Originally Posted by Ben (Post 6469902)

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.

Originally Posted by Lee. (Post 6469941)

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!

Originally Posted by Ben (Post 6469943)

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

Originally Posted by Niamh. (Post 6469888)

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

Originally Posted by Cherie (Post 6469949)

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.

Originally Posted by arista (Post 6470021)

http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/...o_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/ukne...stigation.html

Originally Posted by Kazanne (Post 6470194)

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?

Originally Posted by arista (Post 6470200)

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/...98_306x423.jpg

Originally Posted by arista (Post 6470200)

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/...98_306x423.jpg

Originally Posted by Kazanne (Post 6470235)

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

Originally Posted by Niamh. (Post 6470237)

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

Originally Posted by Novo (Post 6470251)

that cut round the dogs throat area is massive

Originally Posted by Kazanne (Post 6470258)

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,

Originally Posted by Cherie (Post 6470266)

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

Originally Posted by Kazanne (Post 6470271)

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

Originally Posted by Niamh. (Post 6470267)

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.

Originally Posted by Kazanne (Post 6470276)

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.