Dog bites & children....Ty Sofia!

[PennyK]

Wow, just read this thread.  The dog bit statistics have my head spinning (and litterally my stomach turning!). 

I have so much to teach my kids!!  Most of the common sence stuff they have, but what about if they were attacked??  I'm definitely going to be discussing this with them!!

Thank you for opening my eyes!!!

[brandon]

This appears to be where the info originally came from:  The statistics really don't put pit bulls in a good light:
http://wonder.cdc.gov/wonder/prevguid/m0047723/m0047723.asp

some more good info:
http://www.dogbitelaw.com/PAGES/statistics.html#Thedogbiteepidemic


Doing a little research to make up a printout.


ps: Death from pomeranian mauling

Monday, October 9, 2000

A 6-week-old girl died Saturday night after she was mauled by the family's dog, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

The attack occurred in the girl's home in the 15500 block of Fellowship Street in Valinda, an unincorporated area between La Puente and West Covina, Deputy Cruz Solis said.

An uncle baby-sitting the newborn left the child on a bed unattended while he went to the kitchen to prepare a bottle for her, Solis said. When he returned, he found the family's Pomeranian dog on the bed attacking the baby, Solis said.

The man freed the child from the dog and called for help. The baby died shortly after at Queen of the Valley Hospital in West Covina, according to Solis.

The parents of the child, whose name has been withheld by officials, were in the Philippines, Solis said.