Dog Rips Child From Mother's Arms

[RioBravoReptiles]

It only took a second to find a story on a Rottweiler killing a child. In this case at least no one is erroneously mistaking the killer dog for a Pit Bull.
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Dog Rips Child From Mother Arms (Rottweiller Kills Girl)
KABC TV 7, Los Angeles ^ | August 2, 2004
Dog Rips Child From Mother Arms
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GLENDALE — A Rottweiller ripped a toddler out of her mother's arms in Glendale, dragged the child up a driveway and mauled her to death, police said today.
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The dog, which belongs to the victim's grandparents, pulled the child from her mother's arms about 7 last night in the 2300 block of Via Saldivar, said Sherri Servillo, a Glendale Police Department spokeswoman.
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The infant was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead, Servillo said.
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The woman was housesitting for the child's grandparents, Servillo said, adding authorities received a "hysterical 911 call" after the attack.
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The dog is being held by Pasadena Animal Control, she said.
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The woman holding the child was also holding a hose and watering a lawn when the 150-pound Rottweiler attacked, said Glendale police Sgt. Tom Lorenz, calling it a "horrific and tragic incident" that has shocked crime scene investigators.
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He said the dog dragged the infant several feet down the driveway before mauling her. The mother suffered no major injuries.
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After being notified of the attack, Glendale police officers went to the place where the victim's father works in Pasadena and drove him to the hospital where his child was pronounced dead, police said.
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[Ursa Minor]

Ugh! That's horrible.

[Ranger]

And I reiterate:

Breeds of dogs involved in fatal human attacks
in the United States between 1979 and 1998
Jeffrey J. Sacks, MD, MPH; Leslie Sinclair, DVM; Julie Gilchrist, MD; Gail C. Golab, PhD, DVM; Randall Lockwood,PhD

Objective--To summarize breeds of dogs involved in fatal human attacks during a 20-year period and to assess policy implications.

Animals--Dogs for which breed was reported involved in attacks on humans between 1979 and 1998 that resulted in human dog bite-related fatalities (DBRF).

Procedure--Data for human DBRF identified previously for the period of 1979 through 1996 were combined with human DBRF newly identified for 1997
and 1998. Human DBRF were identified by searching news accounts and by use of The Humane Society of the United States' registry databank.

Results--During 1997 and 1998, at least 27 people died of dog bite attacks (18 in 1997 and 9 in 1998 ). At least 25 breeds of dogs have been involved in 238
human DBRF during the past 20 years. Pit bull-type dogs and Rottweilers were involved in more than half of these deaths. Of 227 reports with relevant data, 55
(24%) human deaths involved unrestrained dogs off their owners' property, 133 (58%) involved unrestrained dogs on their owners' property, 38 (17%) involved
restrained dogs on their owners' property, and 1 (< 1%) involved a restrained dog off its owner's property.

Conclusions--Although fatal attacks on humans appear to be a breed-specific problem (pit bull-type dogs and Rottweilers), other breeds may bite and
cause fatalities at higher rates. Because of difficulties inherent in determining a dog's breed with certainty, enforcement of breed-specific ordinances raises con-
sititutional and practical issues. Fatal attacks represent a small proportion of dog bite injuries to humans and, therefore, should not be the primary factor driving
public policy concerning dangerous dogs. Many practical alternatives to breed-specific ordinances exist and hold promise for prevention of dog bites.
( J Am Vet Med Assoc 2000;217:836#$%^&840)

[KaylinCoo]

::sigh::

[gruvinbass]

Human DBRF were identified by searching news accounts and by use of The Humane Society of the United States' registry databank.

that doesn't seem like a very good way to get any kind of accurate statistics

[mpgt]

I had 2 rottweilers for over 10 years. They were the most gentle dog we ever had around children. I bet they were just pretending to be good dogs, while planning to kill us all in our sleep. Good thing they died (of old age) before they got around to it.

[BonafideHerps]

Joe,
I have a 2 year old 80-85LB American Rottweiler. The most gentle and well trained dog ever. I guess its on how well the dog was brought up.

All in all this is a said story. I feel for the parents.


Rich

[John_White]

I like all dogs, but can't ignore the evidence/statistics:
http://dogbitelaw.com/Dog%20Attacks%...%20Clifton.pdf

[mpgt]

Originally Posted by BonafideHerps