Boy, 2, is fatally mauled by family dog in San Diego

I hate to post these types of stories, my condolences to the family!!!!! I stated in my twitter account that when you read about these types of stories, think of the situation before passing judgement on a breed. This dog was probably not trained/socialized well enough and left in a backyard/garage and anyone including the child can be subject to be bitten. This is a Shepherd we are talking about, for once at least it wasn't a Pit Bull....

Boy, 2, is fatally mauled by family dog in San Diego

A 2-year-old boy was fatally mauled Saturday morning by a German shepherd in the family home in off-base military housing in San Diego, police said.

The child was rushed to Rady Children's Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The family lives in military housing in the Tierrasanta neighborhood; the father is forward deployed. The dog was the family pet.

The boy's mother was sleeping at the time of the incident, police said. The death is under investigation.

-- Tony Perry in San Diego