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Mother Defends Dog Attack Son - Culture, Family, Travel, Consumer Reviews - Posted: 3rd Feb, 2008 - 6:53pm
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Mother Defends Dog After Attack On Son
Is this woman crazy? For me, it doesn't matter whose fault it is but it is obvious that having a dog at her house with a young tot is NOT the wisest thing to do, the kid still very small and something like that may happen again! What is she thinking? She can give away the dog to someone else for heaven's sake! *shaking head*
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| A little Australian boy's face was horribly scarred by the family dog - but his mother vowed to keep the pet, blaming the attack on her son. Two-year-old Noah Newbold is lucky to have the sight in his left eye after being mauled by his family's mastiff-staffordshire cross. Deep cuts and scratches cover the left side of his face. But, the toddler's mother, Alicia Cottier, said she was keeping the dog despite the attack because it had been provoked by her son pulling the dog's ears. "People are telling me I should shoot the dog, and as much as I love my son to death, I believe Noah was annoying her. I love the dog and she's part of the family," Cottier said. Noah is nursing a range of painful injuries after being bitten on Monday night at his home at Booral in the Hunter Valley. Police said no charges would be filed for the attack because it occured at the owner's home. With a large cut on his eyelid, and puncture marks on his cheeks and chin, the toddler told The Daily Telegraph his pet dog "bited me." As the child hugged and kissed the dog yesterday, Cottier said the attack was not the dog's fault. "It's not like the dog picked him up and shook him or anything, she just snapped at him for pulling on her ears," she said. "She's a good dog, I've never had any problems with her before and I don't think it's her fault." |
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I did some research on this dog. The Mastiff dog is usually very gentle, loyal and trustworthy animals. I am a bit surprised by this attack. But what is even more shocking is, the owner's reaction: she seems to be defending the dog, rather than being disturbed by the actual attack. I guess it is painfully clear who she loves more! I believe it is every parent's duty to look out for their child and to shield them from any danger. I cannot fathom her logic about keeping the dog after what has happened. If I were a mother and that were my son, I would immediately have the animal removed from my home: either by putting the dog to sleep or giving the dog away to someone else, who does not have young children. This mother obviously has her priorities upside down. I wonder what she would have done if this scenario ended differently? Suppose the dog killed her son and a neighbour contacted the police? Would she mourn for her child or do everything in her power to ensure that the police would not shoot her pet? In this particular instance, animals should never be given precedence over a human life! This is her own flesh and blood that she carried in her womb for nine months. She can always replace the dog but not her own child!
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It's hard if you don't feel that the dog was at fault, but the only person here who should be valued highly to her is her Son, and regardless of whether he did something to provoke the dog or not, he's not going to be very confident at the dog still sharing his home with him.
The damage to this little boy isn't slight, it in fact sounds very severe, and I feel most mothers wouldn't want to risk this happening to their child again.
LDS_forever was right in the fact that at the end of the day, this dog could be re-homed, somewhere maybe where there are no children.
That's the next best option if she's adamant in not destroying the dog, in my opinion.
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