Child killed by Rottweiler - Page 4

Maybe dogs are now being bred to be more aggressive ??   My kids played alone with our GSD all the time.  There was never so much as a nip, nor jumping on them, nor knocking them over -- nothing.   I remember one day they were playing in my daughter's room -- and they had shut the door (oldest 7, twins 4).   I went in to see what was going on -- the dog was in the bed, head on the pillow, covers pulled up under his neck ... they were pretending that he was their "kid" and they had tucked him in for the night.  The dog was loving every minute of it !!    Neighbors' kids were in/out of the house all the time -- we never had any incident regarding our dog.   He was a wonderful dog.

Making statements that one trains their children to obey the rules and is also foolish enough to think that children always do what they are told says a lot. Making statements that one "hand picks dogs" for pets and based on their supposed training and evaluation ability (especially when there is a dearth of experience) demonstrates EXACTLY what was said by so many here. And sadly, when such arrogance is tested, it will have been at the expense of a child, and then too, the dog.

I guess reading statistics collated by the medical profession, including the American Academy of Pediatrics is not considered useful to people who think in such muddled ways. I will say again that the HUGE majority of dog bites occur in the home and to children, and are from dogs KNOWN to the child, meaning "pets".  Sadly, too many people have to learn the hard way. It is no different than the unfortunate case relayed here recently about letting one's dog out the door at time, allowing the dog to roam free, go visit down at the neighbors and all without supervision. Now, that family sadly is learning the hard way because the dog is missing and has been missing now for several weeks. The likelihood of the dog being returned or found alive lessen dramatically after the first two or three days. The people will have learned a sad and difficult lesson. The dog, may have also had to pay dearly for that lack of supervision and may end up dead. The parent who is arrogant enough to assume children should be left alone with any dog, pet or otherwise, is nuts. Yes, small dogs bite and they can cause serious damage. But GSDs, and many other large breeds, just because of size and power, do far more damage and in rare cases, the bites end in fatalities.

wlpool, like I said kids are kids.  Tell a child not to touch something and what will they do? 

I think dogs use to more clear headed and stable. They use to run the neighborhood, they got along within the area. Our Tom cat use to go out and come home all tore up. Our dog would body slam the door to be let out and a few hours later body slam it again to be let in, never a scratch on him. I think we are getting the dog aggression by keeping them separate, people aggression by dumping them in the back yards. Just as we are encroaching on the Wild animals territory and causing habitat and behavior problems, we have done that to the dogs thru isolation.

before I get jumped on about them running free, THIS IS THE REASON THEY NEED SOCIAL SKILLS.

This is shit. Poor child Who is to blame. The dog, the parent , everyone but the poor child. I have seen some really nice Rotts but the proof is in the pudding as they say this dog did it.. I would kill him cut him into a million pieces. I just cant help but think of the poor child..How can this happen this day and time...this could have happened with any dog I suppose, large or small..I would never leave a child unattended with any dog  I just cant get over this

Any time this happens it is a tragedy. Even one death is one too many but when the number of dogs are considered and the number that are children's pets it is remarkable that we have no more deaths than we do.

Just look at it from at risk factor:  How many children are killed riding horses each year?  Are the different breeds of horses considered the cause?  Or the training? Or adult supervision?

ONE IS TOO MANY - BUT LET'S NOT BLAME EVERYBODY

Would I trust the GSD that I have now with kids -- HELL NO !   He is much more aggressive than my previous GSD.  I still have his Pedigree -- in the house somewhere ??  I can only remember one of the dogs in his Pedigree (found a picture of the dog in the Book "This Is The German Shepherd" by Capt. W. Goldbecker and E. H. Hart)  --

Grand Victor & Champion Nox of Ruthland  (Sire: Ch. Pfeffer v. Bern  Dam: Carol of Ruthland).  From the Book (ABOVE) -- "Nox was a Double Grand Victor.  Top Americanbred Producer.  He did much to establish breed uniformity in America."

The Nine,
It could be anything.
Car crash, poisoning, fire, pets, a gun in the house.
These people are dangerous to everyone including themselves and their families.
There are far too many of them out there.

Moons.

Jenni78  most reported fatal attacks are by pitts and rotts this is fact  http://www.dogsbite.org/bite-fatalities-2009.htm

Also Did you know that NOT ONE SINGLE, HOUSEHOLD Pit Bull has been responsible for a fatal attack?  IS WRONG

Izaiah Gregory Cox
7-months old | San Antonio, TX
Izaiah Gregory Cox, 7-months old, was killed by his great-grandmother's two pit bulls. 58-year old Irma Barrera had turned away to "warm a bottle" for the boy when the pit bulls broke down a baby-gate and attacked him. It was reported that Barrera grabbed a knife and fought the dogs off long enough to place Izaiah into a crib. Upon arriving, police officers shot and killed both dogs. When EMS crews reached the home, they had to climb through a side window to help the child, who later died at University Hospital. Barrera was also injured in the attack and taken to the same hospital. Neighbors said the dogs had been aggressive in the past; one had even bitten an 8-year old girl in the face. Barrera had a sign hanging from her fence that warned visitors: "Warning: Security Dog."

THESE WERE FAMILY PETS RAISED IN THE HOME  ( they had not training as Security dogs)

Yes many bites from small dogs happen every year and are not reported because of the insignificants of the bite.  Small dogs can not do nearly the damage of a large dog true, but that fact still is that most acttacts with injuries in which medical care is needed are from PITTS AND ROTTS

Anyone with any type of pet needs to take responsibility for them and there actions