Another Tragic Dog Mauling

[Prudie]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2487849/Leicester-girl-dies-bitten-dog-Mountsorrel.html
Firstly I cannot imagine the pain this young mother is going through so not the time to make judgemental comments about her but I have to ask, this huge dog supposedly came from an animal charity - who seemed content for it to go to a one bedroom flat, where dogs were not allowed anyway, with a young child in the home. I hope they are feeling ashamed this morning. Poor dog too, I really don't know what the answer is with these status dogs?

[Mike25]

Triggerhappy no cars no death, no heights no death, no bikes no death, no sharks no death, were do you draw the line!

[ummmm]

Jordy... :-)

Mike...no people, no death!! Jeeeeeez

[Frank97]

The discussion on C5 at the moment is saying that it's unclear just how the lady got hold of the dog.
As an owner of a Mastiff cross, I would never leave him with a small child, I trust him 100% with me but it's just not worth the risk with a child.

[andy-hughes]

Once again this tragedy rears its head, and once again there is the usual knee-jerk reactions.

Anyone owning a dog should accept one simple fact. Dogs are pack animals - from the smallest to the largest, that is a genetic fact.

Because packs have a pecking order, any dog needs to be advised of its position within the order, and discouraged from its natural tenedency to move up the order when it feels an opportunity presents itself.

Sadly, in a family environment, the parents will always be seen by the dog as 'senior' members, providing food and disciplione for all the pack, but children are seen as intermediate pack members, and therefore can be seen as worth taking on with a view to assuming their position.

This simple fact means that any dog, of any size, and any temprement, has the potential to attack a child in the household where it lives.

Failure to assimilate that fact, or to ignore it because 'our Poochy would never hurt a fly' is foolish and dangerous.

Proper thought should therefore be given to the size and potential damage your chosen breed of dog could do if circumstances led it to try to move up the pack at any time - bearing in mind that this is likely to take the form or a physical attack without any prior warning.

That leads to a simple conclusion - if you have small children, don't have a big dog.

[Mike25]

triggerhippy you have a point but you will find a person behind the car and a person behind the fall that will get the blame. A person behind this dog mauling will also get the blame.
ummmmm you have no clue what your talking about, what do you mean Girls aloud have a lot to answer for?

[ummmm]

Exactly, Andy....

[bednobs]

we were in an unenviable position recently - after years of no children we had accumulated 3 lovely dogs. then lovely children came along. What to do?? How can you rehome/destroy dogs who through no fault of their own are suddenly not "top dog" any more? How can you put your long awaited child at risk? What a dilemma!

[ummmm]

Because it's spelt 'allowed'

I do have a clue what I'm talking about!

[bednobs]

i think she probably meanspeople say "aloud" when they mean "allowed" cause they don't know there's a difference

[rockyracoon]

That must have been really difficult bednobs, I know a few families that have had to rehome dogs because of this :(

[ummmm]

Bednobs....most dogs are loyal friends. It's a rare few that attack.

[Mike25]

ummmmm lol i get it know.

[bednobs]

*snorts*

[ummmm]

looooooooool

[anneasquith]

bednobs, what did you do re the dogs ?

[Mike25]

I have the same problem, my wife is pregnant and I have 2 large dogs but I could never give them up! We will have to adjust.