Yet again, another heart breaking story of a K9-Caused death.

I stumbled on this news earlier Today, and it was so heart breaking. Not just the incident, but also the fact that this would make more people see Dogs as wild beasts that kill babies and attack adults.



According to Punch News.

"Maureen Akowe had every reason to be elated. At 37, she had a baby girl after three years of delayed conception. Little wonder, she christened the baby Chinonso (meaning God is near).
Like most Nigerians who belong to the middle-class, Maureen employed a nanny to help care for her baby, who was already four months old. As expected of any nursing mother, anytime she took her baby out with her, her nanny moved along.
Last Friday in Asaba, the Delta State capital, the nursing mother, who is also a housewife but a graduate of Sociology from the Delta State University, Abraka, decided to get groceries for the family especially her baby, at a nearby supermarket along Okpanam road, Asaba. She took along her baby, her nanny and an Alsatian dog, which was the only pet the family had.
For anyone who loves pets, it is not strange to see them, not only as companions, but as friends in need. Maureen must have loved her dog and decided entrusting the security of both her baby and its nanny in the care of her dog. Maybe she had done that on a number of occasions and nothing negative happened.
On this fateful day when she got to the shopping mall, she pulled over at the car park and left all the occupants of the car, including the dog, to get items inside the mall. For proper ventilation, she wound down the windows of the car and dashed inside.
While she was shopping, sources at the car park said there was a shrill cry from the nanny, who suddenly alighted from the car and ran into the mall shouting, “Madam, baby! Madam, baby!” Panic-stricken passers-by and other shoppers asked what was amiss and she led them to the car.
By then, a motley of crowd had gathered and running towards the car park. The gory sight in the car elicited shouts from them especially the women. Four-month-old Chinonso, had its stomach ripped open with blood splattered on the car seat and the clothes used to wrap it. The dog, on the other hand, stood towering over the baby with blood stains on its mouth!
Taken aback by the crowd, the dog started barking ferociously and wanted to attack. Promptly, two security guards from the mall took the dog and chained it. It still kept barking and tried to scare away any attacker from the crowd.
“Na Madam carry dog put for car and talk say make I stay inside car with dog and baby,” the nanny, who identified herself as Ifeoma Chinedu, quickly told the angry crowd who wanted to know what went wrong inside the car.
“Madam talk say she dey carry dog go veterinary clinic. Na as I sit inside car the dog move close and want to bite Chinonso (baby). I shout when I see say the dog open him mouth. As I shout, the dog no hear me and I come run comot make I go call Madam. But she dey inside supermarket and no hear me. She no come outside here on time,” the nanny, who claimed to hail from one of the eastern states, concluded in tears.
While all these went on, the mother of the baby had arrived and was in tears. Obviously distraught, she rolled on the floor and kept shouting, “Chinonso!Chinonso! Chinonso!” She quickly took her baby and ran. But some sympathizers took hold of her and the baby to avoid running into any oncoming vehicle. They rushed the baby, who was bleeding from the stomach, to a nearby hospital along Nnebisi road.
The baby died before they could get to the hospital.
Meanwhile, the dog was in chains and kept away from the angry mob who wanted to kill it. They alleged witchcraft and that the dog was an evil agent. Read full story here"

You would recall the incident about the taxi driver mauled by dogs which i wrote about here - 7 Doga Attack Driver In Lagos

Now I ask myself, Why would a dog that has been good to this kid suddenly react?

Dogs are not crazy animals. They react to actions around them and i cannot over-emphasize the need to really learn a lot about dogs before getting one. Also speak with a professional to really know what breed fits your kind of home.

From experience, I came to know that dogs, no matter how they like a person they hate to hear them scream.

Some dogs hate babies scream. The way i see it, the woman left her dog, the maid and her baby in the car. The dog began to bark at strangers and passerby which made the baby scared and started crying. The maid, ignorant of whats going on fled from the car leaving the crying baby in the car. The dog then attacks the crying baby.

It is only ideal to introduce a puppy into a home where there's a baby.This helps strengthen the bond between the duo and avoids cases like this. Keeping an adult dog around a baby without supervision is really not safe.

I sympathize with the family of the Deceased.

source: http://talkpawsng..com/2015/09/dog-attacks-and-kills-4-month-old-baby.html

so sorry

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The story get has e be o

I read the same story and to further complete the story, the husband never liked the dog and claimed the dog was acting funny of late which prompted the vet visit, though I hate blames but never leave an unstable dog unsupervised.
This however costed the woman her marriage as she claimed it's the devils work, the hubby said the same devil will take her out of his house
Sad story but me dey suspect winchii them

Apitch:
I read the same story and to further complete the story, the husband never like the dog and claimed the dog was acting funny of late which prompted the vet visit, though I hate blames but never leave an unstable dog unsupervised

the fact that the husband didnt like the dog, the dog would always act funny to him. she said she had left the dog with the kid occasionally. but not in an environmant where there are strangers. its a pity she learnt the hard way, or maybe she would never get the point.

Prodeegee:
the fact that the husband didnt like the dog, the dog would always act funny to him. she said she had left the dog with the kid occasionally. but not in an environmant where there are strangers. its a pity she learnt the hard way, or maybe she would never get the point.

Not really! The guy no send the dog and vice versa but strange behavior that even the wife noticed occured n she agreed to see a vet

Apitch:

Not really! The guy no send the dog and vice versa but strange behavior that even the wife noticed occured n she agreed to see a vet

and on her way to see the vet...she made the ultimate mistake.

Prodeegee:
and on her way to see the vet...she made the ultimate mistake.

Ekzactily

as far as I'm concerned she no get sense. how could she have left the dog loosed? I always chain and restrict my dogs to the back seat whenever it's in my car. it can even distract my driving, and I can only pick one person at the front seat.

I think the nanny is to blame. She aggravated the dog and used the baby as a shield. If you are holding a baby and a dog wants to attack, you should not drop the baby and run away. That is stupid.

Dogs are animals and can't be trusted with babies, that's true, but the real mistake the mother made was that she trusted the nanny to keep the dog under control and protect her baby if necessary for 5 minutes.

Seun:
I think the nanny is to blame. She aggravated the dog and used the baby as a shield. If you are holding a baby and a dog wants to attack, you should not drop the baby and run away. That is stupid.

Finally someone said it the way it is.
Rather than blame someone for owing a dog.

Maids sha. Still standing on my No No stand of maids in my house.