Family dog attacks ::
Serious and fatal dog attacks often occur to family members, by the family dog and within the home. We hope that by archiving these stories, we can help prevent a future tragedy.
Children
- 2013 Dog Bite Fatality: Fulton County Infant Killed by Family Pit Bull
- 2013 Dog Bite Fatality: Bryan County Toddler Killed by Family Pit Bulls
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Yadkin County Infant Mauled to Death by Family Dog
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Domestic Dispute Call Ends in Fatal Dog Mauling of Baby
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: 10-Month Old Hertford Boy Killed by Pit Bull
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Pit Bulls Kill Infant in San Diego County
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Ohio Newborn Killed by Family Pit Bull-Mix
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: 15-Month Old Girl Killed by Family Pit Bull
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: 1-Year Old Henderson Boy Killed by Family Dog
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: 2-Month Old Child Killed by Family Dog
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Newborn Dies After Severe Dog Bites in McKeesport
- 2012 Dog Bite Fatality: Baby Boy Killed by Family Pit Bull in Montgomery Co.
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: Amarillo Newborn Killed by Family Pit Bull-Mix
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: 20-Month Old Child Killed by Aunt's Pit Bulls in West Haven
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: Two-Week Old Baby Killed by Family Pit Bull-Mix
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: 9-Day Old Infant Mauled to Death by Family Dogs
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: 4-Year Old Boy Killed by Grandfather's Rottweiler in Ozark
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: Pit Bull-Type Dog Kills 11-Month Old Child During July 4th...
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: Frankfort Girl Mauled to Death by Pet Rottweiler
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: Rottweilers Kill 3-Year Old Girl in Delaware County, Iowa
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: Kalamazoo Infant Mauled to Death by Family Pit Bull
- 2011 Dog Bite Fatality: Young Girl Killed by Grandfather's Japanese Akita
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: Houston-Area Baby Girl Killed by Family Rottweiler
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: East Texas Child Killed by Grandfather's Pet Pit Bull
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: 'Very Loving' Pit Bull Kills Baby in Jacksonville Home
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: Military Family Dog Kills 2-Year Old Boy in Tierrasanta
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: Concord Child Killed by Step-Grandfather's Pit Bulls
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: Boyfriend's Dogs Suspected in Death of 5-Year Old
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: 9-Year Old Kokomo Girl Mauled by Family Pit Bull Dies
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: 2-Year Old San Bernardino Boy Killed by Family Pit Bull
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: Pit Bull Kills 7-Day Old New Port Richey Boy
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: Rottweilers at Home One Day Kill Baby on Iowa Tribal Land
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: 'Ax Men' Jesse Browning's Stepdaughter Killed by Rottweiler
- Pit Bull Owner Asks Police to Shoot Him After Dog Attacks His Face
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: 3-Year Old Mauled to Death by Pit Bull Type Dog in Ocala
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: 5-Day Old Infant Killed by Family Pit Bull
- 2010 Dog Bite Fatality: Pet Pit Bull Kills 3-Year Old Boy in Apple Valley
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: 2-Year Old Killed by Family Dog in Cape Coral
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: Great-Aunt's Rottweiler-Mix Kills 20-Month Old Boy
- 4-Year Old Boy Killed by 'Pit Bull Terrier Type' Dog in United Kingdom
- Pit Bull Owner Lies After Dog is Declared 'Dangerous,' Dog Attacks Again
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: 23-Month Old Toddler Killed by Family Pit Bull
- Parenting Website Questions if Pit Bulls and Children Mix
- Dog Attacks Child 2 Days in a Row; Grandmother Faces Felony
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: Infant Killed by Pet Pit Bull in Hardy County
- Father's Pit Bull Named 'Monster' Severely Mauls 5-Year Old Daughter
- Haverhill Mother 'Stunned' as Pit Bull Attacks 1-Year Old Daughter
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: Gabrial Mandrell-Sauerhage, 3, Killed by Family Dogs
- Steelers Linebacker James Harrison's Pit Bull Attacks His Son
- Grandfather Uses Sledgehammer to Stop Pit Bull Attack on Grandson
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: Family Pit Bull Kills 11-Month Old Child in Eastpointe
- Surrey Family Agrees to Euthanize Pit Bull; At Some Point
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: 7-Month Old Boy Killed by Grandmother's Pit Bulls
- 7-Year Old Jackson County Boy in Critical Condition After Mauling
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: Brianna Shanor, 8-Years Old, Killed by Chained Dog
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: Olivia Rozek, 3-Weeks Old, Killed by Family Husky
- 2009 Dog Bite Fatality: Alex Angulo, 4-Years Old Mauled to Death by Rottweiler
- Pit Bull-Mix Owner 'Surprised' by Sudden Attack
- Toddler Attacked by Family Pit Bull-Mix in Ironton
- Pit Bull Type Dog -- Staffordshire Bull Terrier -- Attacks Baby
- 2008 Dog Bite Fatality: 2-Year Old Boy Killed in Clark County, Nevada
- Family Pit Bull Mauls Toddler in Ardmore, Oklahoma
- Two Children Attacked by Family Pit Bulls in Spokane
- Family Rottweilers Attack 1 and Half Year-Old Child in Phoenix
- Two Pit Bulls Attack 8-Year-Old and Godmother
- Family Dog Attacks Toddler in Angelina County
- 2008 Dog Bite Fatality: 3-Day Old Infant Killed by Family Dog
- 2008 Dog Bite Fatality: Pit Bulls Fatally Maul 4-Month Old in Las Vegas
- 2008 Dog Bite Fatality: Alexis Hennessy, 6-Days Old, Killed By Family Dog
- Tennessee Child, 2, Injured in Family Pit Bull Attack
- Just a Few Family Pit Bull Attack Stories
- Texas Mother Charged with Felony After Pit Bull Attack
- Family Pit Bull Attacks Continue to Rise
- Flashback: Ava Price, 22 Months Old, Mauled by Family Pit Bull
- 6-Year Old Anchorage Girl Critically Injured by Pit Bull
- Video: Isis Krieger, 6-Years Old, Killed by the Family Pit Bull
- 2008 Dog Bite Fatality: Isis Krieger, 6-Years Old, Killed by Family Pit Bull
- 10-Year Old's Arm Amputated After Family Pit Bull Attack
- Family Pit Bull Named Scarface Attacks 7-Year Old
- Lucky Toddler Stays Safe During Dog Fight
- 2008 Dog Bite Fatality: Tulsa Infant Killed by Labrador
- 2008 Dog Bite Fatality: Video of Millcreek Attack; English Sheepdog Statistics
- 2008 Dog Bite Fatality: 1-Year Old Erie Girl Killed by Family Dog
- Second Child in Two Days Airlifted to Arnold Palmer Hospital
- Chow-Mix Attack Requires LifeFlight Helicopter
- New Zealand Reacts to Vicious Pit Bull Attack
- Spokane Toddler Mauled by Family Pit Bull-Mix, Mom Skips Hospital
- 2-Year Old Taken by LifeFlight Helicopter After Pit Bull Bite
- 2008 Dog Bite Fatality: Boy Killed by Pit Bull in Weslaco, Texas
- Youngstown Plot Thickens, New Attack, Same House
- Youngstown Boy is Home from the Hospital
- Youngstown Boy, 6, Mauled by Family Pit Bull
- Family Pit Bull Mauls Boy; Life Flight Needed
- Fort Worth Girl, 3, In Critical Condition After Pit Bull Attack
- Family Chow-Mix Hospitalizes 5-Year-Old in Lubbock
- Teen Attacked by Family Pit Bull
- Baby Boy Attacked by Family Pit Bull in Flint
- Three Pit Bulls Maul Boy in Tivoli, Texas
- When a Family Rottweiler Has a Bad Day
- Cousins Hospitalized After Unprovoked Pit Bull Attack
- Pit Bull-Mix Attacks Toddler and Grandmother
- Family Bull Terrier Attacks Teenager and Mother
- Father Tried for Manslaughter After Pit Bull Kills Son
- LifeFlight Needed After Two Bullmastiffs Attack Boy
- 'Vicious' Dog Put Down After Second Bite to Grandson
- American Bulldog Attacks Child; LifeFlight Summoned
- Family Rottweiler and Pit-Mix Attack Grandson
- Child Attacked by Family Pit Bull
- Nominated: Mother of the Year
- Pit Bull Attacks Mother and Daughter in Rampage
- Family Pit Bull Attacks 4-Year Old in Alabama
- 2008 Dog Bite Fatality: Justin Mozer Killed by Jack Russell Terrier
- 2008 Dog Bite Fatality: Brooklyn Infant Killed by Family Dog
- 2007 Dog Bite Fatality: Pit bull Attacks and Kills Toddler in South Carolina
- 2007 Dog Bite Fatality: Seth Lovitt Killed by Family's Pit bull
- 2007 Dog Bite Fatality: Tori Whitehurst, Killed by American Bulldog
- 2007 Dog Bite Fatality: Scott Warren, 6, Killed by Family Pit Bull
- New York City to Pay Huge Damages to Pit Bull Attack Victim
- Pit Bull Pup Chews off Child's Foot, Mother Sentenced
- Pit Bull Owner Has Change of Heart
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Report: U.S. Dog Bite Fatalities January 2006 to December 2008 »
Report: U.S. Police and Citizen Shootings of Pit Bulls 2008 »
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