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Posted January 4th, 2008 by minortopics | Permalink

Baby killed by family dog

When will people ever learn? You CANNOT leave a dog alone with a baby - ever! Dogs are dogs. They’re not human and none can be entirely trusted, as they still have animal instincts and cannot intellectualize that babies are not stuffed animals.

It’s so tragic because it’s so preventable.

NEW YORK — A Doberman pinscher mauled and killed his owners’ 8-month-old boy on Thursday at their home in New York, police said.

The boy, Andrew Stein, was rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead about an hour later, police said.


Information from: http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,3200...



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  1. Jessica
    Jan 27th, 2008
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    I am curious after reading the story how they know the child touched the dogs paw. According to the story the grandmother was in a different room. I am a Doberman lover and while I to trust my dogs I would never leave them alone with a child. I am not placing blame but rather agreeing that supervision is an absolute with any dog and any child. I truely hope that this can be a lesson that teaches parents, babysitters etc and not turn into a breed bashing. Please any caregiver no matter how much you trust or think your dog will never bite don’t assume they are exempt from natural instincts. We as humans can’t always be expected to have the correct reaction to a situation so why would any animal?

  2. stephanie
    Apr 20th, 2008
    [2] | Flag |

    I totally blame the adults in this situation. Where were the adults when the dog was killing their 8 month old child? Some people are still ignorant to dogs and what they are capable of doing. This is another statistical case about what animals can do. WHEN ARE ANIMAL OWNERS GOING TO GET IT? I would be crazy if this happened to my child.

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