"It's OK, He won't bite"

[helix]

Really sorry to hear about your incident Wheeze.

My wife was bitten by a loose young pit bull cross affair when we were on holiday in Kefalonia. She was pregnant at the time but battered it with her handbag which made it run off. We took refuge in a hotel to call a taxi to take her to hospital. I had recently done a high level first aid course and while I was patching her up the guy from the pool bar begged us to report it to the police as it had been attacking people over the last few weeks. Wife and baby ended up being fine, never found out if anything got done about the dog.

We were both really shaken by it and are still wary around any blunt muzzled dog to be honest.

We got the whole what did you do? They can sense when people don't like dogs etc.. from other holiday makers. This stopped quickly when I explained that we were dog lovers and owned 2 dogs off working lines that were extremely well trained to behave around people and livestock.

As you're a dog lover and don't carry any prejudice over dogs; I hope that you will get over it quickly but I'm afraid to say you will probably still be wary over similar looking breads.

[IanDarkpeak]

Speedy recovery Wheeze both physically and mentally...

I hate reading this thread as it reminds me of the times I was bitten as a child...

[wjb]

Saw a lamb being chased down and attacked by a dog yesterday at Martindale as I was walking down off Steel Knotts. After the owners had eventually pulled their dog away I saw the lamb walking slowly away bleeding. Not sure if the lamb survived but the owners of the dog could have acted a lot faster.

[shaunaneto]

Agree entirely. And fortunately the dog's owner did the right thing too, eventually.
I've put down 4 dogs already this year for biting people. In each case the owner has been devastated but made the choice of their own accord. I can only reassure and advise them that it is the correct course of action. Rehoming is not an option.
Hospital admissions from dog bites have gone up by over 70% in the last 10 years. It begs the question, why? More dogs? Less responsible ownership? Less willing to do away with problem dogs? Rise of 'Facebook charities' rehoming problem dogs? People not putting dogs on leads or using those silly extendable things?
I quite like dogs, I earn a living from them and I've got one, but I do think given the increase in problem behaviour (owners and dogs!) it's time that dogs were kept on leads in popular parks and footpaths at all times. In fact, I think they should be banned from my local park entirely and I do not say that in jest. I'm fed up with my children and I being jumped on by other dogs and I'm fed up of walking in dog poo and having to wipe it off my child's buggy. I brought my dog up to stay next to me and any hint of a potential flash point he's on the lead. In the park, on a towpath, passing a runner/horse/cyclist- he's on the lead, it also means I know when he's done a poo and he hasn't just sneaked off to do one on the path to be picked up by some unsuspecting buggy wheel.
I hope you get better quickly Wheeze. In a way it's a blessing it was you and not some three year old child.

I was wondering about this statistic. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/...-past-10-years

Is it a shift in ownership reasons? I'm sure most folk who have looked at rescuing will have seen an awful lot of Staffies. A disproportionate number of those seem to be chosen as easy to live with 'tough' dogs, how many of these are poorly trained or socialised.

Or is it simply a change in reporting methodology or victim behaviour? The lazy Google I just did doesn't seem to suggest any corresponding increase in the pet population.http://www.statista.com/statistics/3...ed-kingdom-uk/

I know Facebook makes it seem like there are more idiots in the world, but I honestly believe they've always been there. It's just they'd not been given the vanity platform from which to blight the lives of others.

Far from convinced there are more bad dog owners today than 10 years ago.

[sbrt]

I I'm sure most folk who have looked at rescuing will have seen an awful lot of Staffies.

One of the reasons I took on a recycled Staffie.

Staffies are generally good with people and especially with children. They used to be known as the nanny dog. One reason being that as they were originally fighting dogs, the owners did not want to be bitten themselves.

A of a pair of vicious Staffies https://www.instagram.com/p/BECgCQWr...blueboys&hl=en

[shaunaneto]

A of a pair of vicious Staffies https://www.instagram.com/p/BECgCQWr...blueboys&hl=en

It's a trick, like the Wolf in Red Riding Hood.

[shaunaneto]

More seriously, doesn't matter so much what the Nanny status is, if they've ended up being owned by some Scrote looking for a hard man dog that doesn't need much exercise the problem lies elsewhere.

Edit, I'm not calling you a Scrote. Not this time anyway, I normally go with Bawbag.

Where's Noel these days anyway?

Aren't you Sheffield way?

[RaceTheSweeper]

This thread is generally going into from "It's ok he doesn't bite" to "I hate all dogs regardless and want them all on leads when out of their own garden. Regardless of how well controlled they are".
We have 3 dogs - I work from home so they are not left alone.
1 is a chocolate lab, Tia that we have had for 13yrs. She has never bitten anyone or anything.
2 is our rescue dog Winnie, she a border collie who we have had for 5 years. She was in a very sorry state when we got her and had been dreadfully treated. She has no interest in chasing anything living but it took us a few months to get her to realise that she will get dinner and didn't have to run off into the undergrowth to devour mouldy rabbits. She also has never bitten anyone.
3 our latest rescue is Beau a border collie. We have had him for 6mths. He just wants love and cuddles. He has no interest in chasing anything living or dead. When coming into our home he will want to sit on your lap whoever you are (it is something we are working on stopping). When out running he will not even register anyone or anything is there he just wants to run with either myself or MrRTS. If you met him you would realise the thought of him biting anyone is totally unthinkable.
It's ok saying dogs are unpredictable so you never know. I believe our dogs are probably more predictable than most people and I would trust them more. Our dogs are part of our family and we love them, we treat them well & they repay us with so much more. Not a day goes by that one or the other (usually the choc lab) does not do something that makes us laugh. So let's remember that most dog owners are responsible and most dogs are wonderful. The difference is we and they do not get on the news. Look how sweet and proud they are with the birthday present they bought me :-)
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[sbrt]

More seriously, doesn't matter so much what the Nanny status is, if they've ended up being owned by some Scrote looking for a hard man dog that doesn't need much exercise the problem lies elsewhere.

Edit, I'm not calling you a Scrote. Not this time anyway, I normally go with Bawbag.

Where's Noel these days anyway?

Aren't you Sheffield way?

Isn't a scrote the same thing as a bawbag?

Maybe Noel is out fell running?

Derbyshire just next to Staffordshire

[shaunaneto]

Isn't a scrote the same thing as a bawbag?

Maybe Noel is out fell running?

Derbyshire just next to Staffordshire

Out.... running.... on fells...

I'm shocked