hblask
Wednesday, July 11th, 2007, 11:16 AM
QUOTE (Smacciemac @ Wednesday, July 11th, 2007, 1:56 PM)

Why was the kid left naked and alone with a dog in the first place? Where was his diaper?
I wondered about that, but the article mentions a diaper, so I'm assuming the dog pulled it off.
To DoinSublime, I think it's wise not to trust dogs unattended around kids. Even if they are perfectly safe around adults, some dogs hate kids (and vice versa). Having said that, I know a number of dogs that I would let my babies play around without fear, including one of those vicious American Staffordshire Terriers (aka "pit bulls"). If you don't know the dog, or are unaware of danger signs, just keep your kids away. The cost of a mistake is too high.
We get lots of reports of people who say "my dog never did anything like this before...". Then, after further questioning, we get "oh yeah, it did growl at him that one time over that toy...", or "he only does that in certain circumstances, so we didn't think it was a big deal....", etc. Dogs almost always show warning signs long before they cause harm. Having said that, I've never heard of a dog raping a child before, so I wouldn't even know what to watch for, except perhaps excessive pushiness around the children.