Wife’s afraid pit bull will harm baby and wants him done – but pit bull loves baby unconditionally

by pawbuzz on in Dogs 474

Sometimes it’s difficult to get over the negative misconceptions and stigmas that are prevalent in society. Whether it’s about animals, people, or even companies, it’s hard to go against what so many people are saying, but often times, you will realize that you for every person that says something negative, there are just as many that say positive things.

When Greg Heynen met his wife’s Pit Bull / Labrador mix dog, he didn’t know what to think. He was initially scared of having a dog around his newborn baby, but the following story really illustrates how his heart suddenly changed.

This story really got to me, and if it got to you, then please SHARE it with every dog lover you know.

My wife and I owned two dogs that we had owned before we met and brought into the marriage. Her dog was a pit bull/labrador cross named Zack, and he hated me. When our daughter was born, I said to the wife, ‘If he so much as nips at the baby, he’s gone.’

We brought our daughter home in a car seat, and both dogs sniffed and licked her, tails wagging. I had to pull Zack away from her because he wouldn’t stop licking her. Zack immediately became my daughter’s protector,and when she was lying on a blanket on the floor, he always had to have one foot on the blanket.

Zack loved my daughter immensely, and when she became a little older always walked her to bed, and then slept on the bed with her. He somehow knew whenever it was time to go upstairs, and he would wait at the foot of the stairs for her, and then follow her up to bed.

Zack was poisoned by some dirt bag neighbor kids, and we had one of the worst days of our lives. Watching my daughter say goodbye to him as he laid still on the kitchen floor, my wife and I were both sobbing.

At 8:00 that night, my daughter walked to the stairs to go to bed. At that moment, all three of us realized what was about to happen. After 5 years, she didn’t have Zack to accompany her upstairs. She looked at her mother and me with a look of horror and panic.

It was at that moment that my dog, who loved my daughter dearly, but was not in Zack’s league, stood up, walked over to her, and nudged her with his head. He put his foot on the stairs, and looked up at her. They walked up to bed, with my daughter holding tightly to his neck.

For the next 6 years, until he died, Sam waited for her by the stairs each night.

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474 thoughts on “Wife’s afraid pit bull will harm baby and wants him done – but pit bull loves baby unconditionally”

  7. Janet Neve

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    They only took a photo for god sake they didn’t leave the dog with the baby while they went shopping, these dogs have been given a bad name because of the way they are treated by their idiot owners.

  9. Christine Cookson

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    “Wants him done”? Get that dog away from from her. Anything ever goes wrong, the dog will be put down. Give him some space from the baby. Don’t ever get rid of a dog assuming things will go wrong.

  12. Marc Hendricks

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    Well, I personally don’t know this animal and wouldn’t allow my children around it until I know the dog personally, not by hearsay. Not all dogs are a danger, just like all people have different values so can animals if guided as such.

  15. Josh Sims

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    I hate how every time this is posted people don’t know how to read. It’s not that hard. The wricle clearly says the dog was hers and the husband was apprehensive about it being around the baby. Though everyone thinks the roles are reversed because they’re illiterate.

  16. Rebecca Welch

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    Trolling? It’s a schnauzer lovers page, I love all dogs but i would feel the same if it had a schnauzer that close to a baby. Do you agree with every single post that comes up on every single page you follow?? I’m allowed an opinion that differs from yours Steven Jefferys.

  42. Kalie Miller

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    years ago the The pit bull was considered to be a nanny dog. They were specifically bread so that they would guard children and keep them safe and their family safe. It wasn’t up until recently they were considered to be a “dangerous breed” when they’re not. I understand there’s instances where things have gone wrong but most of the time not all the time but most of the time it’s the owners fault not the dog.

  45. Brandon Bowden

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    When I was out to sea I pulled into a port and my wife called me and told me that my Chihuahua was attacked by 2 pits and I’m not gonna lie I had a problem with them but as time went on I started to remember that its not the breed but the owner I hate that my dog was killed and I was far away when it happened so my wife had to deal with it but it’s not the breed

  50. Rachel Lane

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    I love dogs and the bond they have with humans is undeniable but this picture always sends shivers through me. Dogs are still animals after all and no matter how much we love/trust them caution should always be used around children xx

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