Baby killed by family dog on 1st birthday
 

Just another reason why I have a cat

A baby's first birthday party turned tragic when he was killed by the family's dog during the celebration.

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The Las Vegas Sun reports that the 120-pound Mastiff/Rhodesian mix had never displayed any previous signs of aggression toward people, according to the family who lives in Henderson, Nev.

The baby crawled over to the dog to pet him, the police reported. The Daily Mail writes that Chris Shahan, the baby's father, believes his son tried to grab the dog’s fur to stand up when the dog reacted.

The dog ... latched his jaws around the boy's head and began shaking him, police said. The grandmother attempted to pull the boy from the dog while other family members rushed to help, police said.
Las Vegas Review-Journal reports Shahan said, "I got the dog off the baby ... I tried to save my baby."

According to the reporter in the My News 3 KSNV video below, Shahan "wants to be clear that this was an accident, not some kind of vicious attack."

According to KLAS-TV, the dog will be observed for rabies, and will then be euthanized.



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Family is having a really ruff time right now.

That child will never know the wonders of grades K-9.

I'm surprised the dog wasnt called a Pittbull.

Wow.

The baby's paw should have been paying better attention.

It's a dog eat kid world.

What a bitch.

That's horrible. Can't imagine the horrors that family is going through having to experience something like that.

I dont have kids but I would NEVER have a huge dog when I have a baby living at home. Seems like the parents should be held responsible as well.

Scruff McGruff got tired of taking a bite out of crime; and went after kids instead.

The parents must be barking mad about this incident

The last thing the parents need is to be hounded by authorities.

People that place the blame on the breed are just barking up the wrong tree.

I agree. They should call off the dogs on this one.

What a moment of terrier for this family. Doggone awful, if you ask me.

So much for taking a bite out of crime.

this world has gone to the dogs.

What a sad tail.

**** each and every last one of you.

Damn you bastards for making me laugh in this thread LMAO

This.

It's not worth the risk...

Hey now, cool it. If you keep acting that way, I'll have a bone to pick with you.

lol at a kid dying.

:rolleyes:

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Try laughing once in awhile...you may get a new leash in life.

Laughing at the death of a baby though??? Sorry no way.

Parents should have dog-eared the chapter in "What to Expect" about child safety.

What's the matter? Arf you mad?

Pretty pathetic you're working your tail off to make light of this situation.

Alright, guys. Let's put a muzzle on these jokes.

Way to roll over the tone of this thread

Why'd you post this thread then?

O HAI GUYZ just thought I'd pass along this depressing news story you probably never would have heard of otherwise.

Don't make fun. I want a serious discussion on the matter.

Better than a contributing member of society dying!

Knowing that this message board will always make shameless puns involving tragic events comforts me that this world will never end.

This. It's very crucial that I see an "OMG what a nightmare for the parents poor kid" out of every poster.

Give me four pages of that and then we can get into a lengthy thread about responsible dog ownership.

GREAT THREAD!

Some people just Rover around looking for bad news to latch on to.

kibble.

Fidon't you stop reading this thread then?

The jokes are sick dog gone it.

Iams just feeling really bad for the family right now.

Important lesson of the story is that parents need to be sure to vet their children's birthday guests.

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does anyone have a recipe for puppy chow?

damn some of you guys are huge aholes. Making fun of a baby dying is heartless. Karma is a biatch.

Don't forget a doggie bag for the extra limbs when you're through.

You should've been here for the "Girl De-feeted on an amusement ride" thread.

That was a hoot!

I wonder if they got the blood Spot out of the carpet.

It all depends on your perspective. I really like veal, so I can understand the dog's position. I'm not saying I'd do it, but it's reasonable.

Quit hounding us!

The family is having a beagler play Taps at the burial.

Do any of you have kids? Just curious

A litter of them.

Dear lord, not sure I even want to know.:eek:

Ar first I was like :harumph:
Then I was like :shake:
Then I was like this :clap:
Finally I was like LMAO

That thread "interesting".

Not our fault. A normal person would flea when they saw the dog. The baby just stood there.

I don't like where you're going with this so I have to ask you to paws and think about what you're saying.

Now you've gone too fur.

Some quality stuff in here. You guys are clever...

On a serious note: holy shit! This is exactly why I beat the shit out of my dogs. I put my hand in his bowl while he's eating and if he growls- smack the shit out of him! Give him a good tail yank every once in a while to surprise him and if he snaps- smack the shit out of him! Gotta make sure shit like this doesn't go down when you've got little ones around.

this family just needs time to heel

Someone said "stay" to the dog, but the baby probably thought they were talking to him

They need more of these dogs in China. Then the population of youth in Asia will be easier to control.

So when someone has a serious prayer request on here(like a family member dying)...do you guys mock them as well or take it seriously?

Why did the kids dad stick up for the dog and say it was an accident, not an attack? The dog think the kids head was a ball to play with?

dammit!

i was just gonna say "maybe the parents were trying a different take on spaying or neutering" on the child population.

This kind of news is a real head shaker :-(

FYP

Why did you post this thread? Is this a piece of news relevant to our lives?

Well I was just kind of talking out of my ass. I've yet to have kids and it's not like I relish the opportunity to hit my dogs (although that's the way I made it sound); but in the past I have been known to give them a fierce fist to the face if they did something I didn't like. I'm not one that stands for that back-talk shit. God bless my children!

But seriously, this is the first time I've ever heard about a story like this. I'd chalk this up as a freak accident story and not the norm. There are plenty of households with family pets and small children. For every one of these stories, you hear 10 about a dog saving an infants life.

Because vicious dogs with owners + accident = negligence. When the accident is death, that means an investigation for negligent homicide.

And dealing with that really takes a bite out of your weekend.

Life's a bichon

I just don't have the attention spaniel to really sit down and think about sad things for too long.

Why? Do you have a dog in this fight?

If your dog doesn't like someone, you probably shouldn't either. -anonymous

Still no curly bill pic?

You ****ers are getting soft!

The dog was like, "go with Christ, brah."

This thread is arful