Baby's toes are gnawed off by a six week old pit bull puppy.

I think you should have to pass a class and get a license to have a child!

I'm sorry it had to be a Pitbull. That will make people hate them even more. I cannot believe the parents didn't hear that baby crying. Also, what was a 6 week old puppy doing away from it's mother? It shouldn't be away from it's mother that young! I don't blame the puppy at all. But I'm sure his fate has been sealed.

Ouch thats gotta hurt! if the parents had paid more attention than this wouldnt have happened. Simple as that

yes the parents are to blame completely!!! im sorry too that it had to have been a pit bull. people are going to think that pit bulls are fierce when they're really not. i love dogs and im sure that little puppy thought the childs foot was a toy of some sort. puppies that young are just trying to chew everything and it's the parents fault that it was the child's toes the puppy gnawed. what kind of parents are those?! and what kind of dog owners are those?! i think they should not only be charged with child neglect but also with puppy neglect!

I can't believe they didn't hear the baby crying. He must have been screaming. When I take a nap with my grandson, I can feel every move he makes. And no animals are allowed in the bedroom, not even the cats. I don't think it is the dog's fault at all. Its the parents fault.

I also have to wonder why the parents didn't hear the baby crying but also how did the dog get to the babies feet. This was a one month old baby, there clothing is usually covering the feet at the age. They wear all in one type. Let alone the fact that the baby was sleeping in a car seat. Was it on the floor because if not how did the puppy get close enough to. Something seems wrong with the whole story. Like they aren't telling all of it. The dog is not to blame. It was too young to know what it was doing. I know some will try and blame him because he is a pit bull but that is wrong to do. Pit bulls can be wonderful pets and very loving. It all depends on how they are raised. Any breed can be raised to be mean. I just hope the dog doesn't have to suffer because the human's in his life didn't have any common sense.

The parents are completely to blame. They should have checked on the baby when the baby first started crying. What could the parents have been doing that they didn't notice this going on right beside them. This makes me sick. It should not affect the reputation of pit bulls as it was the owners not the puppies fault.

The parents are the ones to blame here, why was the baby in a car seat and them asleep to begin with? As the mother of 2 children, my daughter only being 4 months old, I would never go to sleep with my child in a car seat in the first place, secondly, I would not leave any kind of animal with in reach of my child while I was sleeping. That is just negligence and irresponsible. These parents should not be allowed to have their child back, I would be afraid for the child's safety and they should not be allowed to have another pet either unless they take some kind of classes.

Yeah, this is neglect. You never, ever leave a child unattended with a dog. it doesn't matter if the dog is a fourteen year old sweetheart of a mutt that's never so much as growled. Dogs are animals, and a baby has no idea how to handle an animal safely. Animals get scared, animals get confused, animals act out like animals. Parents need to keep an eye on children when there is an animal involved - for everyone's safety! Stuff like this makes me really pissed off. And you know the parents are going to cry foul and claim they're being falsely prosecuted.

That is sad for the baby. Poor thing. The parents should of put the dog in another room or they should of shut their bedroom door until morning. Also, how can a parent not hear their child cry? The baby had to of been crying. My sister had a Pit when her first born daughter was born and for a while they kept the bedroom door shut, so the dog wouldn't mess with the baby or them during the first few months. It's just a sad story. I still don't understand why the parents didn't wake up.

I think the parents were irresponsible in regards to both there chid and the puppy, and as for the puppy nursing on the childs toes, the puppy was probebly starving, and it will more than likely be very hard for the puppy to be rehabilitated or even for it to find a new home with the story going to the papers and all! and as for the parents, they should be the ones put down!!

I think they found out later it was not the dog but another pet that did it. I have a feeling mommy and daddy must be partiers and not nearly responsible enough for a dog much less a child.

I really think something else must've happened. How can a baby get his toes gnawed off and the parents not hear him scream? I think they said the baby was right next to them. No, this is not a pit bull issue. That precious puppy doesn't deserve to die.

perhaps the parents should be neutered and spayed!

Awww that poor baby. If the parents were right next to the baby then they should have heard the child cry. I know myself being a mom I dont miss a thing when it comes to my kids. The only way I might not hear my kids is if I am on a DR prescribed medication that knockes me out, then it is up to my husband to get up with the kids. The parents mush have been on something to not hear the baby cry at all.

Yes, this is definitely abuse. How could a parent sleep through their baby getting their toes gnawed off by a puppy. makes you wonder if they were under the influence. I am sorry but who would not hear their baby cry..i cannot even begin to say what should happen in this case...

yes surely if the baby was right next to them they would have heard it crying :S and what kind of people would even leave a dog alone in the same room as a baby anyway!! :O

I agree with you. Not only should they take a class to have an animal. I think people should have to take a class before having a baby. I don't think the puppy was being mean. He is a 6 week old baby, who wants to chew lie all puppies

Oh my...that is terrible. I agree they should be charged. I hope the judge throws the book at them. I would never own a pit bull either I know some people say they are safe but I have heard way to many stories and it is not worth taking.

That is an absolutely terrible story. I think the parent are to blame how could anyone not know what was happening they must have been stoned or drunk. If the puppy was trying to nurse then it must have been starving. Surely if the people had a puppy it was weaned. I expect the puppy will be euthanized, as obviously these people who dont how to watch over a baby and feed a puppy probably never had the puppy get it's shots.