Eww.

[delphia2ohohoh]

This is in the news today:
Dog drags newborn from family home

There's a picture there. Mixed breed...yeah, mostly wolf. I know from wolves. We see a lot of their genes in the mixed breeds here, especially in the sled dogs. I hate exotic animals as pets. Wild things belong in the wild, especially wolves. They are not and never will be domesticated and I think that's a good argument for not messing with dog genetics. And this article is an equally good argument for not letting people own wolves as pets. I don't blame the dog for acting on instinct. The parents are fully to blame for giving the animal access to their child. I never left my kid alone around anyone's pets, even our own. I love my current dog and I know how incredibly gentle he is with kids and still wouldn't leave him alone with a baby.

Darwinism in action.

And I'll say it again because it's important: Wild things belong in the wild, damn it.

Comments

[greenpear.livejournal.com]

And the parents were complete iDiots for trusting an animal like that around their newborn...

Rehabilitate the dog - shoot the owners!

[delphia2000.livejournal.com]

Amen! Wolf-hybrids are notorious for being a one-master kind of dog. The dog would do well in a childless home with a single owner.

[aelfgyfu_mead]

That dog needs to be removed from that home, but I hope they find it a new home (since they can't simply release it into the wild, I suspect) and don't blame the dog!

[delphia2000.livejournal.com]

Even with the obvious amount of wolf genes, it's still a dog and needs a home...preferably a childless one. However, if the courts don't decide, the owners will probably decide to put it down I suspect.