6 wk old puppy mauls 2 mo baby? This has to be a misprint

[corgipower]

So, yeah, I can see where the baby died from shock and/or blood loss..

I can't see it. I've had GSd and malinois puppies. I've had my arms and legs ripped up from them. It has never bled more than a couple drops. The puppy would have to be chewing on the baby for a very long time. Or maybe the baby died some other way and the puppy chewed, bit, nipped and got frustrated, escalating because there was no response, and the parents didn't hear screaming because the baby was already dead.

 

[Laurelin]

Figures its local to me. Off to do some reading now.

Oh crap! You're right that is in our neck of the woods. Why are all the stories right now here?

 

[Lilavati]

Update:

http://www.newson6.com/global/story.asp?s=8753165

 

[bubbatd]

I'm still questioning everything !!!!

 

[Zoom]

Boy, no one else is catching this red flag?

Court records indicate the mother filed a protective order against the baby's father back in January of 2007. It was dismissed within just a few days, and that was well before she was pregnant with Zane.

A) it is EXTREMELY unusual to euth a dog that quickly, in fact I think it might be illegal. All dogs I know of that have been involved in bites, even minor ones, are subject to a 10-day quarantine to check for rabies and occassionaly behavior evaulations are done. You'd think on a dog this young, that would be the first thing done.

B) WHO THE EFF LEAVES THEIR BABY UNATTENDED FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF?!?

 

[bubbatd]

Was thinking the same thing !!!

 

[Buddy'sParents]

Sick, sick, sick.

 

[Zoom]

Read the comments...it's quite interesting. I'm not sure where some people are getting the information from, but more than a couple of people have said the child was actually found outside at 2am...the pug was taken out of the house on a rabies pole. It all just stinks of lies, neglect and horrible police work.

 

[Maxy24]

In that last article they also bumped up the pup's age:

The little boy was two months old, the dog only slightly older.

But I'd like to know why they don't have any suspicions about the Pug doing it and why "the evidence clearly shows that the black lab puppy killed the baby" but not the Pug.

How can you leave your child alone like that out of ear shot for any length of time? Couldn't of even been a baby monitor or they would have heard something, so baby sleeps peacefully while being bitten multiple times unless she's drugged up, it's just a pure case of irresponsibility and child endangerment. So sad for baby and puppy.

 

[ihartgonzo]

Unbelievable.

It just completely goes against the behavior of any puppy; even a badly bred, badly socialized puppy will be startled by shrill cries. That baby had to have cried LOUDLY if the puppy was biting him.

The only thing I can think of is... the baby was already dead, from whatever, and the puppy played with the baby like he was a toy. And, apparently, police/investigators made a very hasty conclusion that the puppy took the baby's life. Puppy teeth DO hurt, but how could they rip and tear skin, or even cut off breathing, to the point of killing? They would shy away at the first cry of the baby.

 

[Bahamutt99]

Oh crap! You're right that is in our neck of the woods. Why are all the stories right now here?

I guess its our part of the cycle. We went a little while without, so I guess its our turn.

ETA: Gee, I wonder if the stupidity surrounding this situation had anything to do with the parents being 17 and 18 years old. The grandparents must be so proud.

 

[smkie]

i have thought and thought on this and i still do not see how a 6 week old lab puppy could kill a baby. Sharp needly puppy teeth to be sure would puncture tender skin, but that baby would have screamed. A screaming baby like that would have scared a puppy backwards and forwards. IF it were possible for the puppy to hit an artery maybe. But that is pretty slim. I just don't see what they claim is at all possible. NOr why the animal control took all the pets including the cats. SOmething is very very wrong with this story.

Nor do i understand why someone would have a 2 month old baby and a 6 week old pup but i guess people do do that, i sure wouldn't want a toddler and a one- two year old lab at the same time.

 

[Squishy22]

I dont see it happening. Something is definitely missing.

The parents were extremely irresponsible in any case.

This story is very chilling for me. It hits me hard. My moms pug tried to attack madison on several occasions when she was a newborn. I'm not saying that it WAS the pug in this case, it just brings up bad memories for me...

 

[smkie]

the news report said it was the labrador puppy. Granted they can be big but they are as sensitive as any other baby and a screaming infant ...doen'st add up...should have scared that pup enough to tuck tail and run. A pup that young is still a baby themselves..they have needle teeth to be sure and tend to bite too hard but not enough to kill a baby. Unless he knocked the baby out of the swing. That is teh only other thing i can think of. Where were the adults!? THe pup has been put down. THat was fast. THey didn't say anything else about the 3 other animals that were taken out of the home.

 

[Lilavati]

Well, the update places the pup a bit older, somewhere between 8-12 weeks, which is slightly less absurd. As for why the puppy was euthed so quickly, someone who has watched the video tell me . . . does that puppy look injured? I've seen the stills, but not watched the video. I have a suspicion that the pup may not have been in really good shape, which may be why it was carried out . . .

 

[Miakoda]

I've met alot of dog aggressive chis... not really any ppl aggressive ones... but they're so small that if you have a med sized dog... it can't really do that much damage... just be crabby. lol

Funny you say that since the Chihuahua is one of 47 breeds that has killed a human being. Although it was an infant, it was still a human. So do you consider that "not much damage"? Or what about a boy here that had his Achilles Tendon severed by a Chihuahua and he is now permanently scarred and walks with a limp (after several surgeries)....is that not much damage? Or what about the little boy I saw with over 100 stitches in his head and face after the grandparents "lovely" little mini Dachshund got a hold of him?

Chihuahua bites hurt. Common sense tells you that they cannot do as much damage to a 200 lb man, but b/c of this false sense of security, they often get left alone with young infants and children. And they sure as hell can do a lot of damage to them.

Hell, I got bitten by an 8 lb Chi at the clinic one day and it broke my 2nd knuckle on the middle finger of my left hand. Just imagine if I had been a small child.

No offense to you personally, but I'm tired of reading and hearing crap about how small dogs are ok to basically be irresponsible with b/c "they can't do much damage."

Ok, rant over.

 

[Squishy22]

I'm thinking the puppy was around 12 weeks. Maybe they said 6 weeks just to make a good story.

It could be possible that the puppy smelled food, urine, or feces on the child, so he started gnawing. From the SMELL. When the baby started thrashing about, he probably took it as a game, and kept going. Biting harder and harder. Tuging on the babies skin and limbs. A 6 week old would have been easily scared away from the screams, but a 12 week old puppy who is probably already familiar and desensitised from the babies cries?? It might just be plausable.

As to small dogs not being able to cause injury. I beg to differ. Chihuahuas can easily break skin. I've been attacked by one before as a kid. Its not a joke AT ALL. The owner was an idiot... let an aggressive dog out to run loose, every day. My parents didnt press charges because of the owner was so sad about the situation . Years later I hear that she was put down, why?? MORE DOG BITES! And their other dog who got thrills from chasing cars was eventually ran over. You wouldnt say!

 

[ihartgonzo]

That dog does NOT look anywhere near 12 weeks... just based on the short glympse of him. Maybe 8 weeks. A Lab puppy, or mix thereof, is going to be much larger at 12 weeks, than that poor little thing.

He did look kind of sickly. =(

 

[2dogmom]

Update:

The black Labrador retriever puppy, which Tulsa Animal Shelter Manager Jean Letcher described as nearly 3 months old, was euthanized at the request of the police.

Now detectives are trying to determine what might have led the dog to bite the child.

"The Lab puppy was euthanized to recover evidence, and there was physical evidence recovered from the dog," Ashley said.

http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=20080731_11_A11_hThepu158271

 

[Lilavati]

Well, that's interesting . . . I don't suppose anyone has heard of a stomach pump . . .


I'm still waiting for the revelation here . . . because I'm certain there's going to be one.