[rawhide]

According to the family, the dog had never showed any signs of aggression before.

Always the same asinine excuse! The owner needs to be jailed for this. There is no excuse, period!

[Right Brother]

Pit bull defenders responding to thread in 3...2...1...

[Grunthor]

I am sure that some pro-pitbull person will be along shortly to tell us how either

A) The owner of the dog is to blame (ie; trained the dog to eat babies)

B) The baby started it.

[Grunthor]

“Animal control officials say the dog is a Pit Bull. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office report has it listed as a Labrador retriever mix, with further specification.”

I trust animal control over the police in determining breed as I trust the police over animal control to tell me what is a felony and what is a misdemeanor.

[Tennessee Nana]

According to the family, the dog had never showed any signs of aggression before.
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Maybe they never had a newborn in the house before...

Its the newborns fault...

[grey_whiskers]

[Anti-pitbull, topical Texas-related comment self-censored out of a sense of taste and decorum].

Bastrop.

[null and void]

Animal control officials say the dog is a Pit Bull. The Harris County Sheriff's Office report has it listed as a Labrador retriever mix, with further specification.

That's a bad mix.

They'll tear your arm off, then expect you to throw it for them...

[freejohn]

chet99 .. That You?

[kschockeynut87]

People like this need their heads examined! What genius leaves a two week old infant alone with ANY 100 lb dog? Good or bad ... A dog is still an animal and should never be left alone with small children.

I’m not a parent and even I know this.

[Revel]

The only ones who should be allowed to own pit-bulls are the US Army.

[Do Not Make Fun Of His Ears]

>>According to the family, the dog had never showed any signs of aggression before.
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There will be birdbrains along any minute to say something similar, if they’re not here already.

[Dawgreg]

The choice is easy.......either a pit bull or baby.......not both in the same household at the same time FCOL!! I feel sorry for the dogs because of what humans have bred into them but I also think they should be banned as household pets and this is from an avid animal lover who happens to love babies and children more.

[Jonestown Punch]

Training a Pit Rot mix doesn’t seem too difficult.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?desktop_uri=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DenlCkTzcI-s&v=enlCkTzcI-s&gl=US

[Immerito]

Owner’s fault. You do not leave a dog unsupervised with an infant.

You don’t leave dogs and children alone together until *BOTH* parties are of sufficient age & maturity to know how to socialize WELL together (dog knows to be gentle with the kid, and kid knows not to pull dog’s tail, etc.)

[chris_bdba]

I’ve always owned Great Danes when we have had a dog.Who in their right mind leaves a child let alone a baby alone with a dog...ANY dog.I would not even leave the room when my 5 yo niece was there even though our dogs let her wallow/lay all over them.If I left the room so did she.

[meadsjn]

Shoot the dog; hang the owner.

[who knows what evil?]

According to the family, the dog had never showed any signs of aggression before.

I had some woman lay that line on me earlier today...I told her to make sure she had a good grip on that leash, as there are a number of cats in our neighborhood. "Oh, he would NEVER hurt a fly."

Bullsh*t. You can't predict what ANY animal would do from one minute to the next.