Recent post by Kathe Kollwitz from A Solixta Blog where there is an events in the UK have fuelled the debate over dogs and children. The death of a five month old baby after being attacked by two Rottweilers has saddened and shocked everybody and our thoughts go out to that poor family.Here, she did put some advise and tips on how to keep the dogs and children safe. Below is the Four-year-old Sophie Willis needed 20 stitches after being attacked by her father’s new rottweiler.
But, after reading all the tips, clearly I’ve seen that this only applicable to adult of children that already in primary schoold where they can think.
But what happen is a young todler that still below 7years old? They still immature and can help to think clearly of the safety. Here in Malaysia, Wild dogs is everywhere. Eventhough I live in Kuala Lumpur, the main city of Malaysia, we can’t help but noticing the will dogs is everywhere.
There is one event where the municipal council have no choice but to create a ‘wild dog hunting campaign’ and reward to the public who catche these wild dogs. What I’m suprise is, this campaign had alarm lot of NGO and animal lover organization. They do picket at the municipal council office demanding to STOP ‘hunting’ for this wild dogs – even there are cases here in KL toddler being beaten by the wild dogs.
For this NGOs it is not humanitarian to hunt and capture this wild dogs. But, for me, safety of my child still my priority. Dogs should have owner that clearly must responsible for their pet. If the owner can’t control their own pet, just don’t keep one because, by keeping one you just threaten your neighbor safety. For wild dog, if this NGO don’t want to keep this wild dogs at their home, just simply don’t interfere with the municipal council’s intention to make the neighborhood a safe place to live.These NGOs and animal lovers sometime they just don’t adequate enough knowledge and blindly fight for something they believe. We just have to be mature and knowledgable for what we do, why we do if we do, what will happen. By believing something without see the consequences this is not clever.
Come to think of it, do you still need a dog in your house?
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this picture of a child get a stitch mark on his eyes really getting me a goose bumped. i couldn’t imagine the pain he’s been thru. nice photo thou. that’s what photography should be about; they speak for themselves with no description needed. Just my 2 cents.
Your article on “Dogs and Children” has inspired me. I just wish that there were more people like you in the world who actually think of the consequences of the actions they are about to take. Personally, if there were wild dogs running around my town (I live in Canada) I would want someone to hunt and capture all they can. I have a 5 month old daughter and with wild dogs running around there is a high risk that they could be carrying rabese and highten the aggressiveness in that dog and then there is the possiblity of the dog attacking. Alot of people who do get rottweiler, or pitbulls think that they are just another dog, when in reality you have to hop onto their training very early at 8 or 9 weeks. Most people who get a rottweiler don’t know that they have to be socialized and trained VERY regularaly! If this does not happen, that is when a mennace dog who will attack gets created. Dogs who attack children or anybody for that matter don’t have any boundries, which means their owners have failed society! I own a male rottweiler and I know what can happen if his training and socialization isn’t constant, which is why I ALWAYS train, every single day and bring him for walks down town where alot of people and noises are. Someone who gets a rottweiler has to do research on the breed to know what they are getting into! They are a very stubbourn breed and WILL test your limits and dominance! My dog has challenged me and I had to put him in his place real fast, and since then, he knows his boundries and my limits. In the right hands a rottweiler can be a very obedient and happy dog and can be EXCELLENT for family life with kids! They just need to know the boundries and to constantly be told where he is in the family.
I was looking through google and saw your images. Very sad, however, I am an owner of a Rottweiler. I feel that the owners are the ones to blame for the biting. Don’t get me wrong ALL animals have the capicty to harm someone. The first steps of a responsible dog owner is to learn the breed. For my family, it meant IMMEDIATE socialization, and extensive training. We waited until our daughter was 10 years old and capable of knowing exactly what a dog was capable of and taught how to handle him. Not to mention the simple fact that the dog and her are never ever left unsupervised. Being a dog owner is a HUGE responsiblity!!! Something that is not taken lightly by any means! I have spent Thousands of dollars on my dog. To begin with I went to a responsible breed to help me assure proper disposition of my dog. Backyard breeders are not where I went~! Then I took the steps to train him. Every class my daughter attended and the dog is able to be safely around her and she can command him and as I said at the begining, its not the fault of the child. The adult who invites a dog that they are unaware of is a HUGE error in judgement. If you educate yourself on breeds and the capacity you would learn that rottweilers are very good with children when trained properly and socialized.
i hate how people think that rottweilers and a lot of other breeds are all rough dogs. Well , i know they aren’t . It depends on the way the owner brings up the dog. I have a neighbour who has a rottweiler and it is one of the friendiest dogs i have met ! he is always calm and not over protective around children. If anyone came to the door he would bark once and wait at the door obiediently for the owner to answer the door . So don’t be put off dogs like rottweilers because of these photographs. This child must have been annoying the dog or someone else provoked it.
i am getting a rotweiler and i agree the child must of been anoying the dog. Rottweilers are loving dogs i knowmany of them. If u have a young child buy something small and harmless. but keep in mind that rottweilers are bred to be fighting dogs so get yours as puppys and teach them right from wrong. i do feeel sorry for the child as well lots of pain has been felt by this young child . i however do not blame the owner in a wqay because it cant control every move the dog makes! i do how ever blame the owner in a way because its a responsibiulity of the owner and of every owner to be a good owner and keep people safe. If enyone buys a dog they have to be responsible for thier actions.
I cannot agree entirely with the comment that the it is the owner who is at fault. A friend of mine who lives in the Bahamas and is now in her early fifties has owned and lived with rottweilers all her life. 10 years ago her daughter who was 4 at the time, was left momentarily in the garden with the 2 rottweilers who had been extensively socialized and trained. In a matter of 2 minutes the 2 dogs had nearly mauled her child to death. Her daughter was hospitalized for 12 days and was lucky to be alive. My friend’s 2 beloved dogs were put down later that day. It may be worth some thought. Perhaps this breed cannot be “trained out of” aggression under some circumstances.
I am very sorry for that kid.