Originally posted by spitefulgod
Show me a dog that has attacked a child and I'll show you an owner who's a [SNIP]. My dog will happily play with and escort kids, as a child I was allowed out with my dog alone from the age of 8, maybe your argument may hold with bratty kids, untrained dogs and infants but I don't know of any child that has been attacked by a dog that doesn't matches the above criteria.

As of 1994, an estimated 34 million American households owned at least one dog, accounting for a canine population in the United States in excess of 55 million. Most dogs never bite a human; however, under certain circumstances, any dog is capable of inflicting harm. The most common victims of dog bites are children, especially in incidents that prove fatal. Almost one half of all reported cases of dog bites involve an animal owned by the victim's family or the victim's neighbors. Most victims are involved in normal, nonprovoking activities before the dog attacks. For example, neonatal deaths resulting from a dog bite most often involve a sleeping baby.

Several dog breeds have been identified for their role in fatal dog bite attacks, including pit bull breeds, malamutes, chows, Rottweilers, huskies, German shepherds and wolf hybrids. From 1979 to 1988, pit bull breeds accounted for more than 41 percent of dog bite­related fatalities, three times as many as German shepherds.

Originally posted by spitefulgod
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Train your dog to respect you and your family, I have no time for people who don't know how to control a pack, you should have a license to own a dog, these people give dogs a bad rep.


Edit:
And like humans, give your dog respect and it will respect you.

[edit on 28/6/2008 by spitefulgod]

Originally posted by spitefulgod
Yes I read "Her mom, Korey, ordered the 18-month-old pup be put in the back yard while she made a phone call." this obviously shows that she could not control her dog as she couldn't even keep it quiet. Both parents probably worked and left the dog alone for long periods of time, it strived for play time and attention, a tragedy indeed but the dog was merely playing a game it's irresponsible to have a dog if you cannot look after it. A trained dog could be to told to "STOP" either by a child or an adult and in a non threatening situation it will do so.

Originally posted by spitefulgod
Having found the original article, the dog had a history of biting people, again and ill trained dog.

"The dog had a history of biting people, including one off-duty attack for which Sumney was cited."