Please pray, or just send some love...

[Jaycee]

so glad he's ok! what sort of dog was it?

[~clover~]

He's a cross breed. I'm not even sure what type of dog he is. Bull mastiff cross maybe? One of the bigger breeds.
I'm not even sure I'm thinking of the right dog, but from memory he's a big boy.

They've left hospital & are on their way back home. He's not showing any signs of being in pain yet, so sounds like he's doing great.

[Netix]

Let's not discuss the kind of dog it was please.

I hope and pray this dear little boy will make a full and speedy recovery. Sendng my best wishes and love to he and his family and friends. X

[Jaycee]

Let's not discuss the kind of dog it was please.

Why not? I think it's a relevant question to ask and was not asking to open a debate.

Clover didn't have an issue answering the question so why is there an issue? If you don't want to discuss it then don't, leave it at that

[~clover~]

I agree that the breed of the dog isn't really relevant, except that it shows just how lucky the child was, given that it was a big dog.

Every dog is dangerous. I just looked at a top 10 list of dangerous dogs. Pit bull isn't at the top, and rotty, german shepard, staffy, labrador, kelpie, terriors & cattle dogs are all on that list. Its a 1 - 10 list of dog attack numbers.

I'm not into dog breed discrimination. I have a cross breed staffy myself.

[Cass72]

I'm thankful that the little boy is okay. I hope he doesn't grow up afraid of dogs (or other animals) as a result. How terribly frightening for all of his family. My heart goes out to the dog owner as well, they must be feeling absolutely terrible right about now.

I would never leave a child unattended with a dog (large or small breed). Both children and animals can be unpredictable.

As an aside. I agree with Netix that the breed of the dog is not the issue. FWIW I was viciously attacked by a maltese terrier through no provocation at all yet people cross the street to avoid our Bullmastiff who has a very mild temperament.

[Netix]

Jaycee; I realise you weren't asking to open a debate, and I am sorry if you read it like that.

I think any breed of dog, large or small, can be fatal, and I was merely trying to suggest that we concentrate our thoughts on the future recovery of this little boy. For what its worth, I own the dog that's not at the top of that list.

My sincerest apologies to anyone who may have misread my intentions. x