Kids+dogs+rain=trashed garden

Hay_2

Thankyou MissG!!
It's like banging your head against a brickwall with some humans isn't it!I KNEW there was a reason I preferred dogs most of the time!!!:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

woodyblue

I am an owner of 2 yes 2 staffordshire bull terriers and mother to a 10 yr son, step mum to a 13 yr old and have 1 trashed garden.

emmaroids your comments are ridiculous and shows your lack of knowledge on this subject.
have you ever owned a stafford or a rottie?
I think what you are getting confused with is the size/strength of a dog rather than its temprament. of course my dogs are stronger than say a yorkshire terrier, doesnt mean they are more likely to attack a person. NEVER met a nasty rottie or staff, been bitten by a yorkshire terrier though.

of course a dog, ANY dog has the potential to be nasty, I dont think anyone is disputing that, but that is where responsible ownership comes in.

Im sorry that your son got bitten but dont make the mistake of tarring every dog with the same brush.

MissG_2

emmaroids wrote:

errr ok

a few years ago a so called `freindly familly dog` snarled and bit my (then 3 ) year old son, since then he has been nervous when goin anyware there is dogs, so please dont asume you know me.

GOODBYE.

The may of been a reason for the dog to bite or the may not of been, it may of had a bad background, it could of been distressed, if it was in the summer it could of been hot, your son may of been playing in a way the dog didn't like, the dog may not be comfortable being around children, it could of been scared, the list could go on.
I am not condoning it in any way but you have to separate it from other dogs, not all dogs are the same as the dog that bite your son.
Any dog can be dangerous regardless of size, weight, breed, sex, age and whatever other excuse is out there but at the same time any dog can be perfect.
My partner was bitten before we met by a family dog which has now died, we still have 2 dogs.

Allison41

emmaroids I find your posts rather offensive and uncalled for - the original poster asked about gardening advice and happened to mention he/she had two dogs and you jumped down his/her throat immediatley.

angie_loves_veg

Hay wrote:

Hi Allison:D
We are seriously thinking of having the fake grass.The pictures on the site look brilliant...you know the "before" and "after" shots.
We're going through this firm....they've been very helpful so far but it's looking very expensive.So far over a grand just for the grass or around £4K to get it all fitted,supplied and g'teed for 5 years:eek:
https://www.asgoodasgrass.co.uk

Are you aware that this company also sell overruns and offcuts much cheaper through their ebay shop? I don't know if they will roll in a fitting deal or not on the reduced stuff....... maybe they will. Obviously I don't know the area that you need, but it may be worth checking out. I am lookking into it for a very small terraced garden that gets no light

Allison41

Oooh thank you I will look into that too

Cheers

Allison41

Had a look on ebay and there seems to be some pretty good deals on offcuts

Thanks for the tip angie loves veg

Frugal_Fox

emmaroids wrote:

there still animals though.

i just hope your attention doesent waver and there `animal insticts` dont allow them to do something that you will regret...

Firstly - any breed of dog has the ability to maim anybody - not just children. Both children and dogs need to be trained. We have a large dog - retriever, and he's as soppy as anything, however he is far more protective of me & our children since we had our them.

As for the garden - I have no real advice. Sorry. We had a small garden and the dog and the children trashed it - so its now just patio. The children still have a section which is fenced off for them - then they can leave toys out and they won't get stolen - along with the socks etc etc!!!!

mutley_muppet

Hay, check out this thread, post #35 on the Sighthounds Online forum:

http://www.sighthoundsonline.org.uk/forums/index.php?showtopic=11918&hl=gravel&st=30

There are some nice photos of someone with two dogs who has put the plastic grass in their garden.

p.s. Regarding the "dangerous dogs" discussion, I've spent 20 years working with rescue dogs (all shapes & sizes) in the UK and abroad - the dogs I've found most likely to bite are little terriers like Jack Russels. But anydog can potentially bite when threatened or mistreated?
Sadly there are a minority of macho idiots who deliberately buy staffies/various other bull breeds/ rotties and make them "nasty" to boost their sad egos and this gives the breed a bad name.

mutley_muppet

p.s. Just re-read my last post and wanted to add, I love staffies & rotties btw! In fact I love all type of dogs, heinz 57 are my favs!
I have a German Shepherd, a greyhound & a lurcher and they are all fabulous with kids. I can imagine my lurcher chewing up the plastic grass lol!