News about a dog dragging baby out of crib..

CreamyShibaMom

I"m not really sure how I feel about this...doesn't seem like anybody is at fault (I don't really know I don't have an infant)...but I reckon the dog is going to be in real trouble soon! If I had a yard I'd take him!

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=8135441

sorry if I've mis-filed this under general..let me know where it should go.

miss_mallinson

I don't really know what to say about this. It doesn't seem like he ought to be put down but you can't really see the whole story. I guess I'm just feeling soppy because of our recent rescue but I'd take him in too, CSM!

shimaurashibalover92

This is such a hard situation. I feel bad for both the baby and the dog. It seems like its in this dogs nature to take things and hide them. And it doesn't seem like she's ever been around infants before. I really hope the baby survives. On the other hand I don't think the dog should be put down either. Like the father said, it wasn't malicious and I think with proper rehabilitation she should be placed in a new home but without any children.

CreamyShibaMom

Yeah, it's just a sad situation all around.

sunyata

Hang on... This is another one of those stories where we must not be getting all (or even most of) the facts...

How does a dog, even a dog as large as a Native American Indian Dog, retrieve a newborn baby from a crib?
Was the dog properly introduced to the child when it was brought home?
Why was the dog allowed to interact in the child's room with no supervision?
And how did the dog and baby get from inside the house (upstairs, mind you) to outside in the backyard with no one noticing?

This just seems a bit odd to me...

Ippus

Doors must've been left open. The way I read it, the dog was just carrying the kid around, not mauling it or anything, and the father started chasing the dog, which responded naturally by running away. That probably did more harm to the infant than anything that went before...

Calia

I don't know, it's not like the dog can carry a child like a human can, they need to use their mouth. Being picked up in that fashion would make any baby cry, even if the dog grabbed softly, the mere shaking from the movement would have made that kid wail.

This whole story really doesn't sound right

CreamyShibaMom

I didn't see the video, but I think the father was having a formal TV interview, which always raises a little red flag with me..

Sangmort

I'm with Casey & Beth on this one.

When it comes down to it, the dog should not be able to access the babe at any time when you have not socialized the dog with infants. & Even then it sounds like the babe is so young the dog still shouldn't have been around it. ~

Calia

The kid's only 4 days old...

Sangmort

Ok yeah then, I'd say 100% the owners fault! Who leaves a 4 day old babe where a dog can get to them???? Even HUMAN children shouldn't be around 4 day old babe, let alone a dog! ~

Mylo

Ditto to all of the above.

What bugged me as well though: "...he acknowledges that the animal may have to be destroyed." No offense to Americans (seriously, because it's not you. Unless you're the editor of the article.), but THAT is why I don't like American news. Why does the word have to be "destroyed" and why does the dog all of a sudden just become "the animal"? That line could have very easily been "... he acknowledges that the dog may have to be put down". Is it that difficult, or must everything turn into an over-glorified statement?

Sorry the Mini-vent, but as a writer that stuff drives me nuts.

the_november_rain

Yeah the media definitely sensationalizes and over dramatizes everything.

shimaurashibalover92

I'm not offended as an American. I think the American media is pretty pathetic. Especially the news, all the anchors are these stuffy old white robots with annoying voices. This story really is sad though. I was pretty shocked when Dawn told me about this when I got home. I think this is really a huge parenting/ dog ownership fail. It's a shame the dog is going to have to get blamed and suffer the consequences.

Sangmort

I'm with you Kyla, not only is the news very loving about making this over-dramatic, can be deceptive & extremely biased.


Someone should stamp a gigantic red "FAIL" sign on the parents foreheads then have the parents fixed. I swear there should be a test you have to pass in order to have babes. [ & in order to have dogs / cats / etc!~!! ] ~

asia

I am still intrigued that the parents DID NOT hear a cry?? Am I correct in understanding the dog was able to carry the infant from the crib, down the stairs, and out of the house without anyone hearing a whole lot of crying and bumping? I agree with Casey - that's way odd. I mean, the dog carrying off your wallet and hiding it in his special place, it can happen - a four day old baby though?? Unless the baby was knocked out early, but still. The dog would have had to stand on its hind legs, grip the baby in its mouth, pull/carry the baby out of the crib, perhaps drop the child as the dog drops front feet to the floor, re-grip and thump down the stairs, then out the door, across the lawn, and to the woods...

I did watch the video - and I thought he was very nonchalant about the whole thing, or at least appeared so to me.

And the poor dog was obviously not trying to hurt the baby. I wonder too, if the baby was crying and the dog tried to tend to it? Or perhaps the dog was just trying to carry off another prized possession. We had a dog who used to get really bothered by crying. She would be very motherly about it. It's such a shame all the way around.

Heidi

Oh, that sounds horrible. I, too, wonder how the heck this all managed to happen without anyone noticing, and apparently it only took a few minutes. Also, this dog apparently has free access to the outdoors with no fenced-in yard? And the baby's door was left open? Also - babies cry when they get woken up, let alone bitten and dragged around. This is just a really bizarre story. I mean, Matea's over a year old now and I still don't leave her alone with the dogs or Isaac, and the door's always closed (with a doorknob protector so Isaac can't open it) when she's in her bed.

I don't know. I guess I don't want to judge because everyone forgets things or slips up sometimes. It just seems like a really horrible and avoidable situation. If he was only four days old, then I guess the dog wasn't used to him or something.