Its Not The Breed....

[woofgang]

when you see hype about dangerous breeds, remember this video.... Media URL: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=1458313137726165
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[Baldric]

Try this

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=1458313137726165

[rockyracoon]

Won't let me watch on the iPad, is it the lovely pale brown coloured dog.

[Frank97]

:-)

[patsyann]

Beautiful tape. I cant stop crying.

[andy-hughes]

I entirely sympathise with the sentiments here but -

you are entirely right, it is not the breed of dog that makes it a danger, but it is the breed of dog that makes the consequences of that danger more acute.

Any and every dog can turn into a savage animal without warning - if it is a breed like this, with size and strength, that is a serious situation, and that is why people should think very carefully about having babies when they already have a dog.

[FredPuli43]

The reason is this bitch had her injuries is likely to be that she was being kept for fighting.

The handlers are real dog people; you need to understand dogs to respond like that ("Sniff the leash"). There is no breed which is intractable, even that Argentine legally banned one, which only its owner can go near. But every breed has innate characteristics, which must be understood. And no breed should be allowed with young children without an adult present; you never know what the child will do, which an adult would not, such as staring fixedly, which will "spook" the dog.

[andy-hughes]

Absolutely Fred - so many times you see a todler who has learned to torment the family pet, and the parents who smile indulgently and inform everyone that the dog is 'daft as a brush' and 'wouldn't hurt a fly' ...

So one day, the dog comes in from a fight, and has a badly bitten ear. The dog settles down for a rest and is fast asleep, and the toddler comes and tugs on the injured ear.

Of course 'he's never done that before ...' wail the parents as they wait for the ambulance to arrive - but just once is all it takes.

[woofgang]

Thanks Baldric.
I agree with both of you. I must have told the story on here before about seeing a staffy tied up outside a supermarket (I know, never a good idea) and a little girl run up behind him and hit him from behind as hard as she could. Dog just turned round and wagged at her....parents nowhere around then suddenly realised and panicked, rushed in yelling and snatched up child.....dog still wagging. But that, of course is not newsworthy.

[B00]

I'd have leathered my child for doing that Woofy!

Seen the video before, but thank you for posting it again, and yes, again i welled up.

[viv38]

Amazing isn't it, we do terrible, terrible things to dogs (and other animals) ALL the time, but when the odd one does something to us, usually because of irresponsible ownership in the first place, it makes headline news and all the dog haters come crawling out the woodwork wanting all dogs banned and calling them vermin. Makes me sick. This beautiful dog was so badly abused and yet it was still prepared to trust us and give us a chance. I wish I could meet her and give her a big hug.