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From what I understood the dog can go beserk like elephants do, no need to blame it on the victim. I mean, what can an infant do except make noise?


Infant scratches you. Sometimes in the eyes. Most animals seem to understand they are infants and not fighting, like puppets biting, but some dogs just have their head messed up.


You don't have to take my word for it, just read this through.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatal_dog_attacks_in_the_Unite...

No need to blame the victims.


It’s still extremely unlikely under normal circumstances. Serious attacks by non feral/mistreated dogs are still a freak incident. You’re about as likely to be killed by a lightning.


Under normal circumstances, infants spend essentially all of their time under the moderate supervision of an adult.


Which brings us back to the start of this sub-thread: "Never leave an infant/toddler alone with [dogs]."

(So this whole discussion just went round in a circle.)


Some dogs might, others are not necessarily much more likely to behave that way than some humans.


Nobody is blaming the victim, perhaps read again. I am in fact reinforcing your point. A baby can't be blamed for poking an animal, they are a baby. But it can (and often is) the reason for the attacks. Blame is different from cause and effect. I don't blame gravity for dropping my stuff, but it is responsible.




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