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Another Fatal Dog Attack
dreadful way to die, hope the man makes a full recovery
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Dogs can get hot, bothered, tired and tetchy during the heat, wonder if that had anything to do with it
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Dogs can get hot, bothered, tired and tetchy during the heat, wonder if that had anything to do with it
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The main problem with dog attacks is always dog owners.
It doesn't matter how big or small the dog is, it has the capacity to attack when the mood takes it.
Unfortunately, dog owners are reluctant to accept this as an inbuilt biological fact about their pet.
The majority honestly believe that their pet is part of the family, and would 'never hurt a fly' - based on the fact that the dog has not attacked anyone yet.
You'd hope that the first time was always the last time, but as so often, the first time has tragic consequences, as here, once again.
Any number of circumstances or unknown and not-understood signals can make a dog attack - it is naive in the extreme to believe that because you love your pet, and he 'loves' you back, that this primal instinct is simply not present in his brain.
It is, and if circumstances align, it will trigger an attack from nowhere.
Dogs are pack animals, and the head of the household is 'top dog' in the dog's mind.
But that does not mean that the dog will not one day spy its chance either to challenge for leadership, or to move up the pack a position or two, and that can mean attacking the head of the household, or a 'lesser' member, including children and babies who are easier targets.
Of course, the majority of dog owners are responsible, and train and care for their pet who loves a happy life with never a hint of aggression.
But the fact remains that any dog anywhere anytime, can attack if it feels the need, and there is nothing anyone can do either to see it coming, or to prevent it.
That is why situations like this will continue to make news, and if the dog is big, strong, and savage enough, such as a banned breed, then serious injury or death is always a very real possibility.
It's no use saying the dog has never 'turned' before, you'd hope that if it had, it would have been humanely destroyed, but as here, it only takes the one time.
It will happen again, because dogs do what dogs do.
It doesn't matter how big or small the dog is, it has the capacity to attack when the mood takes it.
Unfortunately, dog owners are reluctant to accept this as an inbuilt biological fact about their pet.
The majority honestly believe that their pet is part of the family, and would 'never hurt a fly' - based on the fact that the dog has not attacked anyone yet.
You'd hope that the first time was always the last time, but as so often, the first time has tragic consequences, as here, once again.
Any number of circumstances or unknown and not-understood signals can make a dog attack - it is naive in the extreme to believe that because you love your pet, and he 'loves' you back, that this primal instinct is simply not present in his brain.
It is, and if circumstances align, it will trigger an attack from nowhere.
Dogs are pack animals, and the head of the household is 'top dog' in the dog's mind.
But that does not mean that the dog will not one day spy its chance either to challenge for leadership, or to move up the pack a position or two, and that can mean attacking the head of the household, or a 'lesser' member, including children and babies who are easier targets.
Of course, the majority of dog owners are responsible, and train and care for their pet who loves a happy life with never a hint of aggression.
But the fact remains that any dog anywhere anytime, can attack if it feels the need, and there is nothing anyone can do either to see it coming, or to prevent it.
That is why situations like this will continue to make news, and if the dog is big, strong, and savage enough, such as a banned breed, then serious injury or death is always a very real possibility.
It's no use saying the dog has never 'turned' before, you'd hope that if it had, it would have been humanely destroyed, but as here, it only takes the one time.
It will happen again, because dogs do what dogs do.
andy, my dog suddenly 'turned' on another dog that was passing, first time she had ever shown aggression. Thankfully both dogs were on a lead and no harm done but it turned out she had a brain tumour. There were no other symptoms, she was in fine fettle for her age, but she rapidly declined after that.
jno - // just a metaphor, andy. //
It's not a metaphor - clearly your grasp of grammar is as undeveloped as your sense of humour - try looking up what the word means before you pop it into poor defence of your thoughtless 'wit'.
// Can you offer another explanation why two dogs were taken away when only one was seemingly involved in the attack? //
No, because I have not read any details about the story, so I can't comment, neither have you, but that didn't stop you making light of it anyway.
It's not a metaphor - clearly your grasp of grammar is as undeveloped as your sense of humour - try looking up what the word means before you pop it into poor defence of your thoughtless 'wit'.
// Can you offer another explanation why two dogs were taken away when only one was seemingly involved in the attack? //
No, because I have not read any details about the story, so I can't comment, neither have you, but that didn't stop you making light of it anyway.
Dreadful to read this. Friend of mine has been campaigning since 1989 to have the dog laws changed/reinforced. Her daughter was killed by two dogs. "Kellie was killed when two Rottweiler dogs turned on her during a holiday to Dunoon in 1989. She was walking the dogs for her dad’s friend when they turned on her."
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Andy-Hughes
I often find myself reacting to a post as I read the comments, only to find that Andy-Hughes has expressed my thoughts exactly.
I therefore once more will say that I agree totally with Andy-Hughes' comments, relating to the reasons for the dog attack and also to the crass comment by jno.
I often find myself reacting to a post as I read the comments, only to find that Andy-Hughes has expressed my thoughts exactly.
I therefore once more will say that I agree totally with Andy-Hughes' comments, relating to the reasons for the dog attack and also to the crass comment by jno.
Of course I don't know the full facts, but my guess would be that the dogs were barely walked, the house was too small for big dogs and they probably got a good kicking every now and again. This happens a lot, people owning dogs they have no idea whatsoever of how to look after and then surprise, surprise, the poor neglected dogs reach the end of their tether and turn on the useless owners. Case in point was the large muscular dog attacking people in the street when out with its owner fairly recently. A dog that had been passed from pillar to post by useless owners. The last owner was seen kicking it about wen out walking it. These type of dogs have no chance whatsoever. There is one living not too far from me. A huge, muscular bully type, always being dragged about by its chav owner and shouted at. I have tried to reason with him in the past by asking him to be gentle with his dog, you should see the looks I get ! Of course it has attacked another dog and blinded it - a terrible accident just waiting to happen. Thankfully I haven't seen dog or owner for some time now and I can walk my own dog relatively safely again.
Nine times out of 10 it is the owner to blame and I will stand by this and not change my mind. I've seen it too many times.
Nine times out of 10 it is the owner to blame and I will stand by this and not change my mind. I've seen it too many times.
