Three Pit Bulls Attack two year old

That is aweful!

Pure breds aren't so bad, but once you start crossing them they can be dangerous. The owner will not be so lucky in court, the dog bit, and pit bulls have something in them that when they taste blood will latch on and not let go. Once bitten they need to be put down, or put in an environment that they can not attack others.

Have they figured out what triggered the attack? Though I've seen the remains of what happens in a pitbull fight (the previous tenants had two, and one killed the other and they brought it into the house when they tried to save its life - the wall and carpet were stained in the incident), almost always there is SOMETHING ... that starts it...

Why weren't the animals penned/chained? I hate it when owners don't control their own dogs. Is anyone putting the owners down, too? I would hold them as much or more responsible than the poor dogs...

That is awful all the way around.

This is such a sad story! I feel for the mom and child!

Such a very tragic story but all an all too familiar story. Thank God the mother was able to get to her baby in time. Really, those who can not control and care for their dogs, should not be allowed to have them. It is not fair to the public or the dogs.

So tragic. The owners should be held accountable. It's their responsibility to control their pets. Where were the owners when this incident happened?

My daughter has two pit bulls and both are the sweetest things in the world. The dogs who attacked that child and mother were most likely mistreated and fought before they attacked. Petey from "Our Gang" was a pit bull and pit bulls were always known as nany dogs because they would protect kids. People have ruined the dogs by starving them, inbreeding them, fighting them, and beating them.

they totally should be banned

I agree with Michelle. It's usually not the dog's fault - it is bad owners.

I'm so sorry to hear about this, this is very sad. My husbands grandmother has one and she love the children.

it's a sad story all the way around...

Terrible

horrible, horrible........... i know how i felt when a band of dogs chased me down the street one time........horrible.......

That is horrible, and unfortunately it happens way too often.

Very scary but I agree the owners should be held accountable.

where were the owners?? My sister and mother own pitbulls and they are complete lap dogs...so loving. Usually dogs are mean for a reason. Don't blame the breed--blame the owners!

Nothing that I know of started the pit bulls. One charged and then the other two joined in. As for not blaming the breed, I agree the owners are to blame, but you'd be hard pressed to find a Golden Retriever story even close to this with any owner.

IN fact, I just googled "Golden Retriever attack, and came across Pit bull attacks Golden Retriever. I didn't read it, but the breed of pit bull needs to be banned, the owners need decapitation.

That's absolutely horrible!!!!!

It is horrible but I agree with those that say it is the owners fault. As to the breed Golden Retrievers are known to be good with children. I have owned Rotts and Pits and have had no trouble with them. I do believe that pits and Rotts and other dogs should be watched and not let loose to roam. That is the owners fault. I have been surrounded by pit bulls before apparently when there are more than one they want to fight or hurt. The other day I had a boxer try to attack me. I was only walking down the road. The dog looked like it had been fighting before it's nose was all messed up and it had scars all over it. I myself have a dashund mix and he will bite anyone and I watch him constantly. I do not allow him around children at all. So while I do agree that some breeds are worst than others. I think that all dogs should be watched around children and that no dog should be allowed to roam free.

These dogs scare me. I don't blame the dogs alone. The owners should have control over their animals at all times no matter what the animal is.

The owners are definately to blame...we have a pit bull in our neighborhood, but Luke isn't free to rome. He was quite a nice doggy when he was younger, but now that he's in his senior years, he's mean. Luke can't be trusted around kids and other dogs. The owner walks him at night when no one else is out. Maggie was in our yard one evening and Luke went after her....it took all the owner's strength to pull him away.

How many owners were there of the three pits? I am begining to think someone near by was fighting them. Or was going to fight when they broke loose.

The dogs bit and attacked. They all need to be put down...stupid owners.....what were they doing and where were they when this all went down?

I don't think you should ban the breed. But I do think stricter control needs to be enforced in order to get these type of dogs out of the criminal and stupid owners hands. I have no clue how to do it.

So sad! I've had to rescue my child from a pit before too but I didn't blame the dog, I blamed the irresponsible owners!

That is just awfull. i agree that dogs like that should be banned or at least kept in pens that they can not get out of.

Any dog not on a leash or behind an impenatrable fence has bad owners. They don't have to mistreat them, or poorly breed them, or starve them to be bad owners. They just have to let them loose. I just wish all dog owners would get this important fact and stop assuming the rest of the world finds their domesticated wolves fascinating company.

I know how scary it is to fear your child is going to be attacked. I was walking my westie when the neighbor's new (at the time) great dane charged us, but my golden retriever got in between us and walked us home--the only time she's ever been agressive. Not too long after that, I was walking my jack russell when the great dane charged us in the dark. I was screaming for my husband when I suddenly heard my two year old talking and realized he'd followed me outside. The dogs (the great dane and 2 great pyranees) heard him too and headed in his direction, but luckily my husband came out just in time to grab my son and kick the dogs away from us.

I blame the owners. It sounds as if they were poorly raised, or raised to fight. They should have been leashed, tethered, or fenced in, and the owner(s) should be able to control their animals--no matter what size breed--because any dog could potentially attack.

If a dog attacks, I do blame the dog. As it did wrong. I don't blame the breed thou. Big difference. I also blame the owners for being irresponsible and bad owners. Keeping an eye on your pet at all times is must. So, is having them on a leash if they are not in a fenced in area they can not get out of.

How horrible. Where I live, pit bulls are not allowed, and neither are dogs roaming on their own of any kind.

oh my

Your comments on pit bulls and their owners are ridiculous. More people are bitten by chihuahuas and dachshunds than pit bulls. And Golden retrievers are higher on the list of dogs that bite than pit bulls! I have two pit bulls who are total sweethearts. Pit bulls need to be socialized and trained from a young age and need to be kept indoors in the house, only let out in a secure yard or on leash or under the control of a responsible adult. They are not dogs to keep tied out in the yard, to use for fighting, or to be abused. Treat them well, socialize them, train them, and they are no more dangerous than any other dog. My daughter has 3 pit bulls who are also sweethearts and are raised with 4 kids. I've met Shannon's pit bulls and they are sweet too. They didn't even bark at me when I came to her house. And have you seen Cesar Millan's pit bull Daddy? He's a sweet, loving, well behaved dog who is not the least bit dangerous.

From the web: Three year old mauled by Golden retriever. It's usually the perfect combination - a loving youngster and a gentle dog.

But something went horribly wrong at an Oshawa home Tuesday and now a three-year-old girl is facing the possibility of having plastic surgery.

Police say the youngster was being cared for by neighbours at 506 Lanlark Drive just after 1pm, and was petting a normally friendly Golden Retriever.

Cops aren't sure what provoked the animal, but it suddenly turned on the child, mauling the tot from her eye to her cheek.

The toddler was rushed to Lakeridge Health Centre, where plastic surgeons began examining the damage. It's believed her eyesight will be O.K. but she may require surgical repairs to her cheek.

From the web: I have a 5-year-old female lemon beagle who recently bit my
10-month-old daughter on the face, which required 4 stitches. The
beagle is definitely an Alpha personality. The incident occurred at
the dog's mealtime when my daughter was crawling near her food bowl,
although there was no food in the bowl at the time. (Hmm, 4 stitches from a lemon beagle!)

From the web: (I would include the links but I don't know how.) We took in a stray beagle two months ago, and I LOVED him. He was absolutely the best dog I've ever had. He was about two or three years old. Ten days ago, I gave him a bone (I gave him bones every day). I needed him to move to a different spot, and when I grabbed his collar and told him to scoot, he started growling. I persisted, and he dropped the bone, spun around and clamped down on my arm. His teeth sank all the way into the muscle in my arm. I had to hit him repeatedly (in the rump-I just wanted him to let go) before he finally let go. (My question--should we ban beagles?)

From the web: At the age of six I was brutally attacked by a pharmacist's Beagle named "Sammy". While this dog was not directly involved in the Son of Sam case, I did imagine the two dogs had a kinship and possibly a correspondence. To this day I bear a three inch long scar on my face. It is faint thanks to plastic surgery, but still clearly visible for anyone who wants to see.

From this experience I learned the Beagle is one of the top ten dogs most likely to bite you. They are snappy little things. The Beagle does not, however, rate as one of most dangerous dogs because it's small statue and general lameness keep it from being a threat to anyone but small children. This is part of what makes them such a foul breed. They only attack the small and the weak because they aren't just mean, they are sneaky cowards.
(My comment--a 3" scar on the face from a beagle! Hmm, considering the size of a beagle that's a pretty bad bite.)

Amen, Janet. Intelligent people will realize & take to heart that without proper socialization/attention/training/supervision, ANY breed of dog can be a dangerous breed. Ignorance is more dangerous than anything else, & prejudice isn't far behind. Can you imagine someone saying to another person after a gang killing that "The entire race of Mexicans (for a random example) is dangerous, & needs to be banned." Sounds ridiculous, doesn't it! Doesn't sound any less silly when applied to dogs...

That is sad