Thread: Children mauled by dogs.

I'm with you mate - don't ban the dog ban the bloody owner.

Originally Posted by Shonky

I'm with you mate - don't ban the dog ban the bloody owner.

The owner was also injured in the attack when she went to help the children (she was babysitting them at the time).

The dogs were cross-breed bull-mastiffs, a breed that should never be left alone with children and always treated with suspicion.

The pack have all been euthanised Killer dogs put down - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

I do know of 3 very cute pure-bred Pug puppies that could replace the bull mastiffs though.

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what a terrible thing to have to try and live with..

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

The dogs were cross-breed bull-mastiffs, a breed that should never be left alone with children and always treated with suspicion.

dogs are pack animals and behave differently when there is more than one.

several kids and a few dogs dont mix unless there is an adult constantly supervising and even then it needs to be a capable adult..

most people would have problems handling 3 foxies when enraged much less 3 mastifs on the boil....

madness

Left home on Monday night, and 3 doors down from me I see a cluster of dogs playing........


......As I get closer, we see that they aren't playing, and 1 is a pitt-bull, tearing up someones little terrier.

Anyhow, if it was male, it aint anymore.

1 Full kick and and it's airborne accross the yard with mashed spuds, and took off into someones back yard.


Scary thing is, you know now it has a taste for blood. There are at least a dozen young kids living in the street (3 of them mine), and the owner seems unable to contain his/her animal.

I'm probably lucky I was driving the plastic work vehicle. If I was in the rangie, there'd be some pit-bull roadkill.

It's very sad for everyone I think. The owner must just want to kill herself after that.

But, I do beleive it is the cost of people owning dogs and most of the time we are probably lucky their are not more incidents.

Before everyone poo poos the Bull Mastiff breed, please read the following and most importantly what is at the end

Temperament

A Bullmastiff is fearless and confident, yet docile. A Bullmastiff is courageous, extremely loyal to its family, calm, and loving. It has a very strong protective instinct and will defend against any threat to its owners, as well as any threat to its territory. However, a Bullmastiff does not attack to protect. Instead, a Bullmastiff will simply stand in front of an intruder and refuse to let them pass. If they try to pass, it will knock them over with its massive size and pin them to the ground or against a wall or fence. Bullmastiffs become intensely attached to their families. Their protective instinct combined with their great size and natural wariness of strangers means that early socialization is a must. Generally Bullmastiffs do not get along well with other dogs, because of their instinct to be dominant. A male Bullmastiff should not live with another male dog. Bitches in heat should not be taken on walks, because other dogs will be attracted to them, and they will not like it. The Bullmastiff gets along extremely well with children and is very loving towards them. Parental supervision must be maintained when they are with children; they may knock smaller children down accidentally because of their large size. A Bullmastiff, because of its history, is a very independent dog, and likes to make its own decision. However, with good training, a Bullmastiff will look to its owner for "permission" to act on its instincts. Dominance must be established over a Bullmastiff as soon as possible; a human cannot live with a Bullmastiff that is dominant over them. A Bullmastiff owner has to be very determined because Bullmastiffs are very determined dogs, and in order to be dominant, an owner must be more determined and persistent than the Bullmastiff.

In January 2009, in Whitton, Australia,it has been rumored that four bull mastiff dogs killed a 3 year old child and disfigured the face of another child while the dog's owner was babysitting the children in her home. SEE ARTICLE: Child, 3, dies in dog attack in Whitton, NSW. A neighbor stated that possibly ONE dog may have been a bull mastiff cross breed. No further information was given stating weather or not the dogs in fact were Bull Mastiffs. The article does state that there were "four mixed breed dogs" and that the dog that attacked the children was a "...big, yellow dog".


Never confuse mongrels bred for hunting with Bull Mastiff's, I have a bull Mastiff x Boxer and even though I will not leave my kids alone with it, I trust it more than I would most other dogs.

I feel sorry for the family and cant imagine what the poor person is going through who was babysitting, but cannot forgive leaving a 3yo with such dogs.

Sorry for the plug but I do not believe this breed should cop the bad media it does

I am waiting for my neighbour to be on the news, they think I am a so and so for not letting my kids play over there anymore, but their dog has bitten me and has snapped at my eldest daughter. The excuse was the dog was snapping a flies and my daughter got in the way, My daughter was more shocked than hurt, so I left it at that. I have been told I am over reacting but the dog is crossed with breeds I am sure dont exist but I will not put my kids in harms way and I value the life of my kids over a friendship with my neighbour.