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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

If a dog attacks and bites someone in the owners property it can not be forced to be put down, however if its in a public area then it will be ordered to be put down..

Is this right or fair?

Will a dog that has bitten once necessarily do it again?

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross


"If a dog attacks and bites someone in the owners property it can not be forced to be put down, however if its in a public area then it will be ordered to be put down..

Is this right or fair?

Will a dog that has bitten once necessarily do it again?"

Where did you get that from CnS ?

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

Just on itv local news now.. a girl was bitten by a neighbours dog when they were holding a party, but because the dog was 'at home' the police can not force the dog to be put down, and can only request it.

I'll see if theres a link online somewhere.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

http://www.itv.com/westcountry-west/

hopefully ITV is an allowed link,, i've not checked so it might be removed but its on there

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By *inkershoes69Woman
over a year ago

maidstone

this is a tricky one, if when im on my own and someone broke in i would hope my dogs would attack, but if out in the park/woods if there is no threat to me i would be horrified if they went for someone

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago

if the link does get removed try and google itv westcountry news and it should come up

Apparently the young girl who was attacked had been in contact with the dog before and didn't provoke it in any way (according to her parents)

As a parent id want the dog destroyed.. but as a previous dog owner id find it tough, as a poster has said its at 'home' and the child might have done something perhaps an adult might not have seen. Its just protecting home. The dog hasnt shown signs of aggression before

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Irrespective of whether my dogs were at home or outside, if they went for a child I'd seriously think about having them put down.

I watch over them.

Mine haven't gone for a child but I would never trust them or a child without me being there, you never know what might happen.

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By *ove bi guysWoman
over a year ago

Birmingham

Its a tough one, made more difficult because its a child it attacked. If it had attacked an adult the same question / piece on the news may not have been asked.

I dont have a dog and have been attacked by one in the past and would have thought in the past it should have been put down but.... the dog was it its own home, they are protective animals like many owners and I think it would be a shame to destroy an animal previously well thought of on one incident. Maybe the child behaved in a way that provoked the animal - clearly not intentionally.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've just come from my friends house, she has a daft soft puppy. There were four kids shrieking and laughing and running round her garden. She put the dog indoors to avoid it getting over-excited, and maybe just maybe trying to join in and it nipped.

Dogs get as hyped up as kids and don't know that rough and tumble doesn't mean they shouldn't nip.

I too keep my dogs away from kids playing, one or the other may misinterpret behaviour so safest to keep apart.

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross


"http://www.itv.com/westcountry-west/

hopefully ITV is an allowed link,, i've not checked so it might be removed but its on there"

Ta Coot.. ive gone for a look

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I usually deal with the same administrator at one of the companies I use. I've not spoken to her for a week: assumed she was on holiday. Asked about her today to be told her dog had bitten her: crushed and broke most of the bones in her hand. Her husband tried to pry the jaws open so her hand could be released. He managed to get her hand out but not before the dogs jaw snapped down on his hand taking off the tips of his fingers!

Don't know why people keep dangerous dogs in their home!

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"I usually deal with the same administrator at one of the companies I use. I've not spoken to her for a week: assumed she was on holiday. Asked about her today to be told her dog had bitten her: crushed and broke most of the bones in her hand. Her husband tried to pry the jaws open so her hand could be released. He managed to get her hand out but not before the dogs jaw snapped down on his hand taking off the tips of his fingers!

Don't know why people keep dangerous dogs in their home! "

christ.. id have that dog destroyed

i just know the bond between most dog owners is exceptionally strong and must still make a heartbreaking choice. My dog really was part of the family

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My brother bent down to kiss our bassett hound goodnight it bit him in the face. My mother had to punch its jaws to release them.

The SSPCA guy who came to remove it actually asked my mother if she would spare it being put down if he could rehome it with a childless family, my mother refused.

That dog could have gone for a kid in the park or street.

Heartbreaking to have to do that, but they are pets not a child and should never come before them.

My brother still loves dogs and has never been without one all his adult life.

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By (user no longer on site) OP   
over a year ago


"My brother bent down to kiss our bassett hound goodnight it bit him in the face. My mother had to punch its jaws to release them.

The SSPCA guy who came to remove it actually asked my mother if she would spare it being put down if he could rehome it with a childless family, my mother refused.

That dog could have gone for a kid in the park or street.

Heartbreaking to have to do that, but they are pets not a child and should never come before them.

My brother still loves dogs and has never been without one all his adult life."

would your brother have wanted it put down?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"My brother bent down to kiss our bassett hound goodnight it bit him in the face. My mother had to punch its jaws to release them.

The SSPCA guy who came to remove it actually asked my mother if she would spare it being put down if he could rehome it with a childless family, my mother refused.

That dog could have gone for a kid in the park or street.

Heartbreaking to have to do that, but they are pets not a child and should never come before them.

My brother still loves dogs and has never been without one all his adult life.

would your brother have wanted it put down?"

He was so upset at losing our family pet, but now as an adult he'd do the same thing if one of his dogs were to go for a child. I once asked him that same question too.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

That is correct in regard to private property, however it must go to court and will likely either have a control order put on it or a destruction order, but the circumstances must be looked into first before any decision can be made!

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham


"I've just come from my friends house, she has a daft soft puppy. There were four kids shrieking and laughing and running round her garden. She put the dog indoors to avoid it getting over-excited, and maybe just maybe trying to join in and it nipped.

Dogs get as hyped up as kids and don't know that rough and tumble doesn't mean they shouldn't nip.

I too keep my dogs away from kids playing, one or the other may misinterpret behaviour so safest to keep apart.

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this is a good point, altough the dog in Cute's scenario was probably a lovely dog it may have got excited and thought they were playing, or it may have been scared by everyone at the party.

makes sense to put animals out of the way if you are having a number of people around just to be on the safe side of things

we had a golden lab when we were younger and whilst my youngest sister was a baby he loved her, let her climb all ver her but as she got biger the power shifted and he snarled at her once, that was it - dog was gone, was given to a couple that didnt have any kids etc, my parents just wouldnt risk having him around.

if a dog bit my child at my home or theirs i would want some kind of action to be taken. if it was my dog i would like to think i would be rational enough to see that a dog tha attacks once can do it again and that is a risk i am not keen to take

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I've just come from my friends house, she has a daft soft puppy. There were four kids shrieking and laughing and running round her garden. She put the dog indoors to avoid it getting over-excited, and maybe just maybe trying to join in and it nipped.

Dogs get as hyped up as kids and don't know that rough and tumble doesn't mean they shouldn't nip.

I too keep my dogs away from kids playing, one or the other may misinterpret behaviour so safest to keep apart.

this is a good point, altough the dog in Cute's scenario was probably a lovely dog it may have got excited and thought they were playing, or it may have been scared by everyone at the party.

makes sense to put animals out of the way if you are having a number of people around just to be on the safe side of things

we had a golden lab when we were younger and whilst my youngest sister was a baby he loved her, let her climb all ver her but as she got biger the power shifted and he snarled at her once, that was it - dog was gone, was given to a couple that didnt have any kids etc, my parents just wouldnt risk having him around.

if a dog bit my child at my home or theirs i would want some kind of action to be taken. if it was my dog i would like to think i would be rational enough to see that a dog tha attacks once can do it again and that is a risk i am not keen to take"

The family dog that bit my brother used to get a pet and a kiss every night from all three of us kids, we think it was jealous of my brother and didn't see itself below him in the pecking order. Such a sad thing to see it go, but my brother was lucky not to lose an eye.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It always needs to be remembered that if someone sticks a pencil in your ear, your response might be to move away and tell them to bugger off, but dogs deal in avoidance, and various body langauge including warnings/ threats which can lead to growls and bites.

I teach this to college students from time to time, we show them footage of a real bite from a police dog to a reporter filmed during an interview, we run them through the training and then come back to the footage by which time they can see the bite coming a mile off and the multiple warnings that the dog gave. Neither the dogs handler nor the reporter read the dog well enough to see it, which is also why dogs and children should never be left alone. Thier are many circumstances where the child may have been at fault but its often then dog that pays a heavy price.

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By *ittle_brat_evie!!Woman
over a year ago

evesham

i've told this story recently i know but here i is again lol

my sister has a staffy, just over a year old, a 6 year old boy and a 5 month old baby girl.

the 6 year old loves the dog and the dog is very very good with him. however my nephew has a habit of getting right in peoples and the dogs face - not agrresively, its just some weird way he shows affection lol but my sister is teriffied that one day the dog is going to snap at him.

she has told him off for doing it, explained why he shouldnt do it, shown him pics of dog bites on children, told him what would happen if the dog did bite him, threatened to take the dog to the pound etc etc etc but its just not sinking in!

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By *ushroom7Man
over a year ago

Bradford

if yer gonna bite dogs, avoid dobermans and similar breeds.

yorkies might nip yer back but you can soon pull em off

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville

If someone decides to break into my property then they have to face my dog, i hope he bites the holy shite out of em, as for dogs in general, none should ever be totally trusted, they are descendants of the wolf ffs, speaking as a dog lover btw

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The owners have the decision what to do. It was on their property and so not something the courts can force on them. They have to live with the situation. I am sure the victims family will be bringing a civil claim against them via a no cost law firm shortly though.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"as for dogs in general, none should ever be totally trusted, they are descendants of the wolf ffs, speaking as a dog lover btw "

Exactly that Femme, dogs are intrinsically wild animals. Children and more importantly their parents are ( ) more domesticated and you are able to explain and understand things to a higher level than to a dog. Children learn quickly to go with not only instinct but reason, dogs only ever react on instinct.

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By *emmefataleWoman
over a year ago

dirtybigbadsgirlville


"as for dogs in general, none should ever be totally trusted, they are descendants of the wolf ffs, speaking as a dog lover btw

Exactly that Femme, dogs are intrinsically wild animals. Children and more importantly their parents are ( ) more domesticated and you are able to explain and understand things to a higher level than to a dog. Children learn quickly to go with not only instinct but reason, dogs only ever react on instinct."
I totally agree, im sure lots of unfortunate incidents could have been avoided if more adopted this way of thinking

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