Poor little boy.......... :no I just don't know, though, how the mom was unaware for so long - even if she didn't hear the attack she still slept for 7 hours while her children were apparently there unsupervised (yes, a total assumption on my part - there is no other adult mentioned in the article :dunno ).

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A mother woke Saturday afternoon to find her one-month-old baby bleeding after a dog had apparently attacked him.

Nicole Hemmick told Fort Wayne Police that after she got home around 6 a.m. Saturday from delivering papers and she went to bed with her one-month-old son. Around 1 p.m., Hemmick told police she was woken by her 5-year-old who needed help with the television remote.

She noticed that the baby had been moved from his original position. She then saw the baby was missing his diaper and there was blood on him. She immediately rushed to him to St. Joseph Hospital.

Police say the child's testicles had been pulled out of the scrotum. Due to the extent of the damage, the baby was transferred to Lutheran Hospital for surgery. The baby is now in stable condition.

Police and Animal Control went to Hemmick's apartment at 1009 Fayette on the city's southeast side, with her permission and took custody of the dog, a six-month-old Poodle/Cairn Terrier mix. The dog was put down by Animal Care and Control at the request of the owner.

Animal Care and Control Spokesperson Peggy Bender says it's important to start training your dog for the arrival of a new baby as soon as you know you'll be bringing one home. "Once you bring that baby into the home, you need to supervise all children around pets," said Bender. "If you can not do supervision, then that's why it's important to make sure your dog is crate trained."

Fort Wayne Police spokesman, Michael Joyner said no charges are expected and there is no reason to suspect neglect. He calls it a horrible accident.

Lord have mercy, that poor baby and mother. That is very sad.

Oh my goodness! That is terrible :sadeyes I wonder what provoked the dog to do that? I hope the baby is not totally scarred for life due to this :tears

omg how horrible.. no matter how much i love my doggies i wouldn't trust them for 2 seconds around my baby

Oh my God that is awful! That poor child!

I wonder who was with the 5 year old when the mother was sleeping..

I have a feeling there is more to this story.

I have a feeling there is more to this story.

I agree.

I have a feeling everyone will jump on the mom for being asleep, rather than the dog for RIPPING THE KID'S GENITALS OFF. I'm glad the dog was put down, not much you can do aften an incident like that. :no

I have a feeling there is more to this story.


I'm thinking the same thing. Poor baby. :(

I have a feeling everyone will jump on the mom for being asleep, rather than the dog for RIPPING THE KID'S GENITALS OFF. I'm glad the dog was put down, not much you can do aften an incident like that. :no

Doesn't that have something to do with it though. How long was this kid sitting with his genitals off? And why didn't the five year old say something when it first happened? It's confusing.

I agree, there are holes in the story...but I'm not ready to lay blame on anyone, precisely because of how much info is missing.

I have a feeling there is more to this story.

Me too. At least I hope there is...

I agree, there are holes in the story...but I'm not ready to lay blame on anyone, precisely because of how much info is missing.

I agree! There are way to many holes right now to place any blame.

There's definitely gotta be more to the story.

Poor baby :(

Poor baby... I dont understand how she was in bed that long though with a month old and a five year old. If the five year old was keeping an eye on the baby then you would think he would have said something.. That is a long time for not feeding the baby if the baby was a month old.

Something isn't being told.

I agree, there are holes in the story...but I'm not ready to lay blame on anyone, precisely because of how much info is missing.

That is true, but.......
Poor baby... I dont understand how she was in bed that long though with a month old and a five year old. If the five year old was keeping an eye on the baby then you would think he would have said something.. That is a long time for not feeding the baby if the baby was a month old.

Something isn't being told.

That's also true especially the bolded. I hope the police figure out what's going on.

You know, this reminds me of the story last year (just about this time of year too) where a baby boy's genitals were taken off and the mom blamed the dog - in that case it was later determined she had done it herself :dunno

You know, this reminds me of the story last year (just about this time of year too) where a baby boy's genitals were taken off and the mom blamed the dog - in that case it was later determined she had done it herself :dunno

Dear Jesus what is wrong with people?

When Liam was a month old, I'd have him in bed with me all night and not get up once. He'd cry and get the boob, I didn't even wake up completely half the time:lol So could have been that? :thinking

I did have to wake up pretty good to get those diapers changed, though...

No clue. :shrug

Wouldn't she have woken from the baby screaming? :shrug

Something just seems horribly off.

:sadeyes I hope this lady didn't rip her child's genitals off. I really hope the dog did it.

you mean to tell me that the baby didnt scream bloody murder and that the mother didnt hear or notice anything at all? there HAS to be more to this story.

I have a feeling everyone will jump on the mom for being asleep, rather than the dog for RIPPING THE KID'S GENITALS OFF. I'm glad the dog was put down, not much you can do aften an incident like that. :no

Loretta, think about it though.....do you not think that you would notice somethign going on right next to you? I mean the dog or the baby would have to make some sound...and it would be terrible sounds really. I know that there are some heavy sleepers out there, but still.

Yes, it is good that the dog was put down after doing something like that. I still think more will come out of this though

Oh, I agree. Just not ready to scream THE MOM DID IT or anything like that. We just don't know. Sooo many factors could have come into play.

It said the baby was moved-it didn't say how far, the five year old could have had some hand in it....no way to tell.

It's a terrible thing all around. :sadeyes

Wouldn't she have woken from the baby screaming? :shrug

that is what im thinking..

That is horrible. I hope that child will be O.K.

Oh wow!!! That's so sad! Poor baby

wow what a horrible, detail-lacking story. that poor baby. : /

Geez this is maddening and saddening all at the same time!!!! I vaguely heard about this story yesterday, but had no idea it was this bad. This boy will never be able to have children or know what it's like to make love to someone you love. He will be branded for life pretty much. I'm with everyone else, something else is missing!! Just terrible!

this story has been posted before on this forum....

That is horrible

this story has been posted before on this forum....

Link? I only ask because this just happened on Saturday and looking back to that day forward I don't see it :dunno