Baby - MIL - XL Bully

[Koala98]

MIL has an XL Bully at her house, AIBU to say baby can never visit while the dog is on the property even if shut in a different room or garden?

Of course. Why wouldn't you?

Anyway you would already know as you kinda know the family. You don't just simply pack your child off to a strangers house.

Can the dog read? Is a certificate of exemption suddenly going to prevent the beast from mauling?

Never ever would I allow my children anywhere near anyone with one.

I am the same. I always ask. My children will never go to a house with any dog. Let alone a bully breed. And yes - I do always ask. My children find dogs revolting and don't want to be on edge.

My children find dogs revolting and don't want to be on edge.

That sounds like learned behaviour from you. It's a shame they don't like dogs. They are going to find things restrictive in the future if they can't be near them without being on edge.

I think it’s sad that you’ve trained them to be so negative about dogs. They will very likely miss out on play dates and sleepovers, as so many households have dogs.

it isn’t the point of the thread, though. Why are you trying to turn it into yet another thread about hating dogs in general?

FWIW, OP, YANBU. I wouldn’t want my DDs to be anywhere near an XL bully, same goes for me myself.

You were wrong about the nanny dog myth but yet you keep repeating it.

All of these questions are irrelevant with dogs as large and strong as an XL bully.

Interesting that OP has made the one post and not returned 🤔

Not a question I've ever asked, I must say.

You mean you've taught your children to think about dogs the same way you do. How do your parents feel about dogs?

Why do you seem to have a problem with her asking this?

YANBU.

Absolutely no chance I'd go there.

Absolutely this. Why have a dog that would cause you so much stress. Walking it at quiet times, putting a muzzle on it etc etc - definitely takes the joy out of owning a dog.

You mean you've taught your children to think about dogs the same way you do. How do your parents feel about dogs?

My parents always had dogs and it's made me dislike them. I mean dogs, not my parents.

It doesn’t matter.

XL bully’s have frequently killed people whether the owner is responsible or not, whether a child’s parent is there or not. If it decides to go for the baby, nobody is stopping it quickly enough. The baby will be dead first.

You are absolutely correct. Your MIl is a menace to society having a dog like that and critically endangering her family if she has it in proximity.

And? And learning to like meat-eating animals with sharp canine teeth isn't a learned behaviour too?

We should all be on edge around dogs. Hospital stats back this up.

LOL! And why is that? how can you say you aren’t a responsible dog owner for owning a certain breed

My father had dogs growing up. My mother is from a country where they have dogs but don't allow them in the house for sanitary reasons. I didn't know this til I was an adult though.

As soon as they split, my father got a dog. I found it utterly repulsive and didn't visit him in his him after that (I was 14).

Because it is irresponsible to inflict an animal so capable of tremendous damage on the rest of us, obviously, AND that they are prone to do so. I wouldn't care if they kept it locked in their own home/grounds with zero chance to escape, but unless they lived in a zoo that's not going to happen.

Because a responsible dog owner would know that it's not possible to safely own an XL bully.

It shouldn't even be legal to own one with a licence.

They should all be rounded up and PTS.

I'm #teamdad

No, we should not all be on edge around dogs. What a ridiculous comment. The vast majority of dogs are no threat whatsoever, otherwise there wouldn't be millions of them as pets. It's fine to be on edge around certain breeds or sizes, but to think that should apply to every dog is crazy.