Yeah I love dogs and I really miss having some, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't glad we didn't have one when the kid was born. Not only for the safety aspect and not having to deal with making sure the dog and baby were safe, but also one less layer of having to care for another being.

I have both and agree with your statement. I had a paragraph typed up but it's a lot to edit and it's late. Call me lazy. The tl;dr version is supporting evidence for the dogs portion, and outlines that people need to have access to abortion, and/or screening on if they're responsible enough to have kids. And now it's a paragraph again. Ugh.

Is that a licence to possess either one, or both at the same time?

Huskies are smart. They certainly could understand that a new “pack member” is creating problems for them.

Huskies are also named in a list of dogs biting, harming, or even causing death. They’re down the list a ways below dogs like Pit Bulls, German Shepherds, and even chihuahuas (but those little dogs are often very poorly socialized and not trained).

Most people don’t consider this to be a danger because it’s such a rare situation that it’s newsworthy when it happens.

Even people sometimes just wake up day and snap for reasons beyond our control.

Now you’re generally right, most of these cases there’s some meaningful details missing and the “no history of attacks” is a lie.

We just can’t broadly apply that because we don’t know which one isn’t a lie.

Sometimes the thing that sets a dog off is just that they're older and confused. Dogs do sometimes just snap with no warnings, same as humans.

Yes they do. Any dog can have a trigger you simply have not seen yet. I literally had my rescue dog bite me after 7ish years because I startled him once. Absolutely zero signs of aggression prior to that. Every dog has a line and it is impossible to know what that like is or if it has changed.

I think this is actually a more dangerous mindset. Any animal can be unpredictable, can do something you've never seen them do before. Maybe there were signs, but maybe there weren't. Either way, it's dangerous to wait for a "sign" before you start to set boundaries on how your pet interacts with any person.

This one did.

Animals follow their instincts. If something sets them off, they are set off.

Yes, as much as I love dogs, unfortunately they can be unpredictable even if we've had them for years. Whether it's aggression (possibly around food or toys), prey drive, playing too rough, or just pure accident, they can cause a lot of harm to small bodies. I would not leave any dog unattended when an infant.

Husky (the dog in this incident) prey drive is ridiculous too. I could imagine new parents might also be unable to give that sort of dog the stimulation it needs to be less likely to misbehave. * I am aware of how misbehaving is a massive understatement in this context. *

Well, have an internet one from me - I'm just gonna take this as the prompt to close the tab without clicking through and be done on the net for the night. Thanks, buddy.

Yepp, irresponsible dog owners are the fucking worst. Not only are you potentially going to harm someone outside the situation, it is also torture for the dog.

If you aren’t going to care for your pet, DONT GET ONE.

Hope you get jacked by a dog again

You've never lived with a dog that's actually been trained then. I've had dogs my whole life and they've never done any of those things beyond the puppy stage. I recommend it, but it is a big responsibility, akin to parenting when done properly.

I love dogs and think they're fantastic roommates, but I definitely get where you're coming from. Most of the negatives of dog ownership can be fixed with proper training, but most people are too damn lazy. I often find myself annoyed by other people's dogs as well. The only one of your listed problems I have to deal with is the personal space one (Golden retriever), and it's as simple as saying "Go to your place" to solve/prevent it.

All that said, no dog, no matter the size or temperament, should EVER be left unattended with a small child, let alone an infant! Even with zero aggression dogs can hurt small children by smothering them or knocking them over. It's as simple as buying baby gates to prevent it, and I just don't understand why people let things like this happen :(

Also dog owning girls are usually in better shape.

I wouldn't. But of course I wouldn't want to see that dog ever again, no matter how much "good boy" he was.

Vengeance is a disgusting trait in people, just saying.

It's also not the dogs fault, as controversial as that might seem to some people without further explanation or a bit of reflection.

What's goldcops? I tried looking it up, but no dice.

Pitbulls do this much more frequently but any dog is capable of killing a 6 week old.

People still died of other stuff even when COVID-19 was raging. Pit bulls are murder machines pretending to be an animal that doesn't mean no other animals are dangerous

There's no quicker way to have people sounding like 13/50'ers but with dogs than to bring up pitbulls.