Yep, and there’s never any details to these stories. Who raised the dogs? Did the family raise them from pups? Were they socialized?
I’ve had a Chow, the “one man dog” that protected some kids she hadn’t seen in years. Had a half pit for over 10 years that watched over all of us.
Had Great Pyrenees and they “never hurt humans” bite me in the neck. He’s dead now. Got him when he was allegedly 4 years old. Walked across the yard one time with a big stick and noticed he ran and hid. Someone beat him. Made him mean.
Always better to be safe than sorry. Even though, my parents’ pit was raised from a puppy and never abused, never hurt the cats or the other dog, I wasn’t going to take chances with a baby or small child. Too many horror stories. And those two beasts photographed that the owner had in this tragic story, looked like they could have killed her even though she was 99 pounds, and half pit.