Parents Sleep As Pup Chews Off Baby's Toes

[Luvin Labs]

wow that poor kid and poor puppy.

if they were going to nap they shoulda put the pup in another room or a cage or outside or something.

[GreyhoundGirl]

And now the pup will end up punished. For being a pup.

I really hope it doesn't have rabies though... scary thought.

[lizbud]

They should have the baby & the the pup taken away from them.

[GreyhoundGirl]

They should have the baby & the the pup taken away from them.

Agreed, they don't deserve such wonderful creatures in their care.

[areias]

Similar thing happened a few years ago, but they euthanized the puppy, to make sure his fingers were in there!

http://www.sptimes.com/2003/10/15/Hi...y_loses_.shtml

TAMPA - A family puppy, a chow and pit bullterrier mix, chewed four fingers off the paralyzed hand of a 6-year-old boy Monday as the child slept.

Dontavius Bryant, of 3507 E McBerry St. in Tampa, was still at St. Joseph's Hospital Tuesday, recovering from the injuries to his hand.

A neighbor said the boy and his family ate corndogs for dinner Sunday night, and like many youngsters, he may have forgotten to wash his hands before going to bed. The scent may have been what led the dog to chew on the child's fingers, said Diona Thomas, 35, a family friend who lives two doors down.

Police said while the boy slept, his family's puppy, a 51/2-week-old chow and pit bull mix, chewed four fingers off Dontavius' left hand.

Police said Dontavius, whose left hand was paralyzed from a hit-and-run accident last year, never felt a thing.

Dontavius' older brother, asleep next to him in the bed, woke up when he thought Dontavius had urinated in the bed. He turned on the lights.

"He saw blood all over the place," said Thomas.

Police said the puppy had chewed Dontavius' fingers down to his second knuckles.

Jerrolyn "Shawn" Dewberry, 27, rushed her son to St. Joseph's Hospital shortly after the 5 a.m. attack on Monday, police said. Dontavius remained at St. Joe's Tuesday night in good condition, a hospital spokeswoman said.

"He's talking and moving around," Thomas said after visiting Dontavius, called "Tay-Tay" by his family. "I guess it didn't hit him yet. He was (at the hospital) playing Nintendo."

She said Dontavius attends kindergarten at Potter Elementary School. Dewberry remained at St. Joseph's with her son Tuesday, Thomas said; she could not be reached for comment.

Hillsborough animal control euthanized the puppy and performed a necropsy, police said, finding parts of Dontavius' fingers inside the dog's stomach.

Police hadn't filed any charges in the case as of Tuesday night. They said the investigation is continuing.

In October 2002, the driver of a pickup hit Dontavius and drove away. The hit-and-run left Dontavius partially paralyzed, without any feeling in his left hand, police said.

Thomas said Dontavius' hand felt "real soft" because of the accident. .

Dontavius and his two older brothers had received the puppy as a gift from their aunt two to three weeks ago, Thomas said; they called the puppy "Chaka."

"I believe the dog didn't know what he was doing," Thomas said. "He was friendly. Everybody loved him."

[Miss Z]

They should have the baby & the the pup taken away from them.

I agree there! It makes it even more sad that the puppy was a pit bull, and I'm sure that fact will not help at all . A baby and an animal shouldn't be in a room together anyway when an adult is not around, IMO.

[lvpets2002]

It just makes me so sick to even think of these adults & their Incomputance.. Somehow I missed the video.. I would hope these people would get more punishment than that & then sterilized.. This baby will be taken away & of course you know the adults will be having another baby.. This baby now has to live with this all of his/her life & pay dearly in life.. The poor puppy needs to be in a new Mature Adult home for a new beginning of life.. I wish the pup was close to me & I for sure would give this baby a new home & life..