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Leaving any dog alone with access to a 6mo baby is foolish.

Any dog that can get to a baby could conceivably do something bad, even a chihuahua. Dogs and babies seem to be a volatile mix. Also, young kids and dogs can also be a volatile mix because the kids don't always know how to play with a dog and dogs don't always understand dealing with a small child. Dogs and children should be supervised when they are together.

Wow, my heart goes out to the parents and the babysitter. The parents have a loss that they'll likely never recover from, and the babysitter isn't probably in much better shape.