Current Events > 5 y/o boy unable to smile after 'sweet' dog ripped off his cheek in bed

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Sweet dogs can have a moment.

Brantley insisted Marley didnt mean to attack him but the family have been forced to put their dog down.

Can't help but wonder how many "sweet" family dogs throw up a lot of agression red flags that get completely ignored.

Mountain Cur English pointer cross

Pretty obvious it was part pitbull but was referred to as a "cross".

pitbull, gotcha.

There was blood everywhere

Same way you wouldn't give a 9 year old a gun to protect a 5 year old.

Uh, certain portions of the US would not only give a gun to the 9 year old, but the 5 year old as well...

I wish pitbull haters would just come out and say they hate minorities.

Whose alt?

Is the article supposed to be saying that's a Siberian husky because that is absolutely not a Siberian husky.

Look at the picture in the article, its a pit bull.

Stop leaving kids around animals unsupervised. These things can't fully be relied on to behave without someone bigger around.

I wish pitbull haters would just come out and say they hate minorities.

Look at the picture in the article, its a pit bull.

People who try to use dogs for protection while having kids are setting themselves up for failure. You don't want a dog around kids to have any ill will towards humans at all. You want it to be a coward. Don't chance them misunderstanding a moment and getting their wires crossed. Same way you wouldn't give a 9 year old a gun to protect a 5 year old. You're just opening your family up to be harmed by mistakes.

You have to train a dog to be a guard dog. Some people just get big dogs and don't socialize them but that would make them dog aggressive not people aggressive.

The issue is that people get dogs with questionable breeding backgrounds and can't train them

But you're still trusting an animal with limited intelligence to never get it's wires crossed if something out the ordinary happens. You can't plan for every single thing an animal has to comprehend and react to on the spot. Between the 2, just get a gun and store it responsibly. Get a pet if you want a companion and to train it to be only friendly. The concept of making an animal's whole life about protecting your house is kind of fucked up anyway. What kind of life is that?

I have never had or lived with a dog that was ever aggressive in that way. This is either a breed problem or a training/abuse problem. Also, how do they know the kid wasn't in there smacking the dog over and over until it attacked back?

Also, how do they know the kid wasn't in there smacking the dog over and over until it attacked back?

This is either a breed problem or a training/abuse problem. Also, how do they know the kid wasn't in there smacking the dog over and over until it attacked back?

All dogs need training, some breeds have protection instincts, it's ingrained. I didn't have to train my Cane Corso to guard, it was just in her to do so, I took the training from there. A protection trained guardian breed is amazing in its job as a personal protector and estate guardian. Dogs need a job and need to work, people get traditional working breeds and just have them lazing around doing nothing and wonder why they have behavioral problems.

My sister got a sheep herding dog and I think he became a dick because he was made into a house dog lol.

Yeah. That actually does ring a bell. My sister got a sheep herding dog and I think he became a dick because he was made into a house dog lol. I guess more so just don't use pits and dogs not intelligent enough for it as a protection dog.

those dogs need a job to do. some cant handle apartment life :(.
my uncle wanted australian shepherd. wouldn't able to handle those (too smart and not suited for apartment).