Pit Bull Mixed-Breed Dog Attacks, Seriously Injures Five-Year-Old Girl

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Picture courtesy: China Press

 

A five-year-old girl from Ban Phue District, Udon Thani Province, suffered serious head injuries following an attack by a mixed-breed dog late yesterday afternoon.

 

The dog, a cross between a Pit Bull and a local Thai dog, bit the girl outside her residence, leading to immediate medical attention at Ban Phue Hospital for deep wounds to her head and near her left eye.

 

Somlith, the girl’s 48-year-old grandmother, recounted that the incident happened in a common area in front of their house, inhabited mainly by relatives.

 

After picking her granddaughter up from school, she allowed the children to play together. As the children were unwell and didn’t attend school, they spent the afternoon playing outside. In the evening, a relative brought her two-year-old son to join the play, unwittingly triggering the attack.

 

"The dog suddenly jumped and bit my granddaughter's head," Somlith explained. "The relative quickly put down her child and rushed to protect my granddaughter from further bites. Everyone worked to chase the dog away, but the sight of the wounds was shocking."

 

The dog, named Tang, belongs to a family relative who insisted it had never shown aggression before. "Tang has always been friendly, even with strangers delivering goods," the owner said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

 

"On the day of the incident, I was at home. My mother took my son to play with his cousins at their house. Tang likely became protective of my son."

 

Somlith described the immediate response to the attack. Blood soaked through the child’s clothes, prompting an emergency services call. The relative responsible for Tang vowed to cover all medical expenses.

 

"My mother was devastated and cried almost the entire night. We are deeply saddened by the injury to our niece. This morning, I visited her and assured the family we would cover all medical costs," stated Tang’s owner.

 

The family has decided to keep Tang but will chain him to prevent any future incidents. This decision comes after consulting with relatives to avoid further complications.

 

-- 2024-06-10

 

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[Tropicalevo]

15 minutes ago, webfact said:

The family has decided to keep Tang but will chain him to prevent any future incidents. This decision comes after consulting with relatives to avoid further complications.

 

Seems like an amicable solution to the problem.

Hope that the little lass recovers OK.

[Gottfrid]

11 minutes ago, Tropicalevo said:

Seems like an amicable solution to the problem.

Nope, it´s doesn´t! The dog has to be put down.

[Korat Kiwi]

Never trust a Pitbull.  Double that if mixed with another breed. 

 

If it bites once it will do it again. Next time could be fatal.  The dog needs to be put down now. 

[ChrisY1]

A Ball Pein hammer would solve this rotten animals future!

[MalcolmB]

26 minutes ago, Korat Kiwi said:

Never trust a Pitbull.  Double that if mixed with another breed. 

 

If it bites once it will do it again. Next time could be fatal.  The dog needs to be put down now. 

No such thing as a bad dog breed, only bad owners who don’t train them.

[JonnyF]

Untrained dog left to roam free around screaming children bites child. Hardly an unusual event.

 

The only reason it is news is because it is ostensibly half pitbull. Which looking at it, I highly doubt. 

[Korat Kiwi]

20 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

No such thing as a bad dog breed, only bad owners who don’t train them.

I agree to disagree. 

 

I love dogs and have never had a bad run in with any dog.  Several dogs have displayed aggressive tendencies but I know what to look for and to give them a wide berth. 

 

A very good friend had a Pitbull x,  he treated it like family.  Generally a great dog.  One day it just snapped and went him.   Several stitches in his hand later, he decided to put the dog down.  He could no longer trust the dog around his young child. 

 

They (Pitbulls) are known worldwide to have the ability to be unpredictable and aggressive.  Hence why many countries have registrars for these dogs, some even ban them altogether. 

 

Unfortunate but it happens. 

 

[Stocky]

2 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

Nope, it´s doesn´t! The dog has to be put down.

Along with the owner

[richard_smith237]

2 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

3 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

Seems like an amicable solution to the problem.

Nope, it´s doesn´t! The dog has to be put down.

Agree....  Its bitten a Child, its proven it will bit, it will bit again given a chance. 

 

Chaining up the Dog will do what exactly ?....   make it more frustrated like a caged tiger...  

 

And... as is always the case with these stories... One day, a person will forget the chain, leave the gate open and the dog will get out and chew the face off another child... 

 

As Gottfrid wrote - the dog has to be put down, it is the only 100% effective solution to prevent a dog that has proven it will attack a child from doing so again.

[richard_smith237]

6 minutes ago, Stocky said:

Along with the owner

 

Irresponsible owners should face hefty fines.

 

Its not enough to 'just blame the dog', the owners are also fully responsible....    They chose the dog, failed to train the dog, allowed the dog to be in a situation where it could bit a child. 

 

How to prevent further examples of such dogs biting children, postmen etc....    strict enforcement, and herein lies the issue - those in enforcement just don't care until such issues become a social-media-hit.

[Gottfrid]

2 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

Agree....  Its bitten a Child, its proven it will bit, it will bit again given a chance. 

 

Chaining up the Dog will do what exactly ?....   make it more frustrated like a caged tiger...  

 

And... as is always the case with these stories... One day, a person will forget the chain, leave the gate open and the dog will get out and chew the face off another child... 

 

As Gottfrid wrote - the dog has to be put down, it is the only 100% effective solution to prevent a dog that has proven it will attack a child from doing so again.

The biggest problem of all, is that we already know they say they will put the dog in chains. Give it 2 days up to 1 month and the dog will run free again. They never have a possibility to continue do something, and always just forget it later.

[Gottfrid]

11 minutes ago, Stocky said:

Along with the owner

Might be a bit harsh, but look at the Talibans punishments.

[Spock]

1 hour ago, MalcolmB said:

No such thing as a bad dog breed, only bad owners who don’t train them.

But some dog breeds are far more capable of causing severe injury than others, irrespective of training and ownership.

[Roo Island]

1 hour ago, MalcolmB said:

No such thing as a bad dog breed, only bad owners who don’t train them.

Right. Yorkies are just as dangerous...BS

[NaaKap]

3 minutes ago, Roo Island said:

Right. Yorkies are just as dangerous...BS

I grew up with 2 yorkies. As a child I would tease the male constantly. Believe me the payback was brutal vicious little critter. But I never got more than a small bruise and omg I deserved so much more. I have had large breed dogs of all types for 50 years or more and my experience is that certain breeds are just psyco and it cannot be trained out. If you are using them for hunting fine, otherwise they have no business being able to roam free. 

[hotchilli]

Dogs will be dogs, whether a Pit-bull or golden they'll rip you shreds if provoked.

Agreed a pit-bull because f it's inherent breeding is an issue, therefore owners must take full responsibility for training, housing and where and who the dog is left alone with.

[chang1]

4 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

 

Seems like an amicable solution to the problem.

Hope that the little lass recovers OK.

If that was my daughter it would be dead as soon as I could get near it.

How any father could let it live is beyond me. How anyone could possibly want to keep a dog that has done that is beyond me.

 

[Roo Island]

Agreed it's the owner's fault, but it is a very dangerous breed and takes a knowledgeable person as an owner. Most aren't.

 

https://highlandcanine.com/blog/dog-breeds-banned-around-the-world/

[TheFishman1]

I’m trying to stretch my imagination looking at the picture of the dog and it’s a pitbull mix. Looks like a terrier TIT

[transam]

2 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

No such thing as a bad dog breed, only bad owners who don’t train them.

How would you know.......?  🤔

[BritScot]

2 hours ago, Korat Kiwi said:

Never trust a Pitbull.  Double that if mixed with another breed. 

 

If it bites once it will do it again. Next time could be fatal.  The dog needs to be put down now. 

It is nothing to do with "The Nanny Dog" the name given to the breed for it's loving and very protective nature to its family "Pack". The problem lies with the owner's ignorance and that owner should never have a dog of any breed. Owning a dog requires knowledge of the breed traits, very early socialising and training. No dog should ever be off the lead in public and never ever left to roam at will. This poor dog should 100% be put down and the owner banned from owning a dog for life and compensation given in trust for the victim of millions. Thai people should never own pit bulls or any of the large breeds because of their attitude and lack of both knowledge and responsibility.  

[Hawaiian]

2 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

No such thing as a bad dog breed, only bad owners who don’t train them.

Some breeds are known to be aggressive, but their personality usually predicts their behavior.  Yes, animals have personalities.  I owned a mixed pit bull and she actually sought out kids to play with.  With toddlers she was super gentle making sure not to knock them over or smack them with her long tail.   She lived to be over twenty years old.  Everyone, including my neighbors, miss her.

Edited June 10 by Hawaiian

[harryviking]

When will Thailand start to take street dog problem seriously? When will dogs that attack people just be put down to avoid new accidents? And when will owners of these dogs be responsible for any damage their dogs are doing?? I call it absolutely irresponsible for all these dogs to be allowed to roam the streets and attack whatever comes close to them!

[Charlest1971]

5 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

Seems like an amicable solution to the problem.

Don’t be utterly rediculous. Amicable solution, my butt cheeks. 
That dog should be put down, immediately. 
It is clearly unpredictable and could easily kill another child, in future. 🤷‍♀️

[Liverpool Lou]

3 minutes ago, Charlest1971 said:

Don’t be utterly rediculous.

The irony!

[fredwiggy]

2 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

Agree....  Its bitten a Child, its proven it will bit, it will bit again given a chance. 

 

Chaining up the Dog will do what exactly ?....   make it more frustrated like a caged tiger...  

 

And... as is always the case with these stories... One day, a person will forget the chain, leave the gate open and the dog will get out and chew the face off another child... 

 

As Gottfrid wrote - the dog has to be put down, it is the only 100% effective solution to prevent a dog that has proven it will attack a child from doing so again.

I like dogs, and have had them all of my life, but some dogs  should not be allowed freedom because of this. The fact is, any dog can bite and cause damage, but some breeds like the Pit can cause severe damage very quickly, which means they should never be allowed to be in proximity of anyone, especially children and the elderly, who cannot protect themselves at all. A dog that attacks a child like this should be put down because it has no fear of humans, and just like bears, when this happens, tragedies occur. This will happen again so sadly there is no other recourse, although many people will not want to part with their pets. This should be left to a proper authority to resolve, if they can find one.

[WDSmart]

Four things...

1. This dog was not a pit bull. It was a mixed breed.
2. Even if it had been a pit bull, saying "Kill all pit bulls" would be like reading another current forum, which is about a grandfather killing his grandson and then saying "Kill all grandfathers." 
3. The dog is said to never have attacked anyone before and was friendly with strangers. Why, then, did this happen? What was different about this incident? The article says, "In the evening, a relative brought her two-year-old son to join the play, unwittingly triggering the attack. 'The dog suddenly jumped and bit my granddaughter's head...'" How did bringing a two-year-old son to the group "trigger" the attack? Did the two-year-old interact with the dog? Could the dog have been protecting the two-year-old from rough treatment by the young girl?
4. I believe the fate of the dog should be decided by both the owner and the people who witnessed the incident and should be based primarily on whether or not the attack was deemed to have been provoked or unprovoked.

[CharlieH]

Reported post  and responses removed.

[IvorBiggun2]

5 hours ago, Korat Kiwi said:

They (Pitbulls) are known worldwide to have the ability to be unpredictable and aggressive.  Hence why many countries have registrars for these dogs, some even ban them altogether. 

You've shown you don't know what you're talking about, so give it a rest Please.

 

There is no specific breed called a pit bull; pit bulls are either American bullys, American pit bull terriers, American Staffordshire terriers, Staffordshire bull terriers, American bulldogs, or a mix of these breeds.Nov 8, 2565 BE