Unsupervised children and dogs!
- Thread starter MichaelM
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Sara_H
Guru
Sorry, I wasn't very clear, the totally wrong bit was that a dog bite wouldn't leave only a mark. That's exactly what happened to my son, a slight mark on his cheek.
EltonFrog
Legendary Member
[QUOTE 2226848, member: 259"]Sorry, you were talking crap - is that easier? 
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You just do not agree with me, which is your perogative, that does not mean I was talking crap.
I always try and keep my posts impersonal and I am never deliberately offensive to people.
[/quote]You just do not agree with me, which is your perogative, that does not mean I was talking crap.
I always try and keep my posts impersonal and I am never deliberately offensive to people.
oldfatfool
Guru
It's not a dog v kids thread, its a dog lovers v dog haters thread.
The real point is who would leave a 3 year old unsupervised with or without a dog around? Call child services and bang the child in care.
The real point is who would leave a 3 year old unsupervised with or without a dog around? Call child services and bang the child in care.
vernon
Harder than Ronnie Pickering
- Location
- Meanwood, Leeds
And to maintain balance have the dog put down while you are at it.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
Discuss properly or I will delete this thread completely.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
I could have slapped warnings on a few, I chose to clean up. What's happened to everyone, all turned nasty ?
Milo
Guru
- Location
- Melksham, Wilts
Mr Haematocrit
msg me on kik for android
- Location
- Out of the saddle
I would personally delete the entire thread, not an exactly a glowing advert is it..... wanted family home for dog which may, or may not attack children (we don't know for certain) 
I personally think the concern expressed in this thread for the safety of the child was just and understandable.
I personally think the concern expressed in this thread for the safety of the child was just and understandable.
oldfatfool
Guru
[QUOTE 2226980, member: 259"]Eh? I don't agree with roughly half of the posters on here, but they all seem to be saying they like dogs.[/quote]
Yeh but its the way threads of this type always go.
Yeh but its the way threads of this type always go.
coffeejo
Ælfrēd
- Location
- West Somerset
I wouldn't leave my dog alone with a toddler - a three year old doesn't know that an animal has a set limit of tolerance.
As for the debate that's going on, personally I think there's a huge difference between an unprovoked attack on someone (straight to the vet, put to sleep) and a natural reaction to unreasonable behaviour, with the caveat that if a dog can't cope with a toddler, it's best to get it re-homed before something awful happens.
As for the debate that's going on, personally I think there's a huge difference between an unprovoked attack on someone (straight to the vet, put to sleep) and a natural reaction to unreasonable behaviour, with the caveat that if a dog can't cope with a toddler, it's best to get it re-homed before something awful happens.
if a pet bit a child and it was unprovoked then yes, it should be put down, but part of the reason that children should not be left alone with pets is because sometimes children "test the dog's tolerance" by doing things such as shutting their heads in drawers (see above). i read one story where an alsation was put down. Previously having been a model dog, the vet did a autopsy on it to see if there was something wrong. the dog had a wax crayon lodged in his inner ear canal, something the child had done which would have caused the dog great pain, and hence the dog bit the child. Had the vet not done the autopsy no one would have been any the wiser why the dog bit. I once caught one of my nephews testing how far he could bend my dogs paw the wrong way. not everything is as black and white when it comes to dog's biting. Also, my other dog got funny with my nephew and then someone fess'd up that my darling nephew had whacked her over the head with half a house brick. He was a toddler and didn't know any better, but it was a good few weeks before the dog trusted him again. Hope your staffy finds a good home.
