On Sunday, a pair of family rottweilers killed a 5-year old girl in the backyard of a mansion in Covina.
Dogs Kill Child
Covina, CA - A 5-year old girl is dead after being attacked by two rottweilers. Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to a residence in the 2500 block of Palomino Drive in the gated community of Les Maisons around noon on Sunday. Deputies discovered the child had been attacked by the dogs in the backyard. Footage from KABC show a pair of shoes and bits of clothing strewn in the yard. Paramedics transported the child to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 1:23 pm.
Authorities said she sustained injuries to her head and torso while her father tried to protect her from the dogs. Four dogs resided at the home. Investigators said that two dogs -- a 10-year old rottweiler and a 6-year old rottweiler-weimaraner mix -- were responsible for the attack. All four dogs were confiscated by Los Angeles County Animal Control. Investigators said the child had lived with the dogs in the home all of her life with no prior incidents. One other family member sustained minor injuries.
Child Fell Before Attack
The Press-Telegram reports the girl's father, divorced from her mother, lives at the home. Police said the girl and the father were in the backyard, along with four family dogs, which includes a 10-year old weimaraner and a 4-year old doberman. "She fell. They (the rottweiler and rottweiler-weimaraner mix) immediately started attacking her," sheriff’s Lt. Steve De Jong said. The father dove on top of her, "trying to protect her and shield her from the dogs," he said. The other two dogs were not involved.
The child was transported to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center with life-threatening injuries, where she died. The medical examiner's office has since identified the child as Amelia Yu. Christopher Valles, the manager of Los Angeles County Animal Care & Control, said his agency had never been to the property on Palomino Drive prior to the fatal dog mauling. All four dogs will be held in quarantine for 10 days. Afterward, a hearing may be held if the owner wants any of the dogs back, Valles said.
Two large dogs seen being taken away from a mansion in Covina after the fatal dog attack.
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Have you heard anything going on with the case of the 92yo woman named Velma Leake from Rochester, NY, that was likely mauled to death by a relative’s Pit bull on December 3rd? I noticed she wasn’t listed after the 8yo boy and before this newest case.
No cause of death has been released.
Its sad she died by rotts but at least it wasn’t pitbull.I mean the damage it would do to that little girl body.so her dad provide his daughter whatever her heart desires nice home nice neighborhood a pet. But he didn’t have the witts to give
her better dog breed then rotts.bad enough the little girl died but he should be 100% at fault that his precious little girl died because of his breed of dogs.
Four dogs of any kind is a pack. Dogs behave so differently in a pack. However , I agree that big powerful dogs bred for guarding are dangerous around kids. My pediatrician( when my girls were young ) said dog bites are one of the top 10 causes for ER visits by children. Dogs and small kids do not mix well. Although I love dogs, I am still kind of scared by big ones, after being bitten as a kid. I have dogs too, but my present pair are small mutts under 20 lbs. I feel very sorry for that poor family. Those Carl books were horrible for kids to read. We had them too.
Shame kids are still dying because their parents are too stupid to get appropriate dogs. As in small and gentle when mature, not power breeds.
The death of this child is awful. If the Rottweiler was used to her, why did he bite? Was he normally child aggressive?
If the only breeds of dogs suitable for children are small gentle dogs, children should not have dogs for pets. Breeds such as Chihuahuas, miniature Pinschers, Lhasa Apsos, Shih Tzus, and others bite children usually in the face.
Breeds such as Papillons, Yorkshire terriers, Silky Terriers, Italian greyhounds, toy poodles and others are too delicate. Children can easily break their legs.
Pitbulls, XLBullies, Rottweilers, Dogo Argentinas, Presa de Canario, Cane Corso and others are not satisfactory due to temperament.
Collies, Golden retrievers, German shepherds if raised with children, standard Poodles and others are generally safe. I wouldn’t trust many Australian cattledogs because they are often too tough. The breed of dog must be physically strong for kids that like to roughhouse but love children. Rescues at the shelters are mostly unsuitable, as one doesn’t know if the dog likes children.
One day on emergency a woman brought in an unconscious six week old Shih Tzu puppy. Her six year old daughter had dropped the puppy. We decided on euthanasia the following day, but the owner said not to euthanize it until she got there. Why? Because she intended to bring over the little girl that caused the puppy’s death. This was nothing but child cruelty. Only let children handle animals that are safe to
handle.
None of the videos are showing a front view of the dogs. I am not a rottweiler fan, especially with small children but not sure those are not mixed. It is hard to see if they if they have the brown face marks. Could they be pit mixed with rottweiler?
The parents are divorced and this attack happened at the father’s home, so that lady in the video who appeared to be crying and fussing over the dogs may not have been the little girl’s mother.
Proof again that just because Rottenweilers are not as deadly as pits does not mean they are safe.
All that money yet it did not buy the sense to keep a pack of large carnivores away from your child.
Many such cases.
Sad.