[peeps36]

I also question the mother who let her 4 year old play with 3 pitbulls. I wouldn't leave a 4 year old alone with any dog, never mind 3 pitbull I didn't own.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

I also question the mother who let her 4 year old play with 3 pitbulls. I wouldn't leave a 4 year old alone with any dog, never mind 3 pitbull I didn't own.

This is Dickens, my giant Sheltie. Probably the gentlest dog in the entire world. My wife was babysitting a six month old child last week, and my advice to her was to not allow any chance of Dickens and the baby being alone together, not even for an instant. The chances of his harming a child are Slim and None, with Slim in the ICU and the undertaker measuring him for a coffin. It's a chance I refuse to take.

[Joe 6-pack]

"I wouldn't leave a 4 year old alone with any dog, never mind 3 pitbull I didn't own."

And therein lies the crux of the issue. People who blame the dog and obviate the parents or owners of responsibility in cases like this, presumably believe it's safe to leave children with other breeds, and in doing so, display their ignorance on the subject.