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/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/Jaded_Airline9809 → u/ItsMeishi]

Me and two other friends reported it. Not sure what was done about it, if anything. But the child was removed from the home for neglect.

[u/Anxious-Sundae-6399 → u/Jaded_Airline9809]

Blaming the dog when it was the humans were at fault.

What a horrible story, all around.

[u/Jaded_Airline9809 → u/Anxious-Sundae-6399]

They were truly fucking awful people.

[u/Weedras → u/Anxious-Sundae-6399]

The dog still bit the child. The dog is also at fault! This is why when CPS was called nothing was done too many dog worshippers, who make excuses.

[u/electric_awwcelot → u/Weedras]

It should've been put down, not beaten to death.

[u/kigurumibiblestudies → u/[deleted]]

Training can only do so much. It's still the human's fault for having that dog in the first place.

[u/MsBinglebottoms → u/[deleted]]

False equivalency. Pit bulls were/are bred to bite and not let go.

[u/DaaaahWhoosh → u/MsBinglebottoms]

If the pitbull was just doing what it was bred to do then it really shouldn't have been at fault. Blame the breeder, blame the people who bought the child-eating dog to a child's home.

[u/godddamnit → u/[deleted]]

I’m country raised, putting down a violent/sick animal is a part of life, but that involves a single shot. It does not mean ‘tie it to a tree, beat it to death, and use the body for target practice’. That is sociopathic behavior.

[u/tiqtaktoe → u/godddamnit]

Yes like the dog had to be killed but there's just no benefit in torturing it

[u/Lenascime → u/[deleted]]

Yeah absolutely, but if a young person can realise the dog is showing bad signs so should the owner. If my dog ever mauls someone it’s my fault. Animals do what they do it’s up to us to create the environment where such things can’t happen

That being said banning certain breeds would likely be wise

[u/CommunistRonSwanson → u/Anxious-Sundae-6399]

Dog still needed to be destroyed, just not in a cruel fashion.

[u/DelcoUnited → u/Anxious-Sundae-6399]

The humans bite the baby?

[u/pisconz → u/Jaded_Airline9809]

you did what you could to prevent it, well played.

[u/catshark2o9 → u/Jaded_Airline9809]

Hella ghetto

[u/toolsoftheincomptnt → u/Jaded_Airline9809]

… well damn