Another Fatal Dog Attack

[barry1010]

dreadful way to die, hope the man makes a full recovery
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/breaking-rotherham-dog-attack-woman-27497692

Dogs can get hot, bothered, tired and tetchy during the heat, wonder if that had anything to do with it

[wolf63]

It was an incident waiting to happen if it was a Bully of any sort.

I remember when Staffies were the dogs all the wanna be tough men got. But they are not very fierce hounds.

People who purposely get dangerous dogs as pets tend to be people who shouldn't be allowed to have a dog. The combination of a strong dog and a moron for an owner is not a good one.

This might sound cruel ... I hope that the dog attacked its humans and not a totally innocent member of the public.

[barry1010]

I suspect the people attacked yesterday were the owners. One of these dogs is worrying, two is asking for trouble

[Smowball]

Omg how horrific.

[William51]

Dogs are lovable pets but are still wild animals and should be treated with caution. Pet owners need to be aware of safety limits and know what they are doing. Unfortunately this is a sad case and we do not know the full history of these dogs.

[Smowball]

I read another very heated newspaper article yesterday saying there was no such thing as bad dogs, but bad owners, the responses got very heated…….

[burlyshirley]

I know a large bully breed who is a truly lovely dog. When I first saw him my stomach dropped to my boots, as it does every time I see one of these dogs, but he's all doggy smiles and wagging tail and why ? because he has a good, loving home - it makes such a difference. I look forward to seeing him now, although I have to brace myself in case he accidentally knocks me flying with his exuberance !

[Peter Pedant]

// The main problem with dog attacks is always dog owners.//
shoot the dog owners
well interesting take on the problem Andy?

[barry1010]

There are rogue dogs that are strong willed, can't be trained or trusted even when raised by the most experienced and sensible owner, although I believe they are in the minority.

Of course even the best of dogs can suddenly become aggressive because of illness, pain, fright or confusion

[Canary42]

No doubt it's all part of the unconditional love the doggie-worshippers are always boasting about.

[naomi24]

//There are rogue dogs that are strong willed, can't be trained or trusted even when raised by the most experienced and sensible owner, although I believe they are in the minority. //

I agree.

[Untitled]

Training a dog or even caring for one takes work and patience… but failing to do so can have life or death consequences. There really should be limitations on who can buy or breed particularly dangerous breeds.

[youngmafbog]

This breed needs adding to the Dangerous Dogs banned list.

Too many instances happening now.

[Ken4155]

Bit of an update;

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/mum-of-two-43-killed-by-xl-bully-dog-that-suddenly-snapped-is-pictured/ar-AAZG8NX?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=5f5969d11aa845c898e28efe30d68e6b

[KUSTARD]

Re dogs - I find some people incredibly stupid. Whilst walking my (large as you see from the Avatar) past the school, several small children have run up to stroke him. I always say very loudly "You should ask if you can stroke dogs in case they might bite". The response I got from one child's mother was "If it bites her, it will be the last thing it ever does" which makes me wonder about a few of these dog attacks on children. Obviously it does not apply in the majority of cases but surely prevention is better than cure. Educate the children!!!

[burlyshirley]

I agree KUSTARD. I have a lovely little dog who, probably as a result of her unknown background is slightly nervous of children and doesn't like it when they run up to her and start well, acting like children. I always tell them to be gentle and not scare her. The parents usually are understanding, but I do get the odd one who then protectively grabs her kid away from my dog whilst glaring at me as I try to explain that just maybe she shouldn't let her kid run up a strange dog.

[burlyshirley]

^ 'up to a strange dog'

[Untitled]

I often find dog owners near me allow their dog off lead even though they do not have good recall…