Staffordshire bull terrier - Page 5

Stephanie86 wrote on Wed Sep 21, 2022 4:19pm:

No, not ‘provoked’, in that sense. However, reading this, the situation does not seem to me to be that black and white.

Firstly, it was a rescue dog, which by its previous treatment may possibly have left it with issues. Secondly, she had just arrived home after time away, and was greeting  her other dogs. She allegedly pushed the animal away, gently, There was a frenzy of excitement going on, it seems and un...

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...der these circumstances the rescue dog may have become jealous and in vying for attention, became overexcited and uncontrollable. I am not belittling the event, nor the tragic consequences for the owner, but it does not seem to me a black and white case of previously docile animal suddenly ‘turning’.

tebo53 wrote on Wed Sep 21, 2022 4:45pm:

And the other article? 

Times many though we've read about jealous dogs ripping children and babies to death even though they were in the family for years. There is no excuse whatsoever to defend dogs in any of those situations. 

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I'm not anti dog as my family members have them any I'm happy to befriend them when visiting. I don't have any pets as my lifestyle is not suitable for pets.

Steve 

Stephanie86 wrote on Wed Sep 21, 2022 5:02pm:

Yes, agreed, but no info as to actual cause of attack.

Re children, babies etc. No child or infant should ever be left on its own with a dog of any breed, this is gross irresponsibility on the part of the parents. Of course it’s indefensible and one cannot blame the children, who may have unwittingly teased the animal again, gross parental irrespon...

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...sibility.

No, I am not blind to the attacks by dogs, and, as in everything, there are appalling incidents. But in the main, most problems are the result of lack of training or proper control, if we are leaving out gross maltreatment by the owners. This includes those who think it increases their street cred to own breeds commonly considered at the dangerous end of the spectrum and to encourage them to behave aggressively.

I have seen enough rescue videos to see exactly what humans can do to dogs.

No, we don’t have dogs, I don’t want the hassle of training them. We have two cats, who have not as yet, plotted the successful demise of their food suppliers.!

tebo53 wrote on Wed Sep 21, 2022 5:19pm:

I'm glad we have one thing in common Stephanie, I love cats of any shape, size or colour 😀 

I'm 12 floors up though so not quite possible for me to have one unfortunately 😕. 

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Steve 

mack wrote on Wed Sep 21, 2022 11:34am:

Devil dogs should be banned 

Stephanie86 wrote on Wed Sep 21, 2022 5:56pm:

Here you are!!!

tebo53 wrote on Wed Sep 21, 2022 8:01pm:

Beautiful 😍 

Steve 

Hew wrote on Wed Sep 21, 2022 9:29pm:

Devil people ? Where are you going with your post. Your dog was rejected by the kennels because in their professional and expert opinion, and possibly on past experience that it wasn’t a suitable or acceptable breed. For whatever reason I don’t know, but I have my suspicions. None the less, t...

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...hat decision would have been based on the appropriate research and their professional understanding as kennel owners of that particular breed of dog. They don’t just reject certain breeds for no justifiable reason.
People keep saying that it’s not the dog, (debatable) but how the dog is treated. The kennel owners have no way of verifying how your dog has been treated, nor how loving or crazy it is, all they can do is a risk assessment based on your dogs breed. Unfortunately yours falls into the category of not worth the risk, or the additional liability insurance, 

Stephanie86 wrote on Wed Sep 21, 2022 9:35pm:

Absolutely!!