View Full Version : Malamute kills girl
Babyblue5290
05-09-2005, 11:57 PM
An Alaskan Malamute killed a little girl today. :(
I saw it on the news today. They said the little girl was left alone for a few minutes with their pet Malamute and the Malamute jumped on the girl and squished her head and chest. They said the girl was only 2 years old!! What kind of parent would leave any young child alone with a dog!!
The malamute thought twas all in good fun and was just trying to play, but the girl was real fragile and the Mal was too heavy.
Stupid parents!!! :mad: :mad: :mad:
shredhead (DOG LOVER)
05-10-2005, 12:14 AM
OMG thats horrible. I hope that dog isnt punished for the parent's stupidity.
Omg that really sucks.
Babyblue5290
05-10-2005, 12:15 AM
They had the dog PTS cause they said it was dangerous!!!!
What idiots!!
Im at a loss for words on this. Do you have a link for the story?
Babyblue5290
05-10-2005, 12:36 AM
Sorry I don't. They only breifly discussed it on the news and I looked on their website, but it said nothing about it.
It was a 7 year old girl killed and 2 malamutes euthanised.
Link
http://www.denverpost.com/ci_2722876?rss
Babyblue5290
05-10-2005, 12:45 AM
Where's Fruita?
This happened in Washington.
Is Fruita in Washington?
I did a news search for malamutes and came up with the 7 year old girl in Fruita, CO. It was the only story I found for malamutes.
Babyblue5290
05-10-2005, 12:51 AM
Well, this happened in Washington state where I saw it on the news. But they didn't even have it on their site, just mentioned it on the news and showed the father who left them alone crying that the dogs were viscious.
What is your local news station? Ild like to look into his more, thank you.
Babyblue5290
05-10-2005, 12:55 AM
Ok, the news I saw it on was Q13, which I don't think that's our local station, but could be wrong. Tell me if you turn up anything K? I looked through the website, but couldn't find it.
Im not seeing anything on the Q13 site for this. Only Malamute story involving the death of a child is in CO with a 7 year old girl. Ill try and look more tomorow.
Babyblue5290
05-10-2005, 01:04 AM
Ok....Thanks.
I was sorta upset when i couldn't find it on their site. I really wanted to know the entire thing.
Babyblue5290
05-10-2005, 01:09 AM
I have to go now, so I'll see if you found anything tomorrow. :)
Good nite
I remember when my little sister was born we where all worried about my stepmoms dog, he was really proitetive of the stepmom. He was a confirmed cat killer, and they didnt know how well he would do with the new born. They worried for nothing with Le Mutt he was the perfect babysitter for her, a great protecter. He didnt deal well with being snipped at the age of 6 and moving from a farm into the city, moving to the city messed with him more than anything, he was still a great protector.
Le Mutt was never left unsupervised with Maggie, my sister, but he never gave any of us a need to worry, we watched him the entire time anyway.
Irish
05-10-2005, 06:43 AM
I'm from Michigan and I thought this story happened here. It was 2 Malmutes who killed a 2-year-old girl, that would be really strange if it happened twice!
Rose's Gal
05-10-2005, 10:35 AM
Why did they PTS the dogs? They just jumped on the girl, it wasn't like they attacked her! OMG, stupid people...I feel sorry for the parents and the girl but I think it is so stupid that two probably perfectly good dogs got PTS because of the owners ignorence.
Babyblue5290
05-10-2005, 10:43 AM
On the news here they said it was only one. Maybe I heard it wrong, but I could of sworn they said it was only 1.
OK I looked a little more and found the story about the 2 year old, that happened on the 6th in Michigan. The dogs where a huskey and a malamute.
http://www.freep.com/news/locoak/maul7e_20050507.htm
Over the weekend A 7 year old CO girl was fatally attacked by the famillies Malamutes.
http://www.presstelegram.com/Stories/0,1413,204~21474~2859089,00.html
Both cases could have been avoided with a little common sense, sociallising, and resonsability. The tragic lossesof the children didnt have to happen and the dogs would not have been euthanised.
Gustav
05-10-2005, 02:33 PM
How awfully tragic for both families!! :( Some people shouldn't be allowed to have dogs!
Love4Pits
05-10-2005, 03:22 PM
I agree Gustav it is truly screwed up that stuff like this happens breaks my heart for the families and animals. I just think about Pakak and cringe....
Rose's Gal
05-10-2005, 03:44 PM
I can't believe a Malamute would ever attack a person. (Well, yes I can, but that isn't what I mean.) I used to "own" a Malamute (she was a neighbor's dog who lived with us), and she was the sweetest most loving dog ever. She hated other dogs (although she tolorated ours) but the only thing she'd do to people was lick them to death. If we were outside playing football and we got tackled, Loupie would come over and start licking us. In no possible way was she viscous. People must have really screwed up these dogs to get them to attack somebody, IMO.
Saarloos Wolfhound
05-10-2005, 04:19 PM
That is shocking! I agree, what were the parents thinking of leaving a baby with such a large dog with tremendous power, every resonsible owner knows that dogs, not matter what size should be supervized with young children especially babies at all times.
To also have the dog put too sleep, i think that is disgusting, i hope that they never, ever decided to have a dog again :mad: .
Stupid people!
Saarloos Wolfhound
05-10-2005, 04:22 PM
Not sure whether this is the same story, but i found this article online that had been posted on the 8th of May: http://www.presstelegram.com/Stories/0,1413,204~21474~2859089,00.html
Fran27
05-10-2005, 04:24 PM
Pretty irresponsible from them for sure :( Although in this case it seems that the girl went outside on her own through the dog door, when she was supposed to be in bed, and I'm not sure how that could have been avoided - except of course by socializing the dogs correctly. I don't think you can expect parents to watch their 2 year old 24 hours a day, especially at night.
For the 7 year old though, that bites, as they had adopted the dogs 6 days earlier. I'm going to be flamed for this, but it just convinced me to never adopt an adult dog, because you can't know how they will react (as long as I have children at least). It's not that I don't trust the dogs, but I don't trust previous owners to have trained their dog properly - obviously, it's always the case. It really sucks that it's the dogs that suffer from it though...
casablanca1
05-16-2005, 03:03 PM
The poor kids. I doubt it's just a lack of socialization that produces a dog that savages a child. That vet tech in one article made the most sense - that people aren't thinking it through when they get these big dogs. I've been watching the explosion of Rotties, Pits, Am Bulldogs, Filas, etc., in my very populated suburban NJ town and it's very disturbing. Nothing wrong with these breeds - in responsible hands. But I agree with that tech - too many people are treating these breeds as if they were as low-maintenance and reliably friendly as Old Dog Trey. Bring 'em home, teach them to sit and stay, pour in the dog chow and tell yourself kids and dogs are perfect together. I look in my collie mix's mouth and I see those fangs - don't these people ever look at the enormous muzzle on, say, a Cane Corso, and realize how quickly, how devastatingly easily, that equipment could kill another dog, a man, a child?
nedim
05-16-2005, 05:13 PM
I agree with that 100%. Very well put. I love dogs and always try to give them the "benefit of the doubt", but a dog is still an animal. Animals have natural instincts and can break out and kill somebody if they see them as a threat. I'm not saying that all pits, bulldogs, rottweilers, yada yada are feirce, but even training and proper socialization cant always rid a dog of their natural feelings.
nedim
05-16-2005, 05:25 PM
Why did they PTS the dogs? They just jumped on the girl, it wasn't like they attacked her! OMG, stupid people...I feel sorry for the parents and the girl but I think it is so stupid that two probably perfectly good dogs got PTS because of the owners ignorence.
Maybe they cant stand to look at the dog anymore. Think about it, I mean would you choose your dog over your child?
EliNHunter
05-16-2005, 05:37 PM
Depends on the child ;)
(not to minimize the sad situation)
nedim
05-16-2005, 05:38 PM
Depends on the child ;)
(not to minimize the sad situation)
What depends on the child?
EliNHunter
05-16-2005, 06:25 PM
It was a joke... you said "would you choose your dog over your child?"... never mind... bad joke taste.
Love4Pits
05-16-2005, 09:09 PM
It was a joke... you said "would you choose your dog over your child?"... never mind... bad joke taste.
I would :)
bubbatd
05-16-2005, 09:54 PM
This was a sensitive post. As Grammy, before too many jump upon ElinHunter ,,,her dogs ARE her children . Now, don't jump on me, but years ago when I had 4 dogs, 3 children and a husband.......depending on the situation at the time and I had to save them all.............naturally I would save those I could .
CreatureTeacher
05-16-2005, 10:27 PM
My dogs are my children. If it was reversed, and a child killed one of my dogs, I would absolutely be out for blood. You would have to tie me down.
I feel awful for the families. What a horrid thing to have happen. I've had so many clients who called me right away when they knew they'd have a child and a dog in the same house, no matter who got there first. All it takes is a little awareness and a little caution to avoid a tragedy. Kids aren't good with dogs, and a lot of dogs aren't good with kids. Kids frequently annoy dogs and can't pick up on the dog's signals that are telling them to stop. Just a little training for the dog to teach him to understand and respect the child, a little training for the child to teach him to understand and respect the dog, and the common sense that people who have children should possess anyway can prevent this sort of thing entirely. This is so sad.
nedim
05-17-2005, 02:56 PM
It was a joke... you said "would you choose your dog over your child?"... never mind... bad joke taste.
oh. i didnt know what you meant.
I have malamutes and can say they are the most loving dogs I have ever had, but........ all the books on malamutes state that they have a strong prey drive, if a child is possibly running about, maybe trips over, starts to scream and cry this "could" ativate the prey drive, I find it unbeleivable that a child has been left in the company of these large dogs on their own, and to be honest even the one that "should" have been in bed, what the heck is that about, if they know the child can get access out of the house, while everyone was asleep, why the hell did'nt they secure the exit?
Mo
Fran27
05-21-2005, 02:41 PM
Yes I agree, people should never let a door open for a kid that age.. Even dog doors.
such sad stories...but i have to agree with creature teacher. if a child attacked one of my babies (K9) i would be out for revenge as well. kids and dogs do not mix unsupervised. it only takes a second. question...would those dogs have attacked again after getting the taste of blood? is that why they had to be pts? so sad.
casablanca1
05-25-2005, 10:28 AM
Why not pts the dogs? They've proven how dangerous they are.
thunder
06-02-2005, 06:02 PM
I was just wondering in the story about the 7 yr old and the 2 malamutes. Why did they put down the female also? When from the story it was the male that bit her.
Just curious about the reasoning behind this :(
luvmydogs
06-09-2005, 02:29 PM
i bet they're gonna euthanize the dog now. IDIOTS!!!!!