Why doctors should stick with people
Some doctor says electronic baby swings can trigger dog attacks:
Rocking your baby to sleep in a mechanical swing can trigger a deadly attack on the child by the family dog, a coroner warns.
At least two such deaths have been documented in Maryland over a four-year period, Dr. Albert Y. Chu of the state’s medical examiner’s office said Wednesday at a meeting in New Orleans of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.
The back-and-forth motion may activate the dog’s instinct to chase prey, he said.
“Think about dogs chasing cars or tennis balls. They can’t control their behavior — they just go,” he said.
A tennis ball and car don’t rock back and forth. Dogs can control their behavior if appropriately trained.
