MishpishMother chooses dog over two year old son
February 3rd 2008 20:22
(OK, the headline is a bit sensationalist... it's not like she kicked the kid out of his home. But that's what the news channels would love to put as their headline!)
Earlier this week a story made headlines when a mother blamed her son for being 'mauled' by the family dog.
The dog, a mastiff-staffy cross, bit the boy leaving a large cut near one of his eyes. The son was playing with the dog, pulling her ears. The mother warned him repeatedly to stop. Finally the five year old dog turned around and bit the boy badly. She called triple 000 after the attack, and the boy was treated for facial injuries. She has refused to put the dog down, inciting a deluge of media frenzy after the story was covered by Sydney's Daily Telegraph. She even had to call the police when one tv crew refused to leave her property.
It's a story that invokes emotion. A two year old does not have the sense or smarts to leave a dog alone. The mother claims that the dog had always been tolerant with her son. She's now copping a rally of criticism against her mothering skills that would send any parent into a tailspin.
"It's not like the dog picked him up and shook him or anything, she just snapped at him for pulling on her ears," she said.
"She's a good dog, I've never had any problems with her before and I don't think it's her fault."
The Paramedics called to the scene said he was lucky to have few injuries, given his size compared with the dog.
There are no laws that demand the dog be destroyed, as it happened on the property of the dog's owner. The mother is now considering keeping the dog at her boyfriend's place.
Oh yeah... the dog weighs 50 kg!
Earlier this week a story made headlines when a mother blamed her son for being 'mauled' by the family dog.
Dog mauls boy and wins (photo from News.com)
The dog, a mastiff-staffy cross, bit the boy leaving a large cut near one of his eyes. The son was playing with the dog, pulling her ears. The mother warned him repeatedly to stop. Finally the five year old dog turned around and bit the boy badly. She called triple 000 after the attack, and the boy was treated for facial injuries. She has refused to put the dog down, inciting a deluge of media frenzy after the story was covered by Sydney's Daily Telegraph. She even had to call the police when one tv crew refused to leave her property.
It's a story that invokes emotion. A two year old does not have the sense or smarts to leave a dog alone. The mother claims that the dog had always been tolerant with her son. She's now copping a rally of criticism against her mothering skills that would send any parent into a tailspin.
"It's not like the dog picked him up and shook him or anything, she just snapped at him for pulling on her ears," she said.
"She's a good dog, I've never had any problems with her before and I don't think it's her fault."
The Paramedics called to the scene said he was lucky to have few injuries, given his size compared with the dog.
There are no laws that demand the dog be destroyed, as it happened on the property of the dog's owner. The mother is now considering keeping the dog at her boyfriend's place.
Oh yeah... the dog weighs 50 kg!
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Comment by Patricia 7
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"She's a good dog, I've never had any problems with her before and I don't think it's her fault."
Wtf?! Is she on crack?
Comment by Joanne Fedler
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Comment by Anonymous
Neither the dog nor the toddler are to blame. The responsibility for the incident rests solely on the mother's shoulders. I get so tired of hearing stories like this where irresponsible adults walk away and the animal is destroyed, or the public feels that the animal should be destroyed.