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In reply to the discussion: Another responsible dog owner: Boy dies after pit bull attack in Wisconsin [View all]pnwmom
(110,174 posts)32. Some more details here: the woman was a BABYSITTER, and these were her dogs.
http://www.wisn.com/news/south-east-wisconsin/racine-kenosha/Walworth-County-toddler-dies-after-pit-bull-attack/-/10151828/19205968/-/jwc55mz/-/index.html
WISN 12 News spoke to the son of the property owners where the attack occurred. He said he believed the woman was babysitting at the time, and that the child was not hers.
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It's) just unbelievable. (I'm) at a loss for words. They're both beautiful parents and tried hard for a long time to have this baby, and now it just got taken away," said family friend Dario Newell.
"I just want (the child's father) to know that I love him, and that we're all here to support him in whatever he needs. We're all here for him," said Emily Dueschen, friend of the child's father.
"When he was with his kid, it was just all smiles. He didnt care about anything else in the world, and now this happened. It breaks my heart," said Nicole Jennison, also a friend of the child's father.
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/51072561/#.UThCu-33CYM
WALWORTH - A little boy in Walworth county was mauled and killed by two pit bulls Wednesday afternoon.Family friends said a woman was babysitting Dax when her dogs lost control. They say he was a beautiful little boy with loving parents...who deserved better.Fourteen-month-old Dax was at his babysitter's apartment in Walworth County when something went wrong. Thirty-year-old Susan Iwicki's two pit bulls attacked. She dialed 911, but in the end, there was nothing they could do. Dax died less than three hours later.
WISN 12 News spoke to the son of the property owners where the attack occurred. He said he believed the woman was babysitting at the time, and that the child was not hers.
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"I just want (the child's father) to know that I love him, and that we're all here to support him in whatever he needs. We're all here for him," said Emily Dueschen, friend of the child's father.
"When he was with his kid, it was just all smiles. He didnt care about anything else in the world, and now this happened. It breaks my heart," said Nicole Jennison, also a friend of the child's father.
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/51072561/#.UThCu-33CYM
WALWORTH - A little boy in Walworth county was mauled and killed by two pit bulls Wednesday afternoon.Family friends said a woman was babysitting Dax when her dogs lost control. They say he was a beautiful little boy with loving parents...who deserved better.Fourteen-month-old Dax was at his babysitter's apartment in Walworth County when something went wrong. Thirty-year-old Susan Iwicki's two pit bulls attacked. She dialed 911, but in the end, there was nothing they could do. Dax died less than three hours later.
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Another responsible dog owner: Boy dies after pit bull attack in Wisconsin [View all]
The Straight Story
Mar 2013
OP
So, their historical value to human development justifies continued ownership?
dairydog91
Mar 2013
#49
A living thing can be trained & socialized NOT to attack & kill without provocation.
baldguy
Mar 2013
#50
There is too much missing from this story. Mostly what is missing is the story...
Kalidurga
Mar 2013
#28
I laughed, "assault dog" and calling for an "assault dog" ban, it's for the children
pediatricmedic
Mar 2013
#38