Dogs Love Youngsters, Little ones like Dogs
I was recently approached by a mother who told me her five-year-old son was hounding her to find a pet shop with puppies for sale to obtain one. (Excuse the pun). She was extremely reluctant as she had study newspapers and watched the evening Television news story about a kid who had been attacked by a loved one’s dog.
I pointed out to her that, like a lot of other sensational stories, when put into perspective, the amount of critical attacks on children is tiny when in comparison with the total variety of dog-owning households within the country.
Not surprisingly an attack is going to make the news because negative news sells. The newspapers and Television stations are usually not serious about good fluffy news stories. They want catastrophes and scandals. They may be what get people’s interest. When was the final time you saw a huge headline stating ‘BOY …
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