Staff Dogs and Muzzles

Slowhand

liam8282 wrote: »

So your friend and goaters friend both say that staffordshire bull terriers cannot get insurance at public companies, so it must be true.

NO, it isn't true, it is still absolute RUBBISH!

Can you give details of the insurance company or companies that they can get cover at?

Welshwoofs

liam8282 wrote: »

NO, it isn't true, it is still absolute RUBBISH!

It does seem a bit bizarre and the full policy wording on Petplan's Sanctuary insurance (covering boarding, grooming, hydrotherapy etc) only mentions this as an exclusion:

"Any dog that must be registered under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 and the Dangerous Dogs (Amendment) Act 1997(or as amended)."
https://www.petplansanctuary.co.uk/assets/pdf/Sanctuary-Policy.pdf

Perhaps it's just certain insurance companies. Not every company will ensure the breed I own (generally the cheapest), but just as many were happy to insure him.

Welshwoofs

madmayo wrote: »

affording to have a dog and vaccinations is not connected with muzzling!!!

The Op wasn't specifically asking about muzzling. If you read the post it's got a number of issues in it:

- Costly veterinary work that they cannot afford and they're not insured for
- Whether the woman's Staffie should have been muzzled

People are talking about insurance because the Op clearly can't afford the bill and the pup is very young and should be covered by the standard free 'starter' insurance that good breeders put in place. She should also be asking the woman if she has insurance in place on the Staffie because, if there is, then they should cover the costs for the Op. If the woman isn't covered then she could try the small claims court route and supply what vet bills she's had so far.

As for whether the Staffie should have been muzzled - if it didn't have a history of dog aggression then there is no reason that it would or should have been.

zaksmum

madmayo wrote: »

have I lost the plot on this thread??
is it to do with dogs being muzzled??

all I see is comments regarding insurance?? vaccinations?? cost??

but yep I agree.. dogs should be muzzled!! All dogs should be muzzled regardless of breed size etc!!..................

any dog can be a danger!!!....

and I am a dog lover!!

I wouldn't want to muzzle my dogs because if they were attacked, how could they defend themselves?

System

zaksmum wrote: »

I wouldn't want to muzzle my dogs because if they were attacked, how could they defend themselves?

Exactly. This is the same reason I always walk around with a big knife.

What if I was attacked by someone who had a big knife and I didn't have one? I would feel a right fool!

peachyprice

Dogs with sensible owners shouldn't need muzzling. It's not rocket science.

MentalMinnie

peachyprice wrote: »

Seriously?

I wondered if I was the only person to pick up on this...

liam8282

Slowhand wrote: »

Can you give details of the insurance company or companies that they can get cover at?

Welshwoofs wrote: »

It does seem a bit bizarre and the full policy wording on Petplan's Sanctuary insurance (covering boarding, grooming, hydrotherapy etc) only mentions this as an exclusion:

"Any dog that must be registered under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 and the Dangerous Dogs (Amendment) Act 1997(or as amended)."
https://www.petplansanctuary.co.uk/assets/pdf/Sanctuary-Policy.pdf

Perhaps it's just certain insurance companies. Not every company will ensure the breed I own (generally the cheapest), but just as many were happy to insure him.

I think the second quote answers the first.

As I said, Staffordshire Bull Terriers are NOT registered under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991. There are no issues with insurance.

zaksmum

goater78 wrote: »

Exactly. This is the same reason I always walk around with a big knife.

What if I was attacked by someone who had a big knife and I didn't have one? I would feel a right fool!

Oh you're just being ridiculous now.

System

liam8282 wrote: »

I think the second quote answers the first.

As I said, Staffordshire Bull Terriers are NOT registered under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991. There are no issues with insurance.

I'm sorry thats not remotely true.