Pitt bulls are illegal in some places and there’s a reason. I’ll admit and I expect to be down arrowed for this, but I’m kind of racist towards certain dog breeds and pit bulls are one of those breeds I don’t like. I don’t care how sweet they are if you show me a pic I cringe. They look intimidating and when I see one in person I’m scared and am very careful with how I walk or even look at them. I wish they weren’t such a hyped breed to own. With that being said even the best behaved dog is still a lot bigger than a baby and anything could happen. He could get too excited and whip him with his tail. It’s just best not to allow a baby around one for everyone’s safety

Pitbulls deserve the bad reputation they have. Its not a smear campaign. 2/3 of all fatal dog bites are pitbulls and 47% of all dog bites that end up in an emergency room are pitbulls. There are 199 other recognized breeds but 1 causes most of the issues. Check out dogsbite.org if you want to know more about your breed.

Kids should not be left alone with any dog. My dog is is a great dog but I can't guarantee how she would act if a child acted foolish with her.

Although I expect to receive some heat for this ... I still cannot get around two facts: first of all, training and education have a massive impact on dogs' behaviour. I know that, I won't ever try not to recognize this. Second, genetics have a massive impact on dogs' behaviour. The selective breeding never was limited to physical properties, but always included behaviour as well. The pit this bull was bred for - the name isn't some randommery - is a place used to have dogs fight lethal fights. I'd never even suggest euthanizing a single one of them due to their breed, but I'd also not advise to continue breeding every breed of dog. Some are bred to be sick upon birth, by restrictive airways and such ... and some are bred to be more aggressive, among these are pitbulls. While existing dogs are not to blame, humans should, in regard to any and every breed of any and every animal, reconsider breeding, and stop breeding certain ones if the things bred into them are more likely to hurt themselves or others. There are several pitbulls never doing anybody any harm, but the likelihood of that happening still is higher than in other dogs - because it was one of the original goals in breeding them and defining the breed. Stop breeding them? I don't see why that should not be open to debate at the very least. Are there any valid reasons to breed pitbulls in the first place? I doubt so.

The grandmother cares more about her dogs than she does about her grandchildren. So don't bring around any kids to distract her from the true loves of her life.

I have an amazing pibbles mix that is basically a fat mama dog and my son is her child, but I would never leave her and him alone together. It is really for both of their safety. She can get really playful (no biting history) and gets rough, but also she needs her boundaries respected from my toddler as well. It's just basic common sense.

Parents do not train their kids to respect animals. People think it's cute to have a kid climb all over the dog, grab the cat, etc. Then, when the kid gets bitten, it's all the dog's fault and it's usually killed. Pets are not stuffy toys for kids to throw around and poke in their eyes. I've worked in an ER, and the kid was always the initiator of any abuse.

We had to teach our herding dog not to herd. He'd always try to herd people who left the group back the "flock", so friends visiting the house and so on. He learned but you could tell he didn't like it, just like he disliked us being spread out over the house, he was much happier when we all were together so he could guard us properly.

The problem.is they've been being poorly bred for negative traits for many generations and it's more likely there will be issues.

Pits are great dogs and often excellent with children. All of my rotts have been as well, and I 100% trusted them (aside from a clumsy bump with their butts)... however, you have to socialize them to be calm and respectful! This is not common unfortunately with many dog owners. "Excitment" can easily turn into prey drive, dominance, or aggression. This is a huge issue with dog owners: "oh they're just excited!"; "well Rebecca, you can't let your dog be at a level 10, and not expect a level 10 reaction "... it's not the dog's nor the breed's fault; I've seen way nastier poodles than I have pits in behavioral rehab! Owners are just not good at guidance often, and they end up reinforcing an unwanted behavior.

Having recently read the tragic article about the loveable, friendly, dorky family pit Bull destroying a couple's 2 young children, I think it would be the height of negligence to leave your babe in a home with a free roaming pit. It's not like there aren't hundreds of stories like that. Shame on the grandma.

Young kids should not be unsupervised with ANY animal. They are too unco-ordinated (which can be scary) and 'petting' tends to be on the rough side bc of this, even if you're teaching them to be gentle. And they can't understand the little signs an animal makes to say 'that's enough' so they don't back off. We don't tend to have pitbulls in the UK but staffies are common (Staffordshire bulls) - my grandma had one when I was growing up and she was fantastic - but I was never allowed around her alone (as I wasn't around my other gran's Welsh terrier).

The grandmother is out of line in this situation. The mother is simply trying to protect her baby and grandma is refusing to help with that. It only takes a few seconds for a dog to go from excited to dangerous. When I was a delivery driver, there was a customer that every single time I came to his house, his dog would run out and jump on me. He was curious about what I had in the bags. The last time he did that, he scratched me. I told my manager that I was not going to that house anymore. The customer had no control over his dog and this was a big dog. It wasn't a pitbull, but it was a big dog.

People really need to get over the breed of a dog when judging how much of a threat they are. It is the people owning them that is the problem. Dogs are no different than children in that they need to be taught how to behave. Yet, it is true that some breeds are more prone to attacking than others. The mil is out of her mind. You don't let a small child wander around unsupervised with any dog, as they will all bite if provoked the right way.

I love my dogs to bits. I also know that kids can be really mean to dogs without trying. When we have kids over, I always make sure that the dogs have a safe place to hide where they can get away from the kids. I also supervise everything without distraction. I also have a nice kennel where the dogs can be happy all day if necessary. I try to look after the needs of all. If a guest or family member is uncomfortable with the dogs, I can put them up. If a young kid wants to play with the dogs, the answer is always no. If an older child wants to play with a dog, we get the ball, and the dog and I go with them to play fetch. Any dog can bite! I think smaller dogs bite more (Chihuahua) but their bites rarely need to be treated. Prevention is always best! If Grandma thinks her dogs are saints, then she will just have to meet you all on neutral territory if she wants to see her grandbaby. A nice restaurant would be perfect.

Bottom line, is that there ARE ALWAYS stories about Pitt bulls suddenly attacking. And OP knows the breed and how they r. Bottom line, this is OP's boundary and if MIL wants to babysit the kid for 3 hours once a week, she could do this. She's just trying to be difficult and create problems. This is NOT a big deal. I've put my cats away when certain kids come over. It's really NOT a big deal if it's something that's important to u

I love all dogs, no matter what breed. We had 4 dogs when my daughter was born. None of them were ever left alone with her. Our friends had a British Bulldog and when we visited he sat by her and wouldn’t let anyone but us near her. We didn’t leave her alone with him either. Dogs are not dangerous because of their breed, they are made dangerous by bad people. On the other hand children, especially very small children, are dangerous where dogs are concerned. Even the kindest, sweetest dog in the world can be frightened by the screams of a small child, or can be hurt by having their ear pulled if they have an ear infection, or their tail pulled if it’s unexpected. Their automatic response is to use their teeth to stop whoever is hurting them because they can’t say NO. The child is not to blame and neither is the dog. It’s the adult who puts the two of them in that situation. This mum is absolutely right to not allow this and if her MIL doesn’t agree then she shouldn’t be allowed to take.

Kids are still learning what is and is not acceptable behavior, they don't have a good grasp on boundaries at that age. Your kid probably would never intentionally harm your pet and your pet would probably never intentionally harm your child, but all it takes is a kid shoving their hand in an animal's face in a way they don't like for instinctual threat response to take over. When my grandparents got their last dog (old English sheepdog) she was difficult to train but one thing they managed to train her well on was when she was a puppy, they'd grab her face (not aggressively, just annoyingly), shove their hands in her food bowl, gently pull on her fur... because most of my cousins were young, and again, young kids do that sort of thing, so they wanted her to be used to that behavior and not respond aggressively. And it worked well. She was great with kids (just had to be careful because she didn't always know her own strength and could unintentionally knock a kid down). But they still made sure to tell any new kids (friends of my siblings and cousins, mainly) to be careful around her. y

I. Saw someone nearly lose a thumb to a fox terrier...and looked after a woman whose little finger waS amputated after a puppy bit her...a puppy ...

Mother is definitely the a*****e, baby will be fine