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Originally Posted by Olao32
Give me a break. By your logic anyone who has a dog should assume it will one day kill their child. Or, place such a significant probability on it that it warrants giving up a member of their family to prevent a hypothetical situation. Yes, i said a member of your family as anyone who has pets can attest to the fact they truly do become an active part of your every-day life, common interactions etc. Nevertheless, there is a slight possibility, off to the shelter for "Rover" who likely ends up with a needle in paw.
I suppose if you have a new born, you cannot drive with them in the car because you know what, it's possible that you get into an accident and there is a possibility they become injured. Likewise for carrying them up the stairs to put them to bed for example; you know i have tripped up and down the stairs once or twice in my life; better cut that out for their sake.
What i am trying to demonstrate is this is an isolated incident. With your comments, you and many others in this thread, insinuate it is common place for that accident to occur and everyone should follow your guidance. I grew up with a dog, majority of the people I know also have and guess what, most of the time the complete opposite happens and the dog bonds with the child and becomes extremely protective of him/her.
Furthermore, i bet each of the examples i gave above are more prevalent, you just don't hear of them because they are not news worthy.
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This is getting ######ed.
Stairs are necessary.
Cars are necessary.
Dogs are not.
Everybody baby-proofs their house when the baby comes. While putting the Drain-O on a top shelf and locking the Mr. Clean in a cupboard, they should probably take a look at the drooling, sharp-toothed, small-brained bozo panting in the corner while they're at it.