Pit Bull's Vicious Attack on Infant and Mother

A mother was in her garage; holding her four month old infant; in her arms when the neighbor's 80 pounds pit bull wandered in and viciously went for the infant. The mother did everything in her power to protect the baby from the animal as the dog tried to tear the child from her arms. She moved around and from side to side trying to block the baby's view from the dog. The animal kept coming; and it was only after the baby.

To farther protect the child, the mother put the baby in a near by trash can and used her body moving from side to side to block off the charging dog, who was after her little baby. In an attempt to get the infant, the vicious dog bit the mother over and over again on the arms. Through pain and bites the brave and courageous mother fought to protect her child.

She never gave up. In the struggle, the trash can, was knocked over and the little baby rolled out. Like a true mother trying to protect her child, this mother was only thinking about the safety of her baby, when she threw herself on top of the infant, while she received more painful bites from the dangerous and vicious dog.

Two men, working near by, heard the screams and grabbed heavy working tools and ran to assist the screaming mother. Then, they saw the pit bull, its mouth covered with blood. Blows from the men's heavy tools stopped the dog attack and the dog ran off.

Thanks to God, the two men and the very brave mother, the infant is fine and unharmed and had a beautiful smile when shown on TV news. At the hospital, the mother received approximately 50 staples and countless stitches.

The pit bull attacked before and was returned to the owner. The owner and his girlfriend could now face charges, if they don't turn the dog over to the authorities. According to the news, the owner refuses to hand the dog over. The owner said he doesn't know where the dog is. He claims the dog left.

The question has been raised, are pit bulls naturally vicious and mean dogs, or does it depend on how the owner trains the dog? Can it be a combination of both? Can it be that some pit bulls are just vicious by nature; and some are trained to be attack dogs by the owner?