Pit puppy chews off baby's toes...

[StarfishSaving]

http://www.ksla.com/Global/story.asp?S=5810282

Video of this story here: http://www.cnn.com/video/partners/clickability/index.html?url=/video/us/2006/12/14/gouedy.dog.chews.baby.toes.ksla

"Currently now it is under quarantine status,because it's being investigated," a Bossier Cit Animal Control officer tells a call on the phone. Calls like this are commonplace these days at the office.
In addition to regular business, calls have been streaming in from people wanting to adopt a pit bull puppy--one police say chewed off the toes of a young infant at a Bossier City home on Sunday. But right now, it's not clear what will happen to the dog---or even if it "can" be adopted.
"We don't know if individuals are going to be using these animals to fight so for that reason we don't adopt out pit bulls. But in this case, it's a puppy, this may be a very unusual and extreme situation," says Bossier City spokesman Mark Natale. He says in the course of this whole case, he's noticed--most of the public interest lies with the puppy, not the injured baby.
The baby's currently at Sutton Children's Hospital--and police say, a ward of the state of Louisiana. The child's parents have been charged with child desertion because police say they were asleep right next to the child, when this all happened.

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What an odd case.

[turnerlvv]

That is a little odd... Lol I dont even know where I stand on it.. huh It chewed off the baby's toes?

[StarfishSaving]

I find it SO hard to believe. If you watch the video, it's like... 8 weeks old or so.

And I'm with you. I don't have an opinion. I'm just sort of perplexed.

[reeskujo]

First off all if it was biting off the babies toes you can't tell me that baby wasn't crying out in pain.How could the parents not hear the baby's cries if it was sleeping right next to them.Something here doesn't make sense IMO.

[turnerlvv]

Yeah I watched the video.... What do you think is gonna become of the pup?

[reeskujo]

I want to know how a pup that little was able to accomplish that with out the parents knowing.As little as that puppy is it would've taken at least I think ,quite a bit of time to accomplish that!

[DiggityDogs]

First off all if it was biting off the babies toes you can't tell me that baby wasn't crying out in pain.How could the parents not hear the baby's cries if it was sleeping right next to them.Something here doesn't make sense IMO.

They were probably passed out instead of sleeping :rolleyes:

I haven't seen the vid yet- on my way to leave for the evening, I'll watch it later.

I do believe it's possible though, as I've seen some puppies do some massive distruction to wood and plastic structures. Little baby toes are no match for little pitty teeth.

[DiggityDogs]

OK NM I just watched it- there's something really fishy about this story.. I'll get back later.

[reeskujo]

I agree,it's more likely they were passed out and didn't here the baby crying.I agree it's possible just that it probably took awhile and being a mom I don't see anyway that baby wasn't crying or shall we say screaming because that had to have been very painful.

[reeskujo]

OK NM I just watched it- there's something really fishy about this story.. I'll get back later.I totally agree!!!

[BelovedJuggernaut]

Something is def. off with this story...

The pup can't be more than 8 weeks... it is TINY.

Moreover, the parents were asleep next to the child as this was going on? How did the child not scream if TOES were being taken off by the pup?

I think maybe the parents might have been on some sort of drug if the pup was indeed chewing on the babies toes because there had to have been screaming.

I do agree that the child should be a ward of the state simply because you never leave your child anywhere a dog, let alone a teething pup, can get to.


Poor baby, I wonder how bad the damage is.

[reeskujo]

Something is def. off with this story...

The pup can't be more than 8 weeks... it is TINY.

Moreover, the parents were asleep next to the child as this was going on? How did the child not scream if TOES were being taken off by the pup?

I think maybe the parents might have been on some sort of drug if the pup was indeed chewing on the babies toes because there had to have been screaming.

I do agree that the child should be a ward of the state simply because you never leave your child anywhere a dog, let alone a teething pup, can get to.


Poor baby, I wonder how bad the damage is.I'm with you Beloved.They had to be on something to not hear that baby's screams.I to agree she should be in state custody.

[BelovedJuggernaut]

I'm with you Beloved.They had to be on something to not hear that baby's screams.I to agree she should be in state custody.

I have a hard time not hear my husbands snoring, let alone if we had a baby between us and it was screaming!

[reeskujo]

I agree Beloved.I could hear my babies screaming from another room when they were little.

[BelovedJuggernaut]

I agree Beloved.I could hear my babies screaming from another room when they were little.


I can hear my husband snoring from across the house now... lol!

[SmoothCollieluver]

Warning*I don't feel well, my kids are sick, and I'm crabby*

That being said i love how everyone is jumping on the "take the kids away bandwagon". Whos to say that it didn't take one bite? or two? Let me tell you when you are already sleep deprived from a baby screaming you aren't always imediately awake when it cries. That being said. The puppy should have been in a crate. This goes bad to my point that people shouldn't get puppies with babies, general rule. I feel bad for everyone involved. But I would never trust that dog around children again.

[StarfishSaving]

Yeah I watched the video.... What do you think is gonna become of the pup?

For its own safety, they may put it to sleep. I won't challenge their decision if that's it. Now who can they trust to adopt it- anyone could be out there to get the "vicious baby killer puppy" now...

But since it's so young, they may try to adopt it out. It sounds like this is a shelter that typically puts down pit bulls but they're uncomfortable making that decision right now because they're under public scrutiny.

[BelovedJuggernaut]

Warning*I don't feel well, my kids are sick, and I'm crabby*

That being said i love how everyone is jumping on the "take the kids away bandwagon". Whos to say that it didn't take one bite? or two? Let me tell you when you are already sleep deprived from a baby screaming you aren't always imediately awake when it cries. That being said. The puppy should have been in a crate. This goes bad to my point that people shouldn't get puppies with babies, general rule. I feel bad for everyone involved. But I would never trust that dog around children again.


My feeling is that is if the baby had toes (plural) missing from a pup THAT young, it would be more than crying. It would have been screaming...

Also, in the same room with the parents? I just don't see that as good parenting.

Chances are the parents have prior records, otherwise they wouldn't have become a ward of the state that fast.

[SmoothCollieluver]

My feeling is that is if the baby had toes (plural) missing from a pup THAT young, it would be more than crying. It would have been screaming...

Also, in the same room with the parents? I just don't see that as good parenting.

Chances are the parents have prior records, otherwise they wouldn't have become a ward of the state that fast.

I think you are being extremly judgemental espically since you have no idea what it is like to have children.

We don't know much of this story. This is one of those "you had to be there'' things. They need hlep learning how to be parents, the baby does not need to grow up all messed up because of this it's unfair to it. Have you ever known anyone raised in foster care or in and out of it? I have and it's very sad.

[BelovedJuggernaut]

I think you are being extremly judgemental espically since you have no idea what it is like to have children.

We don't know much of this story. This is one of those "you had to be there'' things. They need hlep learning how to be parents, the baby does not need to grow up all messed up because of this it's unfair to it. Have you ever known anyone raised in foster care or in and out of it? I have and it's very sad.

You know, I am tired of people making the assumption that because I do not have a child that I do not know what being a parent is like.

My husband and I had a child, but he was lost very young. Just because my child was not around very long does not mean I don't know what it is like to feel for my child. Besides the fact, what makes me not qualified to say these parents are not -IMO- good ones? Simply because you assume that I don't have kids so I don't know what raising a child is like? Perhaps it is a bit judgemental, but those parents were lucky enough to still have their child... it strikes a chord with me.

I said prior - on various posts - that because details are not known, it is hard to know what really happened. What I do know is the system, and I know that parents normally have priors if their child is taken away this fast. They don't take on children just because of a situation like this, there had to have been other instances recorded. Believe me...

To answer your question, yes, I do know many people that live in foster or group homes. I am a "big sister" to some. Maybe the situation kids come out of here are way more f-ed up then where you are, but those kids are HAPPY to come out of their previous homes (if they remember them). When the kids are too young to remember, they normally are adopted fast enough so they never have to go through foster care.

[ClarkFarm]

Well, I am a mother (many sleep deprived nights I assure you) and I have a pup... Lucy is not even a year old yet.
I say the parents had to have been whacked out on drugs or completely drunk, no ifs ands or buts about it. There is no way a parent would not hear their baby's screams as its toes were chewed off, bitten off, however it happened. I don't care if you haven't had sleep in 3 days straight... when it is your baby screaming, you know it instantly.


I read the puppy was 6 weeks old in another article. I think that may have been posted in the craigslist pets community. They also had a caged ferret that was confiscated as well.

I sincerely hope those parents were drug tested.

[Rottweilerlvr]

This is just a sad situation all the way around... I feel bad for everyone... *sigh* It will never end.....

Beloved, I'm so sorry to hear about your child...

[hapixbuni]

i didnt even know it was possible to have toes bitten/chewed off by an 8 week old or so puppy... my pittie barely had any teeth at that age still and he was a toe/ankle bitter... i was not able to see the video or nething, crappy computer froze up when i tried, but i would think to have toes litereally removed from the foot, that would have to take a whilez worth of chewing from a puppy, that is bone... then again i have not really examined an infants toes so it could be a lot easier than i think...

i dunno, sumthin prolly not being told so the truth will prolly never be known... both parties got a sucky end either way... a hurt baby and concerned parents, and a puppy that will probably never see a good home again...

*shakes head* shame...

[hapixbuni]

okay.. i jus saw the video and i SERIOUSLY doubt that puppy, which im guessin to be around 6 weeks old, could have done that much damage seriously!

...but like i said before none of us will really know the truth... my opinion would be that the parents werent just "sleeping" b/c chances are if it did happen like its told that puppy had to have chewed on the infants toes for quite awhile... for all we kno sumthin else could of actually happened in that house that caused the accident and the parents are simply blaming the puppy... so many questions are left unanswered, like how did it reach the babys toes to begin with?

like i and rott have said before tho, its jus a sad case all around...