Current Events > 6-week-old mauled to death by family husky while sleeping in his crib

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https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/6-week-old-baby-killed-dog-attack-knoxville-tennessee/3452156/

wonder if police will file any charges

It's almost like you shouldn't leave your 6 week old baby unsupervised around any animal at all

That said the fact that the article states there is an open investigation and the only word that the baby died via dog bite is from the mother does seem... interesting

Like how did the dog bite the baby in his crib?

Holy shit We never want kids, but if we did and my dog that I raised from a pup did thisI dont think Id be able to avoid euthanasia.

Like I don't wanna conspiracy theory here, but I gotta ask how did the dog get into the crib to attack the baby in the first place, unnoticed? I just have questions.

The story from the mom seems a bit suspicious

Mr_Karate_II posted...

The story from the mom seems a bit suspicious

Right? Every piece of information in the article was provided by the mother. Not from the sheriff, not from a medical examiner. It just feels... Weird.

I don't doubt somebody could be so incredibly negligent that they somehow leave their baby unattended for so long that a dog somehow manages to climb into a crib and maul the baby to death, but, uh... That feels like an absolutely incredible amount of negligence.

coyot posted...

Drop-side cribs arent common anymore.

I'm not sure this is relevant to my question. The dog would have still had to get into the crib. Frankly, a drop-side crib would have made it easier, right? Or am I missing something? My point is like how negligent do you need to be that your baby is left so unattended that a dog can climb into the crib and maul them?

Dudebusters posted...

Like I don't wanna conspiracy theory here, but I gotta ask how did the dog get into the crib to attack the baby in the first place, unnoticed? I just have questions.

A husky jumping into a crib isnt an unreasonable feat.

Dudebusters posted...

I'm not sure this is relevant to my question. The dog would have still had to get into the crib. Frankly, a drop-side crib would have made it easier, right? Or am I missing something? My point is like how negligent do you need to be that your baby is left so unattended that a dog can climb into the crib and maul them?

If the crib is on another floor with a baby monitor, sure youd hear the dog but itd be hard to sprint in there and pull the dog off before it bites.

bfslick50 posted...

If the crib is on another floor with a baby monitor, sure youd hear the dog but itd be hard to sprint in there and pull the dog off before it bites.

Yes but why are you leaving said baby open to the dog unsupervised in the first place when it's a literal 6 week old baby

Like close the door to the room

Six weeks isn't remotely enough to know how an animal may react to a baby to leave them together unsupervised

Dudebusters posted...

Yes but why are you leaving said baby open to the dog unsupervised in the first place when it's a literal 6 week old baby

Couldve been they didnt close the door all the way out of fear the click would wake the baby and they didnt perceive their family pet as a threat. A lot of pet owners dont.

Dudebusters posted...

Six weeks isn't remotely enough to know how an animal may react to a baby to leave them together unsupervised

Six weeks is long enough to develop a false sense of security

bfslick50 posted...

Couldve been they didnt close the door all the way out of fear the click would wake the baby and they didnt perceive their family pet as a threat. A lot of pet owners dont.

That's still extreme negligence tho which is my entire point

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My had the opposite. She had to get rid of a dog because it decided it was my brother's protector when he was a baby and would attack her for trying to touch him.

I've seen similar where a female dog who never had pups gets a maternal instinct and just "adopts" something.

Not to a violent degree though. I took in an abondoned dog didn't realize she was pregnant and got her spayed. They had to abort the pups. She became overly found of any kittens we had (we did pet foster for awhile)

And my mom now has a female dog that has let kittens nurse on her despite not producing milk herself.

bfslick50 posted...

Six weeks is long enough to develop a false sense of security

No it shouldn't be to any responsible parent

Leaving a six week old baby unattended with an animal is absolutely extreme negligence. Even a well meaning animal could accidentally harm a baby that young. This wasn't some freak unforeseeable accident.

Dudebusters posted...

That's still extreme negligence tho which is my entire point

I dont disagree but Id bet money its very common amongst pet owning parents. They dont understand their animal can be an unpredictable threat.

My kitties are very protective of my kids

Cats > dogs

Sufferedphoenix posted...

My had the opposite. She had to get rid of a dog because it decided it was my brother's protector when he was a baby and would attack her for trying to touch him.

I've seen similar where a female dog who never had pups gets a maternal instinct and just "adopts" something.

Not to a violent degree though. I took in an abondoned dog didn't realize she was pregnant and got her spayed. They had to abort the pups. She became overly found of any kittens we had (we did pet foster for awhile)

And my mom now has a female dog that has let kittens nurse on her despite not producing milk herself.

Meanwhile, Ive got the jellyist Chi-Poo ever who will nudge her own puppy outta the way in order to get her head rubbed when Im laying down with the pup and giving her attention instead.

That being said, shes fiercely protective of her baby whenever I have to split the two of them up for any length of time such as when I took the puppy to the vet for her scheduled checkup only for the momma dog to be absolutely beside herself whimpering and licking her puppy upon the two of us returning home.

Dudebusters posted...

No it shouldn't be to any responsible parent

Leaving a six week old baby unattended with an animal is absolutely extreme negligence. Even a well meaning animal could accidentally harm a baby that young. This wasn't some freak unforeseeable accident.

Leaving a six week old unattended pet or no seems like negligence.

Dudebusters posted...

No it shouldn't be to any responsible parent

Leaving a six week old baby unattended with an animal is absolutely extreme negligence. Even a well meaning animal could accidentally harm a baby that young. This wasn't some freak unforeseeable accident.

We dont know the particulars. Maybe the door didnt get shut all the way after a 2am feeding.

lilORANG posted...

My kitties are very protective of my kids

Cats > dogs

Cats can get just as jealous as dogs.

LonelyStoner posted...

Cats can get just as jealous as dogs.

Less chance of a cat killing a baby than a dog.

If this was a pit...

bfslick50 posted...

We dont know the particulars. Maybe the door didnt get shut all the way after a 2am feeding.

I mean that's still negligence so uh

Also why is a 6 week old baby left unattended like at all. Most parents have the crib in their own room at that young

I admit I'm heated about this because it's such a needless death that could have been so easily avoided by even the slightest bit of actual care

Revelation34 posted...

Less chance of a cat killing a baby than a dog.

Obviously. They still have the same capacity for jealousy. Cats can also do a hell of a lot of damage. If one wanted to kill a 6 week old baby it easily could.

I dont say this as a dogs are better than cats guy, either.

My German Shepherd (RIP) was such a a sweetheart with children. I still would've NEVER left her alone with a small child let alone a baby, absolute insanity

No one here would be doubting this story of the dog was a pitt bull. They would instead be calling for pitts to be banned.

Just saying.

I do not doubt this story. Ban pits anyway.

Husky is the 7th most deadly dog. Ultimately in this case the parents are responsible.

You should not have big dogs around babies at all.

Dogs fucking suck

Dudebusters posted...

I mean that's still negligence so uh

Also why is a 6 week old baby left unattended like at all. Most parents have the crib in their own room at that young

I admit I'm heated about this because it's such a needless death that could have been so easily avoided by even the slightest bit of actual care

Have you seriously never heard of a baby monitor? A lot of parents leave the room when the baby is asleep. Its the whole point of those things.

C_Pain posted...

If this was a pit...

creativerealms posted...

No one here would be doubting this story of the dog was a pitt bull. They would instead be calling for pitts to be banned.

Just saying.

Is anyone even doubting that the dog mauled the baby? This seems odd to say. Nobody should have big aggressive dogs around small children, pits or not.

Southernfatman posted...

Is anyone even doubting that the dog mauled the baby? This seems odd to say. Nobody should have big aggressive dogs around small children, pits or not.

There were people asking how the husky got into a crib. It jumped, husky is a big dog. Big dogs other than pit bulls often get a reputation of gentle giants and the owners dont perceive the threat.

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I didn't know that :O
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well, another reason why I like CATs more ( ^_^)/

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I heard the opposite, that dogs are very protective of babies.

bfslick50 posted...

There were people asking how the husky got into a crib. It jumped, husky is a big dog. Big dogs other than pit bulls often get a reputation of gentle giants and the owners dont perceive the threat.

I think people would be asking the same questions if it were a pit. Although it's certainly possible it just jumped in there. While other big dogs might not get as much scrutiny as pits, I think most people realize they are also a possible danger. Still to be fair, pits do deserve at least some of extra attention they get because they are so powerful.

Southernfatman posted...

While other big dogs might not get as much scrutiny as pits, I think most people realize they are also a possible danger. Still to be fair, pits do deserve at least some of extra attention they get because they are so powerful.

That implies pit bulls are significantly stronger than huskies and I dont think thats the case

I've never seen a husky shrug off getting kicked in the face by a horse and kome back for seconds.

Southernfatman posted...

Is anyone even doubting that the dog mauled the baby? This seems odd to say. Nobody should have big aggressive dogs around small children, pits or not.

I did originally come in to say this topic would be going a lot differently had it been a Pitt. People are claiming negligence and not saying much about the dog. If it was a Pitt this topic would still likely mention negligence but it would devolve into a echo chamber of hate for Pitts.

Southernfatman posted...

I think people would be asking the same questions if it were a pit. Although it's certainly possible it just jumped in there. While other big dogs might not get as much scrutiny as pits, I think most people realize they are also a possible danger. Still to be fair, pits do deserve at least some of extra attention they get because they are so powerful.

They are high energy dogs. You gotta play with them or find some way to let them burn off energy.

My first one would run literally plant all four paws in my torso kick off and do a flip before landing on her feet.

I also noticed if she wanted to rip someone's throat out she coulda. She'd run and jump at me and I'd hold my arm about neck level and shed clamp onto it. Gently she never hurt me.

She did hurt me slightly one day but it wasn't intentional I was running and she was running. She headbutted me in the back of the knee and I went down on the one fucking place in the yard that had concrete.

Second one I had was just dumb

But maybe they never grew violent because I often asserted dominance. I'd get on the floor and "wrestle" them with one hand which I suppose gave them the idea humans where much physically stronger.

Sufferedphoenix posted...

They are high energy dogs. You gotta play with them or find some way to let them burn off energy.

Very much this. Also very social. Jealousy definitely checks out.

Huskies also seem to be either very, very intelligent... or about as dumb as a brick. No in between, from what I've heard from people I know that had them.

Should've got a Kirb instead. Protecc your family.

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I cant speak much about this but I work at the hospital where the kid was brought. I saw them. Thats all I will say.