danger until something terrible happens.

[MythicalKings]

"Death penalty?" It's a dog FFS.

[Roomba]

My neighbours' Jack Russell managed to jump over a six foot wall into my back yard last year, went for me and bit me several times on the arms and legs. Not very deep, but through the skin. My 2 year old was there and was absolutely hysterical with terror. Guy next door had to climb over and grab the dog while I kept trying to get it off me. Despite it being a much loved family dog who had never attacked anyone before, they had it put down the next day. They were mortified and said all they could think was 'what if it had been your poor little boy that got bitten?'

Your parents appear to be more concerned about the dog than your baby, total opposite of my neighbour's reaction. I would not be happy with this at all, unless they had the dog put down, or removed away from children completely.

[iniquity]

This is one reason why dogs aren't meant to be kept as pets in Islam. People forget they are animals and value them above their own children/grandchildren.

[EllieFAntspoo]

Personally, I'd never have put my baby in a house with a dog in it in the first place. It's not like anyone can pretend they don't know what dogs do. The, 'it's a lovely dog' bullshit is all fine and well until someone gets bit in the face. Simple solution. Kill the dog. And if your parents buy another one, tell them it gets locked in a room when you go round, or they don't see their grand kid. It's their choice. People who mix dogs and babies really are just gambling with their babies lives.