Sad news.....
 

12/11/06

BOSSIER CITY, La. - A pit bull puppy chewed off four of a baby girl's toes while the child's parents slept, police here said Monday. The parents were booked on charges of child desertion and criminal negligence and were being held in the Bossier Parish Jail pending an initial court appearance.

Police said the parents were sleeping on a mattress in the living room of their residence and the month-old girl was in an infant seat beside them when the puppy began chewing on their baby's toes.

Mary Shannon Hansche, 22, and Christopher Wayne Hansche, 26, told police they woke up to the sound of the baby crying, found her mangled foot and took her to the hospital about 8:30 a.m. Sunday.

"They did not see the dog injuring the child," police spokesman Mark Natale said.

The girl underwent surgery Sunday at Sutton's Children's Hospital in Shreveport. There was no way to reattach the child's toes, Natale said Monday.

‘Essentially a puppy’

The puppy was 6 weeks old and had no record of receiving its shots and will be quarantined for 10 days to check for rabies. Natale said he did not know what the puppy's fate would be after that.

"The puppy itself was just several weeks old! I mean this was essentially a puppy," Natale said.

"This puppy might have been trying to nurse on the toes of this baby," veterinarian Michael Dale speculated. "I know that sounds a little far fetched, but that's the first thing that comes to my mind."

Teresa Miller, who sold the puppy to the Hansches, was skeptical the dog did it. "He didn't chew on anything while he was with me. Out of all of them (in the litter), he was the least chewy."

Another veterinarian, Dr. Valri Brown, said if the puppy chewed off the infant's toes, it would not have happened quickly. "It would have to be a period of time — maybe at least an hour," she said.

Meanwhile, the puppy's been quarantined at Bossier City's animal control office for the next 10 days to check for rabies. Natale said he did not know what the puppy's fate would be after that.

When she is released from the hospital, the child will be placed in a foster home until the case against her parents is settled, officials said.

OH My God - how could they NOT hear that baby screaming ????

That's so awful and totally the parents fault !

Thats what I wondered too

Exactly!!!

:( :( :(

Amen!

Thats so sad :mad: Those two little beings hurt because of the parents\' neglect...

How very, very sad!!!!!:(

That is so horrible. For one, if you have a baby and you are just sleeping and you have a dog you should really but them in a crib not just stick them in a car seat. It sounds like these parents weren\'t doing a very good job. How could a dog chew up 4 toes without the parents knowing especially if they were right by each other!

Very sad..Poor little baby.
Did anyone noticed the pup was only 6 weeks and the breeder said it did not chew on things...:rolleyes:

They were sleeping on a mattress in the living room floor? And 1 month old baby in an infant seat beside them, and they didn\'t hear ANYTHING? :confused:

What happend to beds, and cribs?

And to have a pit bull with a baby that young?

To me, if you can\'t afford a crib for your children, or a bed for you, certainly shouldn\'t be able to afford a dog like that.

Yea, baby DOES need to stay in foster care. Something really stinks with that story period. And to think the child is ruined for life, at 1 month old.:mad:

Some people don\'t need to have children or pets.

This is very said and it sounds a little fishy to me.. i think there is more to the story.. Either the parents weren\'t there and they came home to it... Or they were not in the same room.. I\'m sure the baby was screem in horror with a puppy chewing on her... This is so sad.. And some people should not have pets or babies..

How do you go to sleep and leave a one month old in an infant seat?
Neglect all the way! They should be proscuted to the full extent of the
law. If they did not hear her screaming until four toes were chewed off
they must have been high on something!

Carol & Buddy:aimeeyork

My neighbor\'s pit bull killed a miniature dachshund on Monday. They have always said, "Oh, Daisy is so sweet! You can let Hootie and Hobbs play with her! She would never hurt a fly!" Of course, I never DID let H&H play with her. I always make up some lame excuse why they can\'t play. And I\'m glad I haven\'t let them "play" because Tuesday morning I am letting H&H out to potty and DAISY was out there with her owners and they were like, "Yeah, we had to buy someone a new dog yesterday. It kept taunting Daisy and she chewed through the chain link fence and killed it." :cry: :cry: :cry: They were acting like it was the DACHSHUND\'s FAULT! :mad: :mad: :mad: I am keeping H&H as far away from their dog as possible.

And I know there are some really sweet pit bulls out there. But this one is obviously not one of them.

why in the crap were they sleeping on a mattress on the floor and the baby sleeping in a carrier on the floor? If they can afford to buy a pitbull then cant they afford to buy this baby a crib???

This is just sick!

Sounds to me like the parents were on something to sleep that hard. Something does not add up. The vet said it would probably take about an hour to chew the toes off. That baby had to be crying the whole time.

Those people do not deserve to have children or dogs.

Very sad and sick.