Two charged in dog mauling death of Quebec newborn *EDIT

[Queen of Poop]

My first thought and a horrible one it was, was that they set these poor dogs up.

[Catty1]

OMG, Gail - I hope not. That's a newborn!

The mother and grandmother were taken to hospital to be treated for shock. Both were arrested after they were released.

I hope that part is true...shock has to be pretty severe to be taken to a hospital.

Huge dogs, little baby - the dogs may have been playing, but same result. RIP poor baby.

[Queen of Poop]

I sure hope not too. But the way the news explained it this morning sure left me with a funny taste in my mouth for sure. It's an all around horrible situation. I feel so badly for everyone involved, people and dogs and worst of all for that 3 week old baby.

[Husky_mom]

I´m always sad for the dogs... could be play.. could be not.. could be prey drive.. who knows... but despite ANY dogs reaction.. why on earth you leave a 3wk old baby on the floor unsupervised while "you go out".. man.. I didn´t even went to the WC without taking baby with me..

it doesn´t matter how well behaved or great your dog is around your kid.. in all excitement a baby can be bumped, stepped, jumped on, scratched in mere playful manner... being supervised reduces this a LOT if not all..

I simply don´t understand some people.. you could say the mom, 17, might not have that "instinct" yet.. but grandmom?.. come on...

[phesina]

I heard about this on the radio (CBC Radio 2) while I was driving home yesterday. I was so revolted I nearly swerved off the road. Why do some people even HAVE kids?

I thought they said mommy and granny went outside, leaving the baby with the dogs, to have a smoke. .. and that the mother was arrested but the grandmother wasn't, or else granny was arrested but then released.

[Catty1]

Granny was arrested and then not charged.

The 17-year-old has been charged with manslaughter, which has struck some as being unusually harsh.

CBC news had some interviews with a few of her friends...some late teens, early 20s at most. One had a baby, another a toddler, several very tattooed. The dad identified himself - he is 19. He defended his wife - not what she did, but that she would not be willfully bad, that she loved her child.

He said he had a funeral to arrange...they are expensive and he has no job.

Sounds like there is a lot of sadness in that community.

NB - to tattoo lovers, the tattoos in themselves are not bad. Added to the whole community picture though, it's a piece of the whole.