Small dog kills 6-week-old girl in California

October 9, 2000
Web posted at: 6:17 AM EDT (1017 GMT)

LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- A small Pomeranian dog killed a 6-week-old baby while the infant's caretaker briefly left the child unattended to warm a bottle of milk, authorities in Los Angeles said.

The relative, who was caring for the infant girl, found her head buried in the dog's mouth Saturday night, sheriff's Deputy Cruz Solis said. The girl died of head trauma at an area hospital, he said.

The baby's name was withheld because her parents were out of the country and had not been notified, Solis said.

The relative has not been charged. Animal control officers took the dog.

Pomeranians are a breed of miniature canines that have a foxlike face, pointy ears and long, fluffy hair. The deputy said Pomeranian attacks are rare.

"Obviously it doesn't take much to kill a 6-week old baby but it's not something that happens with that breed," Solis said

Chris Window, from the Rottweiler Club, said it was very uncommon for attacks of this nature to take place.

But he said young children should never be left alone with any breed of large dog.

"All breeds of dogs are animals. They do revert to animal instincts. If a dog is confronted with a situation they are not used to, they can react unexpectedly."<!-- E BO -->

 I must say that is very sad,when any death occurs like that,it is sad....I also must say I am very pleased that they included this last part with the article...ANY DOG CAN AND WILL BITE.

 Why was a young child carrying a baby around the dog anyways....kids should NEVER be left alone with any dog.

This is right off of the ASPCA website link...this just shows NO dog breed is safe!

October 10, 2007
CLEVELAND, OHIO: ALL ARE INVITED TO HEAR ASPCA LOBBYIST SPEAK AT BSL CONFERENCE

A dog attacks and legislators act—and your dog could be next! Know the facts regarding dog attacks and what public policies do and don’t work. Join BSL (breed-specific legislation) expert Debora Bresch of the ASPCA’s Legislative Services team at this canine legislative conference on October 25.

Breed-Specific Legislation Workshop
October 25, 2007, 5:30 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.
Conducted by Debora M. Bresch, Esq., ASPCA Legislative Services

Location: The Shoreby Club, 40 Shoreby Drive, Bratenahl, OH

Breed-specific legislation is not only about pit bulls. In cities across the country, many different breeds have been regulated or considered for regulations, including some that might surprise you:

• Australian cattle dogs (aka blue heelers)
  
• German shepherds
  
• golden retrievers
  
• Labrador retrievers
  
• pugs
  
• all terriers
  
• all dogs over 100 pounds
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Ideally, this breed-neutral scheme should include the following:

• <img>Enhanced enforcement of dog license laws, with adequate fees to augment animal control budgets and surcharges on ownership of unaltered dogs to help fund low-cost pet sterilization programs in the communities in which the fees are collected. To ensure a high licensing rate, Calgary, Canada—its animal control program funded entirely by license fees and fines—imposes a $250 penalty for failure to license a dog over three months old.
  
• Enhanced enforcement of leash/dog-at-large laws, with adequate penalties to ensure that the laws are taken seriously and to augment animal control funding.
  
• Dangerous dog laws that are breed-neutral and focus on the behavior of the individual dog, with mandated sterilization and microchipping (or another permanent identification) of dogs deemed dangerous, and options for mandating muzzling, confinement, adult supervision, training, owner education and, in aggravating circumstances—such as when the owners cannot adequately control the dog or where the dog causes unjustified injury—euthanasia. In Multnomah County, Oregon, a breed-neutral ordinance imposing graduated penalties on dogs and owners according to the seriousness of the dogs’ behavior has reduced repeat injurious bites from 25 percent to 7 percent.
  
• Laws that hold dog owners financially accountable for failure to adhere to animal control laws, as well as civilly and criminally liable for unjustified injuries or damage caused by their dogs. Calgary has reduced reported incidents of aggression by 56 percent, and its bite incidents by 21 percent, by requiring owners of dogs who have displayed dog aggression or human aggression to pay fines ranging from $250 to $1500.
  
• Laws that prohibit chaining or tethering, coupled with enhanced enforcement of animal cruelty and animal fighting laws. Lawrence, Kansas, has significantly reduced dog fighting and cruelty complaints by enacting an ordinance prohibiting tethering a dog for over one hour.
  
• Laws that mandate the sterilization of shelter animals and make low-cost sterilization services widely available
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Jim Dandy: all dogs are created differently,that what makes them wonderful!!!! It would be silly to think ALL pitbulls are a threat just like it would be silly to ban all pitbulls.We need to get to the REAL problem and that is the idiots that abuse these dogs by fighting them.....can you tell I am weee bit passionate about bsl,lol.

 I suppose my thing is..I don't understand why people wil believe all the negative without even TRYING to get to know the positive too.

Jim Dandy: beg your pardon hun...I didn't notice that the weiner dog was also crazed,lol....I would not go into a room with ANY crazed dog,Im passionate,not stupid,lol.

 I am not flashing credentails...I am simply asking what PERSONAL expieriance you have had with a specific breed.To me..saying all pits are mean and should be banned,not bred,gotten rid of whatever is passing judgement like saying all african americans can dance,all asians are good at math,etc,etc.If you want to make a judgment call do it because you KNOW the entire breed,as a whole,not because of stories you have seen or heard.Have you even bothered to read anything positve on the breed? Please...look at how many law enforcements are usng pits..please..look at how many therapy dogs are pits,please look at how many top honors pits take at shows,pulling compititions...please look at how many families love their pit and would hurt anyone that tried to hurt it.why should these dogs and these responsible people be the ones that are punished?? the thugs don't obey the laws as it is...what woudld bsl do??Punish the RESPONSIBLE OWNERS and THE GOOD DOGS!

 I commend you for your efforts on finding homes for animals....did you know to house every cat in the states,EACH PERSON would have to own 21...dogs would be 7...but that stat was from a few years ago so I'm sure it is a bit higher now..

Ewe: no breed but the wolf exsits naturally...every domestic dog has been altered by humans

Ewe:I personally dont have anything against them, which if you understand what Im saying you will know that already. I said they should cease to breed!! BIG difference!! Yes so that breed will no longer exist!

sad you want an entire breed gone because of what man has done to it....what man fears,man destroys.

Ewe: I wasn't sure WHAT you meany Ewe,lol...if you meant the breed should be destoryed or not...but IF you ban a breed...what happens to it? It ceases to exsist.

 O.k....let me take your side of this...lets say all pits are banned...there are no more pits in the world for people to own...do you HONESTLY think that the criminals that once owned and fought them are going to just say..."oh shucks fellos..lets go home and play tic-tak,toe."??? I highly doubt it...they will find ANOTHER breed to corrupt and turn into fighters...so,let's say they pick the german sheperd...Will you then,in 20 years hate them as well and want them banned?? ok,fine...I will stop owning and training them because of others being irresponsable.....so now there are no more GSD's to own/fight,or anything else...so,now the criminals go onto yet ANOTHER breed.

 I pose the same questions to you Ewe that I posed to Jim..how many pitbulls have you had personal experiance with? How many time a week do YOU take the time to read the breed history/profile,stats...and how many times a week do you talk to real owners..the ones that love the breed for the breed,NOT the rep of having it??

Jim Dandy: I have a question,would you rather be locked in a room with a crazed pit bull or a crazed weiner dog?....why is the pitbull crazed?? THAT is the attitude that pisses me off.There are VERY few dogs that I would never approach,but I do not base this on BREED.I WELCOME AGGRESSIVE dog legislation...but NOT breed specific,that is just wrong.check out the atts site...labs ratre LOWER the pits in temperment testing.

 I dont argue that larger breeds such as pits are more powerful,sure but little dogs can and do bite,often more then larger dogs..I believe it was a pomeranian (sp) that attacked and killed a baby a few years back.

100% in agreement that these dogs often fall into the wrong hands and THIS is the problem that has to be addressed......How many shelters have you voluneered at Jim Dandy? how many pitbulls have you had personal experiance with? How many time a week do YOU take the time to read the breed history/profile,stats...and how many times a week do you talk to real owners..the ones that love the breed for the breed,NOT the rep of having it??