Heroic action saves tot from dog

[Dave Lobster]

that's pretty much the grandmother's own words.

Could you understand the grunts from the man standing next to her in the interview?

[T.W.R]

Could you understand the grunts from the man standing next to her in the interview?

That was the nephew though to set the tone anyone take any notice of the clothes he had on wonder who he was affiliated too

[Curious_AJ]

apparently the dog got out of the owner's yard somehow... but then.. the owner had a 2 year old themselves... and the dog was fine with that kid... i swear the kid had to have been doing something to provoke the dog...

[chanceyy]

hmm this appears to be an interesting case ..

I thought children under 14 were not allowed to be left alone & should be supervised - as I do not have kids I can not verify this wee detail but you can bet your ass If I did have child there is no way at 2 yrs of age they would be allowed off my property to enter any park .. hell there are enough phedophiles out there .. even if they are with slightly older children & in my opinion 9 yrs of age can not always deal with situations as they arise.

the dog: well it appears it had scaled a gate of considerable height .. why? here is a family dog well treated well loved never escaping befrore suddenly scaling a fence .. that makes me highly suspicious .. wot caused it to flee?? then if this was the case being in a hightened state it would be more prone to attacking.. in this case I feel for everyone the child bitten the dog owners who thought their dog was safely ensconded in their own property..

guess we will never know. but like all animals regardless of size or breed they all have the ability to attack or hurt for a number of reasons.

all its made me consider is my 6 foot fence enough to keep my dog contained .. prior to this I would have said yes .. now I say probably not ...

[Curious_AJ]

if the dog really wants to escape.. it will

[MisterD]

You obviously missed the interview with the grandmother then

Second hand info via Michael Laws.....

[Curious_AJ]

secondhand info.. that doesnt sound too accurate... lol

[terbang]

apparently the dog got out of the owner's yard somehow... but then.. the owner had a 2 year old themselves... and the dog was fine with that kid... i swear the kid had to have been doing something to provoke the dog...

I'd guarantee it that the kid did something to provoke the attack, small or large it doesn't matter. But that is not the issue. The unsupervised dog did attack is. Though I suspect some here who are pointing fingers at the childs parents are dog owners who are only trying to justify their own mutts behaviour and not yet prepared to take or realize responsibility for its actions.

[Curious_AJ]

Im pointing fingers at all involved.. especially the parents and owners. the kid and the dog didn't know better.. but their caregivers did...

[James Deuce]

Im pointing fingers at all involved.. especially the parents and owners. the kid and the dog didn't know better.. but their caregivers did...

The kid's Grandmother had 3 kids to look after. You have no idea what that's like, so it would probably be in your best interest to retract that finger. Looking after siblings and the odd baby sitting job does NOT qualify you to make any comment whatsoever.

The Grandmother will be feeling appallingly bad about the whole thing, worse than you in your protected little shell of a world could ever imagine.

This just confirms my point: Dogs should not be allowed in an urban environment. If it weighs more than 10 kg it isn't a pet.