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[quote=Anonymous]My MIL is a nice enough person, but super stupid.  We were visiting our inlaws and my husband's sister for thanksgiving.  My SiL just got a dog.  She insisted that we stay at her house.  Since I am wary of dogs, I asked both of my inlaws if my toddler would be safe around the dog.  Keep in mind my toddler is 2 and loves to pull dog tails, etc.  So, I was more than happy to say in a hotel away from the dog if the dog was skittish in any way.  My FIL and MIL insisted that the dog was essentially a stuffed animal come to life and would be fine around a toddler.

We go for the visit, and my SIL is lovely.  We had a great time, and of course were careful around the dog.  At one point during thanksgiving dinner, the dog snuck into the house without us knowing.  For some reason, the dog attacked the toddler, biting him on the hand.

I should stress that my toddler is FINE.  NO skin was broken, no bruising, nothing.  He got a scare and cried, but within 15 minutes was asking where the dog went.  The dog was hustled into another part of the house.  My SIL was mortified, but frankly, I am pretty sure my son yanked on the dog's tail or something and the dog reacted.  For the remainder of the trip we were more careful with making sure they were apart and I talked to my son about being more gentle.  We had a good time and came home.  My toddler has no problems at all with his hand and I had it checked out by a doctor friend just in case.

Upon coming home, my MIL called my husband and told him that under NO CIRCUMSTANCES were we to return to my SIL's house.  We should NEVER stay there again.  Keep in mind THEY insisted we stay at my SIL's house not a hotel.  Apparently the dog had bitten her before, AND broken the skin, but she hadn't told us this so we wouldn't be scared.

WHY ON EARTH WOULD SHE LIE ABOUT THE DOG'S TEMPERAMENT?  I am mad at her, but I haven't bothered saying anything to her because she's so stupid it's almost not worth it.  Apparently my SIL was not told that her dog bit her MIL either.  FWIW, my SIL thinks this dog is her child, do I'd like to tread lightly.  We have no plans to visit my SIL in the future, so I don't want to raise a huge ruckus over nothing.  Thoughts?

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