Yes, this is VERY old news. I don't remember all the details but some I do remember. I met those dogs, they were you typical dominance based trained dogs that cowered around their owner. I dealt with these dogs at the Vet clinic, not bad dogs, fearful yes. Also has anyone ever heard of predatory drift??? if not that is what happened in this case. I believe it was confirmed that the female was not in heat.
That poor little boy who was killed lived a tragic life, in and out of foster care. The child was scared of those dogs and yes the men left the young boy inside the house to watch some videos while they went outside to the cellar/basement (I believe they had to go outside the house to get down). The little boy came out to look for his father and at the time the dogs were outside loose (normally they were kenneled). The little boy got scared of the dogs, perhaps ran from them and all of a sudden the little boy looks like a prey object. Predatory drift is the most common cause of mauling attacks.
I forget all the details as it was so long ago but these dogs were never trained to attack etc. The only unfortunate thing with these dogs is they had not been properly socialized.
A little boy was killed in a horrific manner. Even the ambulance attendants were sickened and horrified at the state the boys body was in. When the ACO came to pick up the dogs the dogs were very friendly and happy and not aggressive towards him in the least. Predatory drift is something we dog owners with breeds with the full series of motor patterns and enhanced drives have to be very aware of and...socialize, socialize and then socialize.
I feel bad for the little boy in this case and I feel the local authorities handled this well. They did not judge the breed, and even the vet mentioned predatory drift as she has dealt with this. For anyone to be upset over the dogs being destroyed needs to wake up...a tragic death for a little boy in a horrific manner and someone is upset because they used the word destroyed??? These dogs were not "bad" dogs but, they were potentially dangerous to meek children and possibly fearful adults.
What about the little boy!!! it was a horrific horrible death that little boy suffered. I find the way that poor boy died sickening.And just on a side note.. does it sicken anyone else how they say the dogs were "destroyed"? Like they were a piece of trash. Makes me so angry how our society treats animals like property. Does no one realize these are living, breathing, thinking, FEELING beings? These are LIVES. Not just some object or posession. But anyhoo.. I wont go all animal rightsy here. Just found that sickening..
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