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"Call the police ... and the RSPSA ... dangerous dog ..thank god it wasn't your daughter. ." I rang ths police they couldn't send anyone out as they were busy. I have an appointment at the station in town at 9:30 tomorrow. I'm sca_ed in case in gets back in,I have my children here. I was too sca_ed to approach the dog even though it had Ruby in its mouth,by the time I'd ran around to the neighbour and he had control of it she's gone. | |||
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"Call the police ... and the RSPSA ... dangerous dog ..thank god it wasn't your daughter. ." 1 sorry to hear about your cat op 2 if I wos you I wood do the above. | |||
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"What breed of Dog was it?..." I can't remember they did say I don't know much about dogs. Ridge something! | |||
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"Call the police ... and the RSPSA ... dangerous dog ..thank god it wasn't your daughter. ." I don't mean for this to be in bad taste, but they'll just put the Dog down. And that's making assumptions that the Dog wasn't provoked. I've seen with my own eyes a cat jump off the roof of a garden shed straight on my dogs head and scratched his face. | |||
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"What breed of Dog was it?... I can't remember they did say I don't know much about dogs. Ridge something!" Rhodesian Ridgeback. They are South African I think. | |||
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What kind of dog, is it a hunting breed? | |||
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"What breed of Dog was it?... I can't remember they did say I don't know much about dogs. Ridge something! Rhodesian Ridgeback. They are South African I think." Ridgeback yeah that's it. They used to have a huge fierce thing and everytime I went in the garden it would come crashing up at the fence. It sca_ed me to death I was convinced one day it would come through. I haven't seen that for a while thankfully. | |||
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"Omfg, that's horrendous, how awful for you to witness that.
What kind of dog, is it a hunting breed?"I don't know,I just want her back pulling at my furniture and snuggling into me | |||
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"Instead she wrapped in her blanket inside a bin liner buried in my garden"
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"What breed of Dog was it?... I can't remember they did say I don't know much about dogs. Ridge something! Rhodesian Ridgeback. They are South African I think. Ridgeback yeah that's it. They used to have a huge fierce thing and everytime I went in the garden it would come crashing up at the fence. It sca_ed me to death I was convinced one day it would come through. I haven't seen that for a while thankfully." I've just googled Rhodesian Ridgeback and its on the dangerous dog list | |||
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"What breed of Dog was it?... I can't remember they did say I don't know much about dogs. Ridge something!" A ridgeback maybe | |||
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"What breed of Dog was it?... I can't remember they did say I don't know much about dogs. Ridge something! Rhodesian Ridgeback. They are South African I think." Rhodesian are from what is now Zimbabwe. Known as the Lion Dog, they've been known to fight off full grown lions. Not sure but think they are a restricted breed so it should have been secu_ed some how or in a kennel. | |||
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"Instead she wrapped in her blanket inside a bin liner buried in my garden
What did your neighbour have to say about it all?"They just kept saying sorry and were pretty shook up themselves,I know they didn't mean for this to happen,but what worries me now is will the dog attack us or someone's else's pet. | |||
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"What breed of Dog was it?... I can't remember they did say I don't know much about dogs. Ridge something! Rhodesian Ridgeback. They are South African I think. Rhodesian are from what is now Zimbabwe. Known as the Lion Dog, they've been known to fight off full grown lions. Not sure but think they are a restricted breed so it should have been secu_ed some how or in a kennel." | |||
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"What breed of Dog was it?... I can't remember they did say I don't know much about dogs. Ridge something! Rhodesian Ridgeback. They are South African I think. Ridgeback yeah that's it. They used to have a huge fierce thing and everytime I went in the garden it would come crashing up at the fence. It sca_ed me to death I was convinced one day it would come through. I haven't seen that for a while thankfully. I've just googled Rhodesian Ridgeback and its on the dangerous dog list "No, no it isn't.. the DDA covers 4 breeds IIRC and the Ridgeback isn't one of them. I'm sorry about your cat OP but it's unlikely that anything can be done (or if I'm honest, should be done) as it's animal on animal and won't be seen as reflective of the dogs behaviour towards people. Ridgebacks are very territorial and were originally b_ed to keep lions off farm so theyre quite tenacious with it... They're not a breed I'd keep myself but they're 100% not cove_ed under the DDA | |||
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"Omfg, that's horrendous, how awful for you to witness that.
What kind of dog, is it a hunting breed?"Not a breed I am fond of we have a very grumpy one comes in to work it is 58kg. Think that cattle dogs to protect beasts from Lions. Hope the police do something for you. | |||
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"sorry how awful , what a shock. Please dont tell your daughter exactly what happened. It will stay with her forever.She doesnt need to know. My poodle was killed by a car on my 11th birthday I have never forgotten the details of that day. " My daughter is 15 she got Ruby on her 12th birthday. I don't think I can keep the truth from her at that age and I'm crap at lying | |||
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"What breed of Dog was it?... I can't remember they did say I don't know much about dogs. Ridge something! Rhodesian Ridgeback. They are South African I think. Ridgeback yeah that's it. They used to have a huge fierce thing and everytime I went in the garden it would come crashing up at the fence. It sca_ed me to death I was convinced one day it would come through. I haven't seen that for a while thankfully. I've just googled Rhodesian Ridgeback and its on the dangerous dog list "https://www.pets4homes.co.uk/dog-breeds/rhodesian-ridgeback/ | |||
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"What breed of Dog was it?... I can't remember they did say I don't know much about dogs. Ridge something! Rhodesian Ridgeback. They are South African I think. Ridgeback yeah that's it. They used to have a huge fierce thing and everytime I went in the garden it would come crashing up at the fence. It sca_ed me to death I was convinced one day it would come through. I haven't seen that for a while thankfully. I've just googled Rhodesian Ridgeback and its on the dangerous dog list
No, no it isn't.. the DDA covers 4 breeds IIRC and the Ridgeback isn't one of them.
I'm sorry about your cat OP but it's unlikely that anything can be done (or if I'm honest, should be done) as it's animal on animal and won't be seen as reflective of the dogs behaviour towards people.
Ridgebacks are very territorial and were originally b_ed to keep lions off farm so theyre quite tenacious with it... They're not a breed I'd keep myself but they're 100% not cove_ed under the DDA "I don't think im alowed to post the link but google 25 most dangerous dog breeds It's on that list. | |||
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"The neighbour buried her as I couldn't bare to pick her up. I'm mad at myself I don't normally put her outside at that time,she was lying on top of me and I went to turn over and she jumped down and proceeded to scratch at the rug so I put her out. If I'd have put her out at the time I normally do then maybe the neighbours dog would have been in. I don't even know how the dog got in the fence is nearly 6 ft high." It's not your fault. Hope the police sort it. I'd be worried what it would do next too. xx | |||
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"So sorry to hear that, and you have the pain of your daughter to deal with to. Are your neighbours reasonable people? if so talk to them about making the fence dog proof. large dogs can clear 6' no problem but putting some wire angled in to their garden about 18" should stop it. Your safety probably wasn't at risk, cats are to dogs what mice and goldfish are to cats. But especially with summer coming you will want to be sure your daughter is safe in the garden." Well that's the thing the fence is high and they put some wi_ed sections in as well,it didn't huge a particular big dog. I want the dog gone,do you think it will be put down or is it just one of those thing's? | |||
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"What breed of Dog was it?... I can't remember they did say I don't know much about dogs. Ridge something! Rhodesian Ridgeback. They are South African I think. Ridgeback yeah that's it. They used to have a huge fierce thing and everytime I went in the garden it would come crashing up at the fence. It sca_ed me to death I was convinced one day it would come through. I haven't seen that for a while thankfully. I've just googled Rhodesian Ridgeback and its on the dangerous dog list
No, no it isn't.. the DDA covers 4 breeds IIRC and the Ridgeback isn't one of them.
I'm sorry about your cat OP but it's unlikely that anything can be done (or if I'm honest, should be done) as it's animal on animal and won't be seen as reflective of the dogs behaviour towards people.
Ridgebacks are very territorial and were originally b_ed to keep lions off farm so theyre quite tenacious with it... They're not a breed I'd keep myself but they're 100% not cove_ed under the DDA "but Ruby was in her own garden not there's,the police asked where she was. If she was in there's I could understand it. | |||
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"The neighbour buried her as I couldn't bare to pick her up. I'm mad at myself I don't normally put her outside at that time,she was lying on top of me and I went to turn over and she jumped down and proceeded to scratch at the rug so I put her out. If I'd have put her out at the time I normally do then maybe the neighbours dog would have been in. I don't even know how the dog got in the fence is nearly 6 ft high. It's not your fault. Hope the police sort it. I'd be worried what it would do next too. xx"Thankyou,but it feel's like it's my fault x I didn't keep her safe | |||
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"Instead she wrapped in her blanket inside a bin liner buried in my garden
What did your neighbour have to say about it all?
They just kept saying sorry and were pretty shook up themselves,I know they didn't mean for this to happen,but what worries me now is will the dog attack us or someone's else's pet."Considering the dog was in your garden, on your property, at the time, I imagine there will be some ramifications for your neighbours. I wonder how it got in there in the first place... No matter what happens, I'm really sorry for your and your daughter's loss. I can't imagine how I'd feel if something like this happened to my pets. | |||
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"What breed of Dog was it?... I can't remember they did say I don't know much about dogs. Ridge something! Rhodesian Ridgeback. They are South African I think. Ridgeback yeah that's it. They used to have a huge fierce thing and everytime I went in the garden it would come crashing up at the fence. It sca_ed me to death I was convinced one day it would come through. I haven't seen that for a while thankfully. I've just googled Rhodesian Ridgeback and its on the dangerous dog list
https://www.pets4homes.co.uk/dog-breeds/rhodesian-ridgeback/"I don't think it was that dog,they definitely said ridge something. It was a white dog with other markings,but I couldn't see it clearly as it was dark and I couldn't bare to look to much | |||
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"So sorry to hear from this horrible situation. It's not easy for either side they love their dog you love your cat those dogs are born with an instinct to fight felines all be it in a larger scale .. like wise felines are born with a free roaming instinct to hunt and protect thier teritory. . The combination is mega rare living next to each other such a sad and awkward situation. I feel your dilemma ..it's no easy situation but Prehaps when the dust has settled down you can explain that sometimes nature is cruel ..personally I think it's wise not to get another cat until they move." I'm not . She mentioned something about getting my daughter a kitten! | |||
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"Instead she wrapped in her blanket inside a bin liner buried in my garden
What did your neighbour have to say about it all?
They just kept saying sorry and were pretty shook up themselves,I know they didn't mean for this to happen,but what worries me now is will the dog attack us or someone's else's pet.
Considering the dog was in your garden, on your property, at the time, I imagine there will be some ramifications for your neighbours. I wonder how it got in there in the first place...
No matter what happens, I'm really sorry for your and your daughter's loss. I can't imagine how I'd feel if something like this happened to my pets. "That's the thing I wasn't really an animal lover to be honest,but seeing her end her life in that way has broke me | |||
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"So sorry to hear that, and you have the pain of your daughter to deal with to. Are your neighbours reasonable people? if so talk to them about making the fence dog proof. large dogs can clear 6' no problem but putting some wire angled in to their garden about 18" should stop it. Your safety probably wasn't at risk, cats are to dogs what mice and goldfish are to cats. But especially with summer coming you will want to be sure your daughter is safe in the garden. Well that's the thing the fence is high and they put some wi_ed sections in as well,it didn't huge a particular big dog. I want the dog gone,do you think it will be put down or is it just one of those thing's?" I honestly don't know, you should talk to the Police about that. Your daughter being 15 is safer than I was imagining, but even so any form of aggressive dog dangerous or not you want contained. I even built a safe fence for my labrador when I had a dog. Perfectly friendly but didn't want him escaping onto the road. Cats can't be contained, but mine is frightened of the street, and only patrols 4 back gardens none of which keep fish or birds. It's a terible thing to happen, but when all is said and done your relationship with the neighbours and sense of security in your garden are the most important things to protect going forwards. | |||
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"The neighbour buried her as I couldn't bare to pick her up. I'm mad at myself I don't normally put her outside at that time,she was lying on top of me and I went to turn over and she jumped down and proceeded to scratch at the rug so I put her out. If I'd have put her out at the time I normally do then maybe the neighbours dog would have been in. I don't even know how the dog got in the fence is nearly 6 ft high. It's not your fault. Hope the police sort it. I'd be worried what it would do next too. xx
Thankyou,but it feel's like it's my fault x I didn't keep her safe "It's not at all but I understand you feeling that way. I let my cat out one night when I never normally did and watched her run straight under a car. Has stayed with me ever since as I felt totally responsible but with time I've realised I could never have known what would happen and it was just a cruel accident. Shit happens unfortunately and this is really shit, so sorry | |||
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"What breed of Dog was it?... I can't remember they did say I don't know much about dogs. Ridge something! Rhodesian Ridgeback. They are South African I think. Ridgeback yeah that's it. They used to have a huge fierce thing and everytime I went in the garden it would come crashing up at the fence. It sca_ed me to death I was convinced one day it would come through. I haven't seen that for a while thankfully. I've just googled Rhodesian Ridgeback and its on the dangerous dog list
No, no it isn't.. the DDA covers 4 breeds IIRC and the Ridgeback isn't one of them.
I'm sorry about your cat OP but it's unlikely that anything can be done (or if I'm honest, should be done) as it's animal on animal and won't be seen as reflective of the dogs behaviour towards people.
Ridgebacks are very territorial and were originally b_ed to keep lions off farm so theyre quite tenacious with it... They're not a breed I'd keep myself but they're 100% not cove_ed under the DDA
I don't think im alowed to post the link but google 25 most dangerous dog breeds
It's on that list."Sorry to hear about your car. There are lots of lists on the internet and 99% of them are not official the ridgeback is not on the dangerous dog act | |||
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"The neighbour buried her as I couldn't bare to pick her up. I'm mad at myself I don't normally put her outside at that time,she was lying on top of me and I went to turn over and she jumped down and proceeded to scratch at the rug so I put her out. If I'd have put her out at the time I normally do then maybe the neighbours dog would have been in. I don't even know how the dog got in the fence is nearly 6 ft high. It's not your fault. Hope the police sort it. I'd be worried what it would do next too. xx
Thankyou,but it feel's like it's my fault x I didn't keep her safe
It's not at all but I understand you feeling that way. I let my cat out one night when I never normally did and watched her run straight under a car. Has stayed with me ever since as I felt totally responsible but with time I've realised I could never have known what would happen and it was just a cruel accident. Shit happens unfortunately and this is really shit, so sorry " When I rang the police he said I know how you feel as his cat had been run over 2 week's ago. I thought our's was safe as I didn't let her out on the front because of the road,she goes out into the back and onto the allotments where she can roam. | |||
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"Sorry to hear about your news op i was exacly the same when somone poisoned my cat luckly he pulled through" I remember the neighbour on the other side knocking on my door one day to say she'd put poison down in her garden to keep the rat's away which came from the allotments. It was total bollocks,I've never had rat's around and I'm talking before we had Ruby,she was just making a point. You just can't control where a cat goes unless you keep it indoors. | |||
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"So sorry OP
Forgive my ignornance but can a dog be destroyed if it kills another animal or does that only happen if it's a human?"I don't know,I'm hoping something will be done whether that at least means it's on a lead of some kind. | |||
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"So sorry OP
Forgive my ignornance but can a dog be destroyed if it kills another animal or does that only happen if it's a human?"I know they can if its another dog. Unsure about a cat though or why the rule would be different | |||
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Forgive my ignornance but can a dog be destroyed if it kills another animal or does that only happen if it's a human?"Im not Shor but under the fact it wos in op,s garden wen it attacked I think it can. Mor to the point if it got over 1ce hoo ses it carnt do it agen. | |||
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"The neighbour buried her as I couldn't bare to pick her up. I'm mad at myself I don't normally put her outside at that time,she was lying on top of me and I went to turn over and she jumped down and proceeded to scratch at the rug so I put her out. If I'd have put her out at the time I normally do then maybe the neighbours dog would have been in. I don't even know how the dog got in the fence is nearly 6 ft high. It's not your fault. Hope the police sort it. I'd be worried what it would do next too. xx
Thankyou,but it feel's like it's my fault x I didn't keep her safe
It's not at all but I understand you feeling that way. I let my cat out one night when I never normally did and watched her run straight under a car. Has stayed with me ever since as I felt totally responsible but with time I've realised I could never have known what would happen and it was just a cruel accident. Shit happens unfortunately and this is really shit, so sorry
When I rang the police he said I know how you feel as his cat had been run over 2 week's ago. I thought our's was safe as I didn't let her out on the front because of the road,she goes out into the back and onto the allotments where she can roam." | |||
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"The neighbour buried her as I couldn't bare to pick her up. I'm mad at myself I don't normally put her outside at that time,she was lying on top of me and I went to turn over and she jumped down and proceeded to scratch at the rug so I put her out. If I'd have put her out at the time I normally do then maybe the neighbours dog would have been in. I don't even know how the dog got in the fence is nearly 6 ft high. It's not your fault. Hope the police sort it. I'd be worried what it would do next too. xx
Thankyou,but it feel's like it's my fault x I didn't keep her safe
It's not at all but I understand you feeling that way. I let my cat out one night when I never normally did and watched her run straight under a car. Has stayed with me ever since as I felt totally responsible but with time I've realised I could never have known what would happen and it was just a cruel accident. Shit happens unfortunately and this is really shit, so sorry
When I rang the police he said I know how you feel as his cat had been run over 2 week's ago. I thought our's was safe as I didn't let her out on the front because of the road,she goes out into the back and onto the allotments where she can roam."And shit in all the plots! | |||
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"So sorry OP
Forgive my ignornance but can a dog be destroyed if it kills another animal or does that only happen if it's a human?
Im not Shor but under the fact it wos in op,s garden wen it attacked I think it can.
Mor to the point if it got over 1ce hoo ses it carnt do it agen."and that's my worry,will it attack my children next time or do they stay at attacking other animal's?! | |||
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"The neighbour buried her as I couldn't bare to pick her up. I'm mad at myself I don't normally put her outside at that time,she was lying on top of me and I went to turn over and she jumped down and proceeded to scratch at the rug so I put her out. If I'd have put her out at the time I normally do then maybe the neighbours dog would have been in. I don't even know how the dog got in the fence is nearly 6 ft high. It's not your fault. Hope the police sort it. I'd be worried what it would do next too. xx
Thankyou,but it feel's like it's my fault x I didn't keep her safe
It's not at all but I understand you feeling that way. I let my cat out one night when I never normally did and watched her run straight under a car. Has stayed with me ever since as I felt totally responsible but with time I've realised I could never have known what would happen and it was just a cruel accident. Shit happens unfortunately and this is really shit, so sorry
When I rang the police he said I know how you feel as his cat had been run over 2 week's ago. I thought our's was safe as I didn't let her out on the front because of the road,she goes out into the back and onto the allotments where she can roam.
And shit in all the plots!"Oh fuck off you hideous person. | |||
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"The neighbour buried her as I couldn't bare to pick her up. I'm mad at myself I don't normally put her outside at that time,she was lying on top of me and I went to turn over and she jumped down and proceeded to scratch at the rug so I put her out. If I'd have put her out at the time I normally do then maybe the neighbours dog would have been in. I don't even know how the dog got in the fence is nearly 6 ft high. It's not your fault. Hope the police sort it. I'd be worried what it would do next too. xx
Thankyou,but it feel's like it's my fault x I didn't keep her safe
It's not at all but I understand you feeling that way. I let my cat out one night when I never normally did and watched her run straight under a car. Has stayed with me ever since as I felt totally responsible but with time I've realised I could never have known what would happen and it was just a cruel accident. Shit happens unfortunately and this is really shit, so sorry
When I rang the police he said I know how you feel as his cat had been run over 2 week's ago. I thought our's was safe as I didn't let her out on the front because of the road,she goes out into the back and onto the allotments where she can roam.
And shit in all the plots!"Was that necessary? So very sorry to hear about your cat OP. Hope you get things sorted. | |||
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"The neighbour buried her as I couldn't bare to pick her up. I'm mad at myself I don't normally put her outside at that time,she was lying on top of me and I went to turn over and she jumped down and proceeded to scratch at the rug so I put her out. If I'd have put her out at the time I normally do then maybe the neighbours dog would have been in. I don't even know how the dog got in the fence is nearly 6 ft high. It's not your fault. Hope the police sort it. I'd be worried what it would do next too. xx
Thankyou,but it feel's like it's my fault x I didn't keep her safe
It's not at all but I understand you feeling that way. I let my cat out one night when I never normally did and watched her run straight under a car. Has stayed with me ever since as I felt totally responsible but with time I've realised I could never have known what would happen and it was just a cruel accident. Shit happens unfortunately and this is really shit, so sorry
When I rang the police he said I know how you feel as his cat had been run over 2 week's ago. I thought our's was safe as I didn't let her out on the front because of the road,she goes out into the back and onto the allotments where she can roam.
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Oh fuck off you hideous person."As I said she used the toilet in our back garden. | |||
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"So sorry OP
Forgive my ignornance but can a dog be destroyed if it kills another animal or does that only happen if it's a human?
Im not Shor but under the fact it wos in op,s garden wen it attacked I think it can.
Mor to the point if it got over 1ce hoo ses it carnt do it agen.
and that's my worry,will it attack my children next time or do they stay at attacking other animal's?!"I don't no but if its attacked 1ce it cood easyley do it agen. If I wos in your shoos op I wood be doing everything legally posaball to have the dog made safe. Even if it meens a muzall at all times so its not put down. | |||
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"I'm really sorry your daughters cats been killed. The dogs owner needs to make sure it's securely fenced in. It's a terrible circumstance. People will tell you there's no such thing as a danderous dog etc etc it's the owners etc etc. In this case it was in your garden, you were sca_ed to approach it. Thankfully it was a pet it got hold of. You will never know if it was tainted by the cat or not. It is after all an animal not a human with logic and reasoning. The owner of the dog is at fault. I've had 'difficult' breeds but I always had escape proof yards or gardens. If I had a dog I wasn't sure of, that's what muzzles and short leads are for. If your neighbours fences, gate etc ain't up to the job they need to sort it. Sorry for the loss " Thankyou | |||
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"What breed of Dog was it?... I can't remember they did say I don't know much about dogs. Ridge something! Rhodesian Ridgeback. They are South African I think. Rhodesian are from what is now Zimbabwe. Known as the Lion Dog, they've been known to fight off full grown lions. Not sure but think they are a restricted breed so it should have been secu_ed some how or in a kennel." they are not a restricted breed 3 types of Dog were put on the dangerous dog list the American pitbull the Japanese Tosa and I think the 3rd was the Kane Corso I think that's how you spell it a ridgeback would not be able to fight a lion on its own. I would report the dog it's obviously a wrong one but a dog like that would jump a 6 foot fence with ease especially if it spotted a cat. My thoughts are with you op you shouldn't of had to witness that in your own garden. | |||
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"its sad that the cat was killed by the dog and that the dog was in her garden is an issue but no one, not even the OP it seems knows what led to that.. and whilst the OP was clearly upset when she posted the event, there is no mention of the dog being in her garden on other occasions.. its instinctive if the dog reacted for it to pursue the cat.. its equally instinctive (and as a pet owner of both animals though only have dogs now i am not being callous in saying this) for cats to stalk and kill birds and other wildlife and no one ever calls for cats to be destroyed solely because of this.. "  | |||
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"its sad that the cat was killed by the dog and that the dog was in her garden is an issue but no one, not even the OP it seems knows what led to that.. and whilst the OP was clearly upset when she posted the event, there is no mention of the dog being in her garden on other occasions.. its instinctive if the dog reacted for it to pursue the cat.. its equally instinctive (and as a pet owner of both animals though only have dogs now i am not being callous in saying this) for cats to stalk and kill birds and other wildlife and no one ever calls for cats to be destroyed solely because of this.. " | |||
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"Sorry to here this OP, we have an Akita, he only ever comes off the lead when we are way out in the fields, he's never in the garden on his own & if i'm walking him where I know for certain there will be other dogs he's muzzled. Yet he is soft as shit, but his territorial & protection instinct is huge especially when it comes to the kids. I just don't want him inflicting anything like you have suffe_ed even if it wouldn't be started by him. Obviously you need to see what the police say but if no joy there I'd be going round to see the neighbours as if they do nothing it stops you getting any further pets which is unfair. I think the dog getting over or through a six foot fence & the attack being on your property is a very important point and as you have kids I think will be seen as more serious than just a dog on cat attack. S " I think you're good dog parents. I agree with you. Dogs are animals and have a survival instinct. It's not necessarily their fault if they get into a fight- but it is the fault of the owner for not being in control of them.
You just don't know when even a happy family dog may have a bad day and snip back at someone. If that's a small child the result can be devastating.
My dog was a sweetie but if he was having a bad day he'd no doubt snip- same as any human does! | |||
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"Sorry to here this OP, we have an Akita, he only ever comes off the lead when we are way out in the fields, he's never in the garden on his own & if i'm walking him where I know for certain there will be other dogs he's muzzled. Yet he is soft as shit, but his territorial & protection instinct is huge especially when it comes to the kids. I just don't want him inflicting anything like you have suffe_ed even if it wouldn't be started by him. Obviously you need to see what the police say but if no joy there I'd be going round to see the neighbours as if they do nothing it stops you getting any further pets which is unfair. I think the dog getting over or through a six foot fence & the attack being on your property is a very important point and as you have kids I think will be seen as more serious than just a dog on cat attack. S I think you're good dog parents. I agree with you. Dogs are animals and have a survival instinct. It's not necessarily their fault if they get into a fight- but it is the fault of the owner for not being in control of them.
You just don't know when even a happy family dog may have a bad day and snip back at someone. If that's a small child the result can be devastating.
My dog was a sweetie but if he was having a bad day he'd no doubt snip- same as any human does! "Ok I should clarify. I don't bite people when I'm in a bad mood.  
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"I have 3 cats .... and a dog .... she is a jack russell .... oh I hear you cry ..... a nasty sharp yappy little dog who nips your ankles ...she has never bit anyone .....and the cats sleep next to her .... eat her food .... pounce on her .... and she has never once gone for them . I have a grandson too 2 years old now ... I have never left my grandson alone with her.... because I would NEVER take that chance . You are responsible for your dog .... and if you cannot control your dog .... you should not have a dog . Im sure the police will do what they see fit ." Our five year old uses our Akita long coat as a pillow to rest on while lying on the floor watching TV. Dog doesn't give a monkeys, however, the bigger the dog, the bigger the damage that can be caused & i'm very aware of what a 10st Japanese dog b_ed for bear hunting is capable of. Hearing him crush bones is quite scarey sometimes. Despite this though I had no hesitation in sticking both my hands in his mouth to retrieve next doors wire hai_ed terrier after it got in our garden & attacked him. Our dog was shaking it around like a rag doll in it's mouth as soon as my fingers where in his mouth he let it go. A few deep puncture wounds from his canines & a broken rib & a hefty bill for next door from the vets. The terrier still yaps its head of at him, all snarly baring teeth, but they have a new fence now. Hence my boy wears a muzzle when out, too many idiots letting their dogs run about off lead thinking every other dog wants to be sociable when they don't 
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"I think the OP needs to not doing anything rash like call the Police without thinking it through with the correct rationale. Bring the Police into prematurely and they WILL destroy the dog. The amount of people calling for the Dog to be destroyed WITHOUT actually knowing said Dog is STUPID." I doubt the dog would be destroyed over this. However I do think the OP if she wishes to should call the Police or local authorities. You have the right to have your pet in your own garden without it getting mauled by the neighbors dog! | |||
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"The neighbour buried her as I couldn't bare to pick her up. I'm mad at myself I don't normally put her outside at that time,she was lying on top of me and I went to turn over and she jumped down and proceeded to scratch at the rug so I put her out. If I'd have put her out at the time I normally do then maybe the neighbours dog would have been in. I don't even know how the dog got in the fence is nearly 6 ft high. It's not your fault. Hope the police sort it. I'd be worried what it would do next too. xx
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It's not at all but I understand you feeling that way. I let my cat out one night when I never normally did and watched her run straight under a car. Has stayed with me ever since as I felt totally responsible but with time I've realised I could never have known what would happen and it was just a cruel accident. Shit happens unfortunately and this is really shit, so sorry
When I rang the police he said I know how you feel as his cat had been run over 2 week's ago. I thought our's was safe as I didn't let her out on the front because of the road,she goes out into the back and onto the allotments where she can roam.
And shit in all the plots!"Totally unecessary ,so sorry to hear this op,can't imagine how awful its been.Big hugsxx Miss | |||
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"Hence my boy wears a muzzle when out, too many idiots letting their dogs run about off lead thinking every other dog wants to be sociable when they don't
S"I agree with this so much! My boy is an alsatian/beagle cross and he has a strong hunting instinct (mainly directed towards birds) so he is muzzled. He is also wary of other dogs as he was attacked as a pup. The amount of dog owners who let their dog wander off lead and let it wander up to other dogs (like mine!) without checking whether that dog is happy to be approached, really grinds my gears!!! But i went off track...OP, i am sorry for the loss of your cat. A horrible thing to witness | |||
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"What breed of Dog was it?... I can't remember they did say I don't know much about dogs. Ridge something! Rhodesian Ridgeback. They are South African I think. Ridgeback yeah that's it. They used to have a huge fierce thing and everytime I went in the garden it would come crashing up at the fence. It sca_ed me to death I was convinced one day it would come through. I haven't seen that for a while thankfully. I've just googled Rhodesian Ridgeback and its on the dangerous dog list
No, no it isn't.. the DDA covers 4 breeds IIRC and the Ridgeback isn't one of them.
I'm sorry about your cat OP but it's unlikely that anything can be done (or if I'm honest, should be done) as it's animal on animal and won't be seen as reflective of the dogs behaviour towards people.
Ridgebacks are very territorial and were originally b_ed to keep lions off farm so theyre quite tenacious with it... They're not a breed I'd keep myself but they're 100% not cove_ed under the DDA "This. Sory about the cat, but a dog is in no way dangerous for killing it. It was just doing what dogs do (although often the cat comes off better). It's unfortunate, but its probably just better to accept that nature is a bit like that. | |||
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I agree with this so much! My boy is an alsatian/beagle cross and he has a strong hunting instinct (mainly directed towards birds) so he is muzzled. He is also wary of other dogs as he was attacked as a pup.
The amount of dog owners who let their dog wander off lead and let it wander up to other dogs (like mine!) without checking whether that dog is happy to be approached, really grinds my gears!!!
But i went off track...OP, i am sorry for the loss of your cat. A horrible thing to witness "My dog was attacked by the neighbour's dog a few times and it made him really sca_ed of other dogs. I hate it when people let their dog run loose. Lots of children are sca_ed of dogs too. | |||
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I agree with this so much! My boy is an alsatian/beagle cross and he has a strong hunting instinct (mainly directed towards birds) so he is muzzled. He is also wary of other dogs as he was attacked as a pup.
The amount of dog owners who let their dog wander off lead and let it wander up to other dogs (like mine!) without checking whether that dog is happy to be approached, really grinds my gears!!!
But i went off track...OP, i am sorry for the loss of your cat. A horrible thing to witness
My dog was attacked by the neighbour's dog a few times and it made him really sca_ed of other dogs. I hate it when people let their dog run loose. Lots of children are sca_ed of dogs too. "Think of what a postman has to go through on a daily basis | |||
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I agree with this so much! My boy is an alsatian/beagle cross and he has a strong hunting instinct (mainly directed towards birds) so he is muzzled. He is also wary of other dogs as he was attacked as a pup.
The amount of dog owners who let their dog wander off lead and let it wander up to other dogs (like mine!) without checking whether that dog is happy to be approached, really grinds my gears!!!
But i went off track...OP, i am sorry for the loss of your cat. A horrible thing to witness
My dog was attacked by the neighbour's dog a few times and it made him really sca_ed of other dogs. I hate it when people let their dog run loose. Lots of children are sca_ed of dogs too. "Maybe its just me.... We share a world with lost of other animals, not all of them will be pleasant. Occasionally one will bite you, it happens. I've seen some hideous injuries from farm animals, and I think I've been bitten by aimals from most of the vertebrate phyla.... | |||
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"What breed of Dog was it?... I can't remember they did say I don't know much about dogs. Ridge something! Rhodesian Ridgeback. They are South African I think. Ridgeback yeah that's it. They used to have a huge fierce thing and everytime I went in the garden it would come crashing up at the fence. It sca_ed me to death I was convinced one day it would come through. I haven't seen that for a while thankfully. I've just googled Rhodesian Ridgeback and its on the dangerous dog list
No, no it isn't.. the DDA covers 4 breeds IIRC and the Ridgeback isn't one of them.
I'm sorry about your cat OP but it's unlikely that anything can be done (or if I'm honest, should be done) as it's animal on animal and won't be seen as reflective of the dogs behaviour towards people.
Ridgebacks are very territorial and were originally b_ed to keep lions off farm so theyre quite tenacious with it... They're not a breed I'd keep myself but they're 100% not cove_ed under the DDA
This. Sory about the cat, but a dog is in no way dangerous for killing it. It was just doing what dogs do (although often the cat comes off better). It's unfortunate, but its probably just better to accept that nature is a bit like that. "So you missed the bit about the Ridgy getting over the fence & the attack happening in the OPs own garden? So what would happen if the cat was playing with a two year old as ours would have been before we got a dog. The bigger the dog, the bigger the responsibility and any idiot knows an Akita or a Ridgeback can get over a six foot fence. Fuck, our bugger smashed his way through a fifteen pane glass back door because he was bo_ed and wanted out, we now have a solid wood stable door.. S | |||
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"What breed of Dog was it?... I can't remember they did say I don't know much about dogs. Ridge something! Rhodesian Ridgeback. They are South African I think. Ridgeback yeah that's it. They used to have a huge fierce thing and everytime I went in the garden it would come crashing up at the fence. It sca_ed me to death I was convinced one day it would come through. I haven't seen that for a while thankfully. I've just googled Rhodesian Ridgeback and its on the dangerous dog list
No, no it isn't.. the DDA covers 4 breeds IIRC and the Ridgeback isn't one of them.
I'm sorry about your cat OP but it's unlikely that anything can be done (or if I'm honest, should be done) as it's animal on animal and won't be seen as reflective of the dogs behaviour towards people.
Ridgebacks are very territorial and were originally b_ed to keep lions off farm so theyre quite tenacious with it... They're not a breed I'd keep myself but they're 100% not cove_ed under the DDA
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So you missed the bit about the Ridgy getting over the fence & the attack happening in the OPs own garden? So what would happen if the cat was playing with a two year old as ours would have been before we got a dog. The bigger the dog, the bigger the responsibility and any idiot knows an Akita or a Ridgeback can get over a six foot fence. Fuck, our bugger smashed his way through a fifteen pane glass back door because he was bo_ed and wanted out, we now have a solid wood stable door..
S"It would have still killed the cat? My ASBO terrier has killed many things both furry and feathe_ed (including a Canada Goose once, which must have been twice his size). He has never even so much as curled his lip at a human. Hes dug under the odd fence too....little bugger. | |||
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"This is a terrible story, so sad and also so much now to deal with
Please do pursue the dog being dangerous though. "See above in the thread - a dangerous dog is one that poses a threat to people. There is no evidence that it poses a threat to people. I've lost lambs to dogs, and whilst its annoying as fuck, I don't think that the dog poses a threat to human beings. I do take issue with the owners of such dogs for not having them under conrtol though. | |||
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Please do pursue the dog being dangerous though.
See above in the thread - a dangerous dog is one that poses a threat to people. There is no evidence that it poses a threat to people.
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"Well I definitely called the police I had no choice whatsoever about that as I told the neighbour. If that dog later went on to attack a child and I hadn't even reported what it did to my cat in it's own garden I couldn't live with myself. They gave them a voluntary control order,which means very little from where I'm stood. The dog is free to do it again,I'm now angry as I won't be able to get another pet and keep it safe. I don't know how long they've had that particular dog I think they have 3,as I've said they had a huge thing that used to terrify us when we went in the garden when he used to come banging up to the fence,I think they got rid of that one. I had to spray bleach on the grass where she lay dead with her wounds as the smell linge_ed. I don't want to set eyes on the neighbours I know they didn't mean for this to happen,but at this moment in time I despise them. I'm angry with myself for not tackling the dog,but I was sca_ed for myself and now I we have to live next door to it!" What a terrible experience heartbreaking. I wonder if the neighbours can be asked not to have the dogs in the back garden. Have you worked out how he got in. Have the police told you what you can do if it ever comes in your garden again. Does the order they have been given mean the dog must be muzzled when out of the house. I wonder if CAB could advise you further on options you can take.  | |||
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"What a terrible experience heartbreaking. I wonder if the neighbours can be asked not to have the dogs in the back garden. Have you worked out how he got in. Have the police told you what you can do if it ever comes in your garden again. Does the order they have been given mean the dog must be muzzled when out of the house. I wonder if CAB could advise you further on options you can take. "It must have jumped the fence there's no other way. I don't even know what's in the order to be honest,I presume because it's only voluntary then it's not worth the paper it's written on. | |||
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"Well I definitely called the police I had no choice whatsoever about that as I told the neighbour. If that dog later went on to attack a child and I hadn't even reported what it did to my cat in it's own garden I couldn't live with myself. They gave them a voluntary control order,which means very little from where I'm stood. The dog is free to do it again,I'm now angry as I won't be able to get another pet and keep it safe. I don't know how long they've had that particular dog I think they have 3,as I've said they had a huge thing that used to terrify us when we went in the garden when he used to come banging up to the fence,I think they got rid of that one. I had to spray bleach on the grass where she lay dead with her wounds as the smell linge_ed. I don't want to set eyes on the neighbours I know they didn't mean for this to happen,but at this moment in time I despise them. I'm angry with myself for not tackling the dog,but I was sca_ed for myself and now I we have to live next door to it!" Adults get killed by dogs too- there was one such attack the other week. It's best you didn't tackle it.
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I had a cat kill my rabbit when I was young, in my garden but obviously cats have a right to roam where dogs don't.
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"Please try and make this right with your neighbour before considering the police. Animals kill animals. That's what they do. We take huge risks as humans by keeping animals. But that doesn't mean that the animal should be punished and potentially killed because they did what came naturally to them. A ridgeback is classified as a gundog - and theoretically safer than many other dogs. Of course it comes down to individual temperament of the animal itself (I would never let strangers pet my any of my chocolate or black labradors for this reason). Having owned many cats over the years too, I can quite confidently say that my cats have devoted much time to winding dogs up. I was always surprised that my dogs didn't retaliate with anything more than a nip. One life has already gone. Please don't make a second end too." I rang the non emergency police shortly after it happened the neighbour was fine with that,I didn't ring them with the intention of having it put down,just felt it was my duty to inform them so they were aware and to put procedures in place to stop it happening to a child etc. I've never owned a dog so don't know if it's really that normal for a dog to kill a cat. Obviously I know the food chain,but when you witness it I didn't know how violent the dog could be. | |||
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" Adults get killed by dogs too- there was one such attack the other week. It's best you didn't tackle it.
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"Sorry for your situation. I understand. My cat was killed by my friends dog on my property. I was devastated. I had spent a year taming her as she was feral and had succeeded. At no point was the dog allowed back but I felt no need to report this to anyone. I currently own a Doberman who would kill anyone's cat in any situation place or time. I am very careful if cats could be around. This though has no relevance to his nature!! He has never attacked another dog even when he has been bitten by them. Children are safe around him as are adults horses cattle sheep etc. It's just cats. If your neighbours are nice people who can be talked to and reasoned with I think talking to them is the way forward rather than going to authorities. " I understand what you're saying,but what if it hadn't been your friend's dog? I felt I had to report it for the safety of other's. Nothing came of it anyway. | |||
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"I know its only a visible deterrent but if the neighbour added an 18" trellis section to the top of the fence it could stop the dog? By the way, its all about training, if they can't be bothe_ed to teach the dog right from wrong then its their fault. We now keep a 10st Akita indoors with no more than a child's Stairgate in the nice weather & he's currently lying in the porch snoozing while 6' away on the other side next doors cat is asleep on one of our sun loungers. Two years ago he would (and did) smash his way through the locked door to get out. S" There is actually some trellis above the fencing for that very reason which they put up,one of them has been broke since I moved here actually. | |||
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"This is so sad, I really feel for you, I had to get our cat put to sleep last year and even though it was the right thing to do, it destroyed the kids, so heavens knows what you are all going through. Really sorry. Make sure you give each other lots of hugs... "Thankyou | |||
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"Sorry for your situation. I understand. My cat was killed by my friends dog on my property. I was devastated. I had spent a year taming her as she was feral and had succeeded. At no point was the dog allowed back but I felt no need to report this to anyone. I currently own a Doberman who would kill anyone's cat in any situation place or time. I am very careful if cats could be around. This though has no relevance to his nature!! He has never attacked another dog even when he has been bitten by them. Children are safe around him as are adults horses cattle sheep etc. It's just cats. If your neighbours are nice people who can be talked to and reasoned with I think talking to them is the way forward rather than going to authorities. I understand what you're saying,but what if it hadn't been your friend's dog? I felt I had to report it for the safety of other's. Nothing came of it anyway. " It would have depended on their reaction, if they appea_ed to not care then I perhaps would have. If they were very sorry and promised to put things in place to secure the dog in future then I wouldn't. Sadly nothing will bring my cat or your cat back. Please don't think I don't care, I do. I've taught animal care at college level so have a live of animals. I do hope your neighbours do the right thing by you xx | |||
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