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A dog with a high prey drive CAN hurt a human it identifies as prey in the heat of the moment - generally, a child running away from the dog. This happened to a PP's child who posted here and on the pet forum. It's absolutely CLASSIC.

I dispute the notion that dogs who attack animals can discriminate without fail and avoid attacking humans. You want to be very careful with such a dog.
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This dog has already killed a cat, and OP says that they can barely control the dog on leash.  This is not a well-trained animal and I wouldn't trust the family to properly supervise it or keep it in a kennel.  And OP's daughter is scared of the dog.  If the kid isn't scared of dogs in general, I'd give some weight to her gut feeling that this dog isn't safe.

That said, I wouldn't say anything to the mother.  Just have the other kid over to your house, and say no to your daughter going over there.  If asked, say that your daughter is scared of the dog and won't be going to their house, but that the kid is welcome to continue coming over to yours.  This isn't an argument you're going to win, and the mother is likely to take it badly, so just state things calmly and in a non-accusatory manner and then let the chips fall where they will.  [/quote]

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