Penelope Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Just heard on Radio 4 that another baby has been killed by a dog, this time a Malamute. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-26242506 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 I nearly bought a Malamute some years ago. I got put off by breeders telling me that they broadly did as they pleased. I made the change from GSDs to Akitas instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novice cushie shooter Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 6 days old for goodness sake. Its becoming a regular occurannce. There was a woman from blue x dog rescue on 5live this morning saying they are inundated with certian "dangerous dog breeds". Havent enough innocent babies and children murdered yet before somthing is done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatherandSon Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Just heard that on the news, so so sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikk Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 6 days old for goodness sake. Its becoming a regular occurannce. There was a woman from blue x dog rescue on 5live this morning saying they are inundated with certian "dangerous dog breeds". Havent enough innocent babies and children murdered yet before somthing is done. What are they going to do about it then? It's not the breed as this case shows it's the stupidity of some people thinking they can leave a dog with a new born baby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedd-wyn Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Horrible news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thunderbird Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 I know Pontyberem well, I have family in the next village. I heard the news on the radio in the car and felt sick. 6 days old...RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjpainter Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 I'm confused, did the guy just acquire the dog the night before at the pub? First part reads like that but then it says the family pet, as if it had been there for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grrclark Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Is there any facts known, other than very sadly a baby died and it was a Malamute? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novice cushie shooter Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 What are they going to do about it then? It's not the breed as this case shows it's the stupidity of some people thinking they can leave a dog with a new born baby. i never said it was the breed in this case. This has been exhausted already last week. The owners need to take more responsibility and use some sense if they have any. I hope we will see more adverts possibly from the dog trust/rspca/sspca etc highlighting the lack of commonsense in some owners. However like most things would fall on deaf ears. I think a dog register would be good but unworkable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nikk Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 I definitely think adverts would be a good start. The problem with the media focusing on certain breeds is people get 'non dangerous' breeds and think they're completely safe which is insane. Labs and Collies are just as likely to bit a person as any other dog. Televised ads being run by the government should highlight the dangers of leaving children unattended with dogs and educate how to keep them safe. To most of us this isn't rocket science but doing something simple like having a baby/stair gate would be a cheap start. I see this the same way I look at how kids are killed each year by being left unattended near swimming pools, people just don't seem to think about the dangers until it's too late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnFreeman1310 Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 It is a very sad thing to happen for the family but it's Funny how this isn't turning into a 6 page bashing of so called dangerous dogs just because it's not a bull/staff breed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjh Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 (edited) RIP so very sad, my youngest granddaughter has been living with us from birth along with my daughter and partner, i trust our dog 99.9% she would never do this but i can honestly say they have never been left alone together because there is still a .1% chance it might go wrong Edited February 18, 2014 by chrisjh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
four-wheel-drive Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Dogs get jealous just like people do one minuet they are being petted and played with all of the time then one day it all stops and this noisy smelly thing turns up and the dog is pushed to one side I had a neighbour like that they had a Rotwiler and it went everywhere with them until the baby came along. The dog soon ended up living it the garden shed in a shed and was hit with a stick if it did not do wat it was told to do when I saw that I told him that I would report him to the police if he ever did it again so he gave it away it was such a lovely dog and the funny thing was it loved my then Yourkshire Terrier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big bad lindz Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 A tragic and sad event for all the family but I have to say its not just the dogs fault IMO. The introduction of the baby into the household may have put the dog out of sorts a bit and dogs can be very jealous at times and if the baby has been getting all the attention !! the baby and dog left alone even for a few seconds. BBL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingo15 Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 RIP so very sad, my youngest granddaughter has been living with us from birth along with my daughter and partner, i trust our dog 99.9% she would never do this but i can honestly say they have never been left alone together because there is still a .1% chance it might go wrong I have had this very debate with so many people who say they 100% trust their dogs. Would never trust any dog 100% esp round children of any age. Sad sad news yet again thou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
linny Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 so sad my youngest granddaughter was attacked last year by a dog ill put a post up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novice cushie shooter Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 It is a very sad thing to happen for the family but it's Funny how this isn't turning into a 6 page bashing of so called dangerous dogs just because it's not a bull/staff breed. possiby or possibly its all been exhausted on the 6 pager?? as has been said before on both topics its not just dangerous dogs that pose the problem its any breed and the owners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delburt0 Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 Rip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 At what point in time will these irresponsible owners stop blaming the dogs? It's about time they looked in a mirror to see who was to blame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazle Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 At what point in time will these irresponsible owners stop blaming the dogs? It's about time they looked in a mirror to see who was to blame. Agreed. Anyone who lets an uncontrolled dog near a child is irresponsible. Dogs are not totally predictable, and anyone who "knows" that their dog will not attack a child is kidding themself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted February 18, 2014 Report Share Posted February 18, 2014 +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 Its all about people humanising dogs, they are dogs and have their own rules on some things! When will people learn? if you child starts eating poop and sniffing other kids rear ends on first meet you have a big issue to attend to, so don't expect a dog to act like a human (even some so called humans kill their own kids). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 Terrible news.My heart goes out to the Family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooksy789 Posted February 19, 2014 Report Share Posted February 19, 2014 (edited) Such gorgeous dogs as well, my favourite and I endeavour to have one one day. Such a shame. We trust our Labrador far too much around our kids. I can never imagine her hurting anyone as shes so gentle but you can never be so sure. I may get flamed for this but I think a lot has to do with the owners and not the dogs. Yes some breeds are more susceptible to aggression than others but I do believe its mainly the owner. It doesn't help that people use dogs as a status symbol like the Staffordshire bull terrier! Edited February 19, 2014 by Brooksy789 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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