Leicestershire : A young girl has died after being bitten by a dog

[arista]

http://news.sky.com/story/1164347/dog-attack-young-girl-dies-after-being-bitten


Sad news

http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2013/11/5/268743/default/v2/untitled-1-1-522x293.jpg

[ A spokesman said: "We were called to a flat in Rowena Court in Mountsorrel at about 12.15pm following a report of a young girl being attacked by a dog, believed to be the family pet.
"She was taken to the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham where she has since died."]

[Kizzy]

That's awful poor girl, wonder why it turned?

[Ninastar]

i wonder what type of dog it was...

[arista]

That's awful poor girl, wonder why it turned?

Its rare
must have been a reason
we will find out more later

[Ninastar]

r.i.p...

no life should be lost that young.

[Lee.]

i wonder what type of dog it was...

I wonder...

[arista]

http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2013/11/5/268793/default/v1/pic3new-1-626x352.jpg
The animal that attacked four-year-old Lexi Hudson in Leicestershire is believed to have been a family pet.


http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/11/06/article-2487849-19362A7500000578-666_306x423.jpg
This is now confirmed as the Dog that was
attacking the child

http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2013/11/5/268791/default/v1/pic1new-1-522x293.jpg
It is not known if this was the dog that attacked her

that dog is a French Mastif

http://news.sky.com/story/1164347/dog-attack-young-girl-dies-after-being-bitten

[Novo]

**** sake look at the size of it, it's face reminds me of Jabba the Hutt for some reason

[Josy]

Poor little girl RIP.

Look at the size of that dog, it's head is absolutely massive.

[Kizzy]

Good god! that poor child.

[arista]

http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2013/11/5/268804/default/v1/mirror-1-329x437.jpg


This Rushed front page
did not have the Dog that killed her

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/11/06/article-2487849-19362A7500000578-666_306x423.jpg
this was the Dog , infact

[Ammi]

..it was a rescue dog, they said on BBC news this morning that the family had only had the dog for a few weeks and it was killed by her mum, who was trying to stop the attack..this is so incredibly tragic...

[lostalex]

http://media.skynews.com/media/images/generated/2013/11/5/268804/default/v1/mirror-1-329x437.jpg

that is the ugliest dog i have ever seen.

[arista]

..it was a rescue dog, they said on BBC news this morning that the family had only had the dog for a few weeks and it was killed by her mum, who was trying to stop the attack..this is so incredibly tragic...


Yes she stabbed it to Death.


Dogs and Children
need to be watched
if its a new dog.

[Cherie]

What a terrible tragedy. Apparently the little girl should have been in school but was home as she was ill. The dog had apparently rehomed recently and the staff at the home said he was safe, but just the sheer size of him next to the little girl in that picture makes you wonder what they and her parents were thinking, the news report also said they were in a flat :conf: is a flat really the sort of place you could have a dog of this size.

[Kizzy]

That's a good question cherie, adult dog/kids/flat not a great combination.
Her mum seems to have fought hard to save her, I can't imagine having to go through that..or how she will function afterwards.

[Lee.]

I wouldn't let my kids walk past that thing let alone invite it into my house to live!

I can't imagine what that mother must have seen or how she now feels. :(

RIP little angel

[joeysteele]

What a terrible tragedy. Apparently the little girl should have been in school but was home as she was ill. The dog had apparently rehomed recently and the staff at the home said he was safe, but just the sheer size of him next to the little girl in that picture makes you wonder what they and her parents were thinking, the news report also said they were in a flat :conf: is a flat really the sort of place you could have a dog of this size.

No way should a dog that size be confined to a flat, you make some really strong points and if it was only a recent addition to the home then a great deal more supervision should have been done.

[Kazanne]

No way should a dog that size be confined to a flat, you make some really strong points and if it was only a recent addition to the home then a great deal more supervision should have been done.

I agree Joey,who would take a dog like that when you have small children and in a flat!! Surely with a rescue dog,you don't know it's full background,so you'de err on the side of caution ,and although it's big and some say ugly,that doesn't make it a 'bad' dog,who knows what sparked that off,it could have been anything that triggered something in it's past,this is a tragedy all round,that poor kid didn't stand a chance ,the dog should have at least been vetted and not let go to a family living in a flat,the place was strange to the dog,we don't know what happened,We have a rescue dog who, at the slight sight of a hoover bolts into the garden,so we presume something in it's past triggers that,people really should be more careful when picking pets.

[Vanessa]

I think if you have small children you should not have pets. It can be dangerous.

[Kazanne]

I think a lot of the time ,it's the owners that need to be looked at,I have two dogs and small children,it's just a matter of common sense and training,I think pets can be very beneficial to children,they can teach them how to care.

[Niamh.]

What a terrible tragedy. Apparently the little girl should have been in school but was home as she was ill. The dog had apparently rehomed recently and the staff at the home said he was safe, but just the sheer size of him next to the little girl in that picture makes you wonder what they and her parents were thinking, the news report also said they were in a flat :conf: is a flat really the sort of place you could have a dog of this size.

It's ridiculous keeping a dog of that size in an apartment and even more so because he's a rescue dog and they (obviously) couldn't know him well enough to know his temperament properly. I feel really sorry for the parents of this child don't get me wrong but people need to be very careful when getting breeds of dogs like these, especially when they have children. There should be responsibility on the animal shelters part as well when rehoming dangerous breeds like this one

[Benjamin]

Do we even know the size of the flat? Everyone assuming it is small. Looks like the have quite a big garden in the pictures and the building behind her in those pics looks quite big.

[Lee.]

I don't think the size of the flat is as relevant to the story as the size of the dog compared to the child!

[Benjamin]

Yeah, the dog is huge and looks scary as ****. I'd be scared to be around it myself, let alone a small, fragile child.

[Cherie]

Do we even know the size of the flat? Everyone assuming it is small. Looks like the have quite a big garden in the pictures and the building behind her in those pics looks quite big.

I've read now however true it is that they live in a Housing Association estate, but where dogs are not allowed without a permit and they didn't have one, also that the dog had scars and missing fur from previous ill treatment, if all that is true it makes it even more of a tragedy.

[Cherie]

I don't think the size of the flat is as relevant to the story as the size of the dog compared to the child!

I think both are relevant, if the charity rehomed the dog to an unsuitable location it won't go well for them down the line, I expect they will be sued.

[Samm]

R.I.P

What a ugly dog they should've of got it in the first place

[Niamh.]

Yeah, the dog is huge and looks scary as ****. I'd be scared to be around it myself, let alone a small, fragile child.

Yeah, especially since he's a rescue dog too, you have to be extra careful around any dog who's history you don't know and a dog of this size it's even more important

[Tom4784]

The dog was far too big to be around a child especially if it wasn't raised in the family. Most dogs are fine around children, if they are raised together you'll find that the dog is usually very protective of the child.

It's just a case of a bad choice having tragic consequences.

[Ammi]

It's ridiculous keeping a dog of that size in an apartment and even more so because he's a rescue dog and they (obviously) couldn't know him well enough to know his temperament properly. I feel really sorry for the parents of this child don't get me wrong but people need to be very careful when getting breeds of dogs like these, especially when they have children. There should be responsibility on the animal shelters part as well when rehoming dangerous breeds like this one

..yeah, I agree that the responsibility is also on the rehoming centres and even if they didn't know of any past history of aggressive behaviour with the dog, they didn't know for sure there wasn't either and allowing a homing of an 'unknown' dog of that size with a small child and in a flat, seems quite strange...

[Kazanne]

I've read now however true it is that they live in a Housing Association estate, but where dogs are not allowed without a permit and they didn't have one, also that the dog had scars and missing fur from previous ill treatment, if all that is true it makes it even more of a tragedy.

If this dog had been previously mis-treated,the little girl could have done something to hurt it and it reacted as it did,such a shame for the little girl and also for the dog as it was stabbed to death,it would have been much better for the home to have put it down or kept in in a safe environment.Will lessons be learnt? I doubt it:bawling:

[arista]

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02725/lexi-hudson-branso_2725206b.jpg

Police have said it was not that Big Dog from the Front page paper


also she was off school as feeling unwell.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/10429983/Mother-of-dog-attack-victim-under-investigation.html

[Scarlett.]

Rescue dogs shouldn't really be given to families with children, since the dogs can have deep psychological problems from previous owners. It's sad that some people mistreat dogs to such an extent :(

[arista]

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/11/06/article-2487849-19362A7500000578-666_306x423.jpg
Dog: Lexi was understood to have been poorly
in bed when the dog (believed to be the one pictured above)
suddenly pounced


http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/11/06/article-2487849-1939E71C00000578-974_634x452.jpg
Rehomed: Orchard Kennels and Cattery, in Barrow-upon-Soar, confirmed that the family had got the dog from them

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2487849/Leicester-girl-dies-bitten-dog-Mountsorrel.html#ixzz2jsXh7jKl

[Kazanne]

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/02725/lexi-hudson-branso_2725206b.jpg

Police have said it was not that Big Dog from the Front page paper


also she was off school as feeling unwell.


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/law-and-order/10429983/Mother-of-dog-attack-victim-under-investigation.html

I saw that Arista,so that was NOT the dog ,she does seem to have been around some rather large dogs,Is that THE dog in the picture(the white one?)That dog doesn't look good to me,what's that round it's neck?

[arista]

I saw that Arista,so that was NOT the dog ,she does seem to have been around some rather large dogs,Is that THE dog in the picture(the white one?)That dog doesn't look good to me,what's that round it's neck?



Yes thats Rulan the white one
that the mother could not break the lock
so she stabbed the dog fast
but by the time the girl was in hospital
she sadly died


Round the neck of Rulan is raw skin
from a Choker Chain that strangles it
if it moves fast on walks - very normal
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/11/06/article-2487849-19362A6900000578-898_306x423.jpg

[Niamh.]

Yes thats Lex the white one
that the mother could not break the lock
so she stabbed the dog fast
but by the time the girl was in hospital
she sadly died


Round the neck of Lex is raw skin
from a Choker Chain that strangles it
if it moves fast on walks - very normal
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/11/06/article-2487849-19362A6900000578-898_306x423.jpg

Lexi is the name of the little girl Arista

[Kazanne]

Yes thats Lex the white one
that the mother could not break the lock
so she stabbed the dog fast
but by the time the girl was in hospital
she sadly died


Round the neck of Lex is raw skin
from a Choker Chain that strangles it
if it moves fast on walks - very normal
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/11/06/article-2487849-19362A6900000578-898_306x423.jpg

Such a sad story all the way round.

[Kazanne]

Do you think the stabbing of the dog infuriated it more?

[Niamh.]

Do you think the stabbing of the dog infuriated it more?

Probably but I guess if the dog was attacking your child you'd do anything to get it off, wouldn't you? I know I would

[Novo]

that cut round the dogs throat area is massive

[Kazanne]

Probably but I guess if the dog was attacking your child you'd do anything to get it off, wouldn't you? I know I would

Yes,you would Niamh,but I just wondered if that made it worse,or maybe the damage was already done,if he caught a major artery of the little girl on first bite,,nothing could be done,

[Kazanne]

that cut round the dogs throat area is massive

It does,that dog even 'looks' unhappy and sad

[Cherie]

well done Daily Mirror for printing a misleading front page picture:bored:

[Niamh.]

Yes,you would Niamh,but I just wondered if that made it worse,or maybe the damage was already done,if he caught a major artery of the little girl on first bite,,nothing could be done,

I would imagine if he was in full attack mood and "swinging her around like a rag doll" then there probably wasn't much the mother could have done to get him off her.

[Kazanne]

well done Daily Mirror for printing a misleading front page picture:bored:

Yeah,that poor old brown mutt,no wonder it looked peed off and being called ugly too:nono:

[Niamh.]

Yeah,that poor old brown mutt,no wonder it looked peed off and being called ugly too:nono:

He should sue for defamation of character tbh

[Kazanne]

I would imagine if he was in full attack mood and "swinging her around like a rag doll" then there probably wasn't much the mother could have done to get him off her.

I cant imagine how that mom felt,wouldn't you just go crazy,numb etc,it doesn't bare thinking about,what a horrible thing to witness.

[Niamh.]

I cant imagine how that mom felt,wouldn't you just go crazy,numb etc,it doesn't bare thinking about,what a horrible thing to witness.

Absolutely, she must have felt so helpless.

[arista]

Do you think the stabbing of the dog infuriated it more?


The problem is when they lock jaws
Nothing can get it off.
thats the problem with bull dogs and pit bulls


An American had one locked on his leg
he had a Hand gun shot it
but the leg was destroyed
so he has one leg now.


http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/11/06/article-2487849-193B23EC00000578-253_308x453.jpg


For some reason while the girl was unwell
the dog changed




Orchard Kennels can not say anything
as is a Police matter now

[Ninastar]

I personally think the people who abused the dog in the first place should be charged with murder. I don't think the dog would have killer her if it hadn't been abused in the past.

I feel so sorry for the mother. Imagine watching it happen. I was talking to the girls today about what we would do and all of us (bar one) said we would have done the same... stabbed the dog. You'd do anything to get the dog off of your child. Absolutely anything. It's such a shame that this was the result.

[arista]

I personally think the people who abused the dog in the first place should be charged with murder. I don't think the dog would have killer her if it hadn't been abused in the past.

I feel so sorry for the mother. Imagine watching it happen. I was talking to the girls today about what we would do and all of us (bar one) said we would have done the same... stabbed the dog. You'd do anything to get the dog off of your child. Absolutely anything. It's such a shame that this was the result.


Hang On there
sometimes people give up their
Dogs as they find they are in Work to much

You should say
"If" it was abused by the people that had it before these 2 months

[Jesus.]

The problem is when they lock jaws
Nothing can get it off.
thats the problem with bull dogs and pit bulls


An American had one locked on his leg
he had a Hand gun shot it
but the leg was destroyed
so he has one leg now.


http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/11/06/article-2487849-193B23EC00000578-253_308x453.jpg


For some reason while the girl was unwell
the dog changed




Orchard Kennels can not say anything
as is a Police matter now

They don't have lock jaws - it's just a myth, but they do have a powerful bite that is nigh on impossible to break with human strength.

[arista]

They don't have lock jaws - it's just a myth, but they do have a powerful bite that is nigh on impossible to break with human strength.



Yes

[Ninastar]

Hang On there
sometimes people give up their
Dogs as they find they are in Work to much

You should say
"If" it was abused by the people that had it before these 2 months

pretty sure it states the dog was abused.

also there's a pic in the thread somewhere of a red ring around it's neck from what I'm assuming is abuse.

[Nedusa]

This story almost defies belief...!!! Her parents live in a flat with a small 4 year old girl and one day they decide to get a dog possibly a companion for their daughter, nothing wrong I. That....

So they go out to a rescue centre and bring back a 14 stone French Mastif a dog the size of a small horse and they put it in their flat with their small daughter.

Fcuking idiots should be prosecuted for involuntary manslaughter .

Why the hell would you put your daughter at risk like that ??

[Ninastar]

It wasn't a French mastiff.

[Ammi]

This story almost defies belief...!!! Her parents live in a flat with a small 4 year old girl and one day they decide to get a dog possibly a companion for their daughter, nothing wrong I. That....

So they go out to a rescue centre and bring back a 14 stone French Mastif a dog the size of a small horse and they put it in their flat with their small daughter.

Fcuking idiots should be prosecuted for involuntary manslaughter .

Why the hell would you put your daughter at risk like that ??

..it wasn't the French mastiff that killed her, Nedusa..it was another dog..and I don't know what the circumstances were exactly but a huge responsibility has to also lay with the homing centres as well,,people can only 'adopt' dogs if they allow them to...anyway, I would think that her mum's world is dark enough atm without laying blame at her/she has a lifetime to do that to herself, which I have no doubt she will...

[Nedusa]

..it wasn't the French mastiff that killed her, Nedusa..it was another dog..and I don't know what the circumstances were exactly but a huge responsibility has to also lay with the homing centres as well,,people can only 'adopt' dogs if they allow them to...anyway, I would think that her mum's world is dark enough atm without laying blame at her/she has a lifetime to do that to herself, which I have no doubt she will...

OK... I thought the picture of the dog was shown in the newspaper front page. But really the bigger question we need to ask is why have a dog which has the capacity to inflict serious harm on the smallest member of one's family.

Too many parents are blind to the potential dangers of bringing dogs into an established family. Dogs are pack animals and will assume their position in the pecking order of that family so smaller family members may be assumed by the dog to be below the Dogs level so the dog may think it can try and control or punish the child.

Also if the dog is a rescue dog then there is no way to assess the dog's mental state given the possible abuse it suffered as a puppy.

So why take the chance ? Why put your children's lives at risk ? If you must get a dog then get a smaller dog one that could not pose a serious threat to the health of your SMALLEST family member.

[Niamh.]

What type of dog is that? It still looks like a dog I wouldn't get from a rescue centre if I had young children. Is it a staffie or something?

[arista]

What type of dog is that? It still looks like a dog I wouldn't get from a rescue centre if I had young children. Is it a staffie or something?



['Just don't let it jump up': What tragic Lexi’s mother was told
about the bulldog that mauled her four-year-old daughter to death]

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2489252/Lexi-Hudsons-grans-fury-animal-charity-rehomed-bulldog-killed-girl.html#ixzz2jxEJeiuI


Even worse she paid £100
and was told do let it jump up???


I wonder if that dog place will close?

[Vanessa]

A bulldog is never suitable for children i think. :suspect:

[arista]

A bulldog is never suitable for children i think. :suspect:



Yes
Close that Dog Place Down
they bend rules

[Niamh.]

Doesn't look like a bulldog to me, a Bull terrier maybe?

[arista]

Doesn't look like a bulldog to me, a Bull terrier maybe?


Maybe a cross breed

[Vanessa]

there are plenty of other breeds that are more suitable for children.

[Niamh.]

there are plenty of other breeds that are more suitable for children.

Well, I think if you're going to get a rescue dog and you have children, you should get a dog that you could get under control if it gets out of control, if you know what I mean

[Vanessa]

Well, I think if you're going to get a rescue dog and you have children, you should get a dog that you could get under control if it gets out of control, if you know what I mean

I agree. That dog looks quite scary to me. :shocked:

[Kazanne]

Well, I think if you're going to get a rescue dog and you have children, you should get a dog that you could get under control if it gets out of control, if you know what I mean

We have a rescue dog,he's a ball of ginger fluff,he is a Pommie cross and looks just like a fox,he is as nutty as a box of frogs adores the kids,he never leaves them alone,but I would never leave the dog unattended with them as they can be a bit rough sometimes,having said that my kids would probably give the dog a bigger bite than he could,:hugesmile: he does get a bit over excited sometimes and jumps up and scratches them,but they rough and tumble together,We do know he is petrified of hoovers,so we think maybe in his background someone has tormented him with one,I have to let him out in the garden whenever it's on.I do hope people don't stop adopting dogs because of this,you just have to be careful and have some common sense.

[Niamh.]

We have a rescue dog,he's a ball of ginger fluff,he is a Pommie cross and looks just like a fox,he is as nutty as a box of frogs adores the kids,he never leaves them alone,but I would never leave the dog unattended with them as they can be a bit rough sometimes,having said that my kids would probably give the dog a bigger bite than he could,:hugesmile: he does get a bit over excited sometimes and jumps up and scratches them,but they rough and tumble together,We do know he is petrified of hoovers,so we think maybe in his background someone has tormented him with one,I have to let him out in the garden whenever it's on.I do hope people don't stop adopting dogs because of this,you just have to be careful and have some common sense.

Ah yes of course, one of our dogs is a rescue dog as well, we've had him 13 years now, he's was only around 1 and a half when we got him (he's a border collie cross) and he's the loveliest friendliest dog ever, he just adores people. But it's like you say, you have to be sensible when it comes to kids and dogs, for both the dog and the childs sakes and i think those bigger dogs, like bull terriers, mastiffs, rottweilers etc shouldn't be taken from a rescue centre by someone who has children or doesn't have the proper time and dedication to looking after the dog properly. Basically if you have a child, you shouldn't rescue an animal that could actually kill your child in front of you and you wouldn't be able to do anything about it

[Cherie]

According to the papers today the dog is a cross breed, he was a stray by all accounts and was 6 to 8 years old, the French Mastiff was a friends dog that this family were looking after while she was on holiday. It looks to me like the woman was naive dog lover looking to do some good for an abandoned dog, it is clear from the photos that Lexi loved dogs too, but I feel the re homing centre are the ones at fault here, they didn't know enough about the dog to rehome it with a family with a small child. I feel desperately sorry for her as the advice she was given was completely wrong and now she has lost her child.

[Vanessa]

According to the papers today the dog is a cross breed, he was a stray by all accounts and was 6 to 8 years old, the French Mastiff was a friends dog that this family were looking after while she was on holiday. It looks to me like the woman was naive dog lover looking to do some good for an abandoned dog, it is clear from the photos that Lexi loved dogs too, but I feel the re homing centre are the ones at fault here, they didn't know enough about the dog to rehome it with a family with a small child. I feel desperately sorry for her as the advice she was given was completely wrong and now she has lost her child.

She was told the dog was fine with kids and that was a lie.

[Kazanne]

Ah yes of course, one of our dogs is a rescue dog as well, we've had him 13 years now, he's was only around 1 and a half when we got him (he's a border collie cross) and he's the loveliest friendliest dog ever, he just adores people. But it's like you say, you have to be sensible when it comes to kids and dogs, for both the dog and the childs sakes and i think those bigger dogs, like bull terriers, mastiffs, rottweilers etc shouldn't be taken from a rescue centre by someone who has children or doesn't have the proper time and dedication to looking after the dog properly. Basically if you have a child, you shouldn't rescue an animal that could actually kill your child in front of you and you wouldn't be able to do anything about it

100% agree ,these dogs would be better homed with people who have experience at handling those kinds of dogs,they probably make nice pets for people without kids .

[Livia]

I think rescue dogs are bearing the brunt of this. The bottom line for me is that you should never, ever leave a young child alone with a dog. Any dog. Ever.

[arista]

She was told the dog was fine with kids and that was a lie.


Yes Police need to deal with that.

[Vanessa]

I think rescue dogs are bearing the brunt of this. The bottom line for me is that you should never, ever leave a young child alone with a dog. Any dog. Ever.

That's true. Dogs can be unpredictable.

[Livia]

No dog is EVER fine with kids. I have a niece who's four. She freaks my cat out because she's too loud and too fast, and I imagine it'd have the same effect on a dog. She's not naughty, she four. Being fast, loud and unpredicatble is her job.

Dogs are rescued for a variety of reasons, not always because it's aggressive, but a lot of the time because people are too stupid, cruel and/or feckless to cope with an animal.

I am genuinely sorry for the parents' loss... but they have to accept leaving a tiny child with a massive dog was a mistake that's going to live with them forever.

[Vanessa]

No dog is EVER fine with kids. I have a niece who's four. She freaks my cat out because she's too loud and too fast, and I imagine it'd have the same effect on a dog. She's not naughty, she four. Being fast, loud and unpredicatble is her job.

Dogs are rescued for a variety of reasons, not always because it's aggressive, but a lot of the time because people are too stupid, cruel and/or feckless to cope with an animal.

I am genuinely sorry for the parents' loss... but they have to accept leaving a tiny child with a massive dog was a mistake that's going to live with them forever.

I agree. If i had small children i wouldn't keep any pets.

[Niamh.]

I agree. If i had small children i wouldn't keep any pets.

I don't think you have to go that far, pets can equally be beneficial and wonderful for kids, it's just about being sensible and not leaving young children alone with them

[Kazanne]

I don't think you have to go that far, pets can equally be beneficial and wonderful for kids, it's just about being sensible and not leaving young children alone with them

Yes,that's so true,they teach kids lots of things and mainly how to care and the animals love the kids as much as the kids love them.

[Cherie]

No dog is EVER fine with kids. I have a niece who's four. She freaks my cat out because she's too loud and too fast, and I imagine it'd have the same effect on a dog. She's not naughty, she four. Being fast, loud and unpredicatble is her job.

Dogs are rescued for a variety of reasons, not always because it's aggressive, but a lot of the time because people are too stupid, cruel and/or feckless to cope with an animal.

I am genuinely sorry for the parents' loss... but they have to accept leaving a tiny child with a massive dog was a mistake that's going to live with them forever.

I don't think she was left on her own though, from what I read (if true and the Mum must have been around to see the attack as she stabbed the dog to death), Lexy was in her Mums bed and her Mum was laying with her when the dog wandered in and jumped on her. Bottom line here the dog was at least 6 and a stray so nothing was known of its history.

[Niamh.]

I don't think she was left on her own though, from what I read (if true and the Mum must have been around to see the attack as she stabbed the dog to death), Lexy was in her Mums bed and her Mum was laying with her when the dog wandered in and jumped on her. Bottom line here the dog was at least 6 and a stray so nothing was known of its history.

Yeah, which is why A - a rescue centre should have known better than to advise the mother that he was good with kids (how on earth could they know that) and B - The mother should not have gotten a dog of that size and of that age when she had a young child

Having said all that I sympathize with her and I'm sure there won't be a single day that goes by when she doesn't regret her decision to get that dog and blame herself

[Tom4784]

It's the people in charge of the Dog Rescue that are to blame, allowing fully grown and potentially psychologically fragile dogs to be adopted by young families is reckless and stupid.

I also disagree that dogs and children shouldn't mix, I've never not had a dog in my life and I've never had problems, I've known plenty of people who are the same. A dog that is raised in a loving and responsible home will not harm anyone. There is no such thing as a bad dog, only bad owners and this dog's previous owners obviously left it in an unbalanced state.

[Niamh.]

It's the people in charge of the Dog Rescue that are to blame, allowing fully grown and potentially psychologically fragile dogs to be adopted by young families is reckless and stupid.

I also disagree that dogs and children shouldn't mix, I've never not had a dog in my life and I've never had problems, I've known plenty of people who are the same. A dog that is raised in a loving and responsible home will not harm anyone. There is no such thing as a bad dog, only bad owners and this dog's previous owners obviously left it in an unbalanced state.

Yeah, I do agree with that, my son in particular loves our dogs so much and dogs in the vast majority of cases are beneficial rather than harmful to kids