[arista]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

I've been reading this morning that it's not actually confimed it was the dog,although it's looks like it will be,wonder why they are not sure?

Really
I thought it was the Dog that attacked the baby
and sadly killed the baby.

[T*]

Am I the only one that's thinking....
Well, Bad owners not Bad Dog?
I'm not going to be offensive, but they probably abused this dog and made it angry.
Alaskan Malamuts are supposed to be caring and protective dogs, not baby eaters.

It's a weird case and now they're wondering if it was even the dog that did it...

Very tragic story.

[Nedusa]

I think the point that is lost on most people who are animal lovers is that irrespective of how nice the dog is or how loving or docile or protective.......at the end of the day it is still an animal that is unpredictable and subject to unexpected behaviour.

As other posters have said no one knows what "mood" the animal could be in or if another person or animal has wound it up. Or the child who gets attacked may have spent days,weeks possibly months winding the animal up by shouting or squeezing it too hard or a hundred other things.

Fact is no one knows and as a result the animal in question could react unpredictably and sadly this sometimes results in violence against young children/babies.

It's not really the dogs fault it's an animal ............

So NEVER EVER leave animals unattended with small children/babies ever not even for a minute as you have no control over the animals actions...

I would go even as far as saying the Govt should advise ALL parents with small children/babies to seriously consider NOT having pets until they are at least big enough to fend off/withstand any animal attack.....!!!!

[Kazanne]

Originally Posted by arista

Really
I thought it was the Dog that attacked the baby
and sadly killed the baby.

That's what I've been reading Arista,it probably was the dog,but they still have it and are waiting on a post mortem,that just seems strange.

[Crimson Dynamo]

There are millions of families in the UK with dogs and babies and nothing happens. This story just illustrates how little grasp of numbers people have.

[AnnieK]

Originally Posted by Catweazel

There are millions of families in the UK with dogs and babies and nothing happens. This story just illustrates how little grasp of numbers people have.

Agree with this....

[Nedusa]

Originally Posted by Catweazel

There are millions of families in the UK with dogs and babies and nothing happens. This story just illustrates how little grasp of numbers people have.

I think it's more to do with the grasp of a dogs jaw around a baby's head than the grasp of numbers.........

[Tom4784]

Stupid parents leaving a days old baby alone. Dogs can be quite protective of babies and children but you have to be a moron to leave both alone right at the very beginning.

[arista]

['Losing her has cast a shadow over
all of us': Parents of six-day-old girl
savaged to death by pet dog pay
emotional tribute to their baby
Eliza-Mae Mullane's parents say they
will 'cherish' time with the newborn
'Eliza-Mae will always be in our hearts'
say Sharon John and Patrick Mullane
Ms John, 42, wept to her neighbours
after her six-day-old girl was found
dead next to family pet
The dog, named Nisha, seized
from the property was an Alaskan Malamut
Dyfed Powys Police are investigating
the death in Pontyberem, mid Wales
Alaskan Malamutes were originally
bred as sled dogs for work in the Arctic
The dog, similar to a husky,
is not a banned breed]


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...#ixzz2tmQNX63y

[user104658]

Originally Posted by Catweazel

There are millions of families in the UK with dogs and babies and nothing happens. This story just illustrates how little grasp of numbers people have.

No it doesn't, and this is completely irrelevant. Dogs are unpredictable, and the fact that it doesn't usually end in any sort of problem simply does not justify the RISK - no matter how small that risk is. It happens. No one "needs" a dog, and the enjoyment of a family pet is not worth it by any stretch.

I fear that people are simply too attached to these animals, to be honest. Like I said - we humanize them, fool ourselves into thinking that they "love" us, and so we can't bear to say "its just a dog. If you're having a baby, don't have a dog for a few years."