Pittbulls kill 2 year old and 5 month old

[TripleThreat]

Two young children are dead and their mother suffered major injuries after two family dogs attacked a baby and toddler outside their West Tennessee home.Kirstie Bennard, 30, suffered critical injuries when she tried to intervene in the attack on her 5-month-old boy, Hollace Dean, and 2-year-old girl, Lilly Jane, family and police said.

"She put her body on top of Lilly’s to try and protect her after the attack started," Bennard's uncle by marriage, Jeff Gibson told USA TODAY on Saturday. "Both (dogs) started attacking her while she lay on Lilly."The two children were pronounced dead when officials arrived at the home, the sheriff's office reported.

It was not immediately known what provoked the mauling.The mauling, Gibson said, lasted about 10 minutes.The dogs – two pit bulls that belonged to the family – were euthanized at Memphis Animal Services Thursday.

The family owned the pets, Cheech and Mia, for more than eight years without a violent incident, Kelsey Canfield, the mother's best friend, told Fox News.

"I can promise you those children were her world, and if there was any inkling of danger, she would have never had those dogs near her kids," Canfield told the outlet. "Those children were everything to them, and they just have a really long journey ahead."

Full Article: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...ng/8219201001/

How do you feel about PittBull's? I posted this because my wife shared this story with me and my son was just recently participating in a "read to sheltered dogs" event where you could adopt a dog (I know brilliant).

I've heard the arguments that PittBull's get a bad wrap, but it seems time and time again they are the focal point of dogs who do these horrible acts.

[Lzen]

Originally Posted by stumppy

Another rescue dog.

Although he was just asking for the second attack. Keeping that dog alive after the first attack is the height of stupidity. Alive and in the same house as his wife and kids.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbi...acked-dog.html


Bachelor star almost killed by his own family dog after two brutal attacks in 12 hours

The Bachelor universe star Sean Lowe has revealed he was almost killed by his own dog after he was brutally attacked twice within 12 hours.

The 41-year-old reality star — who married Catherine Giudici after proposing to her on season 17 of The Bachelor — revealed Monday in a somber but chilling video that his dog Moose had 'ripped' his arm open, leaving him feeling as if he was 'fighting for [his] life.'

'I feel like if this dog gets up, he’s going to kill me,' he said of the seven-year-old Boxer, which his family had only had for three months after adopting him from a shelter.

He noted that he could barely keep the Moose off himself, despite weighing 220 pounds, so he feared that the animal could have killed his wife or children if it had mauled them instead.

In the video, Lowe showed off a gnarly set of stitches and bloody bites marks on his arms from the repeated attacks.

'Our family has been through something pretty traumatic over the weekend,' Sean said in the video, before noting that he had debated whether to even share his experience. His wife Catherine sat next to him throughout, but she was mostly silent while tears streamed down her face........

more at the link........

Boxer? What is this doing in this thread?

Well, as a boxer owner who has had them from the time they were puppies puppies as well as rescues from 2-4 years old, I can say that I have been pretty lucky. Only had one bad experience with a rescue boxer. That one, however, was old and had never been neutered, which was most likely the cause for him to try to assert dominance over my much younger and stronger, other rescue boxer. That didn't work out so well for the old boy. Only time I have ever taken a rescue back to the shelter. Absolutely hated to do it but it was the only option.

[Lzen]

Originally Posted by stumppy

He was only protecting his owner. The guy asked for it.

Pitbull Jumps Out of the Car Window and Attacks Scooter and Driver
byu/Rick_Sanchez147 inStupidMedia

Gotta love how the other 2 scooter riders just stood there. Perhaps take a helmet and thump the dog upside the head?

[ThaVirus]

Originally Posted by Lzen

Yeah, rescues are a gamble. This dog did show signs of aggression leading up to this. The guy just ignored them.

You’re probably right. Article says he only had the dog for four months as well.

This has nothing to do with pit bulls, but my dad had a girlfriend who had a rescue dog. She was a few years old when she was rescued. Really sweet dog. We’d take her to the dog park and instead of frolicking with the other dogs, she’d find some old geezer on a bench and spend the entire time at his feet hoping for pets lol

Any time you’d scare her or she thought you might hit her, she’d yelp like crazy. I’m fairly certain the previous owner beat the shit out of that dog and that’s terrible.

[BWillie]

Is BWillie gonna hafta mace a bitch?

[burt]

Originally Posted by BWillie

Is BWillie gonna hafta mace a bitch?

lol, the first thing I say when I wald thru my door, "Hello bitches!"

[LoneWolf]

Originally Posted by burt

lol, the first thing I say when I wald thru my door, "Hello bitches!"

That's awesome.

We have a 1 year old Staffy named Kelce. Every day when I come home from work, she runs at me full blast and jumps into my arms and I yell "Touchdown, Kansas City." I take her for a walk every evening around our neighborhood and even my next door neighbor who was 100% against us getting this type of dog comes out to pet her and say hi when he sees us walking.

[kevrunner]

These parents have been charged, hopefully they get the maximum punishment but I was disappointed when they said the maximum is 16 years. That poor baby, it’s so heartbreaking for what happened to him and also his sister will forever traumatized, what a pair of horrible human beings they unfortunately had/have as parents.

[Bump]

That's horrible.

[TripleThreat]

Indeed horrible. It’s so insane to me that this shit goes on in the world. My wife told me another 2 stories about two baby’s unrelated to Pitts but just awful parents that in my eyes aren’t even human beings.

Absolutely hate baby deaths and the fact that it’s so common is just so disturbing.

[Hoopsdoc]

Pit bull kills 53 year old woman and 4 year old child inside a house in Huntingburg Indiana. This is about an hour from me. Unbelievable.

https://www.14news.com/2025/04/15/2-...outputType=amp

[Fish]

Another pit mauler who was stabbed with a knife, shot with bean bag rounds, tazed, and still didn't stop fatally mauling it's owner until it was shot with a tranq.

Pit bull mauls owner who tried to put him in a sweater.
byu/StrawberryNo857 inThatsInsane

[stumppy]

Hmm, making a dog wear a sweater??? Gonna have to stick up for the dog on this one. Give him a few 'bad dog bad dog and turn him loose.

[Indian Chief]

Naming a dog Scarface...wow. Plus side, the internet is always good for a laugh.

"They shoulda named him Scarf Ace, that might’ve made him more amenable to winter wear."

[Frazod]

Originally Posted by stumppy

Hmm, making a dog wear a sweater??? Gonna have to stick up for the dog on this one. Give him a few 'bad dog bad dog and turn him loose.

Yeah, I'm thinking no Rhodes scholars were involved in the making of this mess.

[Pablo]

Awww another sweet little pibble murder a human??

You know she was planning on posting cute pics in that sweater to show what loving sweet creatures they are