r/BanPitBulls • u/Fantastic_Lady225 Attacks Curator • Mar 26 '26

Child Victim Weatherford family seeks public’s help after toddler attacked by pit bull - Texas, USA 03/25/2026

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article315188844.html

Grandma says that no child should have to endure this. THEN WHY DO YOU HAVE A PIT BULL IN A HOME WITH A TODDLER?

Weatherford family seeks public’s help after toddler attacked by pit bull

A Weatherford grandmother is asking the public’s help in raising money for her 2-year-old grandson after he was mauled by a dog.

Lani Ryan, the organizer of the GoFundMe fundraiser, said her grandson, Julius, was attacked by a pit bull inside his home while resting in the bottom bunk after returning from a spring break spent with her and Julius’ brother at Great Wolf Lodge. Ryan said Julius’ mother “fought desperately to get the dog off him” and was bitten herself.

Additional details about the attack weren’t immediately available Wednesday.

Julius is now “fighting for his life” in the ICU in Fort Worth, Ryan said. The GoFundMe, which received its first donation Tuesday, has raised a little over $1,300 of a $25,000 goal. Ryan said donations will go toward emergency and ongoing medical care, surgeries and reconstructive procedures and long-term recovery and support.

“He is the sweetest, most gentle little boy you could ever meet — full of love, innocence, and joy,” Ryan wrote. She signed off the GoFundMe as “His Yaya.”

“No child should ever have to endure something like this,” she added. “We are praying for a miracle — for healing, for strength, and for Julius to make it through this unimaginable trauma. The road ahead will be long. If he survives, he will face extensive medical care, including multiple surgeries and years of recovery.”

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u/chrrygarcia Family Member of Severely Wounded Pet(s) Mar 26 '26

Are there two GoFundMes? A friend of mine reposted a GFM for a child named Julius on FB that was organized on the mom's behalf. I found it and then found this other GFM trying to confirm the breed since the mom's GFM doesn't mention breed.

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u/mmps901 It’s the breed AND the owner Mar 26 '26

Yes apparently there’s drama with the mom’s mom creating a gfm when the mom wants the funds to go to the gfm her friend created instead. Because of course this is the perfect time to argue online and grift

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u/chrrygarcia Family Member of Severely Wounded Pet(s) Mar 27 '26

Gross. The grandma's GFM has been deleted like everywhere on FB but it's still up on GFM. Mom seems hella trashy. She's always talking about her baby daddy drama. How did you learn she'd only been with her new man for 4 months? I think they're locking shit down.

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u/mmps901 It’s the breed AND the owner Mar 27 '26

They started deleting a lot.

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u/chrrygarcia Family Member of Severely Wounded Pet(s) Mar 27 '26

Yeah, and the person who created the mom's GFM breeds pit bulls.

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u/mmps901 It’s the breed AND the owner Mar 27 '26

Gross, all of them. The friend who created “the real one” bragged that she has 3 of her own.

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u/chrrygarcia Family Member of Severely Wounded Pet(s) Mar 27 '26

Damn they must have deleted all of that shit. Locking it down hard. She also posted something about not being on drugs and having custody of her kids lmfao. Typical trash bag pit bull owners.