[arista]

http://news.sky.com/story/1164347/do...r-being-bitten


Sad news



[ 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?

[arista]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

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

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

[Ninastar]

i wonder what type of dog it was...

[Lee.]

Originally Posted by Ninastar

i wonder what type of dog it was...

I wonder...

[Ninastar]

r.i.p...

no life should be lost that young.

[arista]

The animal that attacked four-year-old Lexi Hudson in Leicestershire is believed to have been a family pet.



This is now confirmed as the Dog that was
attacking the child


It is not known if this was the dog that attacked her

that dog is a French Mastif

http://news.sky.com/story/1164347/do...r-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]

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


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...

[arista]

Originally Posted by 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...

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 is a flat really the sort of place you could have a dog of this size.

[joeysteele]

Originally Posted by 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 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.

[Niamh.]

Originally Posted by 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 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

[lostalex]

Originally Posted by arista

that is the ugliest dog i have ever seen.

[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

[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.

[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.

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Ben

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.

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by Cherie

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

[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!

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by 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!

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.