The parents of baby boy mauled to death by the family dog dismissed warnings the animal was dangerous and should be kept away from the newborn, saying they trusted the pet '100 per cent'.
A distraught neighbour, from Kariong on the New South Wales Central Coast, has recounted the chilling conversation she had with the baby's mother and father after it dragged her dog under a fence and 'tore it to shreds'.
The woman said she spoke with the couple in the days after the mauling death of her cocker spaniel 'Arrow' on June 6 - the same day the baby boy was born.
'I said to that couple ''Whatever you do, keep that dog away from your new baby... it's going to kill someone, and it will either be an elderly person or a child'',' the shaken woman told Daily Mail Australia.
Tragically, five weeks later in the early hours of July 11, the American Staffordshire dragged the baby, named Jaylen, from his bed. The baby could not be revived.
Little Jaylen was attacked by the family dog in the early hours of June 11. He died in his home
On the day little Jaylen was born, the dog attacked a neighbour's six-year-old cocker spaniel, Arrow (pictured), who had stuck his head under the fence to say hello to the much bigger dog
Police described the horrific death as a 'tragic accident' and said they would not go into details out of respect for the baby's parents who were inconsolable.
Outside the rental house, where the couple had only lived for a couple of months, soft toys and bunches of flowers were left on the lawn, with messages of condolences.
It is understood the couple is too traumatised to return and are staying with family in Sydney.
The dog was removed and later euthanised.
Pictured: A distraught man believed to be Jaylen's father outside the home the day of his death
Mourners have created a memorial out the front of Jaylen's home in the wake of his tragic death
The neighbour said it was likely the dog sensed its owner was pregnant, and acted out of jealousy and rage when it attacked and killed her dog.
She reported the initial attack to Gosford Council and the rental agent, which incited the dog's
