A Doberman in Twinsburg Ohio which is just outside of Cleveland broke out of a fence and niped a kid on the head. This was a very upscale community. Here are the links to the news stories. In my opinion if the kid can walk, hes fine.
http://www.newsnet5.com/news/1701722/detail.html
http://www.wkyc.com

What is the "most severe class of dog" as referred in the story? If the Dobe was in that class what would be the penalty? Is the Rot or GSD in that class? Thanks for the link.

If it was your kid you might feel differently. My neice got bit by a neighbors dog while she was riding her little scooter thing. The dog bit her in the lip. Now, not only is she afraid of every dog that is loose, she has a scar on her face that will be there for the rest of her life.

I do not like the fact that the report was written "a viscious dog, a doberman" but that is the news for you.

The dog that bit my neice was a mixed lab thing so it wasn't news worthy. It has also bitten before and in my personal opinion should be either rehomed or euthanized.

dobeonguard writes:

In my opinion if the kid can walk, hes fine.

When I read this, I get the opinion that this is "no big deal." Any bite situation involving the head or face is very serious,,,no matter what breed of dog is involved. I've always been uncomfortable with the word "vicious" used to describe aggressive behavior in any animal. I think it implies the animal knows the difference between right and wrong, which is just ridiculous. People can be vicious, dogs cannot. But they can be aggressive and cause injury, in this case the dog owner is lucky, there appears to be no eye injury, and no serious complications for the skull, and brain. The news articles are more than likely not giving us a true sense of the situation, exploiting the public's fear of aggressive dogs. It would have been better if the dog owner had related some type of apology and regret for this, maybe he/she did, and the news agency preferred to ignore it. But comments like "if he can walk, he's fine" sets the stage for a public outrage against dog owners/sympatyizers that see no problem with these types of situations. Just my opinion. Susan

Dobe,

12 stitches isn't a nip.

Foul-expletive, insult. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />

if it were my dog he would be in heaven now. i have 3 kids. in the same link theres a story about a 2 year old wandering away from home and his mother couldnt care less. are they gonna put her to sleep? pit bulls are one of the dangerous dogs, i think rottweillers are i"m not sure its been so long since i read it. some cities even have laws against owning these dogs.the ones on the list.not every person has the intelligence or competence to own a dog. ed has a story of rotts killing a boy on his website. does this mean all rotts are bad? no< but the general public can"t seem to understand that its the owner who is responsible for how his "animal" acts around other humans. horses kill people,cows kill people, pigs kill.it happens all the time. but thats not exciting so it never makes it to the news.

This thread is stupid.

If you can't see the harm caused by a loose dog "nipping" a child to the tune of 12 stitches you shouldn't own a dog.

Obviously neither should the a-hole with the dobermann.

Both the dog and the owner should be shot, in the street, and all the owners worldly possesions should go to the kid.

I guess I should have gone into further detail. My fault there. I got to see the original news clip. They first reported that all that happend was a few scraps from falling off his bike. They showed the boy running around playing a laughing. Now it has changed into a vicious man eating dog that was looking for someone to kill. They are reporting that the dog was shaking the boy by the head and the only thing that saved his life was his helmet. They showed the helmet, not a scratch. Now they are no longer showing the part with the kid playing, they are showing a snarling picture of a Doberman. Its the media who is making it sound bad. I realize you people are unable to see the news. I didn't read the article, I just posted the link. I didn't realize how bad they are making it look. I'm sorry. I did not mean to say this was the boys fault. Nor did I mean this was not serious. The Doberman is not classifed as a dangerous dog. And under the law the owner will be fined for a first offense. I will keep you all updated.

Hey VanCamp, you don't know me! Don't judge me! I am a very careful and responsible owner. And if you think its a stupid thread then don't post. Just delete it. I didn't think about you all were unable to see it on the news, sorry! Its very easy to have a mis-understanding when speaking in text!! My dog is always on leash, I carry insurance and he has been properly socialized. The dog appeared to be properly contained, and I would appreciate you not call me an ***hole. Sorry for my poor explaination.
Thanks

What breeds are classified as dangerous dogs?