Our cat has just been killed by a dog
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Really sorry to hear about what happened OP.
I am a Greyhound owner if that makes any difference by the way........
Greyhounds are bred to race and are bred to chase for racing. Its something which is "in" them. They are sighthounds and have done this for hundreds of generations. Its not something which they can switch off so please dont blame the dog. They are not bred to chase and kill small children so please ignore the ott comments.
There is no excuse for the owner not to have a lead on the dog in public, and should be even more careful if his dog has a high instinct to chase stuff. This is something which whilst always a possibility is something which you just know about your dog.
Personally I only let mine off in enclosed ie fenced areas when there is nothing else about. He has never chased anything, lives with a cat, likes rabbits etc
Myself, I would be absolutely gutted if my dog ever did anything like that and you would hope that and decent dog owner would be the same.
My dog and I were attacked by a pair of german shepherds which were not on leads etc a while ago. I spoke to the dog warden and she said to speak to the police, which I did. I reported it for information only and no action to be taken, but its reported for any further issues. So this may be an option for you if you were in 2 minds about whether to report it or not.
I am a Greyhound owner if that makes any difference by the way........
Greyhounds are bred to race and are bred to chase for racing. Its something which is "in" them. They are sighthounds and have done this for hundreds of generations. Its not something which they can switch off so please dont blame the dog. They are not bred to chase and kill small children so please ignore the ott comments.
There is no excuse for the owner not to have a lead on the dog in public, and should be even more careful if his dog has a high instinct to chase stuff. This is something which whilst always a possibility is something which you just know about your dog.
Personally I only let mine off in enclosed ie fenced areas when there is nothing else about. He has never chased anything, lives with a cat, likes rabbits etc
Myself, I would be absolutely gutted if my dog ever did anything like that and you would hope that and decent dog owner would be the same.
My dog and I were attacked by a pair of german shepherds which were not on leads etc a while ago. I spoke to the dog warden and she said to speak to the police, which I did. I reported it for information only and no action to be taken, but its reported for any further issues. So this may be an option for you if you were in 2 minds about whether to report it or not.
andyb28 said:
S5V8 said:
Very sad story.
My cat was attacked in the same way by a greyhound which was not on a lead or muzzled a few years ago.
I am not directly having a go at you, but to play devil's advocate a tad here to prompt a sensible discussion about this. My cat was attacked in the same way by a greyhound which was not on a lead or muzzled a few years ago.
Was your cat on a lead then?
Why would it be the dogs fault, just because it wasn't on a lead?
The cat in the OP was in the owner’s garden which the dog invaded, SSV8 cat was also in his garden.
How can the cat possibly be at fault?
f
k me, I thought I'd read some stupid st on here in the past, but that really takes the prize for idiotic, insensitive, unfeeling post of the decade
andyb28 said:
S5V8 said:
Very sad story.
My cat was attacked in the same way by a greyhound which was not on a lead or muzzled a few years ago.
I am not directly having a go at you, but to play devil's advocate a tad here to prompt a sensible discussion about this. My cat was attacked in the same way by a greyhound which was not on a lead or muzzled a few years ago.
Was your cat on a lead then?
Why would it be the dogs fault, just because it wasn't on a lead?
Steve vRS said:
Well the local dog warden has been informed and they asked me to inform the police as well given that the dog was out of control in a public place.
The police will try and fob you off with any excuse they can so they don't have to bother with it, you'll probably have to start with the local PCSO or whatever they are called. Don't let them fob you off and insist they or the dog warden make a visit to the owner, it may save another cat or even a person in the future. mention the dangerous dogs act and your right to be able to walk around without fear of a dog attack. I've been through this although without the heartbreaking outcome you've suffered and the person was visited, the warden also made a few visits to our park and things improved, even if it's only that the person/people involved steer clear of me now.Really sorry to hear about your cat OP.
They are friends and it hurts when they go anyway but this is on another plane of awful.
This post must get some sort of award.
Edited to correct quote error. Apologies skahigh
They are friends and it hurts when they go anyway but this is on another plane of awful.
andyb28 said:
I am not directly having a go at you, but to play devil's advocate a tad here to prompt a sensible discussion about this.
Was your cat on a lead then?
Why would it be the dogs fault, just because it wasn't on a lead?
I have no words.Was your cat on a lead then?
Why would it be the dogs fault, just because it wasn't on a lead?
This post must get some sort of award.
Edited to correct quote error. Apologies skahigh
Edited by longshot on Friday 24th July 10:44
longshot said:
Really sorry to hear about your cat OP.
They are friends and it hurts when they go anyway but this is on another plane of awful.
This post must get some sort of award.
There just seems to be something about cat threads that brings them out - see the fox hunting thread for more evidenceThey are friends and it hurts when they go anyway but this is on another plane of awful.
skahigh said:
Asking silly questions is not really prompting a sensible discussion though is it?
Do you think that the cat being on a lead would prevent a loose dog from attacking it?
I have no words.Do you think that the cat being on a lead would prevent a loose dog from attacking it?
This post must get some sort of award.
Negative Creep said:
longshot said:
Really sorry to hear about your cat OP.
They are friends and it hurts when they go anyway but this is on another plane of awful.
This post must get some sort of award.
There just seems to be something about cat threads that brings them out - see the fox hunting thread for more evidenceThey are friends and it hurts when they go anyway but this is on another plane of awful.
skahigh said:
Asking silly questions is not really prompting a sensible discussion though is it?
Do you think that the cat being on a lead would prevent a loose dog from attacking it?
I have no words.Do you think that the cat being on a lead would prevent a loose dog from attacking it?
This post must get some sort of award.
It's not ska high that deserves the awards guys, he's been quoted out of context...
Do you think that the cat being on a lead would prevent a loose dog from attacking it?Andyb28 is the
skahigh said:
andyb28 said:
I am not directly having a go at you, but to play devil's advocate a tad here to prompt a sensible discussion about this.
Was your cat on a lead then?
Why would it be the dogs fault, just because it wasn't on a lead?
Asking silly questions is not really prompting a sensible discussion though is it?Was your cat on a lead then?
Why would it be the dogs fault, just because it wasn't on a lead?
Do you think that the cat being on a lead would prevent a loose dog from attacking it?
ali_kat said:
It's not ska high that deserves the awards guys, he's been quoted out of context...
Do you think that the cat being on a lead would prevent a loose dog from attacking it?Andyb28 is the
Thank you. skahigh said:
andyb28 said:
I am not directly having a go at you, but to play devil's advocate a tad here to prompt a sensible discussion about this.
Was your cat on a lead then?
Why would it be the dogs fault, just because it wasn't on a lead?
Asking silly questions is not really prompting a sensible discussion though is it?Was your cat on a lead then?
Why would it be the dogs fault, just because it wasn't on a lead?
Do you think that the cat being on a lead would prevent a loose dog from attacking it?
skahigh said:
Negative Creep said:
longshot said:
Really sorry to hear about your cat OP.
They are friends and it hurts when they go anyway but this is on another plane of awful.
This post must get some sort of award.
There just seems to be something about cat threads that brings them out - see the fox hunting thread for more evidenceThey are friends and it hurts when they go anyway but this is on another plane of awful.
skahigh said:
Asking silly questions is not really prompting a sensible discussion though is it?
Do you think that the cat being on a lead would prevent a loose dog from attacking it?
I have no words.Do you think that the cat being on a lead would prevent a loose dog from attacking it?
This post must get some sort of award.
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