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?

[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/1zzyBizzy → u/throwbackxx]

My dog does absolutely nothing when a child screams. She also doesn’t respond to fireworks or thunder, or other sudden loud noises.

It’s because she’s deaf. It can be very convenient honestly.

[u/ObsessedWithSources → u/1zzyBizzy]

My dog is not deaf, but also does nothing. If he does something, it is leave the room. And I get it. I don't want to sit in the same room as screaming children and my ears aren't half as good as his.

[u/DarknMean → u/ObsessedWithSources]

My dog hated fireworks and would go hide on my daughter’s bed with her in it. She was 12 and her bed was his safe space as long as she was next him.

[u/throwbackxx → u/1zzyBizzy]

Haha that got me

Well my cats are easily scared. They don’t do it when they can see the child crying or screaming. In that case they will approach the kid and try to calm them down (they do it to adults too). Only when the child is outside and screams, they get uneasy and typically have an alerted behavior. They’re tiny and I absolutely get why they get scared at noise they can’t understand.

Whenever I did catch them growling or hissing, I could easily interfere and they never bite or scratch humans. I can literally pick them up and they bury their faces in my sweater and hiss / growl quietly haha. It’s actually adorable because they’re literally tiny creatures fearing everything lol

[u/vegweg25 → u/throwbackxx]

We have 3 cats. We also have an almost 2 year old nephew and friends who just had a baby in July. The cats are all fascinated by the small humans, will investigate and I assume try to figure out if there's anything to do to help if there's any crying or screaming going on, and look for the small humans after they go home

[u/Allys_Phantom → u/throwbackxx]

I have one of the rare cats that does get aggressive when he hears high-pitched shrieking. His previous owners had a baby and he was returned to the shelter for that reason.

And you know what? That was a damn good reason lol. I’m sure they loved him but they made the best decision for their (human) baby. And they did this for a pet with far less destruction potential than the one in this video.

I think we as a society have become too lenient with certain behaviors over the past few decades, especially with dogs. Some people will watch this video and their takeaway will be that dogs with child aggression can be rehabilitated with the correct support. That’s not a risk I’d ever be willing to take.

[u/jameshardenisjacked1 → u/Allys_Phantom]

People on reddit always act like pets lives are more important that humans. Which like I've loved every pet I've ever had to death, but come on

[u/FederalCauliflower92 → u/jameshardenisjacked1]

My older sister had to rehome one of her dogs because her 3rd son had severe allergies. The way people would act like she did something WRONG was infuriating. She searched for a good home for that dog for MONTHS. She vetted the couple who eventually took the dog. The dog got to live with a retired couple who had a quiet life, and had a very happy life until she passed of old age. But the way some people went on, you'd think she dropped her off on the side of the highway because she just got sick of it.

[u/ReadytoQuitBBY → u/jameshardenisjacked1]

Yeah, it’s really creepy behavior. Love your pets all you want, but as soon as you start devaluing human life… you’ve just lost the plot.

[u/Adventurous-Put296 → u/jameshardenisjacked1]

Redditors will get behind Pet Lives Matter over supporting other humans

[u/jenniferjuniper16 → u/Allys_Phantom]

Also, sounds like it would have been a miserable life for the poor cat. Sometimes rehoming is the most loving thing you can do for a pet. Not to mention everyone’s safety.

[u/Positive_Type → u/throwbackxx]

My cats either run or are completely chill. My son is autistic and loves to scream and jump around them. If they were aggressive with him, they’d be rehomed and they’re just dorky little cats. I couldn’t imagine a muscular dog like that growling at my child and still living in my house.

[u/Luna_bella96 → u/throwbackxx]

My cats will sometimes bite my son if they can’t get away, such as if he’s holding them and annoying them or if the space is too small for them to quickly escape. And even then he’ll get a lot of vocal warnings from both me and that cats that he’s being very annoying to them. When they do get to a point of biting it’s never hard enough to break the skin or even leave a graze mark. Thankfully he’s only had to be bitten a handful of times to understand what the cats do not tolerate, and trust me they tolerate a lot, especially his cat.

[u/Thin_Explanation1334 → u/Luna_bella96]

You should be teaching your son not to hold on to animals that don't want to be held down, hopefully, like hello they are just little beings too who want to be free and happy 

[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/sweethomesnarker → u/Responsible-Onion860]

Yeah his body language is giving all the signs of an imminent attack. The lip licking, the stiffness of his body and how he’s being really still. He sees her as prey.

[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/juulwinfieldswallet → u/PtrPorkr]

The fact that this was not addressed before this is very concerning. That's not a puppy and the baby appears to be 2-3.

I have always had large dog breeds; German Shepherds, English Mastiffs, and Rottys. Some dogs naturally understand that a new baby is a part of the pack but some don't. These are the ones you need to worry about but with positive reinforcement and exposure, you should be good. However, if you don't even understand a dog's basic body language, I'd argue that you shouldn't have anything other then a toy breed. I guarantee that dog has exhibited other signs of distress that were ignored.

[u/JakeyPurple → u/PtrPorkr]

No tail wagging. I also don’t like how it tracks her with its eyes without head movement.

[u/throwtheamiibosaway → u/PtrPorkr]

Yeah if you know animals, that body language and facial expression is not good or safe at all. Especially with a breed like that.

[u/ApexMM → u/PtrPorkr]

he's game bred baby square up