Tragic, poor little one year old boy killed by rottweiler at families home...

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What another tragic loss of life, poor little sole

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Oh hell. How horrible. Poor little mite. I can't bear to think about it - nor what the little girl who was holding him must be going through.

It is dreadful - particularly for the teenage aunt who tried to get the dog off him

Why do people have dogs like this at home?

they'll be more too, no-one seems to be doing anything about the dogs. the dispatches programme about 4 months ago showed how easy they are being brought into the uk.

Same old story though. You never Never* leave children and dogs on their own together. Feel most sorry for the 16 yo who was in charge.

I never even left a baby alone with my shih-tzu. Dogs are animals and unpredictable. And the big guard dog types can be so dangerous. This just keeps on happening

Poor little mite, and the poor family
The little girl who took him out to the dog must have been terrified. And the poor girl in charge must be in bits.

Why oh why do people still have these dogs as pets is beyond me, They are killing machines, if you want a dog get a fecking poodle.

Another tragic and preventable waste of a young child's life.

poor baby!

When are people going to learn?

FFS!!!!!

This is so tragic, how awful for the family and for the children who witnessed the attack.

I do not understand why people have these kind of dogs as pets, they are just so dangerous.

DHs mum had dogs when we had DS1 and I never ever let him and them be alone together.

My sister was bitten by a dog as we walked home from school (dog was about without an owner) and I think it made me more weary, when ever I walked MIL dogs I put them on leads if anyone was about.

This is heart breaking

Poor little boy.
Also a newborn girl was mauled to death in her cot by the family?s rottweiler in Pakenham, near Melbourne, Australia.

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Its very sad. I think animals are very unpredictable. I walked out of the house one day in OZ to find a neighbours dog asleep on the pavement. I don't know what happened but it turned on me that if I hadn't got back in the house god knows what would have happened. It was a cross between a rottweiler and a ridgeback so a big dog. The owners were surprised it had behaved liked that

We had a staffy which was brought up with ds, but i always found the dog a bit nuts & as they are powerful dogs i said to dp before dd was born he would have to go i am positive he would have killed her through jealousy.

when i was 5 months pg with dd i toke him to the RSPCA it was for the best, i just think whats more importnant your kids or a dog? for me there is no challenge my kids come first.

well said SD

my bro had an alsation which was soft as anything with him - but used to growl at everyone else as soon as bro left the room. Once when I tried to shoo him out of the room with my toddler in, it took my arm in its teeth gently but very firmly, as if to 'warn' me to back off.
Bro would not have it that his dog might be a threat because he never witnessed this behaviour. He thought I was being a precious mum when I refused to let him bring the dog near my kids. I do like dogs but I was not prepared to take any risks with it and my children.

I was bitten on the cheek by an extremely docile Old English Sheepdog when I was 7 when she got over excited.

Poor family.

I do think the stupid stupid people who have these dogs and think they are compatible with small children and babies should be made to face the consequences of their actions. Total fkwits imo.

"Family dog" and "Rottweiler" - utterly mental to assume these are compatible, imo.

Poor little lad and poor girl too

Again well said Www

Gosh am getting bit worried now with all these incidents.....the lovely lady who picks up my 3 and keeps them for a couple of hours on the 2 days I work has a Weirammaer? dog...very very big tho admittedly gentle. Very silver grey colour.Anyone know anything 'bout these??

Just make sure the dog is never left alone with the children. All dogs can turn suddenly.

What I cannot understand is why people choose to keep dogs who can do so much horrific damage so quickly.

If all dogs can 'turn' then why not limit yourself to a dogg that at least you would have some chance of fighting off?

And this is a serious question, not designed to be a 'dig' at anyone.

If you had a spaniel, yes it could do harm, but at least you have a chance of getting it away from a child. With a rottwielier, they are simply too powerful.

Why choose to keep a pet that can be so potentially lethal?

there has to be some proper controls over dangerous dogs, honestly, in this part of W London every other young bloke is walking along with some ferocious banned dog, crazy.