[AnneJ68]

Not to place blame or anything, the story was not really clear. Neither the parent or the dog owner said exactly what happened.

I know Bentley is a good jumper. But I can't imagine him being able to jump high enough to bite even a 9 year old in the face.

Was he down on the ground with the dog? Especially at a young age even an owner should not be right at eye level on the ground with the dog. Makes the dog think they are your equal.

Guess we will never know the full story.

Not only is this a lesson in socializing and properly training a dog, but also children. My kids were very young when Petsmart first came to town. I always told my kids to ASK before approaching a dog even on a leash(and we were a cat family not dog so my girls had no regular exposure to dogs). And also explained the proper way to introduce themselves to the dog if they get the ok. I used to get compliments all the time from dog owners about my polite little 4 year old asking if it was ok to pet their dog, and that most adults never even thought to ask first.

Totally senseless on both parts I believe the blame if truth be told is not just at the dog owner's feet and a young dog lost its life in the process.