what should I do

[jai2577]

Hi, awhile ago I had posted my Dot was attacked by the accross the street dog...anyway she is healing great and starting to get over the mental aspect of everything. Okay, fast forward to Wednesday, while at school this little boy proceeds to tell my dot that he let the dog go to bite her because she was "mean"..now I know that they are 5 and that it was an accident however, He is thinking these thoughts and now I totally don't trust him. Accident or not you just don't say something like that.and no matter how "mean" NOBODY deserves to be hurt. she could have been killed, It really hurt her and me for that matter. How can I trust He won't do something next time on purpose. I don't want her around these boys at all now. Do you think I'm being too sensitive, gosh seeing that dog shaking and biting her scared me to death.. I just don't know how to handle it.
I don't like theses boys a whole lot anyway, but I thought it was just because they are "other peoples children", if that makes sense. I know you can't protect them from everything this is just really bothering me and I just don't know what to do. Thank you for any advice.

[jai2577]

HI, No the dog is gone. my husband and the guy accross the street took it for a "drive" It won't hurt anyone again. My dot is 5 and the kids accross the way are 4 and 5. The police came to the hospital when it happened, and really could do nothing since we live in the county and it happened in the dogs yard,the dog was fenced when she went over and then the child let the dog out held him kind of like in a hug and then said this is Jade(per my dots description) and let it go it ran at her knocked her down and started biting and shaking her on the shoulder( I looked out the window at this point and went screaming accross the street) as far as bills it all been taken care of.
Now that this has come out of this childs mouth I don't want my dot anywhere near them..is that wrong, I just don't want to over react. My husband did agree and said thats okay they' re kinda creepy anyway! I just don't know how far "kids will be kids" is allowed to be taken, how much I'm suppose to attribute to that. and if he just said it to be mean. If he could ever do anything to her again. I told her friend don't hurt each other on purpose ever! and if you are friends you don't say mean things either.

[MamaFairal]

I would keep dot from being anywhere near that kid if he let that dog go.......next time could be worse!

[iluvmybaby]

:eek: As I was reading this post a cold chill ran up my spine and I got to feeling sick to my stomach. Are you sure it was an accident? I think you should take this VERY seriousily and talk to the principal/teacher and maybe even get a restraining order again this child and his family. What an awful thing to say! What he said was beyond mean, it is creepy and I would take it as a direct threat:mad:

[queenangie]

I agree with the above. Trust your Mothering instincts!

Think to the future....when the 4 & 5 yo get older
and start hunting
or driving.

[reneep45]

;;;;took it for a "drive;;;;;
What does this mean? i hope they didn't dropp it off to starve to death or something, because its realy not the dogs fault ! it could be "put down" for this but still doesn't deserve to be abused :confused:

[archaic]

It sounds to me that the little boy is angry that he lost his pet and he feels that it is your daughter's fault. Someone needs to sit him down and explain what happened and why the dog is gone.

[YankeeMary]

You owe these kids nothing...keep your dd away from them...and definatly tell someone at the school...whether he let the dog go or not to attack her, he thought it and that is very wrong...he needs some type of help...good luck and remember your daughter can't be replaced but neighbors can be. (I am talking about moving and such)

[jai2577]

I'm not sure what you think is abuse but they didn't leave it to starve. he went quickly. And this was at neighbors request as they didn't have the money to take to the vet to do it and it is legal here to take care of your own animals. I wrestled with this decision too, as we didn't have the money to take to a vet either. We had all the out of pocket expenses for my dots medical stuff. The 14 day wait to make sure it wasn't sick was horrible for all of us. It bit it own boys during the wait, nothing like it bit my dot but still.
Anyway, Thank you all. I thought maybe I was being too protective, my husbands always telling me I've got to let go. I talked to the mother yesterday and explained why dot doesn't want to play anymore, she was apologetic but it doesn't change anything as far as my feelings of them play together again. Again thank you

[cSoReNSoN]

I'm not sure what you think is abuse but they didn't leave it to starve. he went quickly. And this was at neighbors request as they didn't have the money to take to the vet to do it and it is legal here to take care of your own animals. I wrestled with this decision too, as we didn't have the money to take to a vet either. We had all the out of pocket expenses for my dots medical stuff. The 14 day wait to make sure it wasn't sick was horrible for all of us. It bit it own boys during the wait, nothing like it bit my dot but still.
Anyway, Thank you all. I thought maybe I was being too protective, my husbands always telling me I've got to let go. I talked to the mother yesterday and explained why dot doesn't want to play anymore, she was apologetic but it doesn't change anything as far as my feelings of them play together again. Again thank you

It is of no cost to drop the dog off at an animal shelter, where it can be euthanized humanely. I have never heard of an animal shelter that charges a fee to drop an animal off. I would definitely say that euthanasia by means other than a shot administered by a vet is inhumane. Two wrongs don't make a right.

[freeby4me]

Actually, The animal shelters would have told her to take the dog out in the woods and do exactly what they did. AND THEY WOULD HAVE TRIED CHARGING THEM FOR TELLING THEM THAT!!!!!
You did right, and do what you feel is necissary, Talk to the principle at least he/she will know whats going on.

[ang in NC]

I would keep my dau away from them too. Can you imagine what they might grow up to be?

[jai2577]

Hi, thank you freeby4me !! We live in a bitty town with no "shelter" We have a vet that takes our lost dogs so people have somewhere to look for them.they wanted something nearing $100. because they send the brain to a state faucility for testing. So they told us if we couldn't afford that to wait 10 dys. (then we had to wait longer because it bit its own kids which started the 10 days over) and then "take it out to the woods" as freeby4me put it. I'm sorry that offended people, that isn't what I set out to do. I was hoping to figure out if I was being too protective or sensitive. THANK YOU !! to everyone, I now know that others feel like I do, and I am not being unreasonable....they will no longer be playing together. Now we need to find some new friends so that shes not alone over the summer :o . Momma gets old after awhile , I guess ;)

[unicorn6240]

:( im sorry to hear your DD was injured but i just wanted to say that i was hoping that the dog wasn't just actually trying to play :o and did not know he was hurting her. and now he was cruelly shot for it. i hope it did not suffer in pain for that. here in my town that's illegal and you will go to jail if you are caught doing such a thing. but i hope your DD is ok. i'm sorry that that happened. :( :o people who cannot love their animals properly should not have them!

[Damnifiknw]

I highly doubt the dog was trying to play with this child. A dog that knocks a child down and starts slinging it around like a rag doll is not playing. A dog that attacks a child should be put down. If a dog was attacking a child, you can bet your arse i'd kill it right then.

I've never heard of it being illegal to kill an animal that has attacked a child. I know you can kill a dog if it attacks farm animals. So, I know it wouldn't be against the law to kill one if it were attacking/has attacked a child.

If what I said offends anyone, Oh well....

...And, If I were you, i'd keep my child away from the little boy. I wouldn't trust the child at all.

[catssass]

It is of no cost to drop the dog off at an animal shelter, where it can be euthanized humanely. I have never heard of an animal shelter that charges a fee to drop an animal off. I would definitely say that euthanasia by means other than a shot administered by a vet is inhumane. Two wrongs don't make a right.




.......They charge a fee at our local animal shelters to drop an animal off, and actually its like $40.00-$70.00, some people will tie the dog up at the shelter door, during the night, so they don't have to pay... :mad:

[YankeeMary]

They charge $150.00 here to drop off a dog...we just had to do that a few weeks ago...since the dog was a stray to us and we tried to make its home here and that didn't work out...we couldn't prove it was current on her shots so thats what all the money was about...its one of those 2nd chance shelters...not sure what they would charge for a dog that needs to be put down...and I think if you have a pet it is your responsiblity to take care of it and if you can't afford the cost of the shot to have it put to sleep then taking it to the woods is proper as long as it is done properly and there is no suffering to the dog.

[reneep45]

I'm glad the dog was not just dropped off some place to starve or bite someone else .
vets do charge too much & if a dog ever bit one of my kids , i'm sure my husband would have just shot it.
i also agree that i wouldn't let her around that kid anymore . & i hope shes not afraid of all dogs cause of this.