Police in Tennessee do not arrest parents if family dog bites or mauls the kids...regardless if Rottie, Chow or Pug...whatever
They do file a report with animal control and the dog must be quarantined for 10 days...even in serious attacks they do not arrest the parents unless serious direct and collateral neglect is involved
In serious attacks the animal control folks will request euthanasia of pet
This case based simply on article would not result in charges here
That said...the poster who said don’t leave Brutus alone with toddler is right
Dogs are beasts...they can turn on you without warning and if its a big dog and the victim is a baby..it can be tough
Dogs for some reason can lash out at unsuspecting kids for no ready reason to ascertain even though otherwise a great dog
And of course some dogs give tells that they will bite almost anyone but alpha male master...or a strong female owner...so you know going in what’s up but I have seen great dogs just snap and nip or worse bite or moderate puncture wound attacks....never happened to me but I’ve seen my own dogs over my half century lash out....if their eyes black out and the get low and tense looking up then you better watch em...my advice...wonder I never got bit
Dogs can be unpredictable...you gotta watch the big boys
.even in serious attacks they do not arrest the parents unless serious direct and collateral neglect is involved.
Going to sleep with a large dog in the house fits this one