Another fatal dog attack

[MurphysMinder]

Sort of pinky coloured with spots? That looks not-at-all like any Staffie I've ever seen.

In other news, I met my first Pocket Bully the other day, poor deformed not-so-little thing: it could hardly walk, or breathe.

I was more commenting on the ridiculous name for a colour no doubt produced by crossing various breeds . Body shape is not dissimilar to some pet Staffies which are often way bigger than breed standard even if they are actually genuine staffies.

 

[Cortez]

I was more commenting on the ridiculous name for a colour no doubt produced by crossing various breeds . Body shape is not dissimilar to some pet Staffies which are often way bigger than breed standard even if they are actually genuine staffies.

.....that's no Staffie.

 

[skinnydipper]

Police seize dog after cockapoo loses leg in savage attack

A young cockapoo had to have his leg amputated after being attacked by a much larger, muscular dog that slipped its lead and muzzle.

www.kentonline.co.uk

 

[Jenko109]

I cannot fathom how people are seeing a staffy.

As far as bull breeds go, I actually do not dislike staffys.

That is absolutely not a staffy.

 

[Clodagh]

I think the lavender whatever it is highlights the difficulty in identifying by breed type. It looks not staffy but not really full bull either, to my eyes.

 

[SilverLinings]

Oh I see. Renamed as "NOT an XL Bully." That's alright then

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So they don't disclose in the advert why they are rehoming him, he can't currently be walked on a lead and they don't want him to go to a home with children. Is it me, or does it sound as though behaviour may be at least part of the reason they don't want him? They say he's not aggressive, but aren't willing to say what the problem is. They have four other dogs so It doesn't sound like a landlord issue, and people usually admit when it's a financial decision. They say he can't live with children (current household has them) because he wags his tail so much it can hurt kids?! I've known plenty of large dogs with enthusiastic tail-wagging habits and I've never heard of it injuring people of any size.

The fact they explain about their attempts to walk him on the lead, that they take him to empty fields and dog parks to walk him, and that they talk about his impressive muscles I'm afraid suggests to me that they are very aware that he could measure in as an XLB.

 

[cauda equina]

Chops is 4 years old and a great example of the breed going by appearance and nature.

And what breed might that be?

 

[SilverLinings]

Chops is 4 years old and a great example of the breed going by appearance and nature.

And what breed might that be?

I read that and then re-read it, apparently he is a bully, not an XL bully

I'm not convinced from the pictures that he is small enough to measure out.

 

[skinnydipper]

Boy bitten on his head in attack by 'XL bully-type' dog in Hull

The five-year-old was taken to hospital and the dog was seized following the incident in Hull.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Fjord]

I like how they are 're-homing' Chops for the completely reasonable sum of just £600...

 

[Smitty]

I like how they are 're-homing' Chops for the completely reasonable sum of just £600...

In all fairness though, that is the very first advert I have seen with a handbag over the dog's nose. Is it a makeshift muzzle or an attempt to make it look alluring?

 

[nutjob]

I read that and then re-read it, apparently he is a bully, not an XL bully

I'm not convinced from the pictures that he is small enough to measure out.

Even if he's a couple of cm short of being an XL with those jaws he could still bite off your hand or eat your kid.

 

[misst]

In all fairness though, that is the very first advert I have seen with a handbag over the dog's nose. Is it a makeshift muzzle or an attempt to make it look alluring?

I think this is to show he is a "working" dog who can do a "job" - hence the £600 bargain price. He is obviously a real find.

 

[SilverLinings]

I think this is to show he is a "working" dog who can do a "job" - hence the £600 bargain price. He is obviously a real find.

Or are they making sure they have an excuse to get around the ban on selling* XLBs- "I was selling the handbag, it comes with a free dog"


*I realise you aren't allowed to give away XLBs either, but I'm not prepared to let that fact spoil the joke

 

[splashgirl45]

If you look at the picture of him sitting by the chair with an adult sitting on it he looks pretty big to me. And why rehome such a lovable gentle dog according to the ad He currently lives with children and other dogs so what exactly is the problem, and rehoming doesn’t warrant a price tag if £600… very odd

 

[skinnydipper]

I think a dog 'locked on' to someone's leg for 10 minutes in an unprovoked attack needs a lethal injection not behaviour modification

Strict conditions in place for bull breed dog that left a man requiring a skin graft and hospitalisation

A dangerous dog now has strict conditions in place following its owner’s appearance at court.

www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk

 

[SaddlePsych'D]

I think a dog 'locked on' to someone's leg for 10 minutes in an unprovoked attack needs a lethal injection not behaviour modification

Strict conditions in place for bull breed dog that left a man requiring a skin graft and hospitalisation

A dangerous dog now has strict conditions in place following its owner’s appearance at court.

www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk

I'm getting so fed up of the whole "it has to be kept on a muzzle/on a lead/secure garden" sanctions thing for dogs that have acted out serious attacks on people or other dogs (it came up in that other news article with a quote from Bristol City Council about how they 'respond' to dangerous dogs with this type of thing - spoiler alert, they do not respond). It's a waste of time and does nothing as crappy owners will not be bothered to follow it. It's just more rules that don't apply to them.

A nip or single bite is one thing but a sustained attack/locking on is another. It is very sad for the dog but I agree, I just don't think a second chance should be given for cases like this.

 

[misst]

Why would anyone allow that dog to be allowed to go anywhere in public Definitely needs PTS

 

[Smitty]

Dog group to hold XL Bully walk to fight 'discriminative' laws

A Dorset dog group has said it will hold an XL Bully dog meet-up to fight 'discriminative' laws against the breed.

www.bournemouthecho.co.uk

A group of delusional people in Dorset on 1st June, so you may wish to avoid the area.

 

[Jenko109]

It baffles me.

I adore my dogs. They are my reason for getting out of bed in the morning.

If one of them attacked someone in this manner, no court would need to tell me to PTS. I would have already done it.

 

[skinnydipper]

I'm getting so fed up of the whole "it has to be kept on a muzzle/on a lead/secure garden" sanctions thing for dogs that have acted out serious attacks on people or other dogs

Post # 4683, the cockapoo lost his leg when an XL bully slipped its lead and muzzle.

 

[cauda equina]

I guess people who don't think their bully should be subjected to a lead and a muzzle ("Don't bully my bully") will be all that fussed about fitting said lead and muzzle properly

 

[ycbm]

You know we were wondering how stupid some of these dog owners are? Well our question is answered in another article on one of the pages pointed to above. If you have your dog on a lead it is, perhaps, not the greatest idea to throw a stick for it .... into a river.

Watch the moment woman is dragged into river while playing with her excited dog

Watch as a friend laughs and screams, “No!, as Steph is dragged into the water by Winne.

www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk

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[Nasicus]

You know we were wondering how stupid some of these dog owners are? Well our question is answered in another article on one of the pages pointed to above. If you have your dog on a lead it is, perhaps, not the greatest idea to throw a stick for it .... into a river.

Watch the moment woman is dragged into river while playing with her excited dog

Watch as a friend laughs and screams, “No!, as Steph is dragged into the water by Winne.

www.doncasterfreepress.co.uk

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Okay, okay. But... Hear me out... I did this once as a teenager. Threw the ball into the flood relief for the family Lab, completely forgot I was holding the lead

 

[conniegirl]

I've also done it, though with a lunge line rather than a normal lead. The dog I had was a wonderful goldie who's main love in life was swimming.
He had wonderfull recall until he got in the water and then i swear he went deaf.
After an incident where he swam into the middle of a welsh lake, herding ducks, and had to be brought back by a kayaker, he only ever went into bodies of water if he was on a long line.

 

[skinnydipper]

Boy, five, had 'half his scalp ripped off' by 'XL Bully'

The single stay at home parent, who can not be named for legal reasons, told friends that her 'brave soldier' will 'be scarred for life' after he was bitten on the head by an out-of-control animal on Monday.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[Smitty]

Ah, what a shame the police took him and destroyed him, NOT. Why the hell didn't the stupid owner muzzle him in the beginning when she took him to another house, and why, after he had done that to the boy, did she want to take him back home to continue living with her small daughter. I just wonder if these people have some sort of mental disorder, where they genuinely can't see any danger despite all the evidence to the contrary.

 

[Parrotperson]

Ah, what a shame the police took him and destroyed him, NOT. Why the hell didn't the stupid owner muzzle him in the beginning when she took him to another house, and why, after he had done that to the boy, did she want to take him back home to continue living with her small daughter. I just wonder if these people have some sort of mental disorder, where they genuinely can't see any danger despite all the evidence to the contrary.

Yes.

It’s called stupidity.

 

[Cortez]

I just wonder if these people have some sort of mental disorder, where they genuinely can't see any danger despite all the evidence to the contrary.

It's called belief, faith. If you genuinely believe something - that pitbulls are "nanny dogs", "it's the owner, not the breed", whatever guff bull breed enthusiasts are spouting - then the evidence will have no impact. Until it does, and even then.....

It seems to be becoming more and more prevalent in recent times, perhaps a side effect of "doing your own research" and social media. The death of facts and the ability to reason.

 

[MurphysMinder]

"The dog had come from a good family home 2 days previously", so yet another illegally rehomed I despair.