Dog attacks

[quizbag]

Should all dogs be muzzled when out in public areas even when on a lead? It would be interesting to see dog owners views.

[FredPuli43]

Bit surprised at the Rhodesian Ridgeback being in the least aggressive list. It's a breed which used to require careful handling. Mind, the old Kennel Club handbook had "only for the most experienced owners" in its notes on the Hungarian Puli, and that's a herding sheepdog. Breeds do change with the breeding. There are certainly breeds which still require a lot more care in training and handling, though, mainly because they were bred as fighting dogs or for protection of the owner or property.These are more likely to be trouble for humans who come close.

The lapdogs and small breeds, like the papillon, seem most risky when they've been brought up as 'mummy's pets', and become so attached to the owner and vice versa that they're suspicious of any dog or person who comes close him or her. In the US, the American cocker spaniel is most frequently found to be aggressive like that, but it's also one of their most popular and numerous breeds.

[bazwillrun]

"//In a public place all dogs should be on a lead most definitely//

How would they get adequate exercise?

The owners need to think before they get the animal in the first place.

As for JRT and other small violent dogs, if one of them grabs onto your ankle you could probably smash the thing off, try that with a staff and all the neck and jaw muscles clamped on like a vice

[bazwillrun]

If I go to the park lets say, why should I have to tolerate a dog on the loose friendly or not, running and jumping up at me and my family with its dirty paws on us.

Why should I have to tolerate dogs urinating over our bikes when we put them down because the owner is too busy yapping to other dog owners to notice what their dog is doing.

If people want their dogs off the lead for excercise then the councils should make small areas available for dogs and their owners to use to their hearts content and leave other people alone.

[McMouse]

In my opinion the owner should be responsible for the dog's behaviour and have it muzzled in public places. Should any dog not be muzzles and then bites someone, then said dog should be put down and the owner fined and banned from keeping dogs.

[Sqad]

McMouse.........exactly.

[youngmafbog]

Not sure you should be putting a dog down becasue it bites and does not have a muzzel on, for instance if the dog is on a lead and someone insists on patting it whose fault is that? People who dont understand dogs often miss the growl that is given as a warning and then get bitten.
I agree all dogs should be on a leash and under full control. I had a boxer who would always be up for a fight even though she was small. She was kept leashed but other dogs would come up and start on her. Amazing how many owners thought I was at fault - how ? My current boxer is far larger - 42Kg but as soft as you like. Still would not trust him with a child though, it is the owner that is the problem without doubt. Until these thugs are prosecuted for owning an offensive weapon then we wil get nowhere.

[RATTER15]

The other thing that really bugs me are the people that seem to think that they are above the law and don't need to have their dog on a lead. Quite often when in town with our dogs we see someone walking up through with their dog off lead and wandering wherever it likes. They seem to think that because their dog is trained or well behaved that the law does not apply to them!

[ummmm]

Which one is the pit bull? No7?

[daffy654]

16 I think ummmm.

[Brinjal]

I have friends that own staffies and they are lovely placid dogs. I have owned two staffies and they were little devils. Loving at home to family but hated other dogs and other people so I had to treat them accordingly. Put them away with visitors and always walk with a muzzle. My kids reckon it is me that hypes the dogs up. Probably is but it's not anything that I am aware of doing so yes I do believe it is the owners that are at fault.
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[RATTER15]

number16 is the pit bull click on the pictures to see the breed names.

[pdq1]

Some dogs are no different from pet wolfs which is where they derived from.

Muzzling should be a must. Where is it necessary for a dog to bare its teeth in a public place. They can still breathe, run around and do all the normal things.

[shoota]

No

[B00]

"They can still breathe, run around and do all the normal things. "

Catching a ball might prove to be a bit of a bugger though....

[Booldawg]

I think everyone knows there own dog and has to be prepared accordingly. I've owned staffs (still do) and they varied from lazy couch potatoes to ASBO hooligan hounds. I know certainly one of them was no good around small children so we made sure she was managed appropriately around them.

[craft1948]

The daughter has a Japanese Akita which is always muzzled when out (it did try to eat my chihuahua)

[emmie]

all our parks have by laws, please keep dogs on leads, no cycling, and so on. Though no one seems to take a blind bit of notice. A cyclist coming through the same park almost killed a toddler the other day, missed the child by a whisker and did not stop. I was standing two feet from the child and didn't have time to do anything. Sorry but if your dog is off the lead and goes for another dog, or person then that is a problem. The little child recently seriously injured was in the wrong place, but that is no excuse, and to have dogs that are known to be dangerous and have indeed bitten others. The child's injuries are horrific, even reading it made me feel sick.

[emmie]

by the way, those children who go to pet a dog have no idea of the danger, how would they, unless told not to by their parents, and even then they wouldn't know.