[wardaddy]

update on our Rott attack:

little boy is recovering and may go home tommorow...he had 5 hour surgery to his leg and many stiches to his scalp and elsewhere

boy was with grandpa and aunt...he was of course supposed to be locked out of dog pen in back but managed to get in....aunt looked out and saw him going in....she screamed and her and grandpa ran out as lad tumbled into pen and was attacked immediately as Rott grabbed his head and did what crazed dogs do to toddlers heads sadly....Grandpa ..who is 66 and serious Viet combat vet....dove in with folding hunting knife and killed dog in hand to hand and got mauled pretty bad too

ambulances called...baby to Vandy trauma and grandpa to Ft Campbell area hospital

that’s all I know...coulda been a lot worse....

just me but I would not have a known vicious dog around if I had little children

[LongElegantLegs]

Poor baby, I hope his recovery is speedy and full; and I hope grandpa recovers, too. I can’t imagine what he must be feeling right now.

[goat granny]

Thanks for the update, glad baby is doing fine..Its amazing how fast toddlers can get into someplace they aren't suppose to be. Raised 5 and its spooky how fast they can be when motivated to explore...

I turned around in the kitchen one day when the oldest was about 3 just in time to see him poke a hair pin into a light plug...he even separated the hair pin to get it into both plugs, I yelled but was too late a bobby pin on fire flew across the kitchen sparking but thank God he survived

[kanawa]

Horrible thing to have happen. Prayers for all concerned.