dangerous dog owning tossers

[apache]

Right, why do some people feel the need to buy an arsehole with teeth and keep it cooped up in a council house with no regard to excercising or training it then let the fecking thing loose with a small child?

Edited by apache on Wednesday 17th January 19:43

[sheetstabuer]

It could have been any breed, yes I know this one has a reputation but my brother was badly mauled by a golden retriever when he was a child

[robinhood21]

Dogs are generally a good reflection on their owners.

[apache]

true, I've been attacked by a Damation but these are exceptions to a fairly obvious rule

[chrisbr68]

I agree, I dont know why you would get a dog if you dont take it out or supervise it with children.

What I would say is dont trust a dog, keep your guard up and face away from it all the time, as I found out to my expense once!!

[Eric Mc]

A rather premature assessment of the circumstances, I would surmise.

[ehyouwhat]

It annoys me when people blame the dog. Blame the person who remotely introduced the possibility of the child and dog meeting in the first place.

[sheetstabuer]

How anyone can leave a child with any breed of dog is beyond me, I have a rather fat and lazy bulldog who's main purpose in life seems to be filling the air with noxious gasses but I wouldn't leave him alone with a small child even though the fat bastard couldn't get up

[apache]

Eric Mc said:

A rather premature assessment of the circumstances, I would surmise.

I don't agree. Dangerous dog + small child + fireworks = tragedy.......again

[sheetstabuer]

To leave a small child in a room with a biting machine is akin to leaving it in a room with razor blades

[apache]

ehyouwhat said:

It annoys me when people blame the dog. Blame the person who remotely introduced the possibility of the child and dog meeting in the first place.

so far no one is blaming the dog, I am f*&king livid at the fact some moron has let this happen again

[anonymous-user]

Certain dog breeds are much more likely to attack children, people etc.

Breeds have different temperments. Pit bull terriers (which were originally bred as fighting dogs) and rottweilers have jaws which are designed to lock on their prey unlike a retriever's jaw which can be easily opened.

How many incidents are there with retrievers killing children?

[ehyouwhat]

apache said:

ehyouwhat said:

It annoys me when people blame the dog. Blame the person who remotely introduced the possibility of the child and dog meeting in the first place.

so far no one is blaming the dog, I am f*&king livid at the fact some moron has let this happen again

No-one on PH no, but plenty of people in general will be.

[Don]

Most dogs are monumentally tolerant of children. Children, on the other hand, are usually not so careful with dogs. Even so. The reason these stories shock is because they are vanishingly rare. I am quite sure the dog's owners did not believe the beast was dangerous - because normally they are not - even the "dangerous" breeds.

[sheetstabuer]

robinhood21 said:

Dogs are generally a good reflection on their owners.

sheetstabuer said:

I have a rather fat and lazy bulldog

:hurumpf:

[rich1231]

Every dog is dangerous in the wrong circumstance.

It's always the owners responsibilty to look after their pet to ensure it causes no harm to others.

Why anyone wants a chav icon on legs though is what confuses me.

[Eric Mc]

What we need is a new law making the possesion of dangerous dogs illegal.

Hold on, I thought we already had a law like that!

Where does the Dangerous Dogs Act come into all this?

[apache]

Don said:

Most dogs are monumentally tolerant of children. Children, on the other hand, are usually not so careful with dogs. Even so. The reason these stories shock is because they are vanishingly rare. I am quite sure the dog's owners did not believe the beast was dangerous - because normally they are not - even the "dangerous" breeds.

www.guardian.co.uk/g2/story/0,,1882433,00.html?gusrc=rss&feed=1

www.unchainyourdog.org/attacks.htm

www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2006/09/25/ndogs25.xml

http://news.scotsman.com/topics.cfm?t


I wish it were true Don. I agree these dogs are not 'normally' dangerous if kept by responsible owners but. Unfortunately our friends who shop at Elizabeth Duke, live in small council houses and like to wear sporting attire tend to find it manhood enhancing to have something that could rip your arm off cooped up in their front room with some kids. If you find that a tad generalistic and stereotypical you'd be damn right, because I've seen it all too often.

[robinhood21]

Los Angeles said:

[quote=robinhood21] an expression of their aggressive characteristics?

My observation has always been that the aggression of the owner is transfered to the dog. Equally, mild mannered folk tend to have mild mannered dogs. I have met owners of Rottweilers/Dobermen's that have been as placid as their owners.

[apache]

Eric Mc said:

What we need is a new law making the possesion of dangerous dogs illegal.

Hold on, I thought we already had a law like that!

Where does the Dangerous Dogs Act come into all this?

As I remember the Toies deliberated at length over this and came to the conclusion that it would solve all the problems by making owners register them at the post office.