breaks my heart.

i hope grace is doing better. sad for the dog, but i hope grace is not traumatized and afraid of dogs the rest of her life.

This is really a shame. Why in todays world do people have to get themselves a pit bull for a pet. While many pits are fine around kids and others, many are not and put yourself in the position of being the owner of one that goes off is foolish. Just the liability issue should be enough to make one think twice and yes, I know that any dog may bite, but pits do have a reputation.

when the story broke, everyone had something to say, most of it negative. . . .now the dog has been condemmed to death. . . . satisfied?

Lets look at the bright side.. be thankfull the 5 year old girl is still alive thanks to the neighbors intervention.

I would rather see the dog giving to a pitbull rehab program than destroyed. This would satisfy all the area residents and potentially save his life if he could be re-trained

The problem as I see it, and I should say I rescue huskies that have been abused severely and are older and not adoptable for the most part. Control of the animal is the owner’s responsibility, and the bottom line is, that it is an animal and cannot be controlled at times because it is instinct that drives their actions.

Why they do things like this, no one knows or can say why. Same as why a human commits unspeakable acts. As heart breaking as it is to put a domesticated animal down, it must be done when this happens to ensure the safety of others. Yes it is not the dogs fault; it is the nature of the animal. Dogs are like all animals have primal instincts in there DNA. No human can change that. It is sad that it has to be done, but it is also worse to take the chance of risk to another child. I know many will harp on the breed. However, the main problem with this breed is their ability to rip, tear and not release once they lock their jaws. All breeds have problems with humans, and like humans all are individuals. And what causes these actions are anyone’s guess.

Sorry to say the animal should be put down, or it would have to be kenneled in a cage for the rest of its life in order to assure no repeat of the action. That is not good for the families involved or the animal. My opinion on it only.

Tmac,

I believe the lack of comments is out of respect for the people that loved the dog. No matter how logically correct this decision was, the people that loved the animal are hurting and people respect that. It's certainly not the time for "I told you so" comments.

Also, That Patch has this new stupid feature which sends you an email EVERY time someone adds a comment to a thread you've commented on. A thread like this with the potential to generate lots of comments can result in a LOT of useless update emails. I would imagine some of the lack of comments is due to the reluctance to add ones name to the list of people that will be patch spammed.

This has been so emotional....I would like to thank all the negative people who made it so my dog couldn't go to a pit bull rescue

I am so sorry for your loss. Just remember that for every pit bull hater who does nothing but mouth off from behind their computer screen, there is someone working to rescue and advocate for the breed. Sorry that this happened to you and your daughter!

Okay Steve, so since you are directing your comments to me, I will respond. Don't take things so literal. No one accused you from hiding behind your computer screen. It was a general statement about all of the pit bull haters who make blanket statements and rant and rave all "pit bull" type dogs should be dead. My comment suggested to ignore these types who do nothing but rant from their computers. When on the other hand you have people who advocate for the breed, are resposnible owners and are hands on with the bully breed types that are salvagable. Was I there? Obviously not, but I have to wonder what happened and was the dog truly vicious if the family was calling for him to be saved. The truth is a child shouldn't be playing tug of war with any large breed dog. Being actively involved in animal rescue I see many bites and more often than not, it's not from a pit bull. By the way, when I comment, I use my name and don't mask my identity. Love and light buddy!