If a child taunts and teases a dog and that animal attacks, is the dog the only one to blame??". ...?

Answer 1

I remember my dad doing a police dog display once and a boy was taunting my dads colleagues dog while it was in the cage. When the dog came out it was fine walking around showing what it could do, but when it spotted the bog he went for him, just getting far enough to rip his t-shirt before being pulled back. I feel he deserved to have the s**t scared out of him.

Answer 2

First of all, who is in charge of the child that taunts and teases the dog? Is the child unsupervised when this is happening? If so, the blame lies with the parents. Same deal if the owner of the dog TELLS the parents, "Your child is taunting my dog, please deal with this" and the parents do nothing. After all, a parents' job is to watch their child! If the dog is not on a leash and is in a public place, then the dog owner is also to blame because they cannot be in control of their dog. That is a dog owner's responsibility. The child, depending on the age, is also responsible for their actions. Children, even small children, can be made to understand their actions have consequences. (Parents, that's your job too!) As for the dog, well, I hate to say it but some dogs are just "born" to attack... so why are people buying dogs that everyone knows are bred for that purpose? Sorry, but if you're leading a life where you need a 200 pound attack dog that won't respond to a release command, you need to sort out your life.

Answer 3

It isn't the dog's fault at all. The problem is that, technically, it's not the child's fault either because he/she is usually too young to appreciate you shouldn't be annoying an animal with sharp teeth. I think the point you're trying to make here is whether a dog should be put down because of it. The problem is that once the dog attacks the child, it becomes a serious risk: the reason being that if it has done it once it can do it again. I have seen many dogs get abused by kids, but the dog just puts up with it and doesn't react. like I said, I know what you mean and the dog should not be blamed, but who's going to try to explain that to the parents? When these incidents happen it's tragic because everyone's a victim.

Answer 4

NO.. the child is partly to blame too. This child needs to be taught to repect animals and humans. Granted, I wont have a dog that bites for "no reason", but I would still scold the dog the dog needs to learnwhats apprpriate too. I worked in Surgery and we were repiaring a dog bite wound to a childs head, seems he was teasing a SAINT BERNARD with a steak knife.. stabbed the dog.. so the dog bit the kids head.... they put the dog down for being aggressive!!! Kids who torment animals grow up to have a whole other set of issues. Good luck

Answer 5

what some people have said makes me fairly sick saying that if a little girl gets killed its there fault thats fukin stupid ,its the owners fault where is the owner and also the parents for not teaching there kids any better,but if a 3 year old gets ripped to pieces like was in the paper the other day it odviously lies with the owner of the dog and depending if the child was unsupervised roaming the streets the parents,i know that some breeds of dogs instincts is to behave in this maner even if once in a blue moon buts it not like were living in africa if you go into a lions teritory and fuk about you deserve to get eaten.the answer to your question its the parents fault and they are to blame as they havent taught there children properly but ultimately the dog should be put down if it kills a child as these animals get a taste for it.i think all dangerouse dogs should have muzzles when in public or near children and be trained properly not to be an evil thing some pikeys or chavs have trained but how you gonna police that.

Answer 6

It is the fault of the childs parents for letting the child taunt the dog.They are supposed to be responsible enough to bring up a child so they should have the intelligence to teach the child that it should not taunt the dog.
The dog is just like any other animal, including humans, would would retaliate after being aggrevated.
The dog's ownwer is also at fault for letting the dog be in the situation so long that it retaliated.

Answer 7

According to the law in most states, this is the case.

Of course, common-sense would dictate that the CHILD is the only one to blame, as they are responsible for the behavior that led to the attack.

And if the owner of the dog was aware of the situation but did nothing to intervene, then the owner of the dog also deserves a swift kick in the shins!

It's always been one of my pet peeves that our pets, who can't speak to us when they are feeling badly, etc., are so swiftly put to blame should they use the only way they have of telling us they're terribly upset.

Answer 8

It is two people's fault. The dog owner for not removing the dog from an abusive situation, and the child's parents for allowing the child to tease the dog. I am a mother of 4 and I can guarantee that my children will not tease an animal or they will be corrected,but if a dog bites my child it will be put to sleep if I don't kill it myself first.

Answer 9

It can either be the owners fault or the child's fault. The owner hasn't taught the dog to not bite someone and hasn't tamed them well enough so its safe for children to be around it. It would be the child's fault for not being smart enough to stay away from it, so when they taunt the dog, they should know they are heading for trouble, and the dog is only biting for self defense.

Answer 10

No. Kids should be trained to leave dogs alone. I'd punish the kid for mistreating an animal. The dog may need some training so it learns to be more tolerant of children. But still the dog is not to blame for attacking someone who threatens it.