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I just sent my husband and son to my pastor's house with a crock of home-cooked spaghetti, bread, salad and drinks. We're just trying to bolster their family because their almost 3-year-old son was attacked and bitten in the face by a dog Friday night. Our pastor, his wife, and three children were meeting other family members at a Bed and Breakfast in the Texas Hill Country. The children were petting a pet deer and the youngest walked up to a Labrador who belonged to the B&B owner. It showed no sign of aggression before or after the incident. The dog was lying down and when the boy walked up to the dog saying, "hi doggy", it leapt up and bit him. The upper teeth punctured his nose and cheek and the bottom teeth went through his lip. They rushed him to emergency and he is on antibiotics. They did not stitch him due to risk of infection. The little guy is amazingly resilient. When we saw him last night he was laughing and playing and he knows the difference between his dogs and the "bad" dog. The dog is quarantined for rabies. Our sweet little friend may have to have plastic surgery depending how his wounds heal.
I am the staunchest "pro-dog" person. As you know I've trained, rehab-ed, done rescue. But as a mom, I am always wary. I have seen unstable dogs. I have seen mostly good dogs "snap". So I still tell my children to be very cautious around dogs they do not know. Unfortunately, some people don't "read" dogs well, and don't know when they are about to be bitten. Many times it is the person's fault they get bitten. Almost all the time it is due to a complacent, or ignorant owner who didn't socialize their dog.
So I have to say maybe the people in the shop weren't ignorant. Maybe they are just very careful.
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