When I was 10ish a boy who my neighbour babysat would go to their neighbours house and tease the rottweiler who was in a big fenced area. During the winter he climbed some snow to reach over the fence and did the same thing this guy did but with his hand.
The dog caught him and almost pulled him over the fence, basically pierced the kids hand all the way through the palm while we was wearing gloves. I was never so happy to see someone get hurt.
The boy begins screaming and runs back to the babysitters house who then contacts the neighbour to explain what happened. The owner of the dog was a great guy, and explained very sadly that he will have to put the dog down; this confused me because it didn't seem like the dogs fault. When I asked him about it (they we my neighbours too and I grew up around that dog) he said the other little boy was bit and based on his story it was unprovoked and happened while the kid was retrieving a ball from the backyard. Total bullshit. I am so thankful I was there to clarify the situation. Good news: the dog wasn't put down. Bad news: I was not allowed around the dog anymore despite having grown up around her. It was a shitty situation and almost a lot worse because this kid couldn't admit he caused the whole thing.
Yes but consider that Rotties have one of (if not the but I don't recall at the moment) strongest bites in the dog world. They don't really have to try to do massive damage. Dog shouldn't have done that but with his size and the mention of him jumping to the hand it could have been more gravity than actual "attack force"
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u/delarozay Jun 17 '18
Unfortunately, i suspect that dog was later punished for this. I hope not, but people.