Zane Earles Left Unattended; Mauled By Puppy
July 30, 2008 by Morbid
UPDATE 11/5/08 – Linzy Earles, 18, was charged on FridayFriday reviews
with second-degree manslaughter in the mauling death of her two-month-old son, Zane Earles, on July 28. Because Linzy Earles was 17 at the time of her son’s death, she is being tried in juvenile court. Court records indicate that Linzy had come off juvenile probation on June 2 for drug-related charges.
Zane Earles was left alone in his swing for over two hours and was killed by the family Labrador retriever puppy, who ate parts of the baby. Linzy Earles is due in Tulsa juvenile court on December 3.
Newsnews report from http://www.newson6.com
Tulsa, OK - 2-month old Zane Allen Earles was let unattended in the home he shared with his parents, 18-year-old Tyler Craig, and mother, 17-year-old Linzy Earles and grandparents. At around 8 a.m. Monday morning, Tyler Craig left the residence. The baby’s grandfather then left the home around 8:30 in the morning after putting Zane in an elevated, wind-up child swing. The only two people left in the house aside from the baby were the baby’s grandmother and Linzy. Oh, and a 2 to 3-month old black Labrador.
At around 10:19 Monday morning, someone in the home called 911. When the paramedics arrived, they found 2-month old Zane Allen Earles dead. He had been mauled to death by the dog. While the death was an accident, investigators are now trying to determine how long the child had been dead, and how this happened without any of the family members noticing. The mother stated that they were at the opposite end of the house when the attack must have occurred.
“We’re looking at it as possibly just a tragic accident that occurred. We’re not looking to blame anyone or anything like that, but the detectives will investigate this case,” said Tulsa Police Officer Leland Ashley.
The dog was euthanized and examined at the Tulsa Animal Shelter and a pug and two cats were also removed from the home.
Now, if you see the video or the pictures, this does just seem like a tragic accident. The parents are going to be emotionally damaged for a long, long time. I am just conflicted on exactly what to think about this as I know my spawn was left unattended for an hour or more at that age, usually when I got his screaming ass down for a nap. However, we had a spawn monitor and I can honestly say, even back then, I would NEVER leave a dog, or any animal for that manner, access to my kid without me present. But I guess that is the lesson learned in this story and also why I am posting it. But what do the rest of you think? Should the people in the house be held responsible for this baby’s death?
9:50 am on July 30th, 2008
I’ll take the pug. Tulsa Animal Shelter, email me.
Damn. I dunno… i’m inclined to believe it was a terrible accident, but I’d think there would be a little negligence there. My sister in law is totally hearing impaired and has a Rottweiler and an infant – my brother is in Iraq right now. My SIL has managed to keep her son safe and unbitten without even being able to hear him. It’s called “watching the baby”. A crazy idea, right?
Apparently watching the baby works really well. It’s a tragedy that this mother and grandmother didn’t watch little Zane so well.
9:52 am on July 30th, 2008
I guess that the answers would be in questions that we may never hear the truth about. Was the baby screaming? For how long? Things like that. I haven’t made up my mind yet about this one because I just don’t know what else was going on in that house. If there’s something to hide, we may never know it.
9:53 am on July 30th, 2008
How very, very sad. I would never have thought a lab puppy would kill a baby!! I think this is just a terrible, terrible accident. They baby wasn’t even left in the floor,..I can see someone placing the baby in the swing to sleep while they went to the laundry room, loaded the dishwasher etc. This is so tragic,.that poor family.
You would have thought someone would have heard something,..is it possible the dog suffocated the baby?
9:54 am on July 30th, 2008
Sounds a little suspect……….left unattended for 1.5 hours.. as if u wouldnt hear the baby screaming. unless…the dog ate… oh man im so not gonna say that!!…. damn so sad!
10:05 am on July 30th, 2008
Sounds like an extremely tragic accident. It does show, however, that all animals are unpredictable. I am sure that the mother and grandmother are blaming themselves and will for a long time. I agree that the baby was possibly alone longer than maybe he should have been but I honestly would never have suspected that such a young puppy would have done such a thing. I am truly sorry for their loss.
10:05 am on July 30th, 2008
Poor, poor little man.
A lab??? Puppy? Chew toy?
I was always taught- NEVER leave small, young children unattended with animals. They are ANIMALS. That came from a VET I used to work for.
10:08 am on July 30th, 2008
How horribly tragic. As far as I know Labs aren’t on the “black list” and I dont think I would have ever thought that a lab puppy, would kill a baby.
I do wonder how no one heard anything, like the swing falling over, and the baby crying. How sad for the family!
10:25 am on July 30th, 2008
This is just sad-but hey, are you seriously gonna tell me no one heard that poor baby screaming in fucking pain? Damn to hell the fuckers who were home.
10:25 am on July 30th, 2008
I saw this on the news yesterday. There seems to be some question about the Grandmother’s part in this from what I saw. The detective interviewed was hesitant when asked about it.
If I recall correctly, the child may have been left alone for a couple hours, but I could be wrong about that.
The puppy is very young and probably saw the child as a play toy like puppies do. Sadly, he was put down. The puppy was not responsible. If anything the adults in the house had an obligation to protect both the child and the puppy.
Since they can’t manage a puppy, how does anyone think they can handle a child?
Terrible shame for all involved.
Now I’ll go read the story….:D
R
11:06 am on July 30th, 2008
I live in NJ; and heard of this story yesterday via one of my ridgeback friends… now I gotta tell you there are alot of items that just don’t add up in my mind about this unfortunate situation! 1. mom not watching baby or puppy; I have a 12 week old pup @ home this very moment and find it very hard to believe that something like this could happen. 2. puppy whether it be 6 weeks old or 8 weeks old would NOT be able to STAND on that swing to reach said baby… they just DO NOT have the strength in the rear for that! 2. Did they see blood on the either dog?? I would be very interested to know. Puppy was put down; but I feel that they should have waited pending a FULL INVESTIGATION; DNA; the works to see if this puppy really was the culprit!! REALLY PISSED OFF IN NJ!!!
11:17 am on July 30th, 2008
callaspadeaspade, it’s not hard to determine if someone has been a victim of a mauling. A puppy can easily kill an infant with just one, well placed nip. No doubt there was blood on the dog, as the investigators are confident that it is responsible for the death, singling that dog out over the other animals in the house.
11:27 am on July 30th, 2008
I definitely think at some time the sound would have changed from play to pain. Nobody in the house heard that?
12:04 pm on July 30th, 2008
thats why it is always good to have a safeword.
12:06 pm on July 30th, 2008
They have some very low swings these days. They sell them as “portables” and are about 2 feet in height, compact, and collapsible. My granddaughter’s butt is only a couple inches off the ground when she’s in her’s. I am assuming that is the kind they have… otherwise, you’re right, no way a pup will get up into a traditional swing.
12:07 pm on July 30th, 2008
Christ. These stories just break my heart, because death is more a result of ignorance than anything. There are pretty clear steps to take when introducing a baby to a home with a dog. The single most important of these is to NEVER, EVER LEAVE A CHILD UNATTENDED WITH A DOG. Not for any reason, and not even for a brief minute. Furthermore, these people were foolish for introducing a baby to a dog that was not obedience trained (my assumption based on the dog’s age). If your dog does not respond immediately and consistently to its commands, it’s not obedience trained, and you got no business bringing young children around it (not that that would have helped in this case).
For anyone who is pregnant and has a dog who might be reading this thread, I recommend reading these straightforward steps for introducing baby to dog.
Another little known fact – While Rottweilers, Pitbulls and German Shepherds may top the list of dogs most likely to kill humans because of the power they possess, they are not the most aggressive. The dogs that rate the highest on the “Doggie Aggression Index” are actually wiener dogs, followed by Chihuahuas and Jack Russells. Low scoring breeds were Basset hounds, golden retrievers, labradors, Siberian huskies and greyhounds.
12:07 pm on July 30th, 2008
Who leaves a 2 month old baby alone that long? My daughter is 9 months old and I never leave her out of earshot unattended. Did these people ever hear of using a monitor??? Using one, if they felt the need to leave the baby “on the other side of the house”, might have saved his life. The mother’s only 17 years old and looks pretty trailer trashy to me but shouldn’t grandma have known better? Well obviously not. Another story to reiterate the fact that kids shouldn’t have kids!!! This baby was not watched properly and is dead as a result of plain ‘ole trailer trash laziness in my opinion.
12:11 pm on July 30th, 2008
That must be one huge fucken house.
12:14 pm on July 30th, 2008
This is horrible and I do feel sort of bad for the parents. But I agree with Imp. You do not leave a baby unattended for any length of time, ecspecially with a dog in the room…… Poor baby
12:48 pm on July 30th, 2008
I’ll reiterate the fact that young children and young animals should NOT be left together unattended.
As for the ‘why’ I’m guessing the baby smelled ‘good’ probly a bit of formula or spit-up in those precious baby creases and the puppy got a bit excited licking him and commenced chewing.. sadly doing what puppies do…
It’s a lesson hard learned, I hope the family heals, and keeps the lesson in mind.
12:50 pm on July 30th, 2008
This is an absolute tragedy. And although I will agree with most of you in that it was irresponsible, my heart does go out to the parents of the baby. Hopefully this story will act as some form of education for any parents out there that might leave their pets alone with small children. Animals are so unpredictable, no matter how much you love them and they love you. WATCH YOUR BABIES, PEOPLE!!!
1:05 pm on July 30th, 2008
This really is a terrible accident, I think, but why did two people decide to be on the other side of the house away from this baby? What was so important on the other side of the house that they had to be there that long and couldn’t bring the child with them?
I used to have two swings when Jakob was that age. I had no problem bringing him into whatever room I was in to do laundry, make a bed, and just have him rocking in his swing. He loved the swing but I never left him in another room to accomplish something else. He was always my first priority and if there were two people in the house then “Hey, can you sit with Jake a minute so I can run up stairs?”
I am not surprised about the dog either. I used to have a very aggressive Labrador/Golden Retriever mix who hated men. He sent many to the hospital who dared to cross his path. As a puppy, though, I don’t think the dog saw that baby as more then just a chew toy. When I had Brandi, she loved her toys and you know what my brother would do? He would wave the toys in the air back and forth taunting her to grab them. In my mind, I can see that dog watching that baby rock back and forth in swing and him thinking it was a toy.
1:06 pm on July 30th, 2008
I’ve got a 5 year old, a 2 year old, and an 18 month old great dane. Egon (the dog) is the most gentle creature I’ve ever known, and too lazy to do anything most of the time. Even so, I have never, and would never, leave my boys alone with the dog for longer than it takes me to pee.
My guess is this puppy saw the swing moving and thought it was a toy. He thought the baby in the swing was a toy. And acted like a puppy.
I have to wonder if they were letting baby cry himself to sleep, and just assumed that was what he was doing. But I’d imagine the cries of a baby crying himself to sleep and a baby being mauled to death are quite different and would require mom/grandma to poke their head in at least.
1:16 pm on July 30th, 2008
Thank you, Athena for posting that. Lots of people believe the only dogs that will hurt you are rotts, pits, or german shepherds, etc. Its complete and utter bullshit. The true fact of the matter is, they are stronger and larger and have an intimidating appearances BUT they are not the most aggressive. And, if you want to see a dog that will just bit for shits and giggles – get a Blue Healer or the like. They hate everyone and especially children.
I raise rotts and grew up with all kinds of healer breeds – had cattle. From my 30 some years experience, healers will bite for no reason 10 to 1 over a rott or a pit. They simply do not like “others” on their turf. Rotts & pits, generally have to be prevoked into action – excepting other same sex dogs – my male rott hates other male dogs, unless they’re small dogs – then they get a pass. He usually pisses on them but never hurts them and usually don’t even growl at them unless they make an attempt at the food bowl. And the absolute fact of the matter is, the smaller dogs are the most vicious of any breed – they’re just not big enough to do any damage to the average human.
1:18 pm on July 30th, 2008
I’m 33. I was left alone with my kitty on Monday and he mauled me. Little bastard!
Seriously – I feel bad for the parents. It is a dumb move to leave a baby alone (with pets) at all… But I don’t think they thought the puppy would hurt the baby. A lot of people get puppies around the time they have babies so they grow up together. I just have to shake my head and think it was just a tragic accident. I would bet that they have learned their lesson.
3:14 pm on July 30th, 2008
Left alone from 8:30 AM to almost 10:30 AM? It sounds to me like Mom and Grandma were sleeping in. Why didn’t they just put the swing in Mom’s bedroom? Was the crying baby cutting into her beauty sleep?
3:22 pm on July 30th, 2008
Yep, left alone because mom and grandma were sleeping. It says here in this article
http://newsok.com/despite-id-little-is-clear-in-mauling/article/3276690/
The grandfather put the baby in the swing on the east end of the house and the other two were sleeping on the west end.
Why wasn’t the baby put near other human beings?
3:58 pm on July 30th, 2008
Morbid; I am not saying that the dog or puppy as it should be referred to did not do it; but what I am saying is that is really hard to believe that the puppy did that.. I think my points are valid and I stand by them; it is a shame that a baby and a puppy had to loose their lives that had not even really begun because of some IRRESPONSIBLE people…that’s all; and too I hate to think this way; but humans are not the kindest thing on this earth; humans can be very shady… and maybe just maybe there is something that NOONE knows about what happened to that baby…. and the poor puppy took the blame because lets face it; he can’t speak for himself! And WHAT grandmother do you know that stays in bed past 6am! C’mon you have to admit there is more to this story; I think someone else brought up another good point as to why the baby and the baby swing were not in the bedroom or whatever room mom was sleeping in; and WHO now a days does not crate their puppy…. like I said I don’t want to think the worst of the people; but geez; this whole story is just S T I N K Y; and unfortunately we most likely will never know the truth.
4:21 pm on July 30th, 2008
callaspadeaspade, we know the truth. The kid was left unattended and the dog killed it.
Here…further reading:
and on and on and on it goes…
4:38 pm on July 30th, 2008
These people or stupid and ignorant. NEVER, ever under any circumstances do you leave a child or baby for that matter alone with a dog or other like pet. I had 2 bad experiences as a child and trust me everyone thought the pet was just great and would never hurt a child…but I was the proof! Lucky for me I didn’t die but did have to get rabies shots for one incident. These people have no common sense. A tiny baby unattended for 1.5 or 2hrs. *F* stupid, complete morons. My children are 4 yrs. and 11 months and are never leave them past earshot for a brief moment. At all times I know what is going on with my children. If I had a dog damn well better believe this shit would never happen. Animals are even more unpredictable than children.
Poor, poor baby. I can’t imagine the terror this little baby went through, (O.K. I can imagine some of it).
Rest in peace baby Zane.
5:23 pm on July 30th, 2008
i’m gonna get smacked for this but i hope parents & grandparents suffer every damn day for the rest of their miserable lives. they caused the death of 2 innocent creatures, yes, the pup killed the baby but he NEVER should have been put in that position. i have more dogs in my den right now than most people have in their whole lives & neither of my kids have ever been bitten. because they are supervised. & they have been taught how to behave around dogs. too bad Zane didn’t live long enough to learn those lessons, not that the trash that was raising him would have had the sense to teach him stuff like that.
5:51 pm on July 30th, 2008
Agree 100%. No smackin Mary here!
The asshat adults in the house are ’supposed’ to be a little higher in the food chain and presumed to be smarter. So much for the presumption of intelligence.
R
6:44 pm on July 30th, 2008
so, they were sleeping in their rooms and just left the baby out in the house alone?? morons! could they not turn on a fucking baby monitor, at least? they didn’t want him disturbing their precious sleep, i’m sure. i would seriously be willing to bet that even if they DID hear him cry, they are the type of people who believe in just letting a baby “cry it out” and figured he’d stop eventually. well, i guess he did stop, didn’t he? poor baby zane. my infant son is named zane, incidentally…sigh.
this is just so fucking awful. i don’t by any means think it was intentional on the part of the people in the home, but i sure as hell think they should be charged with negligence at the very least.
6:49 pm on July 30th, 2008
Yeah, a dog bit my face when I was 2 or so. Lots of adults in the room, totally supervised, but I’ve got a permanent scar on my upper lip anyway.
Animals are creatures and, although dogs killing children is not particularly common (kids are 100 times more likely to die at the hands of an adult in their life), I just don’t feel comfortable with really young children being around dogs, period.
BTW, I was bit by a terrier. Vicious little fucks. My bigass dog might be able to rip my arm off, but I take solace in the fact that she’s not nearly as spiteful as worthless little ankle-biters. No offense to anyone here with a dog under 30 or so pounds, but…Why not get a cat?
6:52 pm on July 30th, 2008
this is just so fucking awful. i don’t by any means think it was intentional on the part of the people in the home, but i sure as hell think they should be charged with negligence at the very least.
“They” shouldn’t be charged unless they knew the baby was unattended. If grandpa didn’t tell anyone he was leaving and everyone else was asleeep, I have a hard time holding those asleep responsible in any criminal capacity. Grandpa, though? Yeah. People shouldn’t get a pass when their stupidity results in death.
8:10 pm on July 30th, 2008
You’re right, of course. I’m making assumptions…but I still don’t understand why in the hell there was no baby monitor.
8:34 pm on July 30th, 2008
This was avoidable, but aren’t most horrible incident’s? I saw the video and the parents looked really tore up, this was not an outcome they wanted. I am sure there is blame running around all there minds. Yes it’s possible they relied on that swing to hush baby so they could get some sleep. No one in that home had a notion that there was danger from a 2 to 3 month old lab pup. They probably bought it to grow up with the little Zane. Look at his age…
I said it, Athena said it. These are animals with small brains and they run on survival instincts and conditioning. That baby smelled like milk and was rocking back and forth. What do you expect from a puppy?
9:43 pm on July 30th, 2008
East Wing… West Wing.. 17yr old teen mother… Spoiled little rich kid? Did someone forget to ask the butler to let the puppy out and the nanny to take the kid for a walk?
No, I don’t care of it was tragic or not. Every adult associated with what happened is responsible, imo. Especially the people who were home. Period.
12:37 am on July 31st, 2008
breed of dog set aside, do not for one minute trust your dog !
- this is one of my sermons I preach… my granddaughter lives with me born June 08 – she is just 7 weeks. We have 3 dogs. one belongs to my daughter. 2 of them were born may 05 and 1 in Oct 05. The 2 of them were 6 months when my daughter brought hers home that Christmas.
while she was at school her b/f got a puppy guessing born 6/07, Their 2 dogs got along fine (male/female – different breeds). When she came home for visits her dog was happy like always to be here – all three dogs loved to play. After graduation 2/08 my daughter came home with her b/f and 2 dogs. It took almost 4 months until we could have all 4 dogs in same room and that was supervised only. I have broke up a number of dog fights this last 6 months.
Usually it was my Male attacking his Male. Mind you these are all very sweet loving dogs. But the three of them were considered a pack and yes they did finally except his dog into the pack but it took alot of patience. Since her b/f’s and dog left in June. My female has attacked my daughters female several times – out of the blue for no damn reason. Her dog, is backward, she hesitates when going to eat she does without playing with the toys due to fear she may piss off one of the other dogs, she keeps to herself alot of the time – spends alot of time under the beds usually my room. Yes, when I have the baby in there even to go pee i call her out and take the dog out of the room with me and shut the door(s) and she is the least of the 3 I suspect would harm the baby. I know where all 3 dogs are when I leave the baby unsupervised. And still reading this story makes me worry about my kids or myself ever being lenient about walking away for even a moment with the intentions we will be right back and nothing will happen… seriously you can be tentative 99.9% of the time it only takes a split second for something to happen like this… when a dog has a grip on say another dog it is very difficult to get them to release the grip trust me I have tried to pry my dogs off one another with help from another family member it is ……. Tough to break these fights up.
So my daughter has seen, all three of us have, we are well aware of what the dogs are capable of, we have seen blood. both my son and I have scars to show for breaking up these fights … the one scar I have was caused from the toe nails I had 3 deep scratches on the inside of my forearm trying to take one dog out of the room when he turned around fighting to stay in the room and get at the other dog. Just saying they are loving family dogs but don’t ever trust them to not attack one another for no reason. – ok most the time it is Jealousy.
The dog we had, when I had my daughter, 25 years ago was violent to all outsiders (trained that way). I was worried that the family dog may maul my baby when I brought her home from the hospital – my mother in law vowed to buy a doll and train the dog to prepare her for the new baby. But she didn’t. The dog just knew and had the instincts to know that my daughter belonged in the home. It was over 2 years before that same dog excepted my nephews girlfriend. IMO Dogs are not stupid. But again Never trust them – they are just that Animals.
As far as the baby goes…. my dogs like to dig under the fence and get free. Early 2007. The ground was still frozen – I had to soak the ground with hot water to dig the grave the next day. I had just pulled in the drive and got out of my car. As I approached the door I heard a squealing cry in my back yard (next door) – As I turned to see what was happening I seen my male barking at my female… (IMO he was telling her to stop)… my female had a raccoon… she was shaking it viciously then slinging it 8 – 10 feet, she ran over and grabbed it and again shook it violently then slung it a second time, before i got back there. My female scattered and I determined the raccoon was dead.
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my dogs sometimes get out from the fence and I seldom find diapers between mine and my next door neighbors yard….
Out of all the trash in my neighborhood the dogs bring home fast food packages, rib / chicken bones and diapers.
Just yesterday for a matter of fact… We don’t know which dog, my daughter left her bedroom door open and not the pee diaper but the poop diaper was shredded over the bed… needless to say I laughed I had asked her a few times to dump her trash can since Friday – my daughter didn’t think it was so quite amusing she had to strip her bed and do laundry before bedtime.
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from the info that I see in the main story the grandpa should of took the child to the baby momma before leaving. I feel bad for the family – how very sad it is heart wrenching what bad decisions can cause our lives.
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ok ok I am done now… sorry so long….. it is important for all dog owners…. we consider our dogs / our children and some believe their dog wouldn’t do this type thing – don’t be naive !!!
2:58 am on July 31st, 2008
I like to nibble on babies, too, but I know to stop when I draw blood. I guess that’s what makes us humans superior to animals. (Well, at least some humans are…)
Anyway, this tragedy reminds me of another story that makes this one look mild. You guys would have loved to rip these parents to shreds! Maybe you can find something about it if you’re interested. I searched around a bit but wasn’t able to locate it….
Back in the early 90’s there was this family living in their car in Anaheim…ya know, near The Happiest Place on Earth. They used to park it at a place called Camping World. Well, not only did these fantastic parents choose to keep their infant with them in these conditions, but also thought it was a brilliant idea to have a pet rat. Big surprise, the parents were on drugs. (No, really.)
The pet rat was normally fed a diet of leftover hamburgers, if I remember correctly. Feeding meat to a pet rat is a big no-no because it turns them into carnivorous, aggressive little fuckers. Not only were they shitty parents to their baby, but they couldn’t even take care of a fucking rodent properly, because they hadn’t fed the rat in a couple of days. (You might be seeing where this is going…BINGO!)
Well, one night while they were all asleep in the car, the ravenous vermin fed on the baby. The poor little bundle of joy was gnawed to death by a fucking rat while his parents were passed out in the same car. Thankfully, the fine men of the APD (who are actually extremely large assholes) didn’t quite see that case as just a tragic accident. Horrifying, eh?
12:21 pm on July 31st, 2008
No, I don’t care of it was tragic or not. Every adult associated with what happened is responsible, imo. Especially the people who were home. Period.
What if the women were asleep? It was fairly early. If I’m asleep and my boyfriend were to get up, take the baby out of the crib, take him to another room where my dog has access to him and then leave, I don’t even get the chance to register that something is wrong. I don’t get the chance to prevent anything. I shouldn’t be held liable.
Grandpa is the fuckup in this scenario, based on the information available, in my opinion.
Now, if the women were up and knew the men had left, they should be held accountable, certainly.
7:59 pm on July 31st, 2008
My intent was to help you locate the story…until I stumbled across this one from 2002 (don’t think I will look any further..)
A CRUEL mum tortured her baby by forcing her pet rats to EAT him.
The tot was left in agony as the rodents were held to his face and hands ? then tormented into gnawing his flesh.
Horrified doctors found the 14-month-old covered in crescent-shaped bite marks, a court heard.
His mum ? who had five white rats ? was furious at being left to look after the baby while her lover went on holiday.
Yesterday she showed no emotion as she was jailed for five years.
The baby’s grandparents wept at Lincoln Crown Court.
The mum, 21, who cannot be named to protect the baby’s identity, denied GBH with intent.
She claimed she found her tiny son bloodied in his bed at Sutton Bridge, Lincs ? telling a jury: “I cried and just freaked outâ€.
But she was convicted of the horror after an RSPCA expert said: “The rats must have been placed or put in a position contacting the upper part of the child’s body.â€
He added that the rats would also have had to be in pain to bite.
The tot ? also suffering from neglect when rushed to hospital ? will be scarred for life.
A consultant said the boy, now adopted, suffered a “protracted and savage biting by an animalâ€.
Judge Michael Heath told the mum: “This was a bizarre and cruel actâ€.
http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article146878.ece
1:51 pm on August 2nd, 2008
not trying to make anyone angry or anything, but your post is a little misleading. while rotties, shepherds, and pit bulls do not make the top three of the ten most aggressive dogs, both pit bulls and shepherds are in the top 10. i had read an article on yahoo a few weeks ago when the list was released, but i could not find it on a google search, however, i did find this one: http://doggies.com/blog/2008/07/15/top-ten-most-aggressive-dogs/
as i said, i am not trying to be disrespectful, but there are idiots out there who will read your post and not follow up on it and think that those breeds have not earned that distinction(whether it be on their own behavior or not, those of us who know better know that it has everything to do with how they are raised). and if you ask me, the fact that they appear on a top ten list out of ALL breeds, is significant. i have owned both rotties and pits, and my brother has a shepherd, so i do have some experience here. my experience tells me that these are wonderful loving animals when they are raised in the right environment. however, if not trained properly, tragedies such as this one occurs.
anyway, as far as this case goes, that puppy, nor that baby, should have been in that position. i have a lab, and when he was that age, he played with everything. (my furniture can attest to that!! lol) he is a wonderful dog, but you can’t really expect any dog to know better if it hasn’t been taught. i feel badly for these people, but, as adults, they should have known better.
2:59 pm on August 2nd, 2008
it’s funny that the link said that he thought german shepherds would rank higher because of their police work. actually, it’s hard to find a good gsd for police work, because the #1 problem is they WON’T hold a bite. that’s how i knew i had a good cop dog when he grabbed & held someone.
9:43 pm on August 4th, 2008
I suppose this teen couple will either break up now or go on to have other babies. What will it be like for their kids to learn that their big brother was eaten by a labrador puppy? It would sure make me feel insecure.
I am not sure how anyone could go 2 hours without checking on a baby that young. Don’t people expect a baby to need something more often than that?
2:23 am on August 5th, 2008
Mom is being accused of child neglect….
Police allege that Linzy Earles has a history of drug abuse and was neglectful when her baby, Zane Earles, was “eaten alive†by a black Labrador puppy at the home of his mother and grandparents, Stan and Holly Earles, in the 2900 block of East 102nd Street on July 28.
When the mauling occurred, Linzy Earles was asleep in her bedroom 65 to 85 feet away from her son at the other end of the house, according to the affidavit.
Police have obtained a search warrant to retrieve blood and hair samples from her to determine whether “she was under the influence of alcohol or narcotics during the time that her baby was left unattended and eaten alive,†according to the affidavit.
A positive drug test could indicate why she was unable to hear the baby’s screams when he was being mauled, according to the affidavit.
Police have also obtained a search warrant to conduct a decibel test at the home to find out whether the baby’s screams could have been heard from the other end of the house and to collect any bodily fluids that may have been left by the dog when it walked through the home after killing the baby.
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?articleID=20080804_1__Ayear88381
4:04 am on August 5th, 2008
awww the words to describe what that dog did – is very insensitive. my imagination is running wyld with the ate the baby alive ordeal… It will be interesting to know if the mom was using drugs or alcohol. But I think everyone has suffered and paid dearly for the loss of this child.
I do feel that it is only right they test the grandma & grandpa’s hair too.
still think the gpa should of took this baby to it’s mother before leaving the home.
85 feet is damn far… the whole lenght of my house is only 36 geeeesh
4:13 am on August 5th, 2008
He’s undoubtedly one of the fuckups, but I’m not sure Mom and Grandma should get a pass. I don’t think Grandpa would have left the baby alone at the other end of the house unless he had reason to believe this was okay with Mom. This was probably the morning routine, leaving the baby out of earshot so Mom could sleep in.
Has anyone seen a copy of the police report? I’m curious to see if they mentioned that the child had been left alone with the dog before.
10:17 am on August 5th, 2008
Here are parents who raised their children and suddenly Baby Girl brings home a baby that she made with a Baby Boy. Retirement plans disappear — the household is now 3 generations. And in the sloppy mess that results, Gen3 gets put in a little swing and everyone goes away to do whatever is appropriate to teenagers and adults who are supposed to be empty nesters. And the puppy is bored and looking for a toy. Yum, flesh, tender flesh, dogs are supposed to eat meat.
The baby is dead, the dog is dead, and Gramps, Grammy, and the Teens rock on. Sick, sick, sick and stupid all around.
4:51 pm on November 5th, 2008
This was fucking AVOIDABLE.. There are 2 sets of parents in this home, one young, one old, and they couldn’t get this baby past 2 months old.. They are all total fuck-ups…
5:23 pm on November 5th, 2008
Well, shit. I come in to say my piece about this update, only to find that I already said everything I wanted to…months ago.
Based on the information here, I still stand by all my statements.
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