That poor child. I hope he will be ok.

Another irresponsible owner allowing an aggressive dog to be at large. Could have been prevented. Wishing the boy a speedy recovery

The parents may not even have known the toddler was outside. Imagine suddenly discovering that your 2 year old can reach and unlock a door. Yes, it happened to us. Fortunately it was a door behind the fence…. I was once scared by a dog which broke its way through a timber paling fence at an old house we were visiting. I would have been about 3 or 4 y.o. The children who lived there were older than me. I remember it tried to jump on me. The family it belonged to also had children so possibly it just wanted to play. I had never had contact with a dog before so I could easily have done the wrong thing and got bitten.

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  • • mom90758 replied
    • 31 May 2016 , 11:28 am

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  Yes, with dogs you never know how they will react. The sweetest family dog can become very aggressive towards strangers if he feels afraid or just wants to keep his territory.
  So many kids attacked by dogs when young, will develop a phobia against dogs.

What a horrifying experience for the child and his mother!!
Had the dog escaped then? Why was he alone in their front garden?
I hope the little boy will be able to recover completely.

Yet another animal who will lose his life thanks to humans. What was happening before the attack, why did the dog attack, is it known for its aggressiveness? Just jump right in and kill the dog, no questions asked

Poor little boy. I hope he gets better both physically and emotionally. This would have been so traumatic for him.

How terrifying – I hope he gets better.

Oh no, hope little bit makes full recovery.