I love dogs - but who's to blame when one attacks a little girl? No one wants to judge in a tragedy. There is too much pain for a family mourning a child today. No one wants to point the finger. But questions do need to be answered, otherwise this will happen again. So, I ask them: who decided a Bull Mastiff was a suitable pet for a family with young children? Who decided the dog was safe despite the abuse it had suffered elsewhere? Who thought a flat was a good place to keep such a large animal?
This dog was much bigger than the child playing with it. Even a gentle dog can do damage without meaning to and this one was the size of an ox. Little kids irritate dogs - fact. Keep them apart, or watch them at all times. Easy to say, harder to do and this dog was considered safe. I love dogs, but they are never entirely safe. My heart goes out to this family today and the mother who stabbed the family pet to try to save her daughter. Her suffering is unimaginable. Someone needs to answer those questions and the lessons must be learned if such a tragedy is not to be repeated.
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