So I just watched the CNN video. Do you think the baby was left overnight in the swing (it was morning in the video), passed away through the night for whatever reason, and then the puppy's play drive kicked in?? I have had four lab pups through my life and I have seen them demolish dolls, teddy bears, and anything else we left out as kids. I can't imagine that puppy killing the child.... And I am sorry but are you freaking serious????? Spay and neuter your pets??????? That puppy was six freaking weeks old. Good lord.

Also, I know this is horrible speculation but I work in law enforcement (felony probation and parole) and I can pick people out ten miles away who use. That's all I am going to say about that....

Exactly my thoughts too....

I do not understand why the puppy was not quarantined for rabies. In Virginia it would have been quarantined for 10 days or pts and tested. I do not believe it had rabies but I think that is strange.

I do not believe a 6 week old puppy could have killed a baby in a swing. He could not reach the baby. The swing would of had to be knocked over. If the dog did it I think the pug was in on it. I do not think the puppy could have done it by himself. And why were the cats taken?

I do not believe the parents did not hear anything unless they were asleep or passed out. Unless the baby was crying and they turned the music up so they didn't have to hear them. Whatever happened I think they should be charged with neglect. I know they are young, but I was married at 16 and had my first son at 17 and I knew not to leave a baby unattentended. Maybe the grandmother wasn't a good parent either.

Whatever happened an innocent baby and puppy lost their lives and it was so unnecessary! I cannot imagine how the baby suffered and I feel very sorry for the emts and police that had to work the scene.

mmmhmmmmm agreed

A few more details

Posted: July 29, 2008 11:03 AM

Updated: July 29, 2008 04:20 PM


TULSA, Okla. - Police have released the name of the baby who they say was mauled to death by a puppy on Monday morning. The victim was identified as two-month old Zane Alen Earles.

The black Labrador Retriever puppy suspected of killing the baby boy was euthanized at the Tulsa Animal Shelter on Monday at the request of police.

Police and animal shelter staff took photographs of the puppy but it's not clear if officials also took bite impressions.

A pug and two cats were also removed from the home. They're being held at the Tulsa Animal Shelter at 3031 N. Erie Avenue.

EMSA was called to a home near Evanston and 102nd Place in Tulsa on Monday morning. Paramedics said the baby boy was dead when they arrived. Tulsa Police were then called to the scene.

Investigators say the baby's mother and grandmother were at home when the mauling took place. The baby's father had left for work at 8:00 on Monday morning. Police tell the News On 6 that the baby's grandfather had placed the child in the swing and then left the home around 8:30 a.m.

Officers say the infant was left unattended in the swing but was not closed in a room with the dog.

The Tulsa County Medical Examiner says the cause of death is still pending.

yeah pending.....I think someone jumped the gun on blaming the pup.

My thoughts exactly. I don't think a 6 week old puppy can do that..

What a horrible horrible thing :(.

It just makes me sick that parents, if you can even call them that would leave their child unattended and how on earth was that poor baby mauled to death while TWO adults were home!?

It makes no sense to me :(

And bless that poor puppy, I really don't think it was a vicious attack on it's part either :(

Too horrible to imagine...my heart is breaking!

I could be wrong but I think in Oklahoma we do not hold the dogs they are destroyed to find evidence of rabies... when a dog bites a person and the police get involved I think the dog is almost always put to sleep.

As for if the baby was dead before or after the dog attack, I am sure the baby was alive when the dog bit him, postmortem trauma does not bleed as the heart is no longer pumping the blood simple congeals in the body.

They have also released this evening that the father of the baby,and the grandfather of the baby were both not in the house,and the child was left unattended for 1.5 hours.
Very sad story

How terribly tragic.

That is a small pup. If this is all true the puppy must have thought the infant was a toy, and jumped on the baby. The pup must have bit this infant on the neck, or head.
The adults need to be hed responsible for leaving a tiny infant unattended . Who knows what they were doing? If they had not left their baby for so long then this would have never occured. I blame them! :mad:

There are new details on how police are investigating the death of Zane Earles. The News On 6's Emory Bryan reports he's the little boy who died Monday after he was bitten multiple times by a small dog.

Tulsa Police Child Crisis detectives are handling the case and while they're waiting on a report from the medical examiner, they are done with the examination of the dog that was involved. That part of the case, regarding the handling of the dog, has attracted a lot of interest.

Tulsa Police continue to investigate the death of a two-month-old little boy who they say was killed by a family pet, a black lab puppy.

As word of the case has spread, hundreds of people have expressed sympathy to the family on-line, while at the same time questioning why the dog involved was immediately euthanized.

"The lab would not have been available for adoption considering the circumstances and the decision to euthanize was made immediately," said Jean Letcher with the Animal Welfare Shelter.

The policy at the shelter comes from a city ordinance which requires any animal that bites a person to be euthanized.

In this case, the need to examine the stomach contents and check the brain for rabies left no other choice.

"We know the animal involved did bite the child and we could not take a chance of that happening in another family. No matter how calm or sweet the animal appeared, we just couldn't take that chance," said Jean Letcher with the Animal Welfare Shelter.

While some have questioned why the lab puppy in this case was euthanized, the reality is that many more labs come through the shelter and are euthanized because no one stepped forward to adopt them.

Many people have questioned whether a puppy not much older than the one involved could cause injuries that would kill a child. Tulsa Police say the examination left no doubt that the child's severe injuries involved the black lab that was euthanized.

"We are certain the lab was involved," said Jean Letcher with the Animal Welfare Shelter.

Services for the little boy who was killed are being handled by a south Tulsa funeral home, and they will be private, for family only.

Is no one in the area questioning these people about leaving a baby alone with 2 dogs?? :confused::confused: They are only offering sympathy at their loss??

Thanks for the update