OMG ....how can this be allowed to happen?

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I would be heartbroken and then furious, where on earth was the supervision?

I am beginning to think there should be more regulations regarding the sort of people who can own Bull breeds and I grew up with Boxers and Staffies and found them lovely dogs when treated properly, I must say I get nervous of these American Bulldog types and I won't walk my dog in the town where I live due to recent attacks on other dogs by off lead out of control staffie/american bulldog types with a tracksuit clad lout in tow...
 
Wish I had not opened that now That image of that wee dog will haunt me now. < I don't like that type (pitbull/staffy dogs, they should be kept muzzled when out in public or anywhere where they can harm animal or human.

RIP little dog, if I was the owner I would not let it rest but do that kennel for negligence - and c them in court.
 
ILuvCowparsely said:
I don't like that type (pitbull/staffy dogs, they should be kept muzzled when out in public or anywhere where they can harm animal or human.
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I don't like Staffies or any bull breeds either but that is just personal preference and this isn't an issue with the breed, it's 100% an issue with the idiots who own/are responsible for them.

It is such an issue with the perception of a breed, I only know one Staffie and she's a lovely little girl. Our grumpy little terrier is far more likely to need muzzling around people than she is, but naturally everyone will be wary of the staffy.

Maisie you might want to put a warning on the link, its quite a distressing photo which some people may not want to see.
 
That poor pup :(

It's too easy to blame the breed, but that's not the problem here, it's 100% the human's fault. The human that should have been supervising play/training. Clearly this "trainer" is absolutely awful and should be held accountable.

ANY large breed dog could potentially cause harm to a small breed dog, that's why you need to properly train and socialise dogs and know how to handle them. A trainer should bloody know how to do that.

RIP little pup.
 
Heartbreaking for the owners. Was the small dog in residential training when he was killed by the staffie? Any dog is potentially capable of killing another, especially when there is a comparative size difference. I would like to know the full story.
 
RunToEarth said:
It is such an issue with the perception of a breed, I only know one Staffie and she's a lovely little girl. Our grumpy little terrier is far more likely to need muzzling around people than she is, but naturally everyone will be wary of the staffy.
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Thing is that if your terrier bites me/a dog/child/postman/etc it will be painful and annoying but not, in the first instance anyway, dangerous. Whereas a staffie (or other bull breed, or, tbh, many large dogs) will be.
 
GirlFriday said:
Thing is that if your terrier bites me/a dog/child/postman/etc it will be painful and annoying but not, in the first instance anyway, dangerous. Whereas a staffie (or other bull breed, or, tbh, many large dogs) will be.
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I totally agree with you there. Bull breeds are bred to have massive jaws with a lot of strength in them. Most other dogs do not have the biting power like that.
Mind you, any big dog - a labrador, whatever, could kill a much smaller dog. What on earth was going on at the 'kennels'. Why I would never put my dogs in any form of 'day care'.
 
I seems like mismanagement rather than a breed thing IMO.
Perfectly nice people own dogs that sadly end up mauling other dogs.
It's everyone's responsibility to ensure that doesn't happen.

Some kennels, daycares and rescues have restrictions on breeds or will turn away a dog after an initial assessment. Proprietors should not bite off more than they can chew and some dogs do need specialist handling, or not to be handled by strangers at all. Again, it's a responsibility thing.
 
I could only get the picture up, no story (agree a warning would be helpful)

My friend has an American Bulldog type. He’s the least aggressive dog I know and even when faced with anotner dog hanging off his neck didn’t retaliate. (The owner of the other dog didn’t even apologise). He’s quite bouncy but has learnt restraint as he’s a bit big to be jumping up! He’s always happy and loves all people and dogs.

I’ve never met a staffie either that I didn’t like either so I’d definitely say it’s an owner problem rather than the breed.
 
Agree with CC - this is total mismanagement by the kennels who let this happen? I am always so mindful that I have sighthounds, and I am consistently astonished that what I would consider 'basics' are apparently ignored by others.... I am NOT saying I am an exemplary owner, simply that I apply common sense that a lot of others appear to ignore :(
 
Having only ever owned staffies or cross staffies, it breaks my heart to see all the comments about the breed as a whole.
I've personally never known a staff that has bitten anyone or thing.
Any dog can bite, perhaps every breed should be muzzled in public, then there will never be any of this..
(No because that's just as rediculous as muzzling every bull breed for the minority)

ETA - My own dogs did go for a cat in our garden, kitty was fine after checking in with the owner a few days later.
 
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