Thread: Children mauled by dogs.

Originally Posted by Siska

Here are some facts

http://www.nationaldog.com.au/2005/2...pt/page_36.pdf

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When I get some time I will dig up the info about things that have happened in Victoria.

Sorry mate, I don't think objectivity comes from people most decidedly on one side of the fence. Those articles read more like far left wing political manifestos than objective discussions from the likes of vets and the RSPCA who do not have any particular axe to grind one way or the other.

Originally Posted by kowari

however, there are people who want to be seen with a dog that says," my dog is so tough it will beat your dog if they fight " my dog is so gentle, but its ancestry is directly linked to fighting breeds, you wont get into my yard cause iv'e got a tough dog!

Pit bulls, and all the bullterrier crosses, you know the dog I mean, are so very often there to serve as an accessory to their owners.

If i meet a fighting/ guarding type breed in the local park or in the street, straining against its lead (cause "my dogs so strong") why is it that 9 times out of ten the owner is so similar to the dog, both the owner and dog are supposed to convey the image that "we are tough and wont be messed with" The sort of owner that would say " I wouldnt have him nutured, its not fair. he would never hurt my kids, he loves them. hed kill someone if he came in my garden" and as someone already said, probably has a big, big fence, that also says the same thing.

and I bet, I absolutly bet, that the majority are owned by stupid redreck types that want the dog as a status symbol.

I think someone has already said, there are no bad dogs, only bad owners!!

I have always thought:

"If the owner is wearing a studded collar the dog will be problem"

Originally Posted by lardy

is that your dog mate ? looks like an mareican staffy has the same markings as mine good dogs

Nah mate not my dog - pic from the interweb.

Incedentally, I have a Labrador X Border Collie named Bailey and he's a big huggle-bear.