LOL... the ol’ “I once knew a toy poodle far more aggressive than a pit bull!” post... Ummm, that little dog can be as vicious as he wants to be, and still isn’t going to do a whole lot of damage.
Really?
Baby Girl Killed by Family Dog
Monday, October 9, 2000
A 6-week-old girl died Saturday night after she was mauled by the family’s dog, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
The attack occurred in the girl’s home in the 15500 block of Fellowship Street in Valinda, an unincorporated area between La Puente and West Covina, Deputy Cruz Solis said.
An uncle baby-sitting the newborn left the child on a bed unattended while he went to the kitchen to prepare a bottle for her, Solis said. When he returned, he found the family’s Pomeranian dog on the bed attacking the baby, Solis said.
The man freed the child from the dog and called for help. The baby died shortly after at Queen of the Valley Hospital in West Covina, according to Solis.
The parents of the child, whose name has been withheld by officials, were in the Philippines, Solis said.
Md. Infant Critical After Mauling by Family Dachshund
By Colleen Jenkins
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, December 17, 2002
A 6-week-old St. Mary’s County boy was in critical condition yesterday after being dragged from his playpen and mauled by the family’s dachshund, police said.
The infant was sleeping in a downstairs bedroom Sunday morning when his mother, Andrea Meyers, heard cries coming from a baby monitor, according to a report from the criminal investigations unit of the Maryland State Police. When Meyers reached the bedroom, she found the dog attacking the boy, police said.
The dog had chewed a hole through the mesh of the playpen and pulled the baby from it, the report states, before biting his legs and feet. When police arrived at the St. Mary’s City home, the baby was alert but had numerous lacerations on his lower body, a detective sergeant said.
Although state police identified the mother, Cpl. Roger Redmond refused to provide the name of the child because he was a juvenile. Redmond said police were continuing their investigation.
No one answered the telephone at the family home yesterday.
The child was flown to Children’s Hospital in Washington, where he was reported in critical condition last evening, hospital spokeswoman Ashley Wolfington said.
Police said the incident was unlike any they could remember in St. Mary’s County, particularly with such a diminutive dog. Dachshunds have short legs and long bodies. Even the biggest of the breed weigh only 16 to 32 pounds, according to the Dachshund Club of America.
They aren’t typically aggressive, yet preparation is required to familiarize a dog with a new child, said Andra O’Connell, secretary of the New York-based club.
Otherwise, the animal — which comes from a hunting breed — feels like an overlooked older child, she said.
“The dachshund is so incredibly tuned to being a family dog,” O’Connell said yesterday. “They are very loyal to their family and owners. They don’t want to be left out, and for that reason, they will get upset. But attack, no. That’s not normal.”
St. Mary’s County animal control officers removed the dog from the Meyers home after the attack.