AN "AGGRESSIVE" sausage dog has mauled a newborn baby to death after vets ignored fears from parents and refused to put the animal down.
The deadly dachshund reportedly jumped into the baby's cot while it was sleeping before it strangled the tot to death, at its home in Siberia, Russia.
The devastating attack came just a month after the baby's birth – the family's second child in the town of Seversk.
On March 10, during the night, the pet took a firm grip of the baby's neck before strangling it silently, without waking up its parents.
According to a family member, the dog had become more aggressive since the baby's birth.
And prior to the attack, the owners had previously tried to have the animal put down because of this increased aggression.
However, vets found the animal was healthy and refused to euthanize it.
The parents woke to find their baby had tragically been killed by the pet dog.
The dog was kept on a leash during the night out of fear, but on the tragic night of the baby's death, the father had forgotten to tie it up.
A family member told local media that the mum "blames herself" for the incident and that it was "tragic".
They added: "This dachshund that lived with them, an eight-year-old dog. It behaved aggressively towards adult owners.
"And when the second child was born in the family in February, the aggression only increased.
"The parents understood the danger, decided on euthanasia. And they brought the dog to several clinics, but they were refused, because the animal was physically absolutely healthy."
The dog has now reportedly been euthanized.
Russian authorities in the Tomsk Region said: "The daughter's body was discovered in the morning by her mother."
Investigators also launched a criminal case for "causing death by negligence".
Although they have a small and cute appearance, dachshunds can be known to display territorial and feisty behaviour.
They can be hunting dogs, have strong digging instincts, and have been trained for generations to smell, chase and flush out underground burrow animals.
It comes as missing mum-of-two Jemma Hart, 45, was eaten by her two pet sausage dogs in Swindon this week.
The tragic mum was partially mauled by her pets who were "her life", before she went missing and was not seen for a month.
Her son said: "She’d had dogs in the past but in 2022 she got a dachshund called Frankie and a year later she got another one called Millie."
"The dogs were her life," he added at the inquest into his mum's death.
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