http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=20080729_11_A1_hPolic300538Police unsure which of two dogs is to blame in mauling
An infant was killed by a pet dog Monday morning in his Tulsa home, police said.
Officer Jason Willingham said the 2-month-old boy was mauled by either a black Labrador puppy or a small pug at his home in the 2900 block of East 102nd St.
The mauling was discovered shortly after 10 a.m., and the child was pronounced dead at the scene.
Willingham said the baby's mother and grandmother were home at the time but that nobody was in the room when the baby was hurt.
"The child was left unattended in a swing," he said.
The family did not wish to be interviewed at the scene, and a phone message left at their home Monday afternoon was not returned.
As of Monday evening, police had not released the family's names.
Police are unsure which dog killed the boy, Willingham said. However, both dogs were taken to the Tulsa Animal Shelter, where manager Jean Letcher said the Lab was euthanized at the request of Tulsa police.
D'Ann Berson, operations manager for the Tulsa Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, said an attack on a young child by a Lab would be an "unusual incident."
"Labs as a rule are good family dogs," she said. "They're not bred to be attack dogs."
Some dogs become aggressive around food or toys, Berson said. But an attack would be more common with a toddler, rather than an infant sitting in a swing, she said.
Since May 1, Emergency Medical Services Authority medics have provided emergency care to nine children who had been bitten by dogs, said EMSA spokeswoman Tina Wells. Five of the children were in the Tulsa area, and four were in the Oklahoma City area, which EMSA also serves.
All of the children were older than 3, and none suffered life-threatening or disfiguring injuries, Wells said. Most of the dogs were family pets or neighborhood dogs, she said.
Willingham said he is not sure what, if any, charges could result from the case.
"It's just a very tragic set of circumstances," he said. "It's a very hard situation to investigate."
This is the story from the paper.
Tragic story no doubt. There is also a story on at least on of the news channels website. They both have comments and all are saying the same thing. How does a 6 week puppy maul a 2 month baby? Too many questions for such a simple answer. Can't wait to see what an autopsy shows.