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Police: Girl, 2, dies after apparent dog mauling
AP ^ | 5-6-02

Posted on 05/06/2005 1:27:53 PM PDT by Dan from Michigan

Police: Girl, 2, dies after apparent dog mauling
5/6/2005, 2:01 p.m. ET
The Associated Press

WATERFORD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A 2-year-old girl appears to have been mauled to death Friday by her family's two Huskies, police said.

Police in this Oakland County community said the dogs were taken into the custody of animal control after the attack shortly before 9:30 a.m. EDT.

The child's mother and grandparents were in the house at the time, police said, and her mother called 911 after the child was found in the backyard. The parents were interviewed, police said, and had not been charged.

Additional information wasn't immediately available.


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Michigan
KEYWORDS: bite; dogs; huskies; husky; maul; mauling
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To: Dan from Michigan

Not a pit bull? A 2 year old left alone out in the back yard with huskies - where is their common sense?


21 posted on 05/06/2005 1:47:48 PM PDT by sandydipper (Less government is best government!)
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To: eastforker

Some dogs can get aggressive when someone gets to close to their food dish or toys. The parents should not have left the child alone with the dogs. I have a Jack Russell that I would not trust with an adult let alone a child.


22 posted on 05/06/2005 1:53:03 PM PDT by fxrdeb
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To: anniegetyourgun
I watch my kids AND my dog

Yes, now tell me how many times have you heard, "But I just turned my back for a second"??

23 posted on 05/06/2005 1:53:50 PM PDT by org.whodat
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To: I still care

You are a great dog owner!
I love dogs but I love my kids more. Sometimes pet owners think their animals are human. They're not.


24 posted on 05/06/2005 1:55:25 PM PDT by netmilsmom (Pope B16-Smacking down Heresy since 1981! God Bless him!)
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To: I still care

From what I hear, Akitas are not shy for ripping into a "competitor" or "toy".

Start here:
http://forums.audiworld.com/other/msgs/1667756.phtml

followed by:
http://forums.audiworld.com/other/msgs/1670341.phtml


25 posted on 05/06/2005 2:00:30 PM PDT by kx9088
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To: fxrdeb

Yes , believe me I know all about JR's. Ours has never been aggresive to humans or cats but he is definatley the Alpha Male when it comes to the other four dogs, two of wich weigh 10 times as much as he does.


26 posted on 05/06/2005 2:05:11 PM PDT by eastforker (Under Cover FReeper going dark(too much 24))
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To: netmilsmom

No but the animals sometime think they are.


27 posted on 05/06/2005 2:06:29 PM PDT by eastforker (Under Cover FReeper going dark(too much 24))
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To: redlocks322

"A two year old outside and unsupervised?"

That's the thing of it, isn't it. I'd like to know what the two (2!) women were so involved with that they were not keeping an eye on the kid and the dogs.




28 posted on 05/06/2005 2:17:17 PM PDT by jocon307 (Irish grandmother rolls in grave, yet again.)
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To: Dan from Michigan

Execute the dogs and the parents.


29 posted on 05/06/2005 2:18:26 PM PDT by JesseHousman (Execute Mumia Abu-Jamal Today)
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To: org.whodat

"But I just turned my back for a second"??

And that's all it takes. I was a hawk, an absolute hawk with my kid, but I tell you, she moved FAST, and there were a couple of heart-attack moments. Things can really happen in a second, but you've got to be a lot more careful than many people are. My kid was NEVER let play outside alone when she was too, even though other family members would encourage me to let her do so.


30 posted on 05/06/2005 2:20:21 PM PDT by jocon307 (Irish grandmother rolls in grave, yet again.)
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To: stinkerpot65
the owners of dogs who kill children should be put in prison for life.

The parents of this little girl just entered a prison much much worse than any built by man.

31 posted on 05/06/2005 2:25:13 PM PDT by Dad2Angels
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To: Dan from Michigan
There was another small child that was mauled by her parent's 3 pit bulls in Albuquerque last week. I think she was 2 years old, and has had to have 2 surgeries, so far. They're not sure she's going to make it. All the family (extended too) were shocked to think those dogs would do such a horrible thing because they've all been to many BBQ's and the dogs were always friendly and playful.

The owner immediately put all 3 to death, which they should do, but as time has passed neighbors are coming forth with stories about the bad behavior of those dogs. In fact, AFTER their complaints to the police, the family finally penned them in the yard. I think the parents should be charged with felony child abuse, and for keeping dogs known to have aggressive behavior.

32 posted on 05/06/2005 2:27:29 PM PDT by NRA2BFree (Hosea 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge ..)
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To: AbeKrieger

Ban dog ownership?????? You actually said that?


33 posted on 05/06/2005 2:28:14 PM PDT by SALChamps03
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To: kx9088

One 9mm hollowpoint between each pair of eyes.


34 posted on 05/06/2005 2:29:34 PM PDT by SALChamps03
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To: MikeinIraq

The best dog I ever had was a Huskey mix. She was with us before the kids and up until they were about 10 years old. I don't fault the dogs so much as the owners.


35 posted on 05/06/2005 2:41:19 PM PDT by mtbopfuyn (Legality does not dictate morality... Lavin)
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To: Dad2Angels

True.


36 posted on 05/06/2005 2:48:42 PM PDT by olivia3boys
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To: kx9088

I grew up with six siblings and 6 different dogs over the years, including 2 huge German shepherds. We were not always watched when playing. No one ever even got a scratch. I guess even dogs are stressed out these days.
Perfect example of my tagline.


37 posted on 05/06/2005 2:54:37 PM PDT by Rennes Templar ("The future ain't what it used to be".........Yogi Berra)
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To: Dan from Michigan

There ought to be a law!!!


38 posted on 05/06/2005 2:54:47 PM PDT by Waterleak (I pity the fool)
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To: joesnuffy

My two year old just yesterday informed me he was going to put a penny in his bottom.

Two year olds really have no sense. They can't be left alone to play, dogs or no dogs.


39 posted on 05/06/2005 2:56:00 PM PDT by olivia3boys
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To: olivia3boys

Sheesh. That's not where pennies go.

Everyone knows that's where you swipe the ATM card.


40 posted on 05/06/2005 2:57:44 PM PDT by Xenalyte (I am at Dr. Venture's lab to right that which is wrong and to repair the torn curtain of time itself)
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