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RachelandSadie · 11-02-2011, 06:51 PM

Baby suffers serious bites from family dog - KCTV 5

This made me extremely sick to my stomach that an innocent dog would be put down because the parents were allowing a baby to crawl to close to it's food dish. Why wasn't the dish picked up and the dog put up during baby's crawling sessions? You have to supervise them. I know accidents happen, but dogs don't just randomly show aggression over a food bowl out of the blue. Usually they give warning signs or have had food/dish aggression in the past. and a lab really doesn't need to have a dish out 24/7 so why wasn't the dish put up??

I feel horrible for the family of the baby and the damages done to it, but I feel sorry for the dog who may loose his life over this when it sounds more like neglectful parenting and observation to me.

I mean if God forbid one of my dogs hurt my baby they would NOT be left in quarantine and then on possible death row for it. I may understand finding a child free home for them, but not killing them over it.

11-02-2011, 06:51 PM	#1
RachelandSadie No Longer a Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 5,748	Dog bites baby now may be euthanized Baby suffers serious bites from family dog - KCTV 5 This made me extremely sick to my stomach that an innocent dog would be put down because the parents were allowing a baby to crawl to close to it's food dish. Why wasn't the dish picked up and the dog put up during baby's crawling sessions? You have to supervise them. I know accidents happen, but dogs don't just randomly show aggression over a food bowl out of the blue. Usually they give warning signs or have had food/dish aggression in the past. and a lab really doesn't need to have a dish out 24/7 so why wasn't the dish put up?? I feel horrible for the family of the baby and the damages done to it, but I feel sorry for the dog who may loose his life over this when it sounds more like neglectful parenting and observation to me. I mean if God forbid one of my dogs hurt my baby they would NOT be left in quarantine and then on possible death row for it. I may understand finding a child free home for them, but not killing them over it.