Girl, 4, mauled by dog while playing in yard: 'You just don't ever expect that to happen'
Toddler's skull almost 'crushed' by brutal dog attack
A 4-year-old girl from Lancashire, England, could have died after her skull was almost crushed by a "devil dog" which savaged her while she played in a friend's garden.
Little Tillie was mauled by a cross-breed dog while playing at a pal's house and was taken to Lancashire's Royal Preston Hospital with horrific facial and head injuries.
Thanks Boomer for your good posts. As a child, my family owened a lab. It took 80 stiches to repair the face of a 7 year old who was 2 miles from home with no family readily available. But then what do you expect from a non-neurered male who just got kneed in the jewels?
He was provoked, for sure, and we were too young to know about these things.
I’m a 20+ year pit owner. I have 2 of them right now. My first whom could be trusted with my life, succumbed to cancer about 6 years ago. He will always be my hero.
The two I have now are good dogs, but honestly I wouldn’t give a nickle for a pit cross.
It seems to me that something happens in the cross that changes the nature of what used to be the United States Mascot.
I just bought one from the humane society and really, his name should be Clifford, the big red dog. My blue is my service dog, but she does tend to be protective of our yard and house.
Because these dogs are born with a yellow star on their coats, I learned a very long time ago that I must protect the dog f4om people, not the other way around.
And out of protection for my dogs, I won’t allow the neighborhood children to play with them. All it takes is for a heavy playfully dog to knock down a child and try to kiss the child in the face, and half the neighborhood will insist the dog is trying to eat the kid’s face off.
My dogs live with me for My pleasure, nobody else’s. Sometimes people approach who know how to approach a dog, and my dogs respond favorably. But, they can tell when someone is afraid, and then they become afraid. Fear isn’t a normal reaction in their world. It scares them.
I’ve seen people who have no business owning a dog, have the most vicious ankle biters in town. I thank God they don’t own a pit, or any other medium to large dog. Heck, a good many of these folks can’t even control their own 2 year old child. Any dog without training, disipline, exercise, is potentially vicious.
Some dum folks I know have vicious cats, too.
I do know that there are tons of people who don’t have a clue about dog ownership, and know even less about medium to large dog breeds. The girl down the street has this gorgeous Greyhound. She’s a sweetheart of a dog, but she doesn’t get enough exercise. She what did she do? She took her chunky owner for a nice run around the neighborhood! Off leash! I suggested she consider taking her to the giant dog park down the street, but she won’t because she’s afraid. Fearful people don’t belong around dogs.
I take both my pits to the park..they have a blast visiting the other dogs.