It is unfortunately only too regular that such dogs attack people, especially young children.
At the end of the day, these dogs are from long lines of dogs which were bred to hunt, maim and kill, so it shouldn't come as a great surprise....
If someones owns such a hunting dog and it attacks somebody without provocation, I would put both the dog and the owner down.
The dog knows no better - it is the owner who needs to grow a brain and learn some common sense (selfish b*%^$&ds)
Originally posted by CityblueSad thing is that the owner was warned that his dog was a danger, because it had already attacked someone else's dog.
It is unfortunately only too regular that such dogs attack people, especially young children.
At the end of the day, these dogs are from long lines of dogs which were bred to hunt, maim and kill, so it shouldn't come as a great surprise....
If someones owns such a hunting dog and it attacks somebody without provocation, I would put both the dog and th ...[text shortened]... ter - it is the owner who needs to grow a brain and learn some common sense (selfish b*%^$&ds)
Originally posted by jimslyp69Apparantly they are doing a post mortem on the dog and if it's found to be a pure bred pit bull he is going to be charged (not sure what with). Funny but you would think they would be able to tell the breed just by looking at it?
Sad thing is that the owner was warned that his dog was a danger, because it had already attacked someone else's dog.
Originally posted by jimslyp69exactly - that's the attitude that I don't understand......I don't want to tell people what they can/can't do, but it doesn't take a genius to knwo that dog ws a potential danger.
Sad thing is that the owner was warned that his dog was a danger, because it had already attacked someone else's dog.
One day, something will be done - these stories have appeared regularly for years..
I also don't understand why any parent would put their child in that situation ?!
Originally posted by stevetoddIt's a great law:
Apparantly they are doing a post mortem on the dog and if it's found to be a pure bred pit bull he is going to be charged (not sure what with). Funny but you would think they would be able to tell the breed just by looking at it?
If its a pure breed the law prohbitis certain things.
If its only 99% pitbull, the law doesn't apply
Madness
My brother-in-law has a rotweiler. It’s about six years old and wasn’t a bad dog but he mentioned to me the other day it’s becoming very protective of his wife and 4 year old and doesn’t care for him too much any more. My advice was get rid of it before it misinterprets his or somebody else’s reaction to his wife & baby and decides to attack. I don’t trust any animal that's bigger or meaner than I am.
Originally posted by stevetoddhttp://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/duip/dogbreeds.pdf
Surely it must be illegal to own such a dog then? it's strange world we live in when you consider people are dying. I know people also die from drugs but I see that as slightly different to the mauling to death of a 5 year old girl (although there will be the odd drugs story of an equally innocent person I suppose)W
Shows a lot of different breeds are involved in dog attack deaths. Do we just ban the breeding of all dogs involved in a human death?
The list even includes a West Highland Terrier and a Cocker Spaniel, not exactly breeds that you would class as dangerous.
Why is there more outrage when a dog kills a person compared to when people are murdered. We don't start calling for all of a murderers family to be condemned, yet we want all "dangerous" dogs (funnily enough there are thousands of so called dangerous dogs living perfectly good happy lives with their owners but we normally choose to ignore that) to be killed or their breeding prohibited because of the unfortunate actions of one dog - the true circumstances behind the attack being unknown.
It really is a sad world we live in.
Mans best friend as well.
Originally posted by adramforallwell said
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/duip/dogbreeds.pdf
Shows a lot of different breeds are involved in dog attack deaths. Do we just ban the breeding of all dogs involved in a human death?
The list even includes a West Highland Terrier and a Cocker Spaniel, not exactly breeds that you would class as dangerous.
Why is there more outrage when a dog kills ...[text shortened]... he attack being unknown.
It really is a sad world we live in.
Mans best friend as well.
Originally posted by adramforallI agree that things are difficult.....many different situations..
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/duip/dogbreeds.pdf
Shows a lot of different breeds are involved in dog attack deaths. Do we just ban the breeding of all dogs involved in a human death?
The list even includes a West Highland Terrier and a Cocker Spaniel, not exactly breeds that you would class as dangerous.
Why is there more outrage when a dog kills ...[text shortened]... he attack being unknown.
It really is a sad world we live in.
Mans best friend as well.
A cocker spaniel fits nicely into the hunting dog group as well, but I have to be honest and say I'd fancy my chances of getting a cocker of a child more than a pitbull!!
Originally posted by adramforallYes but pit bulls come top of that list, now I have only quickly scanned over that quite long report (I may read it in full later on) but it doesn't seem to take into account the population percentage of each breed I would think that pit bulls would be somewhere down on that list. If this is factored in then the report does indeed identify pit bull terriers as a very dangerous breed. I would not advocate the killing of pit bulls I would advocate a more stringent licensing system if not stopping the breed altogether by natural wastage
http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/duip/dogbreeds.pdf
Shows a lot of different breeds are involved in dog attack deaths. Do we just ban the breeding of all dogs involved in a human death?
The list even includes a West Highland Terrier and a Cocker Spaniel, not exactly breeds that you would class as dangerous.
Why is there more outrage when a dog kills he attack being unknown.
It really is a sad world we live in.
Mans best friend as well.
I think the major problem is the situations these dogs can be put in.
They get very protective and see the world witha kind of pecking order. If this is threatened or they think their situation is under threat, they can act as they are bred....this can be where problems arise.
I think people who keep these so called 'dangerous' dogs need to be fully aware of their dogs potential and avoid situations where danger could exist (most owners do this I'm sure - soem don't unfortuantely -I know this from my own experiences)
If dogs are not put in these situations, the number fo these incidents should be reduced...
At the end of the day, the world is a dangerous place, but I would like to consider the health of children a bit higher than the rights of dog owners
Originally posted by stevetoddA spray bottle of ammonia works well against most animals. A snoot full of ammonia will deter the most aggressive dog. As this is both toxic and corrosive, use on a human would be negligent.
Apparantly a pit bull killed a small girl yesterday and the news is covering other similar events, . A couple was walking in the woods with their labrador and 2 small children, a pit bull appeared out of nowhere and attacked their labrador which was severly hurt, the dog then went for the woman and the husband grabbed it and shouted for the kids to run, th ...[text shortened]... short iron bar) Does anyone know what the law is regarding carrying such things here in the uk?
In addition, a roll of coins is a great 'legal' weapon to carry. Keep in mind, any assault on a person with anything other than your hands can be considered assault with a deadly weapon.