“Not sure I agree, any friendly animal, including humans will lash out when pushed too far.
Define ‘pushed too far’ because this is a 6(?) yr old and its unlikely he ‘pushed the dog too far’ as that implies a violent behaviour towards the dog, more like the kid was cuddling or such, which by any rational isn’t pushing anything too far.
The dog sees the boy as something he can , well for want of a better word, attack, even if you play into the pack behaviour, the dog sees the child as subservient to itself, likely due to the dog recognizing the young age and placing that down the hierarchy.
I dont think the kid was bashing the dog or violently mistreating it, as it would appear many here have suggested by their rhetoric.
There has been about 20 children killed by the dog in the last 20 years, and far more adults. THAT is the worst that can happen. That is the risk, and while the vast majority of fatalities were of the pit bull type, not all.
Those are the fatalities, of (hospitalized) attacks the number is well over 2000. Total reported is close to 6000.
Experts blame – most not involving banned breeds – children being allowed to treat stressed dogs like cuddly teddy bears.
Which is apparently what he was doing when he got home. There is the trigger,according to the experts anyway, and a cuddle today might not end with the result of a cuddle tomorrow.”
You’re a bundle of fun!
When did you last get a cuddle?
Your family have dogs, but do you? Do you have kids? Do you understand either?
