Child found dead in neighbor's yard near Rottweiler (Clem, GA)

[frontierrots]

One of the Georgia news websites The Peach Pundit http://www.peachpundit.com/2007/07/1...#comment-80165 had a commentary about the child's death and a big discussion ensued by posters about dog breeds blah blah blah

My comments I posted (which are in queue awaiting moderation so I hope it is published as is)

Let's first remove the dogs from the equation

What we have is a negligent parent. Parents of special needs children generally take precautions (locks high on doors, alarms on doors etc) to prevent these sweet children from wandering off. What if this innocent child had instead been struck and killed by an automobile or train? Drown in a pool or lake? Lost in the woods and died of exposure?

All are equally possible given that the parents were clueless about the whereabouts of this child. Would you be up in arms about this case the same way then? Probably not, instead you'd be yelling about dumb parents

Dangerous dogs regardless of breed or size (dangerous meaning the dog has bitten or injured a human unprovoked before) SHOULD be legislated against. Breed specific laws do nothing except cause the dumb owners or lawbreakers to simply choose a different breed to ruin. Banning specific breeds is like banning one type of car. People will just get a different type and still cause an injury with it

Do you know the number one dog breed that causes bite wounds to humans is a Labrador? The more popular a breed the higher the bite % will be. Labradors have been #1 in the US for quite some time so this makes sense.

Chaining dogs should also be banned. One of the top commonalities in bites to children is approaching a chained dog (regardless of breed)

Top this conversation off with the simple fact that we don't really know which dog bit the child. Sure she was closest to the Rottweiler, but she certainly could have also been bitten by one or both of the other chained dogs and then stumbled over to and died next to the Rott... Who knows.

This reminds me sadly of the case of the young boy left home alone with two Rottweilers. He was found mauled in his back yard and both dogs were killed. Only later did someone think to ask the boy what happened and turned out the female fought the male off the boy and saved his life. For that great effort she was rewarded by being killed and villified instead of loved and cherished.

In this case today we are still looking at a deficient parent and a dead child, no matter how she died

I'm still of the belief that people who wish to own animals OR produce children should have to pass some sort of an exam to prove that they have a clue about the respnsibilities involved. Just like needing a license to drive a car or a permit to own a handgun. But we know that will never happen

Rest in peace dear child. You are safe now from clueless people

[TR Young]

That is a very well done response, Diane.

[Karyn]

If the child was hit by a car - the driver would be arrested failure to make proper observations, if the child drowned in a pool - the home owner would be sued; lost in the woods - the township would be sued because they knew or should have known a child could get lost. See - humans are just not in any way responsible for their actions. It is ALWAYS someone else's fault.

[trish603a]

Well as of the 6pm news last night they were now "unsure" of which animal mauled the little girl, and they were doing further testing to determine which one and "if" the dog will be PTS. they did show pictures of all three dogs and the pens that they were in. it is really sad that this little girl wandered into a fenced back yard because her mom was not responsible enough to have a child.
I really appreciate the response you gave Frontierrots! after reading the posts on that site, i was quick to exit, before putting my two cents in (which would've been hasty and fueled with anger). I am shocked and stunned that NO ONE is saying how awful of a parent this woman is, and how she should be charged as a "murderer", but the owner of a "Vicious Rottweiler" should be!! i wish people would stop having breed specific ignorance and get actual facts before making accusations.

[Barb and Raven]

I agree with FrontierRotts writing to that website. Very well stated.

This so called "mother" has had too many mishaps concerning her kids. They likely should have been taken away from her. She obviously took no responsiblity for them and only thinking of herself with her DUIs and meth use.

It's bad enough to have normally developed kids wander into a yard with chained dogs, but then to have one mentally handicapped is just that much worse. This house was 200 yards away from her home. Yes, anything could have happened to her.....meaning hit by car, child abduction, lost in the woods, etc.

The dogs had been swabbed for testing to see if one or all were involved in this incident and they were supposed to have the results sometime this week.

[lecuyer]

A tethered dog is an unhappy dog and can be dangerous to anyone walking up to it. Here in CA it is against the law to tether any dog for more than three hours at a time. I have often thought that instead of trying to pass spay/neuter and “dangerous” dog laws, the states should instead put together a test to see if a person has the mentality to own a dog, and if they have a clue about the breed of dog they want to own. Similar to a hunters safety course, it would be a “Dog Owners Safety Course”.

It is sickening, the thought of a child dying because of a unfit mother,and a clueless dog owner.

[hokisteph5]

I just saw this news story on another board. The mother's been charged with reckless conduct and involuntary manslaughter. She admitted to doing drugs the morning (and day before) her daughter went missing. Here's the link.

[trish603a]

i guess my question is, when this woman was found driving drunk with her children in the car, AND then admitted to having a meth problem over a year ago, why didn't CPS step in then and remove all those children?? what they aren't saying is that the father is still in the picture, he has no problem and doesn't blame his wife at all for what happened!!?? he's also said that he thinks that her past should not be used against her!

[Bucky's Mom]

Here is a link to a picture of the mother and more of the story

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/13678943/detail.html

[hokisteph5]

Originally Posted by Bucky's Mom

Here is a link to a picture of the mother and more of the story

http://www.wsbtv.com/news/13678943/detail.html

Since I know the above story was written before yesterday's charges were filed, I'm taking a lot of what was written with a grain of salt. Except for this part -

A decision on whether to euthanize one or all three of the dogs will be made in a few days.

“We certainly don’t want to put any dogs back into the community and another attack occur,” said Langley.

IMO, considering that the dogs were confined at the time of the "attack" on their owner's property, the only way another "attack" will happen from them is if another parent fails at their job.

[princesssnichole]

Has there been an update to the DNA testing done on the dogs? Or were they euthanized? Such a sad and tragic event. It all could have been prevented.

[hokisteph5]

Originally Posted by princesssnichole

Has there been an update to the DNA testing done on the dogs? Or were they euthanized? Such a sad and tragic event. It all could have been prevented.

All I could find was this article, written a week after the child's death. The last line says the owner agreed to euthanize the rottweiler.