When a child gets bitten by dog that they were pestering, why does everyone take up for the child?

Question

The dog is only defending himself. If they dog is dangerous to begin with then the parent should keep the child away from the dog otherwise why is the dog wrong? Sure the child might not know better, but more often than not it results from the child mistreating the dog and the dog just defends himself just like we would if someone hit us or pulled our tails (if we had one). Parents need to be more responsible and stop blaming the dogs. It should be seen as a learning lesson to the child of what happends when you misbehave. I'm tired of hearing about dogs being euthanized because they bit some brat.

Answer 1

This is because parents don't want to admit that they raised a stupid kid, they won't take responsibility to teach the child that barking dogs will bite, fire burns, etc. They are too busy teaching them to hate America, hug trees, save whales, kill unborn kids. But never take responsibility for your actions or inaction.

Answer 2

Let see...

If we're blaming the child, ofcourse a little child don't know anything and don't understand those kind of thing, so the one who's responsible is their parents, and ofcourse no one (reads: everyone that don't have responsiblelity) wants to be blame at. So they will blame the dog and the dog's owner... simple right?

This won't happen if there's more responsible parents in the world...

My suggestion is, just become a responsible person, if you judge others, there's always bad/wrong people to blame, and they will still not changing and still being ********, and you're making yourself the same as they're.

Answer 3

He may be extra valuable off and happier in an person purely domicile. using fact of this small dogs at the instant are not counseled with youthful babies. they are definitely threatened by making use of prevalent newborn's behaviors, like speedy strikes, intense pitched voices, grabbing, hugging, etc. i might ask WHY your daughter's face is close to the dogs's face? this is very a threatening element for a dogs. babies ought to discover ways to not hug, squeeze, climb on, kiss, etc. any dogs. it is an stunning thank you to be bitten in the face, and whether you come across a relatives dogs that tolerates it, the babies will think of it is extremely properly to have interplay with all dogs that way, and finally end up harm whilst they hug the incorrect dogs. the toddler should additionally not be authorized to tug on the dogs's hair the two, or he will finally end up bitten. till you're keen to verify your babies can work together properly and with courtesy with a dogs, that may not an suited puppy on your place.

Answer 4

I have to admit that you are right. It's always bugged me that the dog could be a perfectly good dog, but gets blamed for acting like a dog. I'm not talking about a vicious, fang-bearing beast that would take chunks out of any two legged creature [I happen to have one of those things living across the lane - the owners are bikers etc. so of course they would own a pitbull]. Kid next door was playing with my dog, who is such a pussycat that he even rolls over on his back - licks his paws to clean himself. She started teasing him and he started barking in such a way that if she'd been in my yard, he probably would have bitten her or snapped at her. Then a couple days later she came over here - they played just great - but he'd had enough and went and laid down and she started bugging him again. I was just headed out the door when he snapped. Didn't bite - but she left him alone after that. Her grandparents didn't say a word, and neither did I. I wasn't going to say or do anything - he was only telling her in the only way he could that he'd had enough.

Answer 5

i totally agree. I love children don't get me wrong, but i had a little girl throwing rocks at my german shepard who was fenced in my backyard. She then climbed the fence to get the rocks to throw at him again. When she got back there Thor, who was pissed and rightfully so took a hunk out of her arm. The police came and took my dog away and the parnents sued me for having a vicious dog. Up until that day Thor never bit anyone and loved my kids. The little snot even admitted to throwing the rocks and so did several children. I had to have Thor put to sleep because i couldn't afford the bill, and that was the only way to get the parents off of my back.

Answer 6

I know a lady who's grandchild a little girl.was biten in the neck and died from the bite of a usually non aggressive dog,the dog came up and she didn't wont it around her, so she shewed it off, her hand action provoked the dog. people should;nt allow dogs to be out that they even think might harm a child if you could listen to that lady grieve, cry. she is in counseling.I was in her group. I lost a loved one. you would not feel the way you do i do not think.

Answer 7

I agree. It is a dog's pure nature and instinct to bite and every person should be aware of that whenever they go near any animal. You cannot punish an animal for being an animal. When you approach an animal you are taking a risk. When you don't teach your children to respect animals you are taking a risk. And when you simply have no idea what your small child is doing because you aren't watching them then you are taking many, many risks.

Answer 8

We had a German Shepherd that was chained to a dog house (I don't believe in doing that, but I was outvoted. ) But one of the neighbors kids was constantly teasing the dog, and went so far as to yank on the dog's ears. One day the dog just growled at her, and the kid's mother made so much trouble, we had to give it away. That's an all too typical reaction.

Answer 9

everyone sides with the child because the bastards in the ACLU made a decision that children are the creature of highest importance on this planet and nothing they do is their fault. It is the fault of environmental circumstance over which they have no control and are victims of.

Answer 10

It is up to the parent to be in control of the situation.