Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Internet Search
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
General Discussions
The Watercooler
Dog Snatches Baby From Crib, Treks into Woods
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 292287" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>They didn't say, but was this their first child? From my understanding, that would make this more likely. And they have several dogs - the "pecking order" would be interesting.</p><p></p><p>It's not always a larger dog, but I've seen this happen with tragic consequences, especially where the dog has been the "baby" for the couple, until a real baby arrives. The dog gets jealous and tries to remove the baby, or kill it, or teach the baby it's proper place in the pack (according to the dog).</p><p></p><p>If this dog had wanted to attack the baby it would have done a lot more damage a lot more quickly. But it's still not the normal actions of a well-trained dog that knows its place (as a dog, and not a fur-person). A lot of damage WAS done, if the dog had been properly socialised to the baby then this wouldn't have happened. Certainly not like this. But a dog determined to kill the baby - that baby would have been dead in seconds. A small terrier can do it in seconds, so a larger dog would have less trouble.</p><p></p><p>I'd be removing ALL dogs form the household until all have been properly socialised to the baby; if one dog did this then it indicates a problem that needs to be addressed.</p><p></p><p>I don't know any more details of this case than have been mentioned here, but in t he past when I've read about cases where the family dog savaged and killed the aby, often the parents say, "But we've never seen the slightest aggression from this dog, it's been like our baby, we've been so close to this dog all its life!"</p><p>And often that's the trouble - a dog that has been the "furbaby" finds itself suddenly supplanted by a hairless rival and all the attention and babying it used to get, is gone. I the dog's mind, getting rid of the usurpser is ther logical way to handle the problem.</p><p></p><p>If this dog "snatched the baby like a doll" then it hasn't been taught properly to respect its owners' possessions. Again, poor management, poor discipline - and if one family dog is undisciplined like this, all of them are suspect until proven otherwise - at least where the precious life of this baby is concerned.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 292287, member: 1991"] They didn't say, but was this their first child? From my understanding, that would make this more likely. And they have several dogs - the "pecking order" would be interesting. It's not always a larger dog, but I've seen this happen with tragic consequences, especially where the dog has been the "baby" for the couple, until a real baby arrives. The dog gets jealous and tries to remove the baby, or kill it, or teach the baby it's proper place in the pack (according to the dog). If this dog had wanted to attack the baby it would have done a lot more damage a lot more quickly. But it's still not the normal actions of a well-trained dog that knows its place (as a dog, and not a fur-person). A lot of damage WAS done, if the dog had been properly socialised to the baby then this wouldn't have happened. Certainly not like this. But a dog determined to kill the baby - that baby would have been dead in seconds. A small terrier can do it in seconds, so a larger dog would have less trouble. I'd be removing ALL dogs form the household until all have been properly socialised to the baby; if one dog did this then it indicates a problem that needs to be addressed. I don't know any more details of this case than have been mentioned here, but in t he past when I've read about cases where the family dog savaged and killed the aby, often the parents say, "But we've never seen the slightest aggression from this dog, it's been like our baby, we've been so close to this dog all its life!" And often that's the trouble - a dog that has been the "furbaby" finds itself suddenly supplanted by a hairless rival and all the attention and babying it used to get, is gone. I the dog's mind, getting rid of the usurpser is ther logical way to handle the problem. If this dog "snatched the baby like a doll" then it hasn't been taught properly to respect its owners' possessions. Again, poor management, poor discipline - and if one family dog is undisciplined like this, all of them are suspect until proven otherwise - at least where the precious life of this baby is concerned. Marg [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
General Discussions
The Watercooler
Dog Snatches Baby From Crib, Treks into Woods
Top