Mothers chihuahua ate half of my babies grape

[Anonymous23458d]

Just as the title states.. I took my boys 1 and 3 years old to my mothers. She never makes the effort to visit us i see her every other week. She lives with my two other older siblings and my dad. Last year they've bought another chihuahua that is just crazy. They don't train it it bites my children and now my baby is crawling it bites his face and is vicious, it steals food and items and growls when I try and get them. They don't do anything to help just idolise this dog. They have about a 2 metre crate for it, which I have to put it in when it gets vicious with my children.
I went because my eldest loves my older sister who lives there and loves seeing her. I was feeding my one year old downstairs whilst the dog was upstairs. I didn't realise the dog ran down and at the same time my baby threw one half of a grape then another one and the dog ran and ate them up. My sister and mum started screaming and rang the vet who said they must rush her down. All the while so hostile and angry at me when I said I didn't realise and im sorry. I know dogs cant eat grapes but I have a baby and toddler and thought the dog was upstairs. It's hard to manage in basically a glass house with so many ornaments and crap everywhere. It's the opposite of baby proof which I don't expect it to be but she doesn't even help me one bit when I come round. My mum only has interest in her new dog not her grandchildren. She has now sent me the receipt for £105 she's had to pay to make the dog be sick at the vets. I am not paying it and for one don't have that money. AiBu?

Behaviour of the dog aside YABU to bring grapes into a house with dogs.

However there is no way I’d be bringing my baby into that house.

Oh my, you are tragic. ‘Look at my reactions’. Mortified for you.

It doesn’t sound like the OP was invited by her mum, the dog owner, she went to see her sister. OP knows the dog isn’t locked away and that it’s badly trained, the dog has bitten her children in the past and OP still chooses to take her baby there. It’s entirely on the OP. Both the baby and the dog are vulnerable in this situation, obviously the baby is not safe around the dog but that doesn’t mean the OP is entitled to be negligent in terms of keeping the dog safe if she chooses to visit the dog’s home. Obviously OP shouldn’t have the baby around the dog, she is being negligent with her children and just asking for one to be injured but that’s not the dogs fault. Regardless of the fact that the dog isn’t safe to be around children the OP is choosing to bring her baby into contact with the dog but should still have never have been feeding the baby grapes around the dog.

Indeed I don’t know how mutts have survived for so long. My childhood dogs used to get lots of leftover mince and onions apparently onion is poisonous to dogs now. Remember the Dog Whisperer Caesar what’s his name? A bit of tit he was. I remember him suggesting garlic to the owner of a dog that was a fussy eater to make the dog’s food more appealing. It was a little Yorkie the garlic worked. Garlic is poisonous to dogs now. My dog ate a little bit of avocado. Apparently thats poisonous as well. Doggy was OK. I read an article about a man in California whose two dogs gobble up avocados when they fall from the tree in his garden. They have very shiny coats and the vet is very pleased with the dogs general health. Oh and no you shouldn’t let doggies bite children’s faces off.

This 💯

You describe the dog as "vicious" and say it "bites" (plural) the baby, followed by:
"Their chihuahua has lightly bit my baby on the cheek once not left a mark."

So it was one "bite" then, not multiple bites?

And this "bite" from the dog's extremely sharp teeth on the baby's very delicate skin didn't leave any type of puncture wound, tear or bruising?

Extraordinary.

And there is no such thing as "lightly" biting. There is playful mouthing, often done when dogs are play fighting with each other and which leaves no injuries. Is that you mean?

Just another tedious anti-dog thread.

Even a small dog can seriously injure a child with it's razor sharp teeth. This could result in amputation, or worse.

You are taking your child into a very dangerous house and your mum is totally irresponsible and unreasonable. Your sister sounds like she has serious mental issues. Stay away if you want to protect your child.

And, by the way.............they are being cruel to the wee dog, not training it, not letting it out etc.

I voted YABU because you absolutely shouldn’t have gone back after the first time it bit your child!

Sorry no idea what that means?

YABU for taking your children there. Who cares if your family are upset. Even if your eldest wants to see your sister more, who cares? Any dog biting anyone should be put down and you should not be risking your kids.

You are putting your children in clear danger every time you go there, your child has been bit before and you're minimising it!!

It wouldn't matter how much my child liked going somewhere, they would not be going to a house where a dog has bitten them. The vet bill seems really insignificant when you have written about your baby being bit on the face and you've continued to take them there.

Quite! 😂 😂

OP - it must be hard to have a mum who puts her snappy little dog before you and your children. I do agree with other posters who think you should stop visiting and keep your children safe. If your sister wants to maintain a relationship she’ll have to grow up and make the effort. You’ve put yourself out enough.

I think all here would say the same for your bizarre reactions. But again- All the best. Hope you can find some humour in your dry little life. 🤣

I think it’s the incorrect use of “babies” rather than “baby’s”—makes it more salacious.

Very 'Freddy Starr Ate My Hamster' isn't it.

If someone had failed to secure a Chihuahua and it bit my baby's face, I'd have put the little fucker into orbit.

Again - where is the laugh reaction as this totally tickled me😂

I'm also thinking Ossie Osborn would've had a solution to this. 😉

Did they know the baby came with grapes?

Refuse to pay the bill.
Report the dog for biting.
Go No Contact.

They add nothing to your life by the sound of it. Stand up for yourself!

That’s the perfect solution to motivate them to keep the dog caged, “THE BABY HAS GRAPES! LOCK THE DOG UP!”

Oh for goodness sake give the OP a break! The dog was a puppy and puppies nip! Fact! Since then her mum won’t come to her house so she feels forced to go to hers - OP makes sure the dog is in a crate whenever she is there but this time mistakenly thought it was upstairs out of harms way! Why do enjoy tearing people down who ask for advice!

Why on earth take a baby when you know the dog bites it

i would not go there any more and your mum can come to you without the dog

Nd no I would not be paying the bill. Her dog her responsibility

Nope nope nope. Tell your mum you're really glad the dog is OK, but that you've asked for the dog to be kept apart from the children, and that if she'd done that there wouldn't have been a problem. You can even say the separation was as much for the dogs protection as the childrens, and that this has now been proven.

She'll probably stop talking to you but that will solve the lack of contact issue.

I think the reference to “socks” meant sock puppet accounts. If it didn’t, even I’m stumped. Assuming I’m right, the inference would be that the other posters you had mentioned are in fact other accounts that you’re actually behind. In other words that you’re posting to agree with or support your own post using other usernames.
I believe this sort of thing does go on with forums but a very small minority of people do it. Most people wouldn’t have the time or inclination to be bothering with that nonsense. You’d be forever logging out and logging back in as different users or switching between different web browsers to do it, presumably?

grapes are poisonous but I don’t think half of one grape would be that much of an emergency.. they’d have to eat much more than that I’d think for it to be seriously dangerous. I don’t know that but that’s my guess!!!

Stop going there. The real issue is they don’t care enough to visit you, or stop their dog hurting your kids/their grandkids!!!