Children mauled by dogs.

yeah I totally get what your saying!!

my comparison of horses was only to show that contrary to what some think smaller is not always better....

And your right about the potential to kill it is obviously far greater in a larger animal......although cats do and have smothered children!
And I tell you what the small dog that bit me at work...he had the potential to have killed a small child I have no doubt about that what so ever his jaw pressure was unreal.

It just hasn't happened yet!.........but it doesn't mean it couldn't, like I said they all have potential depending on what the drive maybe.

but it is easier to focus on the bigger dogs because they are more in your face and more threatening because they are well "bigger"

I would have to agree that any breed can be dangerouse. Kids should not have been out there.
We put our lab cross down about 10 years ago as it bailed my wife up one day and wouldn't let her move for an hour. It then tried the same on me and would kill anything else that came in the yard. We spoke with the vet about it and got what the answere we didn't want, That the dog would attack someone oneday.
A month after we put it down the breeder we got her from contacted us to check up on the dog as half of that litter had ben put down for the same reasons.

[QUOTE=DiscoTDI;886459Gotta tell you the though of crossing a pit bull with a mastiff is terrifying:)[/QUOTE]

Where is the evidence that it had even sniffed the **** of a pitt bull, just media hype as per, buy the dogs body do a DNA test on it i'll believe that

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Originally Posted by stevo68

Hey Taff, mate think thats a little unfair...the dog at hand was ripping another dog apart...I think a belt in the nuts was the least he could do. I have done the same when I malamute jumped our fence and went toe to toe with my shepherd...he didnt really need a hand but by all tokens wasnt going to risk any more damage and that malamute copped a steel capped boot in the nads and guts..it quickly retreated,

Regards

Stevo

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if you are up for the challenge a dry finger up the ring would stop most dogs ......bit nutty but !!!!

Children that aren’t used to dogs and dogs that aren’t used to children is a dangerous mix. I suspect that this is what happened in this situation. Owners were described as "quiet and kept to themselves". If the owners were not social then there is a good chance the dogs weren't either.
Parents need to expose children to dogs and teach then how to approach dogs and how to read signs dogs give.
Dog owners need to expose their dogs to kids (especially screaming ones) so they know they are human (like their pack leader) and show children how to approach etc.
Many dogs in Aus are kept in the backyard ignored and excluded from the house (the human pack) If there are a number of them they will form their own pack with their own pack leader.
Dogs have been domesticated and have become part of human society (whether pets, working dogs, hunting dogs or guard dogs) but they are still dogs and retain their basic instincts.

A tragedy, but one that could have been avoided with better supervision of both children and dogs. No use for dogs myself (or horses) and unless they are working dogs, I can not understand why people keep them.

In my Social Security days, one of the indicators that a residence was occupied by ferals/trash was the presence of man eating dogs.

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In my Social Security days, one of the indicators that a residence was occupied by ferals/trash was the presence of man eating dogs.

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Seriously, have you noticed the number of 4WD owners who have large dogs, often of the breeds we read about in this type of tragic story.

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Originally Posted by p38arover

Seriously, have you noticed the number of 4WD owners who have large dogs, often of the breeds we read about in this type of tragic story.

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whats wrong with owning a 4wd and a large breed of dog?

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In my Social Security days, one of the indicators that a residence was occupied by ferals/trash was the presence of man eating dogs.

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another idiotic statement from someone who obviously thinks he is better than others but judging by the job that he does is just an underpayed working class-er like the majority but with a lot of prejudice.

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Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

In my Social Security days, one of the indicators that a residence was occupied by ferals/trash was the presence of man eating dogs.

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