Domisticated Animal, Can we trust them?

They are only animals, not babysitters. Where were the parents? This is indeed awful and should be lesson to everyone. We trust them as far as we know them and then also know that they will be really wha they are when we are gone. We are often their consience which is absent when we are.

Sounds fishy, Why would a trained, fed dog turn on a child, and why was that child left alone with a dog for a sitter in the first place. Any animal will kill and eat something smaller if hungry enough. I think its either a lie, or those parentsshould be locked up for abandoning that child and dog.

WE have had a lo of bad publicity in our country about pit bull terriers attacking children . I had 2 rough collies and they were so gentle with my sons when they were small , I think it depends on what breed they are . I must say though I am very wary of approaching all dogs nowadays where as when I was young I would have petted any dog , changed days xx

Why was this child left alone in the first place? Dog or no dog the parents should not have left the child unattended. It is diffucult to respond without a link to the acutal article and getting the details of what happened.

the only dogs i wouldn't trust alone around my kids are big dogs and especially pit bulls. but we have an ankle biter that has never once tried to turn on any of the family

In general I trust domisticated animals. More than human beings. Surely. i have a doggy, he is domisticated and never harmed anyone, but once a little child took his ears with violence and he gave her a little bite. We have to pay attention even if they are domisticated. It happens sometimes that a dog ate a person, but not because of the "badness" of the dogs, but maybe because someone could train him with violence.

well no...no matter what they are still animals...i have a son and i never let my son come close to our dogs....even though they are nice you dont know what might happen...what is the dog thinks that they are just playing but in reality the dog is already hurting the child...

we can not trust the animals.when the human race which thinks is superior to all animals themselves cannot be trusted

I have read some of the responses on this topic and I disagree. I have had dogs all of my life. It doesn't matter if they are well trained and get along good with people they will turn if provoked. My girlfriend had a dog for 10 years and it turned on her 2 year old. The little girl needed 70 stitches in her face. Trust no dog.

Most dogs will not turn on a person unless provoked or trained to do so. I have 4 dogs and I trust them very much, but that being said, if I had or have a child I would NEVER leave that child alone with my animals. You never know what a child might do to provoke an animal. The child doesn't know better but neither does the dog. You would probably defend yourself too if someone hurt you. I find it hard to belive though that a "well-trained" dog would attack a child.