Was it a staffy or pitbull cross? Re frenzied dog that bit my ponies

Really sorry to hear about this incident - the one small mercy is that your daughter was not hurt by the dog, and I really hope your pony will be all right.

The fact that the owner doesn't appear to have taken the dog to a legit vet in the area makes me wonder if it might be a fighting dog - the sheer level of aggression, and the part about its eyes seeming glazed add to this possible impression. Lots of fighting dogs are drugged, both to psyche them up to fight and to make them safe to handle when not fighting. Its possible that the police also think this may be linked to dog-fighting and hence are investigating it more thoroughly than they would an "ordinary" dog bite incident.
 
Yes, glad you agree, I thought it was odd as several good vets nearby including Royal Vet College, and not many open on a Saturday afternoon which narrows it down. As it was the dog warden who rang them, they have to tell her if it has been admitted so it's not because they are not saying.

Although I suppose it could have come from miles away and been driven a long way home to local vet, but unlikely...
 
Dogs do seem to get into a frenzy also when there's a lot of barking going on, quite often they don't seem to be able to relate to what's going on and just attack anything that moves.

2 recent events come to mind.

My Dad has 3 dogs which went into kennels in the summer. The kennel maid was walking 2 of Dad's dogs past another kennel where a dog was eating his dinner.

The dog in the kennel growled, and one of my Dad's dogs turned on the other and started a huge fight even though they'd lived together for yonks and never showed any signs of agression towards each other before.

The kennel maid was able to split the dogs up, one was badly bit and needed a swift visit to the vets for stitches.

And recently a colleagues wife got bitten when her own dog was attacked by a greyhound. Again, there was frenzied barking going on and the 2nd greyhound bit the lady on the backside whilst his owner was furiously trying to drag his other dog off the lady's poor pet.

I wonder whether the barking of the Alsations set this white dog off into his attacking frenzy. Sounds like his owner wasn't much use and very cowardly to leave children and their pets injured like that.

I hope they all recover and the Police can track this owner down.
 
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I'm glad the police are taking an interest, they did nothing when my horse was attacked by a German Shepherd (7 x puncture wounds on legs, chest and stomach). They wouldn't even take the dog owners details as said it was an animal on animal fight
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, even though dog had also bitten my foot and it happened on a public bridleway.
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Well they do have more important things to do like eat dougnuts and drink coffee and play on funfair rides while on duty.
 
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Do you do anything but moan about the Police? If you can't say anything constructive find somewhere else to whine.

Anyway to the OP re: what a pit bull looks like I can't honestly say anymore but Patches posted some pics and I'd say 99% of the dogs our local chav's are dragging round are crosses between the two. They are like a taller Staffy about double in size overall and butt ugly to boot. It's supposed to be an offence to breed them but not to own one, God only knows how you prove what they are and they seem to be everywhere.

Keep the pressure on your local Police. From experience any dog bites I've come across have been dealt with properly and robustly and have seen some serious injuries result in the dog being destroyed and the owner prosecuted so keep on at them.
 
hmm ive never seen a White Staff - but doesnt mean it couldnt be a cross.

White comment automatically makes me think of an english putbull... someone has posted a pic of above also.

A staff would be quite capable of attacking and chasing as described IMO.
 
Who would know if you can get a white staffy - Kennel Club? Because if you can't, it must be a cross which might explain the frenzy...

It def wasn't English bull terrier as we have friends with two of those and so my daughter would recognise that breed. It definitely had the wide head of a staffy type, with the flat top.

She has said that it had really weird eyes, like black holes, and an unfriendly face, more alert and focused than most staffies. (That's going by our neighbour's two who she feeds sometimes, they are quite soft and daft-looking with their big wide grins, this dog didn't have the same look but then it wouldn't have at the time, I suppose...)
 
Good lord - I missed your original post about this
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How utterly terrifying for all involved. I do hope you track the owner down - this needs to be addressed ASAP.
 
If the police are now doing something I would suggest that you get them to instruct their artist to create a poster with a picture of both the gentleman and the dogs concerned and then get it put up in the area where the attack occurred as well as circulated to all the local vets, dog kennells, dog training clubs and breeders.

We have big problems in North Herts with Hare Coursing and some of the dogs they leave behind (because they are no good) or loose are seriously viscious and even the local dog warden has problems capturing them.

I have made everyone in the local BHS Hertfordshire Committeee aware of this attack as someone may hear or see something but if you want the dogs and owners aprehended then I would suggest posters in the area where the attack took place. No one wants their children, relatives, friends, dogs and horses attacked by dogs so I should think that people will be very sympathetic to your cause of catching the perorators of this incident. With a bit of luck the local papers report may also help to find them.
 
What a horrible experience for ponies and kids alike. Hope they are all ok.

You do get white staffies, so may not be x. Pitbulls vary in height and looks to be honest. That is why they are often described as a 'pitbull type'. There is a breed standard but many are so badly bred that they don't always look like the standard. They don't actually lock their jaws, that is a bit of a myth, it is just that they have such incredible strength in their jaws that it seems that way. They have a tremendously high tolerance to pain, that is why even if the pony was kicking ten bells out of it, it would just keep coming back.
They are a banned breed and had the law been adhered to in the 90's ie neutering, speying etc, then there would be no more pitbulls here. Unfortunately it wasn't/isn't policed properly and they are still evident in the uk. I am sure there are nice pitbulls out there but this one obviously wasn't and I hope it and its irresponsible owner are caught.
 
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