Seen this? - How awful...
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siani1989
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awww how awful. they desbribed my dog there a tan staffy but mine staff x and im in rotherham , and my dog used to horses,
. thinking about the owner
Taffster
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Thats not far from me, I hope they catch the wretched owner! Poor woman, hope ponio didnt suffer too much!
JM07
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i would quite cheerfully shoot ANY Dog that was chasing/worrying my ponies.....
kellyeaton
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h how awfull that poor horse!
Scribbles
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It's about time STaffys were on a license - it's disgusting the way anybody is allowed such a dangerous animal.
Take the statistics of dog attacks and I'd bet it's so much higher in staffys than any other breed - they're always theones in the news for attacking kids.
Take the statistics of dog attacks and I'd bet it's so much higher in staffys than any other breed - they're always theones in the news for attacking kids.
Colleen_Miss_Tom
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It's about time STaffys were on a license - it's disgusting the way anybody is allowed such a dangerous animal.
Take the statistics of dog attacks and I'd bet it's so much higher in staffys than any other breed - they're always theones in the news for attacking kids.
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I hate the stigmata that comes with staffys , 9/10 out they get mistaken for a pitbull terrier .
Its not staffys that are attacking kids , Its pitbulls .
It's about time STaffys were on a license - it's disgusting the way anybody is allowed such a dangerous animal.
Take the statistics of dog attacks and I'd bet it's so much higher in staffys than any other breed - they're always theones in the news for attacking kids.
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I hate the stigmata that comes with staffys , 9/10 out they get mistaken for a pitbull terrier .
Its not staffys that are attacking kids , Its pitbulls .
Scribbles
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It's about time STaffys were on a license - it's disgusting the way anybody is allowed such a dangerous animal.
Take the statistics of dog attacks and I'd bet it's so much higher in staffys than any other breed - they're always theones in the news for attacking kids.
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I hate the stigmata that comes with staffys , 9/10 out they get mistaken for a pitbull terrier .
Its not staffys that are attacking kids , Its pitbulls .
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Oh yeah sorry
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7624079.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/7687360.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7460691.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7572517.stm
All in the past few months.
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It's about time STaffys were on a license - it's disgusting the way anybody is allowed such a dangerous animal.
Take the statistics of dog attacks and I'd bet it's so much higher in staffys than any other breed - they're always theones in the news for attacking kids.
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I hate the stigmata that comes with staffys , 9/10 out they get mistaken for a pitbull terrier .
Its not staffys that are attacking kids , Its pitbulls .
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Oh yeah sorry
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7624079.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/cornwall/7687360.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7460691.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7572517.stm
All in the past few months.
Colleen_Miss_Tom
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I could pull up a whole list for pitbulls ......
If you look at the majority of them dogs on them videos you will notice that they resemble pitbull .... Probably because they have been mixed with pitbull .
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7239464.stm
If you look at the majority of them dogs on them videos you will notice that they resemble pitbull .... Probably because they have been mixed with pitbull .
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/7239464.stm
JM07
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i was about 9 when a very good friend of mine had her scalp ripped away from the back of her head......
by a neighbour's Labrador...
her Dad shot it.
it wouldn't occur to me what breed it was TBH...I'd still shoot the bloody thing...
by a neighbour's Labrador...
her Dad shot it.
it wouldn't occur to me what breed it was TBH...I'd still shoot the bloody thing...
Ranyhyn
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It shouldn't be a pitbull either seen as they are banned.
Bree_5
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I don't really agree with Twinkling_Mrs_Claus
"I hate the stigmata that comes with staffys , 9/10 out they get mistaken for a pitbull terrier. <font color="red"> </font>
Its not staffys that are attacking kids , Its pitbulls . "
Sorry, but that is completely hypocritical. You cannot say that poor staffies are stigmatised, and then go on to stigmatise pitbulls yourself
Also,it follows that if a dog can be incorrectly called a staffie, then a dog can be incorrectly called a pitbull.
I used 2 live abroad; Pitbulls were allowed, and owned 2 pitbulls...both fine, no problems. Ocassionally the female would start running towards another dog, and I would yell at her, and she would come charging back. 1 time I didn't yell in time, she sniffed the other dog, barked, jumped, then got bored and went away, so I called her back. I couldn't afford to let her so much as look at a nervous person, because even there the Pitbull got bad press.
Its the complete, 100% total, utter morons that train their dogs for agression or can't handle their dogs that cause problems.
Anyway, pitbull isn't really a breed, so most dangerously out of control dogs are labelled 'pitbull'.
If a dog can be incorrectly called a staffie, then obviously it can be incorrectly called a Pitbull.
Bring back all dog licenses - someone in this forum has personal experience of an out of control labrador - the beloved "family dog", so any reasonably strong dog is very dangerous if owned by an idiot.
"I hate the stigmata that comes with staffys , 9/10 out they get mistaken for a pitbull terrier. <font color="red"> </font>
Its not staffys that are attacking kids , Its pitbulls . "
Sorry, but that is completely hypocritical. You cannot say that poor staffies are stigmatised, and then go on to stigmatise pitbulls yourself
Also,it follows that if a dog can be incorrectly called a staffie, then a dog can be incorrectly called a pitbull.
I used 2 live abroad; Pitbulls were allowed, and owned 2 pitbulls...both fine, no problems. Ocassionally the female would start running towards another dog, and I would yell at her, and she would come charging back. 1 time I didn't yell in time, she sniffed the other dog, barked, jumped, then got bored and went away, so I called her back. I couldn't afford to let her so much as look at a nervous person, because even there the Pitbull got bad press.
Its the complete, 100% total, utter morons that train their dogs for agression or can't handle their dogs that cause problems.
Anyway, pitbull isn't really a breed, so most dangerously out of control dogs are labelled 'pitbull'.
If a dog can be incorrectly called a staffie, then obviously it can be incorrectly called a Pitbull.
Bring back all dog licenses - someone in this forum has personal experience of an out of control labrador - the beloved "family dog", so any reasonably strong dog is very dangerous if owned by an idiot.
merlinsquest
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Not jumping to the defence of the staffy, but the fact that they are so bloody common makes it statistically (sp) more likely that they will be at the top of the attacks list (if indeed they still are)
Here is the up to date Top 10 Dangerous dogs, based on the overall number of reported attacks in the UK in 2006.
Staffordshire Terrier - 279
Cattle Dog - 208
Rottweiler - 173
German Shepherd - 166
Pit Bull - 133
Kelpie - 100
Bullmastiff - 90
Labrador - 83
Bull Terrier - 74
Terrier - 66
Now I cant imagine that the Cattle Dog, Kelpie or the Bullmastiff are common dogs, so one can only assume that they are nastier as a breed.
But lets face it any dog can inflict nasty injuries to anything ...
The cuddly old lassie dog isnt on there...... but ......
It still did this in an unprovoked attack!!!
Its the owner being in control that makes all the difference
Here is the up to date Top 10 Dangerous dogs, based on the overall number of reported attacks in the UK in 2006.
Staffordshire Terrier - 279
Cattle Dog - 208
Rottweiler - 173
German Shepherd - 166
Pit Bull - 133
Kelpie - 100
Bullmastiff - 90
Labrador - 83
Bull Terrier - 74
Terrier - 66
Now I cant imagine that the Cattle Dog, Kelpie or the Bullmastiff are common dogs, so one can only assume that they are nastier as a breed.
But lets face it any dog can inflict nasty injuries to anything ...
The cuddly old lassie dog isnt on there...... but ......
It still did this in an unprovoked attack!!!
Its the owner being in control that makes all the difference
ajn1610
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Well said MQ, label the deed on the breed. It is down to the owner being responsible and in control.
I don't think those types of dogs are any more likely to bite than any others but because they are in the public eye they are more likely to be reported, and due to their size, shape and power when they do bite it tends to be more serious. I know plenty of nasty little terriers that bite everything and everyone they come into contact with but because they are 'only' small dogs it seems to get past off as a joke - to me that is equally unacceptable.
I don't think those types of dogs are any more likely to bite than any others but because they are in the public eye they are more likely to be reported, and due to their size, shape and power when they do bite it tends to be more serious. I know plenty of nasty little terriers that bite everything and everyone they come into contact with but because they are 'only' small dogs it seems to get past off as a joke - to me that is equally unacceptable.
Bree_5
Member
Agreed - it's not fair that bites by big dogs get such coverage
Also, altho i think
that this dog's owner should have been in control. However, the dog chased the horse,
it didn't actually attack - the horse died because it ran away.
that this dog's owner should have been in control. However, the dog chased the horse,
it didn't actually attack - the horse died because it ran away.
T_K
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Its the owner being in control that makes all the difference
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Hit the nail on the head.
A young man was walking along the footpath through our yard yesterday with a border collie, he didn't have a lead for the dog and I was a bit worried as he had to walk through a field with 2 youngsters in....but the dog absolutely stuck to the guy's leg all the way through the field, even when the horses where circling him
It is all about the owner and the dog's training IMO.
Its the owner being in control that makes all the difference
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Hit the nail on the head.
A young man was walking along the footpath through our yard yesterday with a border collie, he didn't have a lead for the dog and I was a bit worried as he had to walk through a field with 2 youngsters in....but the dog absolutely stuck to the guy's leg all the way through the field, even when the horses where circling him
It is all about the owner and the dog's training IMO.