03-19-2014, 08:09 AM
That is so very tragic. Poor girl, and I feel deeply for her whole family.
The incident doesn't sound right at all. I agree with LPC....surely someone 'supervising' -if even just around a bush or corner of a building, would have heard the girl's screams?? She surely would have screamed at some point, unless she was knocked to the ground and knocked out.
I obviously don't know what happened, but this is a terrible tragedy. What caused it? Who knows. All dogs do have different temperaments -some tolerate children happily, and some don't, and have the ability to 'turn' suddenly. In the case of a small dog doing this, there's shock and a bite injury. But in the case of two large dogs, maybe weighing 100lbs or more each, a little girl would stand no chance.
Anything can make a susceptible dog 'turn' -jealousy...competition for food...food aggression....being tampered with physically, beyond its comfort-point (a dog will usually give a warning first when it's had enough petting that it isn't in the mood for, but unfortunately I have often seen children ignore this warning, and it has sent chills down my spine)
Ear-piercing shrieks that children make sometimes when playing, can also upset a dog, and make it defensive.
I am sure the dogs will be put to sleep now.
The incident doesn't sound right at all. I agree with LPC....surely someone 'supervising' -if even just around a bush or corner of a building, would have heard the girl's screams?? She surely would have screamed at some point, unless she was knocked to the ground and knocked out.
I obviously don't know what happened, but this is a terrible tragedy. What caused it? Who knows. All dogs do have different temperaments -some tolerate children happily, and some don't, and have the ability to 'turn' suddenly. In the case of a small dog doing this, there's shock and a bite injury. But in the case of two large dogs, maybe weighing 100lbs or more each, a little girl would stand no chance.
Anything can make a susceptible dog 'turn' -jealousy...competition for food...food aggression....being tampered with physically, beyond its comfort-point (a dog will usually give a warning first when it's had enough petting that it isn't in the mood for, but unfortunately I have often seen children ignore this warning, and it has sent chills down my spine)
Ear-piercing shrieks that children make sometimes when playing, can also upset a dog, and make it defensive.
I am sure the dogs will be put to sleep now.
