dog attack revisited

[analytic]

"The girl's stepfather also suffered injuries to his arm as he grappled with the dog"

Ha! He should have kicked it.

news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/northamptonshire/10196568.stm

Or stuck a finger up its bum...

"A five-year-old girl suffered severe facial injuries"

Sorry, but is turning this into a joke really appropriate?

[Being a killjoy emoticon]

Another attack on a child by a dog.

Its horrific, but you just know that the same will happen as last time. Thought I'd get the suggestion in early...

this story frightens me, especially as my inlaws have an american bulldog. love my inlaws and they are great GP's but i will NEVER let my dd be left at their home. i can see that this may cause issues between us all in the future, it already caused a couple when my DD was first born, but i will never back down on it. MIL still suggests that she will take DD to their house for the day, even after me saying i don't want her in their house whilst the dog is their.

so sad and the adults involved should be disgusted with themselves. i also find it odd that the vast majority of dog attacks that make it onto the news happen in grandparent's houses???

right, im going to enlighten people here:

dogs have been attacking people since dogs and people came into contact. its awful these attacks happen, but dont tar all dogs with the same brush.
if i said 'a boy attacked my DD and left her with injuries' and suggested that all boys were not to be trusted id be shot at dawn.

we need to encourage more knowledge about dogs and training and safe, careful ownership, not bandy around scaremongering stories that suggest there is an epidemic of attacks, when dogs have been attacking children for YEARS. its bad, but the media could do with spreading more knowledge about how to properly care, train and handle dogs for owners and non-owners.

Hear hear BritFish.

spot on britfish

what a horrid op

there should be a mumsnet campaign as there are a lot of people on here who are sadly very misinformed about dog behaviours and how to discipline a dog, never mind bringing their kids up with a safe, healthy attitude towards animals.

'MIL still suggests that she will take DD to their house for the day, even after me saying i don't want her in their house whilst the dog is their.'

I hope you stand your ground PicesLondon.
Your MIL has no right whatsoever to suggest that she will do as she likes with your daughter. I'd make that very clear to her.

Well said, BritFish.

analytic, I didn't post on your previous thread because I found your whole attitude abhorent, but couldn't stop myself here.

Have a think about your OP. A CHILD has been attacked, an animal will be destroyed, and you're using the story to point-score and try and stress that you were right to kick a dog.

Either that, or this thread is an attempt to be ironic.

Both are in extremely poor taste.

Can't believe you're posting on a dog attack thread with that name cryhavoc.

I saw the irony myself, Goblinchild

Namechanged today as my dogs were chasing each other around the garden barking in an undignified manner, and the 'dogs of war' line popped into my head.

nice one Britfish, well said.

goblinchild - oh yes, i'm going to stand my ground! i just find it awkward having to say no each time she asks, she knows the reason why but still suggests i let DD go. i just know at some point things are going to come to a head, which is a shame because apart from that we have a great relationship. i'm just waiting for it....

OP is not being horrible - her comment relates to a previous thread

PiscesLondon Would it not be worth considering how many millions of grandchildren visit their dog owning grandparents WITHOUT anything happening? remember we live in an age of profound media sensationalism.Remember DON'T cross the road ,you may get hit by a bus.

MIL has already shown that she isn't willing to take on board the worries and fears that Pisceslondon has.
Instead of reassurance and gradual, paced introduction of child and dog, coaxing and helping to convince the mother that the dog isn't a threat if managed, she proposes kidnapping of infant.
Way to go, dog-loving granny.

How many children are abducted by strangers? How hysterical do mnetters get about the possibility of a stranger threat to their child?
It's about taking reasonable precautions over whatever the parent sees as a danger.

Yeah right , remember, bleach the kitchen tops while you are at it, just in case there are harmful bugs.They also can kill you know.PERSPECTIVE REMEMBER.

darkandstormy - no! i'm not even going to consider it. it's a long story and is a thread in itself, but the dog is not to be trusted around kids and unfortunately GP's aren't to be trusted to keep the dog away from my baby.

i know we don't know the ins and outs of the story but most of these incidents happen when the dog already knows and is used to the child. the majority of them seem to happen when their are responsible adults present aswell. i would only have a dog that could be controlled in the company of my child (ie - a fairly small dog, that if god forbid it did attack, could be easily restrained by an adult)

Keep going d&s, you obviously believe that the best way to convince people of the reasonableness and validity of your argument is to sneer.
Ineffective but entertaining. Like talking to a teenager in Yeah But mode.