You may want to believe that your pet dog is your best friend and that pebble will never do anything to harm any member of your family, nor any human being. The following story I read reinforced what I have always felt. No matter how close you are to your pet dog, it is after all an animal, no matter how domesticated it is and how much effort you have trained and socialized it with humans, pebble’s behaviour is ruled by basic instinct. http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_705046.html

Although in that story a rottweiler had snapped and killed a silky terrier that crossed path with it, it could well been a toddler wobbling towards the 40kg canine, and for unknown reasons, bitten and killed by one bite. The owners of the two dogs may argue over this and push blame on each other, but only the attacking mutt will truly know what provoked the deadly attack.

Never take your pet dog for granted. A canine can and will inflict mortal wounds to any human if provoked at their basic instinct. Never leave your baby unattended and unsupervised with your pet pooch.