Pitbull Molests Toddler????!!!!

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Did anyone else hear about this story???..I find this so hard to believe.

http://www.tonawanda-news.com/newtoday/gnnnewtoday_story_190220441.html?keyword=topstory

MONDAY: Police investigating pit bull attack on toddler (10 p.m.)

ATTACK: Family dog reportedly assaulted 2-year-old

Greater Niagara Newspapers

Police investigating pit bull attack on toddler

ATTACK: Family dog reportedly assaulted 2-year-old

BY APRIL AMADON/[email protected]

Lockport police are investigating an apparent attack by a pit bull on a small boy.

The 2-year-old is recovering at Women and Children’s Hospital of Buffalo after police say he was attacked and sexually assaulted by his family’s pit bull.

Police said the toddler was in his home on Washburn Street about 2 p.m. Sunday when the pill bull attacked. According to police, the dog sodomized the boy.

“The dog sexually attacked the kid and caused some pretty significant injuries,” said Lockport Police Detective Capt. Larry Eggert.

Eggert said the boy’s family members, who were reportedly home at the time, and neighbors had to beat the dog to get him off the boy.

The dog has been impounded at the Niagara County SPCA in Wheatfield as the investigation continues. Eggert said a veterinarian will be brought in to take DNA samples from the dog.

“(The vet will) compare DNA taken from the boy to kind of verify it happened,” Eggert said.

Eggert said everyone involved in the case was shocked by the bizarre happenings.

“I have never, ever heard of an assault quite like that,” Eggert said.

Niagara County SPCA Executive Director Al Chille said this case is an unusual one.

“I have had reports of adults having (sexual) relationships with animals, but not anything like that,” he said. “The majority of the calls we receive with regards to pit bulls are bite calls, not calls of this nature. We get a considerably large number of those (bite calls) from all over the county.”
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Sorry to be blunt, but what was the boy doing with no pants on?
I can see this happening, how often do dogs 'fall in love' with someone's leg?
The kid had to be nude from the waist down for this to actually occur.
 
So in that story, Mama's scream scared the dog off, but in the next paragraph, a neighbor had to beat the dog to get him away.
 
This may be a stupid question, but why are they doing DNA testing on the dog?
This isn't a rape, the dog was acting instinctively, IMHO. Mom and the neighbors witnessed it. There's no doubt that THAT was THE dog.
This news story is actually about a whole bunch of DUMB people and one oversexed dog.
 
I agree with Dan about the details being sketchy - 2 year olds do take off their clothes - I hope that was the reason why he was naked.
This is a sad story.
 
Do we know the kids name? Cuz in about 13 years, Id like to tell all of his friends that it happened. lol
 
"This may be a stupid question, but why are they doing DNA testing on the dog?"

To rule out that it was done by a human & not using this as a coverup.
 
morriefisher said:
"This may be a stupid question, but why are they doing DNA testing on the dog?"

To rule out that it was done by a human & not using this as a coverup.
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True -and to see if it matches the sample from the child. They have to have a sample from each to see if they match up.

This whole thing does sound quite fishy - - - something is not right.
 
how nauseating. i don't understand why ANYONE would own a pitbull... it's playing with fire, imo
 
clubchick said:
how nauseating. i don't understand why ANYONE would own a pitbull... it's playing with fire, imo
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Right. All blacks are thieves, all Mexicans are lazy, all Jews are miserly, all Muslims are terrorists, and all Pit Bulls are aggressive and violent.

Dogs are what theyre taught to be. Ive had a dog attacked by a Pit that my dad had to shoot in our driveway. Ok, so Im not some softy on Pits. I have a friend whose nephew has a Pit and I wouldnt go near him, I didnt want him around me, he made me really nervous. But I got to know hom and he was a big old baby. Very sweet and affectionate dog, because thats how he was raised. Pits get a lot of bad press, but theyre not the only dog that bites.


"Studies indicate that pit bull-type dogs were involved in approximately a third of human DBRF (i.e., dog bite related fatalities) reported during the 12-year period from 1981 through1992, and Rottweilers were responsible for about half of human DBRF reported during the 4 years from 1993 through 1996"

While the year spans are very different, the Rott was responsible for half, versus a third for Pit Bulls.

"A 1997 study of dog bite fatalities in the years 1979 through 1996 revealed that the following breeds had killed one or more persons: pit bulls, Rottweilers, German shepherds, huskies, Alaskan malamutes, Doberman pinschers, chows, Great Danes, St. Bernards and Akitas."

Any dog, treated harshly or trained to attack, may bite a person. Any dog can be turned into a dangerous dog. The owner or handler most often is responsible for making a dog into something dangerous.

An irresponsible owner or dog handler might create a situation that places another person in danger by a dog, without the dog itself being dangerous, as in the case of the Pomeranian that killed the infant (see end of post *).

Any individual dog may be a good, loving pet, even though its breed is considered to be potentially dangerous. A responsible owner can win the love and respect of a dog, no matter its breed. One cannot look at an individual dog, recognize its breed, and then state whether or not it is going to attack.

[*The most horrifying example of the lack of breed predictability is the October 2000 death of a 6-week-old baby, which was killed by her family's Pomeranian dog. The average weight of a Pomeranian is about 4 pounds, and they are not thought of as a dangerous breed. Note, however, that they were bred to be watchdogs! The baby's uncle left the infant and the dog on a bed while the uncle prepared her bottle in the kitchen. Upon his return, the dog was mauling the baby, who died shortly afterwards. ("Baby Girl Killed by Family Dog," Los Angeles Times, Monday, October 9, 2000, Home Edition, Metro Section, Page B-5.)]
 
Certain dogs are known for certain traits (guarding, herding, retrieving, etc.). Not all dogs are equal.

True an owner can influence a dog (good or bad) but it depends on the dog's personality and breeding (meaning bred aggressively, for agression). And some, who have never shown agression, might one day 'slip' and revert to it's natural breed's 'instincts'.

Now, if the pomeranian went berzerk on an adult compared to a pit bull......which one can cause the most 'damage'?

Own a pit, play with fire....sometimes you can control it, sometimes you can't.....
 
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Dogs are animals and can not be expected to be anything else. They are animals. They do not have rational thought. They act on instinct. You can Not trust any dog (or most any animal) with a child.
 
precocious said:
...And some, who have never shown agression, might one day 'slip' and revert to it's natural breed's 'instincts'.

...Own a pit, play with fire....sometimes you can control it, sometimes you can't.....
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That is true of ANY dog, though. Bubba has bitten me on the face before (Lhasas are also watchdogs). And a Pit Bull has tackled me to the ground and licked me on the face.

No dog is innately bad.
 
LiveSquid said:
That is true of ANY dog, though. Bubba has bitten me on the face before (Lhasas are also watchdogs)Imagine if that was the pit bull that did that! :eek:. And a Pit Bull has tackled me to the ground and licked me on the face.

No dog is innately bad.
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I never said bad, I said aggressive....
 
In which case its the owners responsibility to 1) train his/her dog properly to be tolerant of strangers and stressful situations, or 2) keep the dog away from strangers, and stressful situations.

I still really think it comes down to the owner. If you know you have a typically aggressive dog, isnt it up to you to do whats necessary to keep both your dog, and the public safe?
 
LiveSquid said:
In which case its the owners responsibility to 1) train his/her dog properly to be tolerant of strangers and stressful situations, or 2) keep the dog away from strangers, and stressful situations.

I still really think it comes down to the owner. If you know you have a typically aggressive dog, isnt it up to you to do whats necessary to keep both your dog, and the public safe?
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Should be AND

It obviously comes down to the owners's responsibility....but who pays in the end, the child and/or victim? Seems like closing the barn door after the cow has run a muck!
 
True enough. So, we should close the door beforehand by requiring that the owners of dogs deemed potentially dangerous attend training with their dogs, and that they have a certificate of completion with them whenever they have their dogs in public that the owner can produce if asked for by any authorities for any reason. Every family member who will be responsible for walking the dog, etc should be certified also.

Also, if you have a small child, are pregnant, or may soon become pregnant, you should not be allowed to have one of those breeds.
 
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