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• Pit bulls and kids: Scared or Perfectly Comfortable?

  For the first time since a law was enacted putting the responsibility for a dog's attack on its owner, a Texas couple has been convicted in the death of a 7-year-old child. They were sentenced to seven years, one for each year of life taken from their 7-year-old neighbor by their vicious pack of pit bulls. I know what you're thinking. She's gunning for those dogs. But where my heart aches for parents who've lost their child, I can't blame that all on a dog. And I wouldn't blame it all on a breed. Read More... Posted Oct 16 2008, 12:34 PM by JeanneSager with | with 9 comment(s) Filed under: accidental death, dogs, pets, dog bites, danger, Jeanne Sager, pit bulls, banning pit bulls, leading cause of death

• Little Dogs, Little Children: Toxic Combo or Crazy Pet Person Issue?

  I’ll admit that when I read a little more about the whole Ellen Degeneres dog-adoption debacle, I felt a twinge. Of recognition. Of guilt. Of shame. Yes, taking the dog away from the hairdresser’s kids was ridiculous. Yes, many people deep into the pet adoption world have lost perspective. But I couldn’t help thinking about Milo, our 9-pound, half Chihuahua, half rat terrier and how, on occasion, he suffers at the delicate hands of my 2-year-old human. Read More... Posted Nov 07 2007, 02:48 PM by Madeline Holler with | with 6 comment(s) Filed under: children, Ellen Degeneres, pets, Madeline Holler, dog bites

• Would Your Dog Bite Your Kid?

  So we've all heard stories about pit bulls chewing the faces off toddlers, but how many of us dog-owning parents suspect that Fido or Rover might someday tap into his Inner Warg and start considering one of the kids as the base for a tasty Kid Stew? I mean, does this happen? Often? And why? It turns out it's all about dog psychology.   Read More... Posted Oct 04 2007, 07:53 AM by Karen Murphy with | with 8 comment(s) Filed under: kids, family pet, dogs, pets, dog bites, dogs that bite kids