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Originally Posted by Sliver

I actually agree that the risk of death is pretty damn close to zero. But the risk of injury on top of the very slight risk of death makes me leery of having dogs around babies and I question the judgment of people who don't come to the same conclusion.

Its sad you have such a fear of dogs that makes you preemptively think less of others and question their judgment/integrity on the possibility of such an improbable act. All that baby proofing you have done is commendable, I would do the same, unfortunately according to the so called “stats” which people can skew in many different ways as they see fit, there is much more you can do over what you suggest.

Originally Posted by Sliver

"Member of the family"

I don’t know if you were trying to throw a jab out there, but I stand by that statement. I'm not trying to negate the child-parent relationship because I assume it is stronger per say, but they are not a disposable part of life, well I suppose to some people they are…

Originally Posted by Sliver

Correction: you sleep fine at night knowing your kids have a low probability of being maimed.

Chances of your house getting hit by lightning:
1:280,000
http://www.lightningsafety.com/nlsi_pls/probability.html

Chances of your child having scald burns from tap water
(unless you shut off your tap water too just in case)
So, at 4 million births per/year, and 25,500 scald burns in the US under 14 years of age, to make it simple say 25,500/(4,000,000 * 14). That’s a 0.04% change of them being scalded.
http://www.childrenshospital.org/az/Site903/mainpageS903P0.html

Another interesting fact:
Burns caused by the microwave are usually scald burns (95 percent) caused by spilled hot liquid or foods. Most microwave scald burns occur to the trunk or the face."
Better take that microwave out of the house too, you know because after all a possible related injury is preventable.
http://www.childrenshospital.org/az/Site903/mainpageS903P0.html

What I am trying to support here is that perhaps it may make you feel more comfortable, but the chances are so insignificant your preconceived notions may be skewed.

That said, not like I’d take a fighting dog and leave them around my children. But come on people, common sense says your average house hold pet is not going to kill or maim your kid.