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love me love the dogs

oh, my - poor child, poor grandmother!

OTOH -
perhaps the serving soldier could have found a more appropriate carer for his dog than his 63-YO mum,
who cares for the kids or has them visit?
hindsight is always 20/20, but that was a pop-up for me.

very sad,
--- terry

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*wolves R wolves, dogs R dogs, + primates R us.*
tmp, sept-2007

Just terrible...of pitbull type it says

juliex

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It is so heartbreaking to read yet another story like this! Apparently someone had reported dog breeding in that house and the caller was told it was not a police matter! I hope that person who took that call now realises that by not forwarding it to the police they have been partially responsible for what has happened here.

When are people going to wise up and not get these evil breeds.They are not family pets,they are ticking time bombs that lead to tragedy.

My heart goes out to his poor parents who have lost their little boy and will be having a very different sort of xmas this year.

Izzie

I don't agree with your statement that the dog was 'evil' the owners are in the wrong as is always the case. Yes it was an illeagal breed but at the end of the day it's not the dogs fault. many lessons to be learned from this story so sad :-(

seconded, no animal is 'evil'- except for a proportion of humans, that is

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I totally agree ! No dog is evil !!! I actually can't believe a member of this forum actually said that ! Bitpulls make amazing pets ! It's what people train them to do, or not train them to do that makes them dangerous ! Any animal can be dangerous, a chinuaha (sp?) killed a baby in france a couple of years ago ! Are they now an 'evil breed' ? It's stupid people. Makes you wonder why they have a bitpull in the first place tbh ! Grrr people !!!

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Ok I apologise for using the word evil but I still think they are a banned breed for a reason!

At the end of the day this child has died and its a tragic waste of a young life which could have been avoided. Much of the fault lies with the owner and the Merseyside police who did not investigate the complaint that they were breeding these dogs. This could have been avoided!

Izzie

Im sorry but evil breed???
thats a very narrowminded statement.
I work in rescue with the majority being staffies or staffie types.And i can honestly say they are the nicest breed of dog i have met,even my own dog and american cocker can be worse!!!!the worse dogs we have are jackrussels!!!
That sort of statement is why hundreds of innocent dogs are put to sleep everyday.
If ANY breed of dog is not brought up properly it has the potential to turn nasty and any breed of dog can be a so called "ticking timebomb"
Im very sorry for what happened to this little boy,but ultamatley it`s the dogs owner that was at fault here not the dog!!!!

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My name is Niccie and i work in rescue
National Animal Welfare Trust

Fudge,my American Cocker Spaniel

See above apology before jumping down my throat please!!!

At the end of the day my thoughts lie purely with the parents of this little boy,not another dog that has gone nasty, I would have responded in the same way if it had been any of the banned breeds. They are banned for a reason. Im not commenting on this thread again because it makes me so angry you all stick up for a dog that has ended a childs life.

Izzie