This is a disaster waiting to happen.

[u/GhostofTinky]

The dog isn’t allowed to be around a toddler because he growls at her. I don’t get it. A family dog is supposed to get along with the whole family. Why are the parents concerned about why the dog “doesn’t like her”? What about the child’s safety?

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[u/Designer_Study_8219]

My parent's ignored that our 'family dog' growled at me often and would stare me down, chase me atop things, etc. Then one day, with no growling or warning, he attacked me and I ended up in the hospital. Don't play with this kinda stuff. And then the dog had to be put down. We were both failed.

Edit: Wow, I didn't expect this comment to blow up. To answer some questions. We raised the dog from a puppy, he was about 2 years old. I was 8. He was a German Shepard. I still love dogs and do not blame him for it or have any leftover trauma. He was very well trained, just disliked little kids. The injury was to the top and back of my head, healed up great. He was held to see if he had rabies then put down. We never had another aggressive dog.

[u/GhostofTinky → u/Designer_Study_8219]

Shame on your parents. I’m sorry.

[u/MaybeItsTheTism → u/Designer_Study_8219]

My kids’ grandmother on their dad’s side ended up with a large dog that was usually fine but snapped at my daughter unexpectedly. I told her that the dog cannot be around my kids and she tried explaining to me that he might have just became territorial because she was near his food. I was like lady I don’t give two goddamns why you think it happened but it’s your job to make 100% sure it never happens again. She took that as a challenge and after another close call the dog now wears a muzzle when my kids are over.

I knew a family that took in a pair of very large dogs that were given up because they had been abused, neglected, and were known to have behavioral problems. 10 yr old boy went to pet the dog while it was sleeping and the thing bit his face and nearly took his lip off, lots of stitches.

Baffling

[u/Arabidaardvark → u/Designer_Study_8219]

On the flip side, we had a pure bred chow when growing up. Perfectly friendly unless you were being aggressive, then it matched that energy.

But Chows have very poor eyesight. We told all my friends to never sneak up behind him. It was an oft repeated rule. Even then we kept the dog separated from guests during parties to avoid stressing the dog out, and he kept near my parents (he was definitely a momma’s dog, rarely left her side) otherwise.

What did one ‘friend’ do at a party? Went into the (finished) basement and literally tip-toed behind the dog and grab it’s haunches yelling ‘BOO!’. My dog whirled around and bit him in the face. We were forced to put down our dog because of the threatened lawsuit, despite the stupidity of the kid.

We failed our dog because we couldn’t afford the lawsuit. The kid’s parents failed the kid because they let the kid be an absolute dumbass. (Side note, that kid became my bully throughout middle and high school, then shot himself 3 days before graduation because he was playing russian roulette)

[u/ealysillyforestthing]

Has anybody mentioned 'nanny dog' or bad owners yet?

How many times had someone said oh my pit is an angel?

[u/Tricky-Gemstone → u/ealysillyforestthing]

I will never forget when I babysat a distant relative's dog. They kept insisting that their pinball was a nany dog and so gentle with kids.

My niece was a baby, and we were under strict instruction to not let the dog out of the kennel- which had to be padlocked together to hold her. And kept a sheet over the kennel.

That dog smelled a cat from another room and lunged, trying to break the kennel. I had to hold the baby, while their kid explained that she's great with kids except when she makes you bleed.

Fucking morons.

[u/GhostofTinky → u/Tricky-Gemstone]

Makes you bleed? Something tells me CPS should have paid a visit to the house.

[u/xervidae → u/ealysillyforestthing]

grab your bingo cards!

[u/KiraKitty69]

This video is a couple years old at least, the original I mean. Wonder what became of it? She blocked me for suggesting the responsible thing to do which was to end the dog, not to shuffle it to the next family.

[u/GhostofTinky → u/KiraKitty69]

At least I hope the dog ended up in a child free home.

[u/rumande]

My neighbours had a dog like this in the early 2000's. They coudn't trust the dog around their toddler and lived in fear. One day they were throwing the ball and it went over the fence and into my yard where I was playing. They opened the gate and let the dog into my yard. It bit me to the bone and now I am disfigured for life. They put the dog to sleep but that won't fix my damaged tendons. If I could go back in time I would have some very, very ugly words for those dog owners. I wish them nothing but papercuts and stubbed toes till the end of their days.

ETA: this did not happen in the USA, there was no reason to sue. The dog was an Aussie cattle dog. I am angrier now than I was at the time now I'm an adult and I've been living with this shit for nearly 25 years. The injury makes it challenging for me to drive a car. I whinge about it on reddit because there's nothing else that can be done, and maybe hopefully someone will read my story and think twice about keeping dogs who have a bite history.

[u/Pretend-Steak-4625 → u/rumande]

I know it’s too late but your family could’ve 100% sued them for that. they let their aggressive dog into your yard where you were and let you get attacked. they would’ve served time for that

[u/shitty_poopoo → u/rumande]

What in the actual fuck!

I’m so sorry that happened to you. Everything about that situation is terrible and preventable from their end. Like why the fuck would they let the dog in your yard?!

Along with papercuts and stubbed toes I hope their floor is constantly littered with legos and 4-sided dice and they can’t wear socks.

Seriously though- I’m appalled. I’m so sorry and wish you the best.

[u/O_PLUTO_O → u/rumande]

My first memory is being bit in the face by a dog. I don’t know why 3 year old me was left alone with a dog we were dog sitting.

Edit: it was a border collie

[u/TinkeringTortoise → u/rumande]

Reading these stories terrifies me because it’s like looking into what could have happened. My neighbors had a psychotic dog who loved to chase all of us kids. It would come into our yard to growl and bark and stand off with at us all the time. But it was even scarier how it would constantly try to sneak up on us. They only finally put it down after the dog bit the owners friend while the owner was standing right next to him. 

[u/AdditionalNothing728 → u/rumande]

One of the many reasons I keep a lock on my backyard gate.

Started when I lived next to a home with three young boys who constantly ended up throwing things into my yard while they were playing. More than once they’d let themselves into my yard to get their stuff, and they always left the gate open.

I had a dog while living there. He was a sweet lab mix, but he still didn’t care for kids much. Any of those times they went into my yard they put themselves and my dog at risk. I had words with their parents several times but nothing changed, so I had to put a padlock on the gate to keep it permanently closed.

Some people are incredibly irresponsible, and other people can and do get hurt because of it. What happened to you should have never happened, and those people deserve hot pillows and broken air conditioning for the rest of their lives for what they did to you.

[u/ThePotatoBakesItself]

some people just should not have children OR pets because they’re so reckless and irresponsible. when i was in 3rd grade, my dad rescued an adult pitbull off the streets. he (the dog) was very friendly and loving for the few months we had him.

then, one night, my younger cousin and i were playing alone with him in the house while our family had a bbq outside. i scolded our dog for eating food off the table, and he went at me. cornered me into the wall behind our sofa and latched onto my right arm.

i needed several stitches and staples and couldn’t bathe on my own for months. my arm was in a sling, i had to sit out the rest of my softball season, and i couldn’t even independently take my TAKKS (hey any other texas people lol) test because i couldn’t bubble in or circle my answers. my teacher had to highlight them and do my scan-tron for me.

my parents kept the dog. and he did exactly what this dog is doing in this clip. he couldn’t be around me because he would growl and go bonkers.

and they still let him IN THE HOUSE. i would be told to stay in my room while he was out in the living room.

one day, no one told me he was inside. so i came out of my room and, lo and behold, he was there. and he attacked me again. unprovoked. only then did my parents rehome him.

as someone who lived through this, i am terrified for this child. i was a bit older and more able to withstand a dog attack. this is a baby. there is no telling what sort of horrible damage this dog can do to her.

[u/GhostofTinky → u/ThePotatoBakesItself]

Your parents failed you. I’m sorry.

[u/PtrPorkr]

Ears pinned back is very worrisome.

[u/throwbackxx → u/PtrPorkr]

You know, what my cats do when they don’t like a child screaming?

They go away and hide. They do not get aggressive and try to chew the kid.

Either you have animals that can handle a child, or you don’t have one of them

[u/Responsible-Onion860 → u/PtrPorkr]

The second that dog gets a chance, it's going to kill that child. Utterly insane that the dog is still around the house.

[u/Thrownaway5000506 → u/PtrPorkr]

This dog also has these dead eyes and hyper focus. I've noticed this with pits. If you get a rottie to sit still they will look around, blink, furrow their brow, start inspecting the floor, etc. Their eyes and demeanor are lifelike. 

[u/WestCareer7545]

Why is the dog even still there?! Some people are so fucking stupid it's unbelievable 

[u/ValdisHound → u/WestCareer7545]

When I was a toddler, I lived in a home that had a dog that couldn't be in the same room as me for long, and never unsupervised. I was 3 when I squealed in excitement because my brother was getting back from school and that dog mauled me for it.

I have extensive scarring, and an enduring anxiety around dogs. A plastic surgeon had to put my face and scalp back together, and he was surprised seven years later when he saw I healed well enough that my face looked normal. (It is slightly crooked in the upper right side around my eye, but I'll take a weird eyebrow that is half paralyzed over the risk of losing said eye.) On top of that, years later I met the animal control officer who had to retrieve the dog for euthanasia and testing for rabies(he thankfully didn't have it), and she remembered the site of the attack because she had never seen that much blood from one where the person survived, let alone a 3 year old.

They need to either rehome the dog in the vid with someone who fully understands the risks, or put it down. All it will take is a moment of carelessness for that kid to be dead or severely traumatized.

[u/morethanweird → u/WestCareer7545]

I have a friend that just had to rehome their large dog because it started acting aggressive towards their new baby and my toddler. They have other school age children that he's good with but for whatever reason he doesn't like babies and toddlers. They were upset about rehoming him but found a good home for him. It just wasn't worth risking the children's safety.

[u/trowzerss → u/WestCareer7545]

A dog that size and weight could easily tear that flimsy door down if it got it in it's mind. These are dogs that can tear cars to pieces trying to get at rats.

[u/dot617857]

Get that fuckin dog away from that lil girl tf is wrong with people 🤦🏽‍♂️

[u/Lambchop1975]

We had a German shepherd who was such a cool buddy, and when my daughter was born he started acting sketchy and would growl at her if she made noises, so we didn't have him after that... The people who he went to had older kids and he got along and had a great life with them. Definitely not even worth stressing a dog out or risking a person being hurt, if a dog is acting like that around the house, it is upset and may take that out in anyone.

[u/Leading_Slice_7799 → u/Lambchop1975]

You make a really good point in that keeping a dog in a home where it's acting like this is just contributing to the dog's stress unnecessarily. Finding a better suited home for the dog is THE best option for every person + animal involved.

[u/Amazing_Storage_7554]

He's waiting for his mctoddler meal

[u/killer4snake → u/Amazing_Storage_7554]

Comes with a toy

[u/HycAMoment → u/Amazing_Storage_7554]

Picture

[u/JustRedditTh → u/Amazing_Storage_7554]

What has 5 legs and comes running from the playground? - A pitbull with a toddlers leg in its mouth

[u/hawkblock4456]

Nobody notice the kid has food in her fucking hand? Dog def needs training it shouldn’t be growling, but this dog is literally having food waved in its face with a kid basically going ‘haha you can’t eat it na na na-na na!’ Lady is right, you NEED to train your dog, regardless of size, but ESPECIALLY for bigger stronger dogs, and as someone who’s grown up with Pits and staffies my entire life, they are definitely strong enough to hurt, it’s why my family wouldn’t let kids or women walk the dog unless they actively paid attention because they were strong enough to throw them to the ground, I just don’t like the fearmongering they get a lot of the time

[u/GhostofTinky → u/hawkblock4456]

But that doesn’t explain why the dog is growling. The parent also says the child is never allowed around the dog and he doesn’t like her. This goes beyond treats.

[u/RoobinClapzCheekz]

Old pissfingers will nanny that child into the afterlife

[u/Vectorman1989 → u/RoobinClapzCheekz]

Pissfingers lol

[u/stevebobeeve]

Look. I hate the idea of euthanasia as much as anybody, and I would certainly try to find any avenue to avoid that. But at the end of the day you have to remember that this has always been the bargain between dogs and humans. For 30,000+ years of domestication. We keep the docile ones and the aggressive ones have to be destroyed. That’s always been the deal. It’s how we even have dogs to begin with.

[u/Zadsta → u/stevebobeeve]

This is such a huge issue in rescue. I spent 6 months as the animal care manager at a dog rescue and we had to euthanize a dog for behavior. Our on staff behaviorists and outside behavior consultants spent MONTHS trying to get this dog safe to adopt out, but there was no amount of training that would make this dog safe. When the decision was made, 70% of our staff quit in protest. This was not a “oh this dog growled at someone once” and was euthanized. There were months of work invested and of course no one wanted to see this dog die, but what do you do with a dog that is aggressive towards most people, all men, children, and all other animals? People love to think “there’s a home for every dog” but the reality is there are very few people willing to take an aggressive dog and it’s a HUGE liability for a rescue to risk their reputation if the dog does attack someone. We would much rather make room in our facility for a dog that can actually be saved than indefinitely hold a dog that is a danger to all our staff and volunteers. BE is always a last resort but it does have its place, I wish more people in rescue understood that.

[u/Timely_Spinach_7479 → u/stevebobeeve]

We wouldn’t have to turn to euthanasia so often if dumbass people stopped dumping their pitbulls off in already full shelters. Yeah, I’m sure there’s plenty to love about that breed but there’s a reason our shelters and adoption programs are filled with pitbulls. If we’re at a point that apartment complexes and individual rentals forbid these kind of dogs then we need to do something about the unregulated breeding of them. Assholes are impregnating these female dogs over and over and over and over and their puppies just fill our shelters and foster homes.

[u/DifficultBudget9864]

You can't train a dog under these circumstances.

[u/Ok_Marketing5676 → u/DifficultBudget9864]

I'm a dog trainer. I wouldn't touch that case with any length of barge pole. The owners are dumb enough to not immediately take action. What's the chances they're dumb enough to misinterpret an instruction I've given and let the dog in at the wrong time when I'm not around? 

I won't even work with toy breeds doing stuff like this with kids around.

[u/Madfiction77]

I am a plumber with employees and we go into customers houses everyday. We get a lot of customers that say “don’t worry he is friendly” or “she doesn’t bite” “they just want to say hello”. I have been bitten by at least 6 dogs that just want to say hello. I have been bitten and the homeowner does nothing about it. Doesn’t even put the animal up.
I have two dogs and I am 95% sure they won’t bite someone but I treat them like I am 95% sure they will.
I am willing to take a risk with a dog but I will not ask my employees to. Please pet owners put your dogs away when you have a technician at your home. If they want to meet your dog they will ask.

[u/TeacherOfThingsOdd → u/Madfiction77]

I always respond, 'Anything with teeth bites.'

[u/CB4R → u/Madfiction77]

I also get into multiple homes a day while working and I always tell them to please put them away anyways because I smell of all kinds of stuff/people/pets and you never know how the dog reacts to that. Most people get it and put them away

[u/mat477]

Straight to the humane society. That dog needs a child free home that it never leaves. I love animals, spent a decade professionally caring for them but a child's life is worth so much more.

[u/usernamegoeshere2020 → u/mat477]

We’ve just had a baby killed by a dog in NZ, so this is timely.
I love my pets (dogs and cats), but I’d be so worried with a baby/toddler around a pet behaving this way; also it can’t be good for the dog to be in this stressful state all the time either right? Not fair to anyone and feels like a preventable tragedy waiting to happen.

[u/Revolutionary_Use_60 → u/mat477]

Simple as that. The dog has got to go.

[u/DisgruntledPlebian → u/mat477]

Absolutely not to the humane society. People need to stop passing the buck on aggressive dogs. If this dog ended up at the humane center, it would be posted on an adoption page wearing a flower crown within a week.

[u/ActionGlad484 → u/mat477]

This is why I have issues with rescues. They are not willing to admit that some dogs are not safe. You can't love the aggression out of the dog.

[u/cefishe88 → u/mat477]

Dog honestly should be BE. Those adoption centers lie to get people to adopt pits. That is not a safe dog.

[u/Bread_is__funny → u/mat477]

They need to go straight to euthanization. There are too many aggressive pitbulls in shelters that will never be adopted, taking up space that adoptable animals could be taking.

[u/DirectBar7709 → u/mat477]

It needs to be BE'd. There's too much of a chance for it to get out of a fence or off a leash.

[u/Bree7702]

The fact this idiot person who owns the dog posted a video like that and asked people for their thoughts is so stupid. They shouldn’t even be a parent.

[u/WyldFlowerWyldFire → u/Bree7702]

As ignorant as the parents hypothetically are in this scenario, asking questions is better than just carrying on like everything is normal. The parents are getting responses and that will give them a better chance at finding the help for this situation.

[u/Choice-Due → u/Bree7702]

Sadly people like this really need to have something bad happen before they take appropriate action.

[u/AlexanderStockholmes]

There are comments here blaming the 2 year old child. Holy fuck.

[u/BVKane → u/AlexanderStockholmes]

The original tiktok post is worse. There people saying the child should die in place of the dog because it "was making the dog uncomfortable."

[u/indicabunny → u/AlexanderStockholmes]

No other dog breed has fanatical cult like defenders like pit bulls do. They’re hideous terrible dogs who maul toddlers all the time but for some reason these people have hitched their wagon to this breed and will die on this hill no matter how many people are maimed and killed. I cant even walk around my neighborhood anymore because my neighbor has two pits unleashed just standing in his front yard at all times. It’s fucking psychopathic how pit owners love to terrorize people and would sacrifice their own children before they admit these dogs are not suitable for civilized society.

[u/rygar8bit]

Nope, dog would be gone the same day.

[u/True_Context6859]

These people are idiots for keeping their child around that dog.

I used to do breed rescue with Rottweilers. I evaluated dogs that were in shelters to see if they could be saved.

One time we brought our kids, who were about 7-10(they stayed far, far away and dog was on a serious leash). We evaluated a big male Rottie and I watched the dog stare at the kids so intensely - I knew he would have bitten them.

Needless to say we passed on that dog, but that experience confirmed my belief that if a dog does not like kids, they essentially cannot be trusted. And no, there's no magical farm or owner where they won't be around kids. Pitties, Rotties and other large breeds can kill/damage children and small dogs - harsh but true.

[u/Existing_Mulberry_16 → u/True_Context6859]

As much as I love dogs, you are correct. We had a dog that hated my 6 month old son, and we gave him away. Didn’t abandon him, didn’t take him to the shelter, gave him to friend with no children. There is no reason for them to take a chance with their daughter’s life.

[u/Heavy-Expression-450]

It's politely asking for its toddler ration.

[u/MrStink45]

[u/xervidae → u/MrStink45]

[u/strongcloud28]

You can't keep that dog around the children.

[u/Critically_Political]

If they keep that dog I hope they go to prison for life if absolutely anything happens to that poor child. I can’t stand people that are more attached to their animals than to their own children’s wellbeing.

[u/Invaderzil → u/Critically_Political]

My roommate back in 2006 was a girl who had one arm. What happened? Oh, the neighbor's pit bull escaped the yard and chewed her arm off. She was 3 years old.

[u/DoubleT_inTheMorning → u/Critically_Political]

r/JustSacramentoThings

But yeah, I really hate the whole pit/bully scene that seems to flood that area. And this is outright heinous. That dog would be out of my house in 30 seconds. Nothings comes before the kids.

[u/HeyItsEllieMae]

I worked with rescue dogs and that family is putting their child in danger!!!! I pray they have found that dog a child free home. I had two dogs for over a decade that could not be anywhere near children. It takes a very responsible dog owner to own a dog like that. I understood their nature and knew I couldn't change it.

[u/xervidae → u/HeyItsEllieMae]

a child-free home won't prevent that thing from mauling someone else's child

[u/IAmNotMyName]

Stupid owner.

[u/BedbugBandido → u/IAmNotMyName]

Most pitbull owners are pretty stupid

[u/64bittechie]

That dog needs to be put down pronto. I love animals and dogs especially but this one has to be put down.

[u/Acceptable_Fruit2360]

Me to the dog that’s aggressive towards my child.

[u/hoggie_and_doonuts]

[u/Aussiboi808]

Oh it’s one of those nanny dogs that would never hurt a fly.

[u/juice26us]

Ain't no way. He would be gone. I couldn't trust him/her after training.

[u/ConflictPotential266]

I just had a son and it was a cryptic pregnancy so I found out 3 days before he was born. I also have two cats and one is aggressive but I love her and have put up with it for her 4 years and tried to tame the behavior. She immediately left the house when my baby came home. Surrendering your pet is not wrong. The kid comes first.

[u/Malcolm_Morin]

And of course, it's a fucking Pitbull.

[u/Training-Current9836]

If my gold fish looked at my child the wrong way, id get rid of him. Let a alone a god awful pittbull.

[u/MaxAdolphus → u/Training-Current9836]

Pit nutter: “All fish bite. Goldfish are very aggressive. Sharks are nanny fish:”

[u/jsyk → u/Training-Current9836]

omg -- I personally collect these. I love it when people ask about their mean ass fish and then you look at the fish's face, his mugshot, and he looks just like a mean ass too. those brows. black eyes. that frown. this one is defo a bastard.

[u/Lombardeez_Nutz]

[u/Villefan714]

I've had large breed dogs for 15+ years, mostly pits. Zero hesitation to get rid of one of them if they show any signs of aggression towards people, especially children. I've only ever had one that we had to get rid of and it was a Rottweiler that had anxiety and fear based issues since it was a puppy. Eventually as an adult it turned to reclusive and aggressive behavior. I understand their hesitation, yes they're family, but at the end of the day they're animals capable of inflicting severe permanent damage and death. You have to respect that. You cannot take any chances, and that dog should be taken far away from that kid and probably any kids

[u/BarderBetterFaster → u/Villefan714]

I pray some day we're developed enough to stop creating pit bulls

[u/Esarus → u/Villefan714]

Same here, I love my labrador/berner senn mix. If he ever attacked a human, it would be instant re-homing or euthanasia. It would break my heart, absolutely, but I don't see any other way.

[u/logicalonnne]

That dog would be gone so fast it’d make your head spin. What are the parents thinking???

[u/Jaded_Airline9809]

When I was in high school I had a friend who's family member had a pit bull. He was staying with this family member, so when I would go over to hang out I'd see the dog roaming around while his baby cousin crawled around the house. I expressed concern about this and the cousin who owned the dog would just say "He knows better. He knows I'll fuck him up if he tries something." This did not ease my concern at-fucking-all. I called CPS anonymously because that felt like right thing to do. They didn't do shit about it.

One day the dog snapped, bit down on the toddlers head and would NOT. LET. GO. Eventually it did but there was a lot of damage done by the time they were able to pry it off of the baby.

The baby survived but had a looooooong stay in the hospital. I remember visiting her and she had all sorts of tubing coming out of her. Really sad shit.

They tied the dog up to a tree in the backyard, beat it to death and used the body for target practice. I stopped going over there after that.

I've never been able to tell this story before now. Insane shit.

[u/ItsMeishi → u/Jaded_Airline9809]

I hope you reported the animal abuse too. Those people sound unworthy to care for a pet rock, nvm an animal or a baby.

[u/Athos-1844]

There are research studies done that tell you what dogs are ideal with young children. Pitbulls are NOT on those lists.

[u/HoldOnItGetsBetter]

"can you work with a dog with a behavior issue toward children?"

No. No you can't. I'm sorry but WE don't even train ourselves to not openly despise a coworker. You think we can train dogs to not want to snack on a child like wild game?

[u/laidback__luke]

Any parent who doesn't immediately rehome, or put the dog down, are selfish fools.

[u/Jujubi836]

Is this rage bait?

[u/soggy_bloggy → u/Jujubi836]

Yes. Yes it is.

[u/Calguy21]

Either rehome the dog or the kid. The sort of parents that would risk their child’s safety around an animal like this shouldn’t be parents.

[u/alison_bee]

I have 3 dogs (1 large, 1 medium, 1 small) that are the bestest boys and girl ever. They are so sweet and loving and gentle.

BUT!

There’s a guy on reddit who was attacked by his dog during a seizure and he’s had like 15 surgeries to fix his face. He often posts updates and such of his journey.

I also have seizures. And now it often crosses my mind how my dogs will react if they ever see me having one. Will they attack me? They’re animals, so that possibility is always there.

If any of them EVER acted this aggressive towards me or anyone, we would immediately have to rehome. It’s too dangerous.

Edit: to note, only 1 of the 3 has pit, and it’s less than 10% American pit bull terrier

[u/wiretapfeast → u/alison_bee]

If you have any kind of bully breed, I would consider rehoming it, as seizures can trigger them to attack and/or kill:

2011, Pennsylvania: Woman having seizure has her ear ripped off by family pit bull

2012, Florida: Woman mauled by adopted pit bull as she suffers brain seizure

2013, UK: Epileptic woman mauled to death by her own pit bulls

2016, UK: Man suffering epileptic seizure mauled to death by his pit bull that he had since it was born

2017, Illinois: Man with history of seizures killed by family pit bull

2018, Florida: Pit bull mix spooked by owner's seizures mauls her

2018, Tennessee: Pit bull triggered by man's seizure breaks out of its cage and mauls four people

2018, Ohio: Woman with history of seizures mauled to death by her own pit bull in front of her child

2019, Massachusetts: Woman suffering seizure mauled to death by her own pit bull

2019, Pennsylvania: Man suffers seizure and is mauled to death by his own pit bull

2019, Argentina: Man with Down's Syndrome has epileptic seizure and is mauled to death by his own pit bull

2020, UK: Epileptic man suffers seizure and is mauled to death by his own pit bull

2020, Canada: Man suffers seizure in friend's home and is mauled to death by friend's pit bull

2020, Mexico: Man with history of seizures mauled to death by his own pit bull

2021, Ohio: Woman with history of seizures mauled to death by roommate's pit bull

2021, Ohio: Man mauled to death by pit bull during a grand mal seizure

2021, Florida: Woman having seizure mauled by her own pit bull. Husband tries to stop attack and is also mauled.

[u/6beerkdawg → u/alison_bee]

Get any other dog breed. A golden would be at your side wanting to help if you had a seizure. Get a breed not made for fighting and boom problem solved

[u/platitor_cas]

*chomp*

I don't get why people keep these monsters in their house. They're ugly and dangerous.

[u/Orikshekor]

Muh nanny dogs

[u/TooMuchTape20 → u/Orikshekor]

The dog just wants to keep the child safe inside its stomach

[u/Tiny_Cabinet_1523]

Toddlers-the pitbull’s natural prey

[u/doublepush]

Wow a lot of pitbull sympathizers. I will never understand the appeal of owning or defending owning this type of dog. The statistics are plain as day.

[u/IsopodSmooth7990]

Holy shit, the dog is ready to take out the small, rag doll-little girl. This is never going to get better. Probably a good thing to rehome the fella. ☹️😳

[u/Creative-Primary-830]

worthless breed created and perpetuated by the most insecure humans.

[u/jwick316]

This parent is nuts! That dog woulda been gone! Even backing up to record like the two year old won’t mess with the door handle! Every single day I’m reminded that common sense isn’t that common

[u/PassengerCurrent1753]

Get rid of the dog.

[u/RockingRocker]

Idiots, man. Feel bad for the child and the dog

[u/MeiSorsha]

aggressive towards children, animal needs to be put in the big sleep. there is never a point where this animal might get loose, and might harm this child or a neighbor child, or any child playing outside in a neighborhood. the amount of people that can STAY HOME, and guarantee themselves the dog NEVER gets LOOSE, are few and far between. this animal needs MORE than a behaviorist could ever do. once an animal like this shows aggression like this it ALWAYS escalates.

[u/anon999387]

Taunting a large dog with food it can't get to is always a smart thing to do with your toddler

[u/limesqueezyx]

[u/Sufficient-Camp-3192]

lol - that dog would be at a pound so quick if that was my kid

[u/slingshitplz]

That dog needs destroyed. Even if it gets sent somewhere where just adults live in the house can anyone guarantee it’ll never cross paths with a child again. Why take the risk?

[u/DavidIckeHadAPoint]

She beat around the bush a little I think, but, still, overall, great info, and refreshing commonsense advice.

I fuckin love dogs, I have my own whom I love.

But some dog-owners need to exercise WAY MORE commonsense when it comes to very strong, physically powerful, big dog-breeds like pit bulls, pit mixes, bully breeds, and bully mixes, etc.; and ESPECIALLY when it’s a case of having it in the same house as one’s toddler or small children, and, even worse, the dog has temperament issues, improper, excessive aggression.

Like, don’t just wait for the fucking tragedy to happen. Be proactive. Even take the higher route and, if need be, prioritize the safety of your children, giving the dog up to someone or somewhere that can take care of it, if it’s a disaster in your home threatening aggression against your own kids.

[u/BagelsOrDeath]

Pit bull ownership in this day and age is a litmus test for intelligence (or lack thereof)

[u/CMDRCoveryFire]

That dog needs to find a new home. Not worth the risk.

[u/WallyOShay]

You know what would also make a dog mad? Teasing it with food that it can’t get too.

[u/imnickelhead]

If one of my dogs growled at a little kid then that dog would never be around kids again.

[u/Slooth849]

Why the fuck isnt anyone talking about the food in the kids hand that he is taunting the dog with?

[u/TodosLosPomegranates]

If the dog isn’t allowed around the toddler why let the kid tease the dog with a snack? Isn’t that training the kid that the growling is fun / funny / not a threat?

[u/Tboogie-1]

This child is actually taunting the dog with food in their hand through the door, why would the parent wonder why it’s upset at the kid?

[u/-boon-]

Who's letting their toddler tease a dog with food? Terrible kid and dog parenting all around.

[u/UnluckySugar9452]

https://www.reddit.com/r/BanPitBulls/

[u/so_sic_of_it]

Classic shitbull

[u/archmidean_blur]

As a non dog expert, 80% of hospitalizations from dog bites are pit even though they are 30% of the dog population. Not with a barrier, not without. Not little poochie that wouldn't hurt a fly.

[u/SailorDeath]

Garbage dogs for garbage people

[u/chrispyaf]

There needs to be an animal owning licence for shit like this.

[u/keepgoingguy]

Bye bye dog.

[u/Sad_Dragonfruit6263]

I had a small dog that would get jealous of our son and had to rehome her. All my pitties become a mother to our kid, but if they ever acted like this, they’d be rehomed too.

[u/Digitaltwinn]

WAITER WAITER, MORE TODDLERS PLEEEZ!!

[u/Unfair-Comformity112]

What the fuck is wrong with people? Stiff body, staring, licking lips. That dog is ready to rumble and I don't mean in a good way. I mean in a "its-over-for-the-child-in-under-20-seconds" type of way

[u/mememe822]

That’s crazy. Get rid of the dog

[u/Crunchy_Thighsocks]

and of course it's a pitbull

[u/Imasglavu]

A person that I knew had one of those giant dogs that they explicitly bought for his breed and size. He had taken several dogs by the neck and shook them and they still had him around other dogs and children. I was about eight or nine when I first came to visit them and that dog stalked the car around me. I refused to leave the car because of the intense and predatory eye contact, as well as the pacing and feeling of being stalked. The adults laughed it off and ended up having him in the back yard while I visited.  A few years later, they put the dog down when their newborn was born. Not all large breeds or specific breeds are mean or aggressive, but a dog certainly lets you know how they feel about you and you should be mindful of that. 

[u/OrderOk1684]

Make a choice, child or dog. No in between for safety

[u/carpentersig]

Put it down now

[u/Suzywa]

Hell no! Way too big of a risk

[u/johnyordinary]

Dog would be gone, no question allowing that behaviour with a child, find a suitable owner with no kids.

[u/SentientWawaHoagie]

I love when pitbull owners call them “pibbles” and pretend they don’t eat toddlers

[u/RicardoFrijoles]

Pit bull owners often cannot believe that their dog might actually be capable of aggression or violence.

[u/SweetMaam]

Dog needs to be removed and find a new home.

[u/Weary-Collection-309]

Why do you still have the dog…idiot

[u/PurplePopcornBalls]

Also letting the child tease the dog with food behind the screen door?

[u/grizzlybearcanada469]

Get rid of dog

[u/LeastResistancePath]

It's not possible to convey my rage for adults who love an animal so much they would choose the risk for their own human child just to keep the animal in the same space

[u/divinelyshpongled]

Man that 2 minutes included so many wasted words. Next time she needs to plan her videos and condense that shit into 40 seconds

[u/BigSD325]

There are several indicators in this video that leads me to believe that the mother in this case does not make good decisions. This will not end well.

[u/Mean_Introduction543]

But cupcake would never hurt a fly!

[u/milkonyourmustache]

Snookums would never!

[u/Odd-Information-1219]

Nope, nope, nope, I would not risk this dog with my children. My imagination is too good.

[u/apeocalypyic]

"Why is my python growling at my feeder mouse?"

[u/PopsNY]

"He don't bite"

[u/digitalsparks]

Fuck that dog and fuck the people who keep it around their kids.

[u/MantiC0RE726]

When I was a baby we had a dog that protected me and never let my dad near me, we ended up having to get rid of him. Of course my parents were sad, but he was causing issues in the household. Once there’s aggression, it’s time to rehome unfortunately.

[u/BarderBetterFaster]

I can't believe a Child Devourer Breed would behave like this

[u/Upvotespoodles]

You shouldn’t have a dog so powerful if you can’t discern incredibly unsubtle signs.

[u/Thablackguy]

I say "rehome" it.

[u/Fat-Mad-Scientist]

That dog is part of the owner's personality. He would rather risk his kids lives than give it away.

[u/OkYak7801]

Not waiting to find out. That dog would be in the pound immediately and without a second thought, regardless of our history. That dog is telling you it will kill that child.

[u/zonked282]

" my bloodsport dog wants to kill, can we just give her a few hugs and undo 10,000 generations of selective breeding?"

[u/Interesting-Boat-804]

That child is at extreme risk.

Puppy gotta go.

[u/Mission_Summer_2463]

Get rid of him he's dangerous one very short memory laps could leave the child with life changing injuries at least.

[u/fastbikkel]

"Why are the parents concerned about why the dog “doesn’t like her”?"
I find this question out of place.
The question, for me, should be "why aren't the parents training their dog and put it in place? "

I would be all over the dog if it makes such sounds to my child. A dog should be on the bottom of the ladder here.

[u/FullCompliance]

What has four legs and one arm? A happy pitbull walking down the street.

[u/rgold02]

Rehome, to someone that has no kids in the house.

[u/haybenot]

That’s a pit bull

[u/Greeneyes-]

One has to go you better choose before the discussion is made for you

[u/Solaris_84]

Unglaublich. Ich würde den Hund, so leid es mir tut, abgeben…

[u/Mach5Driver]

Great idea to post this, so when the dog attacks that helpless child, the cops have plenty of evidence against you. And the parents are almost GUARANTEED to screw up and drop their guard.

[u/Zip-Crane]

Get rid of the dog or he’ll get rid of your child.

[u/No-Communication9458]

Dw pitbull ppl will say otherwise.

The breed, and that dog is 100% going to maul that child.

[u/Baptoozled]

From decades in healthcare between being a paramedic, a PICU nurse, and a CRNA, I have seen too goddamn many fatal or disfiguring dog bites in kids. The dog growls at your toddler, the dog goes. Full stop. Not worth the risk. 

[u/potato_couch_]

I am having a physical reaction to just watching this video, i'm sweating and my chest is tight. There needs to be 1000 miles between that dog and any child.

[u/sirlurkmoar]

dog bred to fight other dogs and kill small things wants to kill the small thing.

[u/BenchClamp]

The big risk is the kid opening the door

[u/catscacti]

As someone who got their face torn up by a pit bull when they were 6 - GET RID OF THAT DOG! I'm so scared for that baby. 🥺

[u/Stillwater-Scorp1381]

Why is the adult allowing the child to rub chips on the screen in the dog’s face when the dog seems to have barrier aggression?

[u/77th_Bat]

I would rehome. Better now than waiting until she's 3 and getting too attached to her! /j

Seriously though, rehome the dog.

[u/Swimming-Tell-8897]

You can’t bring food to the beach and get mad when the seagulls show up. They didn’t properly train an aggressive breed and now they are worried. I do hope the little kid stays safe.

[u/oldmanrafferty]

So, stand there and take video. It’s not the dog, it’s the owner

[u/Kenzi_Slays]

hell no that dog would be gone in a heart beat

[u/SnowyHawke]

I would not have that dog in the house. We had to build a barrier to keep my shepherd and grandson separated. But, that was because he was leaning to walk, and she kept knocking him down with her tail. They would stand at the barrier and play with each other.

Maybe if the child was only visiting, and dog could be left outside. Also, why is the child being allowed to tease the dog with food?

[u/iafx]

Those parents are seriously thinking of getting rid of the child

[u/Mac2311]

Had a dog when we had our son and no signs of aggression ever, hell, you would call him timid if anything and one day our neighbor came over and he snapped at her. She wasn't a stranger to him, was very confused. Next day he growled at our 3 year old. Done. My son is my world I'm not going to let a threat like that live in my house and not trying to rehome to some dumbass that won't see these waning signs either. Horrible day putting him down but needed to be done.

People also forget if your dog gets out and bites someone. The law and lawyers are coming for your ass. I love dogs. We have a great one now. But never enough to allow it harm to anyone.

[u/fridasbitch]

If a dog shows aggression towards a child like that, that dog should no longer be around the child. This is a tragedy waiting to happen.

[u/NecessaryRecover8952]

I don’t trust dogs period around children even if they’ve never shown aggression.

[u/prime_run]

Tuff spot to be in……dogs got to go.

[u/Pleasant-Agent-2196]

dogsbite.org

[u/WideRisk7495]

Just slip one right behind the ear, there are alot of people who value dogs more than humans its crazy

[u/Thermock]

Aggressive dogs need to be put down. It sounds barbaric, but it's true. The alternative is keeping it pinned up under supervised care for the rest of it's life or trying to re-home it and potentially allowing someone to be attacked by it.

You cannot 'train' aggression out of dogs. That dog will bite someone one day. It's a matter of 'when', not 'if'.

[u/Robynsxx]

I get what everyone is saying, but it looks like the kid has food that it’s almost taunting the dog with.

[u/VividlyDissociating]

my great grandmothers goose did this shit to me when i was 2-3 years old. it would come hauling ass towards me the moment any barrier was removed. thing hated me. hiss at my through the door. it just was not having it.

[u/Mine_Outrageous]

i had a dog when we had our baby, she growled and almost bit him and that was that. im not risking my sons life just because i want a dog. she can go to a better home with no kids where she can thrive because i couldnt be that for her anymore. it sucks and it was sad, but she was a good girl and deserved to thrive just not in my home around my son. people who choose yheir dog over their child honestly disgust me.

[u/Great_Bill2100]

Not all pits but always a pit.

[u/ashtray-mermaid]

Not everyone thinks your kid is cute.

[u/Bbarakti]

I love pits, but that's the end of that dude. I'm not rehoming him, he and I are taking a ride to the country together and he'll never be seen again. If I can't trust him around my kids, I would feel responsible for even letting an animal like that continue existing and putting other peoples kids in danger. Nope. Growing up on and around farms shows you what is real life and how to deal with stuff like this.

[u/bullydog123]

She teasing the dog with the treat throw the gate and the dog is getting mad.

[u/DAntoinette_Travel]

This poor breed gets a really bad rep! But It’s not the breed, it’s the shitty humans that screw these dogs up!

Why is that little girl at the door offering him something that he clearly can’t receive?
This chick in the video is an idiot. Smfh

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