Guest Anonymous Posted July 27, 2002 Posted July 27, 2002 From The Toronto Sun, Toronto Cananda July 27, 2002 Pit bull attacks baby By JENNIFER BILL Toronto Sun A Toronto baby was attacked by his grandmother's pit bull yesterday and sent to hospital with injuries to his face. "I was out with my stepdad when I came home and heard that the boy had been bitten," tearful dad Doug Gabriel said yesterday. "He went to reach for his toy and the animal just munched him." The attack occurred about 8 p.m. at the family home on Albion Rd., police said. Gabriel, 21, said they locked the dog upstairs immediately following the attack. Seven-month-old Deshawn Gabriel was taken to hospital to be treated for minor injuries, his dad said. "They shouldn't have this kind of dog in Canada any more," Gabriel said of his mother's four-year-old pit bull, Foxy. Deshawn suffered a scratch and a black eye, his father said after visiting him at York-Finch hospital. "I have never known the dog to be aggressive," Gabriel said. "She's never done anything like that before." The family last night decided that Foxy, who could be heard barking inside the home, should be put down. Gabriel said he and his stepfather were en route with the dog to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals last night. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted July 27, 2002 Posted July 27, 2002 Here is the web page: http://www.canoe.ca/TorontoNews/05n3.html Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted July 27, 2002 Posted July 27, 2002 Young kids should never be left alone with dogs. This is sad for the boy and will most likely physically and mentally scar him for life about dogs. I just hope that Deshawn will be alright. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted July 27, 2002 Posted July 27, 2002 [quote name='"Underdog"']Young kids should never be left alone with dogssnip[\quote] While this is true expecting busy parents or grandparents to be faithful to the concept is unreasonable. This sounded like a typical object guarding situation - the baby wanted the toy, the dog 'owned' the toy, the dog *lightly* admonished the child for trying to take 'its' toy. If the dog had truly attacked the child it would have been more than a scratch and a black eye! And so the dog dies because another person had a dog they could not understand :cry: and put in a situation where it was bound to 'fail' all because its owners were clueless about dogs :cry: And the saddest thing is the response is - there should be no pit bull terriers in the world - too bad we can't say the same about uneducated owners. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted July 27, 2002 Posted July 27, 2002 Guest you took the words right out of my mouth. Everybody need to realise it says "The kid reached for the toy " that right there is a red light for me to stop and think about is the dog guilty or not. And no I don't think he is. My dog Sparky will growl at Fred at everything, even if it isn't his. Dogs are like that. Think back to those National Geographic specials on wolves, where they tell you dogs are naturally aggressive over their food and belongings because their ancestors had to fight to get food and stuff. So now that we have domistated dogs they will still always have that instinct in them. We can train them not to tear our face off when we reach for the bowl of food, but we can't teach them not to do that to other dogs.... well some dogs. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted July 28, 2002 Posted July 28, 2002 Beagle: Now we are starting to blame the victim(sp?) for this, which is sort of like blaming a female for a rape because of her outfit. She should know better than to go out looking like that. The blame should go to the parents and grandmother. The dog should have been supervised with kids. Also, the dog should know where he/she ranks in the family, respecting and obiedent to all members of the family. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted July 28, 2002 Posted July 28, 2002 :evil: I am a pitbull lover and owner and have been for almost twenty years. My dogs {breed}are persecuted in the media and by uneducated people. The pitbull by nature is a devouted, loyal,sweet tempered and non-aggressive to people , awesome companion.I trust my dogs with my children and in two situations, they have saved my family from harm. Yes....my dogs can ,if the situation is right, bite and be aggrssive....THANK GOD!!!!! They have saved us from two instances that if we did not have them, we would have been robbed or worse!!!!! Any dog with teeth will bite and any dog that is inbreed or abused will be un-naturaly aggressive.The only thing different from other breeds and pitbulls is that they will die defending their owners and have more than usual devoution!!!!!!! Look at the REPORTED DOG BITES BY BREED AND YOU WILL FIND THE REAL OFFENDERS! Please do not judge the breed by this story.Yes, what happened to this child was a tragedy, I am very thankful that he is okay, but it is cruel to blame the breed and not look at the dogs owner or breeding. Last year a Germanshepherd attacked and mauled to death a small child.....was it on the news and was a cry raised against the breed?NO....but it happened in my neighborhood!!!Please be fair and make an informed opinion before raising a death to all pits anouncement. Quote
GizmoRedNosePit Posted July 28, 2002 Posted July 28, 2002 PITLOVER< I agree with you 110%! I love this breed and of course any animal with teeth will bite....The thing about the German Shapard is soooooo true also. I love all breeds of dogs especailly bully breeds! :D Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted July 28, 2002 Posted July 28, 2002 Thanks Gizmo. More people need to be informed about this wonderful breed and stop listening to uniformed and slanderous media hype. Quote
GizmoRedNosePit Posted July 28, 2002 Posted July 28, 2002 Well your in the right place if you love pits!! LOL This should be renamed the pitbull forum!! LOL There are many people here that LOVE this breed and own this breed!! :D Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted July 28, 2002 Posted July 28, 2002 :lol: I can't help myself when it comes to defending my babies! I have a fawn and white female just like your pic. Also, I have a red and black brindle male and a blue/fawn female pup that I resucued one month ago. The newest addition is a buck female that I rescued from over breeding/starvation this week. Costing me a fortune in vets bills but the return is PRICELESS!!!!!!! I do not breed my dogs....they are more like my children!!! Quote
GizmoRedNosePit Posted July 28, 2002 Posted July 28, 2002 hey would you send me some pics?? I love to look at pits! GizmoRednosepitbull@hotmail.com Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted July 28, 2002 Posted July 28, 2002 I will when I get batteries for my digital camera.....wore them out :) Quote
GizmoRedNosePit Posted July 28, 2002 Posted July 28, 2002 ok!! Yes more pits!! Yeah! But yeah you reallly should register, I have a feeling your going to fit in perfectly!! Your a doll for saving the pitbulls!! They must be so cute together!! Do they all stay inside?? Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted July 28, 2002 Posted July 28, 2002 My babies have their own blankets and pillows........and of course they sleep in any bed that is available!!!!! The newest addition...."Dutchess" has to stay outside in an aircond. dog house till she gets her shots tomorrow.Then she will be in the house too.....gotta have that rabie shot first though!! My dogs are pampered and valued members of the family....my house would be a lonely place without them!!!!! Quote
GizmoRedNosePit Posted July 28, 2002 Posted July 28, 2002 I'm happy to hear that!! Yeah Gizmo is 98% of the time an inside dog!! LOL She goes through her doggy door and then hops into her play pool and comes back in and shakes everywhere and then runs around and plays "tag" as she knows it as!! LOL Thats her fav. game and then we goto the dog park as much as possible! So they all get along! Thats SO GREAT! Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted July 28, 2002 Posted July 28, 2002 My babies stay in the house and sleep in the bed with me and my kids! My motto is a pit in each room!! :) The newest rescue that I have named Dutchess, is staying outside in an a/c doghouse till she gets her rabie shot in the morning.My babies have their own blanket and pillows.......oh the life of a pampered pooch! :P Quote
GizmoRedNosePit Posted July 28, 2002 Posted July 28, 2002 I wish I had enough pits for each room that would mean 4 for the bedrooms and then two more for the living rooms! 6 pits!! I would be sooooooooo happy! :D Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted July 28, 2002 Posted July 28, 2002 Sorry for the double reply....puter glitzed and I thought that my first response did not record. Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted July 28, 2002 Posted July 28, 2002 The more the merrier!!!!!!!! I am moving to a house with 5 acres so that I can continue adding to my dog family. I will rescue as many as I can!! Quote
GizmoRedNosePit Posted July 28, 2002 Posted July 28, 2002 GOD< I wish I could, but I cant! Yet atleast, right now I would rather have dogs then kids! I love this breed and Gizmo is my first and only, so far!! I want pics so bad!! Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted July 29, 2002 Posted July 29, 2002 Gizmo must be a very special dog.Right now, Monkey is sloppering all over my arm while I am trying to type! He is 8 mths old and weighs 110 lbs....when I got him, he was malnurished and infested with worms....a mere 5.5 wks old. My female is 6 yrs old and was rescued from fighting and breeding. She was bleeding internaly when I got her. The pup was being used as bait and terrified!!!!! She is only 14 wks old and she has gained almost 20 lbs in my care since 7/7/02. I hope my newest beloved baby is going to be okay....possible heartworms. I went thru this with Sammy {adult female} and it cost me $800.00 but my main concern was her health! I will get Dutchess to a vet tomorrow for an all around health check, but no matter what.....she will be a member of our family no matter what! Quote
GizmoRedNosePit Posted July 29, 2002 Posted July 29, 2002 VERY, VERY, VERY Special Dog, I went crazy on Tuesday while she was getting fixed.....It was unbelievable.....But it sounds like you love your dogs even more then I do! I wish I could save some dogs like you do! You are a great person for what you do! :D Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted July 29, 2002 Posted July 29, 2002 No, not great,just lucky :) I almost lost Sammy and Monkey for verious health reasons/surgeries.Mya {the pup} is in great health now and I am working on Dutchess. I have a most understanding husband who is willing to share/inrich our lives with these special dogs!!!!!!! I applaud you for having a "mean" breed and having the courage to defend them....lol!!!!!!These dogs are so affectionate.....huh? If you want my personal email, I will gladly give it to you.I love talking with fellow pit lovers.........they are soooooo intelligent!! :P Quote
GizmoRedNosePit Posted July 29, 2002 Posted July 29, 2002 Yeah well you have mine, I can give it out again, but yeah these "mean" breeds are the best! They are so determined and loving and caring. I mean there are so many things that make them different from other breeds, and I love it! They are the best! Yeah I talk with other fellow pit lovers.... :D Quote
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