around most or any animals no matter how non threatening the animal is.

babies don't understand what they should/shouldn't do. and animals aren't humans that can understand whether it's just some baby playing around with them or something else.

The dog is unadoptable for legal reasons, that much is certain.

why wait to see if he gets sick, which can take weeks? The fastest definitive diagnosis of rabies is via necropsy.

on DU is supposed to be. Dogs can be dangerous and infants need to be kept away from them without full supervision.

Nor are any mollosar type dogs. You have to respect them, and their historical purposes as work dogs.

That said, it is kind of surprising a Mastiff killed a child. They usually treat them like members of the family and would rather die themselves than harm them or let harm come to them.

but I've owned Rhodie mixes before and they do love to roughhouse.

This is just sad all the way around.

And I don't mean to make their beauty less.

My precious dog was a 105 lbs Doberman. We went to obedience school together, went rollerblading together, he was a hero of a dog when another dog tried to attack us on a run. He defended our property, and was pretty much the most awesome thing you could expect out of a dog.

I wish all dogs were like that, trained like that, and loved like that.

Loving dogs but very territorial and extremely strong. And could bite through a tin can. As I understand it (not being much of a dog person), that strong bite is a hallmark of Rhodesians. They adored my son but I would never have had them around a toddler.

Yes, fear the Boston Terrier and the Pug.

And your final sentence makes your subject post kinda stupid.

They aren't to be trifled with could have been a better choice of words. Jesus, I can't believe you would send this sort of crap my way.

makes you appear as though you need reading comprehension classes, and you are welcome to report me for saying so, facepalm-er, which is an insult in and of itself, but I don't take prisoners of their own faulty logic.

The tragedy doesn't stop with the death, but started with the parent's stupidity.

J

Since you brought it up, my friend.

You left yourself wide open for that one.

That poor kid.

Large dogs kill small animals by biting and shaking to break their neck or back.