Pet dog kills 3 day old in California

Boardz Fiend · 23-04-2016 04:23PM #1

Desperately sad news at the loss of such a young life.
Police are treating it as a tragic accident!! Seriously?? in my opinion allowing a pitbull type breed into bed with your 3 year old constitutes both stupidity and child abuse, any resulting injury or harm is not an accident.

"A San Diego couple were lying in bed with their infant boy and dog when the dog was startled and bit the child to death, police said.

"The parents were watching television at the time with their child and American Staffordshire terrier-Great Dane mix, said Sergeant Tu Nguyen of the San Diego police child abuse unit.

"The mom coughed unexpectedly and it startled the dog, which bit the baby, causing traumatic injury," said Sgt Nguyen, whose unit is called in to investigate the death of any child.

"The parents were able to separate the dog from the baby and they rushed him to the hospital but they were not able to save him," he said.

Police called the death a "tragic accident".
http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/0423/783748-california-dog-attack/

Mod-Added source and update the age from 3 year old to 3 day old.

Cleveland Hot Pocket · 23-04-2016 04:24PM

Why don't they bring in pet control, since pets clearly kill people.

Mena · 23-04-2016 04:27PM

Thought it was a 3 day old. Tragic either way.

23-04-2016 04:32PM

Head in hands stuff.

A baby left near a dog like that. Just...insane.

Sheep Lover · 23-04-2016 04:35PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Head in hands stuff.

A baby left near a dog like that. Just...insane.

"Oh, but my Spot would never do that, he's one of the family and I'd actually trust him more than most humans"

This is the problem with some pet owners, no matter how much you think your dog is an extension of your family, it still has the potential to be dangerous. Dogs are still animals. People forget this.

super_furry · 23-04-2016 04:37PM

Appalling parenting to have a child in the company of a dog like that.

eurokev · 23-04-2016 04:40PM

It was a 3 DAY old baby boy

Fr_Dougal · 23-04-2016 04:41PM

Boardz Fiend wrote: »

Desperately sad news at the loss of such a young life.
Police are treating it as a tragic accident!! Seriously?? in my opinion allowing a pitbull type breed into bed with your 3 year old constitutes both stupidity and child abuse, any resulting injury or harm is not an accident.

"A San Diego couple were lying in bed with their infant boy and dog when the dog was startled and bit the child to death, police said.

"The parents were watching television at the time with their child and American Staffordshire terrier-Great Dane mix, said Sergeant Tu Nguyen of the San Diego police child abuse unit.

"The mom coughed unexpectedly and it startled the dog, which bit the baby, causing traumatic injury," said Sgt Nguyen, whose unit is called in to investigate the death of any child.

"The parents were able to separate the dog from the baby and they rushed him to the hospital but they were not able to save him," he said.

Police called the death a "tragic accident".

Bet you don't know a whole lot about dog breeds.

Cee-Jay-Cee · 23-04-2016 04:46PM

eurokev wrote: »

It was a 3 DAY old baby boy

Oh dear god, what sort of retarded arseholes allow a dog like that anywhere near a newborn!

Apart from the fact the child is so little and fragile, dogs no matter how well washed they may be, carry germs and all sorts of bacteria that could be harmful to a baby.

The parents are fully responsible for their own child's death, they'll live with that guilt for the rest of their lives but in my opinion that's not punishment enough for their reckless behaviour.

The King of Moo · 23-04-2016 04:54PM

Boardz Fiend wrote: »

Desperately sad news at the loss of such a young life.
Police are treating it as a tragic accident!! Seriously?? in my opinion allowing a pitbull type breed into bed with your 3 year old constitutes both stupidity and child abuse, any resulting injury or harm is not an accident.

"A San Diego couple were lying in bed with their infant boy and dog when the dog was startled and bit the child to death, police said.

"The parents were watching television at the time with their child and American Staffordshire terrier-Great Dane mix, said Sergeant Tu Nguyen of the San Diego police child abuse unit.

"The mom coughed unexpectedly and it startled the dog, which bit the baby, causing traumatic injury," said Sgt Nguyen, whose unit is called in to investigate the death of any child.

"The parents were able to separate the dog from the baby and they rushed him to the hospital but they were not able to save him," he said.

Police called the death a "tragic accident".

A 3-day old child baby shouldn't be left in such close proximity to any breed of dog. They'd all be capable of killing a baby.

I have to wonder about how well-treated this dog was if it got so startled by a cough and reacted like that.

irishgirl19 · 23-04-2016 04:54PM

Very very sad but the baby was 3 days old and they had the dog on the bed with them. A stupid mistake but one unfortunately they will have to live with.
RIP

Sonics2k · 23-04-2016 04:59PM

I like that so many people are leaping in to complain about the dog killing a 3 day old child, when the responsibility is purely with the parents.

Doesn't matter if it was a pitbull, jack russell, corgi or even a damned Chihuahua, it was simply bad parenting to have it sleeping with a child.

Cee-Jay-Cee · 23-04-2016 05:10PM

Sonics2k wrote: »

I like that so many people are leaping in to complain about the dog killing a 3 day old child, when the responsibility is purely with the parents.

Doesn't matter if it was a pitbull, jack russell, corgi or even a damned Chihuahua, it was simply bad parenting to have it sleeping with a child.

What thread are you reading??? No one has made it about the dog. Everyone is blaming the parents and rightly so!!

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 23-04-2016 05:51PM

It's not the dog it's the owners.

Armchair Andy · 23-04-2016 05:56PM

Has the dog been put down?

TG1 · 23-04-2016 06:00PM

So so tragic, but why would anyone think its ok to have a dog in bed with a 3 day old baby? How did that not seem like a bad idea?

fatknacker · 23-04-2016 06:16PM

Why do people have dogs in bed...they tread on sh1te and piss all day. Minging

Fr_Dougal · 23-04-2016 06:34PM

Just read the article, it was a 3 DAY old baby.

Parents completely at fault here, can't blame the dog. Tragic accident.

henryporter · 23-04-2016 06:46PM

Obviously the couple never heeded this advice:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsSPJCEeRX0

Boardz Fiend · 23-04-2016 06:51PM

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

Bet you don't know a whole lot about dog breeds.

Thats a stupid assumption. I have grown up with Mastiffs, Wolfhounds, Spaniels. My old man trains gun dogs and my uncle trains police dogs. To be clear, I personally wouldnt let ANY dog have such access to a child.
So this is where you tell me you own a pitbull or similar breed and how in the right hands the breed is harmless. Let me point out that the pitbull is in the top 4 breeds for it bite force which is around 230 pounds of pressure... so there is no question that a pitbull poses greater risk, it can cause devastating injuries compared with other dogs.

jonon9 · 23-04-2016 06:54PM

It was a terrible event to happen and no one came out winning, Maybe the parents wanted their child and dog to bond, created a happy family you know things like that but an accident did happen but having a dog on the bed and calling it child abuse is just silly small minded thinking.

jonon9 · 23-04-2016 06:56PM

Boardz Fiend wrote: »

Thats a stupid assumption. I have grown up with Mastiffs, Wolfhounds, Spaniels. My old man trains gun dogs and my uncle trains police dogs. To be clear, I personally wouldnt let ANY dog have such access to a child.
So this is where you tell me you own a pitbull or similar breed and how in the right hands the breed is harmless. Let me point out that the pitbull is in the top 4 breeds for it bite force which is around 230 pounds of pressure... so there is no question that a pitbull poses greater risk, it can cause devastating injuries compared with other dogs.

Any dog can kill a three day old child even a cat!

Fr_Dougal · 23-04-2016 07:01PM

Boardz Fiend wrote: »

Thats a stupid assumption. I have grown up with Mastiffs, Wolfhounds, Spaniels. My old man trains gun dogs and my uncle trains police dogs. To be clear, I personally wouldnt let ANY dog have such access to a child.
So this is where you tell me you own a pitbull or similar breed and how in the right hands the breed is harmless. Let me point out that the pitbull is in the top 4 breeds for it bite force which is around 230 pounds of pressure... so there is no question that a pitbull poses greater risk, it can cause devastating injuries compared with other dogs.

Right, so you haven't grown up around pit bulls, thought as much.

German Shepherds have stronger bite force.

You mentioned pit bulls specifically in your OP, can you quote some statistics around the frequency of them biting?

Boardz Fiend · 23-04-2016 07:03PM

jonon9 wrote: »

Any dog can kill a three day old child even a cat!

Hence why i said "I wouldnt let ANY dog have such access to a child"

Anyway this isnt about the dog. As per OP, its about stupid parents making a stupid decision.

jonon9 · 23-04-2016 07:09PM

Boardz Fiend wrote: »

Hence why i said "I wouldnt let ANY dog have such access to a child"

Anyway this isnt about the dog. As per OP, its about stupid parents making a stupid decision.

I see it as an unfortunate accident, they didn't know the dog would do that if they did they wouldn't have let the dog on the bed not even in the house but you seem to tar all dogs.

the_syco · 23-04-2016 07:09PM

"The mom coughed unexpectedly and it startled the dog, which bit the baby, causing traumatic injury," said Sgt Nguyen, whose unit is called in to investigate the death of any child.

I wonder why the dog was trained to attack should it hear such a noise?

bee06 · 23-04-2016 07:17PM

jonon9 wrote: »

I see it as an unfortunate accident, they didn't know the dog would do that if they did they wouldn't have let the dog on the bed not even in the house but you seem to tar all dogs.

Unfortunate is a bit of an understatement. Any dog in bed with a 3 day old baby is ridiculous from a hygiene or safety perspective.

jonon9 · 23-04-2016 07:27PM

bee06 wrote: »

Unfortunate is a bit of an understatement. Any dog in bed with a 3 day old baby is ridiculous from a hygiene or safety perspective.

All depends really.

Sheep Lover · 23-04-2016 07:30PM

jonon9 wrote: »

All depends really.

On what?

pickarooney · 23-04-2016 07:32PM

Why do we have a thread just to smugly castigate bereaved parents? It's a pretty ****ing horrible illustration of humanity all round.

jonon9 · 23-04-2016 07:32PM

Sheep Lover wrote: »

On what?

People's hygiene standards.

Pet dog kills 3 day old in California

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