DropthePuck
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It wasn't a pit. And the dog only bit the child once, when the dog was startled. It's true.. any family pet is likely to be sensitive to an "intrusion" to their life like a new baby. All animals have some loyalty to their owners and are doing what they think they should. It's a horrible accident.
Of course, the media loves to embellish things and different articles say different things. Some say bit, some say mauled. I initially thought maybe the dog jumped up after being startled and accidentally landed on the baby. Three day old babies can be fragile and unable to withstand a big dog landing on them. No one knows the true facts of what happened except for the parents. However, not knowing doesn't stop the media from misrepresenting things to get clicks on their websites. Like you said, I think this dog was sensitive to the new little person, new smells, new dynamic, etc and perhaps overreacted to the coughing. I don't know, just guessing since I wasn't there. From what the police said, I don't get the impression this was a mauling but the media love to use that word. They also love to call any dog with short hair and blocky head a "pit bull", when it could be a boxer, American bull dog, cane corso, mastiff, or any mix of those breeds. Visual breed ID can be tricky business. In my opinion, every dog is an individual with their own needs and behaviors, no matter what they look like. Anyways, I'm rambling here. I think I'll stick to discussing humans doing terrible things to each other. These kinds of things get me too upset.