next door staffie ran after my mum

km1423

How strange of the Police. You should have insisted they visit your neighbours, and speak with them.

The gate being open of your neighbours property could have been a genuine error, and not of their doing, however if that had been a child, not a bag, who knows what would have been the outcome.

Go back to the Police and follow it up, stressing your concerns.

Also if you can speak with your neighbours again, as them to muzzle the dog when in the front garden, for example, if the gate is not secure.

I speak from experience, when my dog chased a girl who dropped a leaflet through our letterbox, the front dog was open, as I was bringing in shopping and girl was chased, (well she ran) off our property. The girl was frightened, and subsequently petrified to the spot - we own a Rottweiler.

Before it goes mad - our dog has never bitten anyone or hurt anything - she is soft, but territorial, but I can imagine what a 40kg Rottweiler growling and chasing you must feel like, especially when you don't know the dog.

We had the Police at our door within 48 hours, I was cautioned before I spoke, and told the truth. Was told about using a dog as a weapon - not the case, and luckily for me I had witnesses (neighbours to back me up), that I was bringing in shopping from the car.

Point I made to the Police was that we have a large notice near our door which says no junk mail/cold callers. Plus another which says, Be Aware of the Dog.

The result no action was taken, and am much more careful when bringing in shopping now, keeping front door closed at intervals.

Getting the Police involved may result in the relationship with your neighbours becoming sour, but the next incident, with whoever the dog next decides to take a disliking to may not be so lucky.

I hope that you mother is OK, and keeping a calm approach will result in a better result for you and your mother.

wotsit78

All your comment's about if the dog would have meant harm,are completely invalid!! I am quite sure I have said on other threads, was never scared until a dog went for me yesterday I stepped into a really busy road to avoid a dog and it went mental (probably sensed I was scared)Bear in mind I was in the middle of the road! to avoid the dog, and was told what are you worried about?? By the walkers Just be aware not everybody wants your dogs jumping up and down on them.

This is not meant to be detrimental to dog owners,regardless if you trust your dog in a busy area pls keep them on the lead!

esmerelda98

km1423 wrote: »

How strange of the Police. You should have insisted they visit your neighbours, and speak with them.

The gate being open of your neighbours property could have been a genuine error, and not of their doing, however if that had been a child, not a bag, who knows what would have been the outcome.

Go back to the Police and follow it up, stressing your concerns.

Also if you can speak with your neighbours again, as them to muzzle the dog when in the front garden, for example, if the gate is not secure.

I speak from experience, when my dog chased a girl who dropped a leaflet through our letterbox, the front dog was open, as I was bringing in shopping and girl was chased, (well she ran) off our property. The girl was frightened, and subsequently petrified to the spot - we own a Rottweiler.

Before it goes mad - our dog has never bitten anyone or hurt anything - she is soft, but territorial, but I can imagine what a 40kg Rottweiler growling and chasing you must feel like, especially when you don't know the dog.

We had the Police at our door within 48 hours, I was cautioned before I spoke, and told the truth. Was told about using a dog as a weapon - not the case, and luckily for me I had witnesses (neighbours to back me up), that I was bringing in shopping from the car.

Point I made to the Police was that we have a large notice near our door which says no junk mail/cold callers. Plus another which says, Be Aware of the Dog.

The result no action was taken, and am much more careful when bringing in shopping now, keeping front door closed at intervals.

Getting the Police involved may result in the relationship with your neighbours becoming sour, but the next incident, with whoever the dog next decides to take a disliking to may not be so lucky.

I hope that you mother is OK, and keeping a calm approach will result in a better result for you and your mother.

Is your front door right next to the road? And are the signs really eye-catching, because otherwise by the time a caller is at your front door it is too late for them to take care. The signs need to be at the entrance to the property.

It is nice to hear concern for those 'attacked' by a dog from a dog owner. (I use 'attacked' as a shorthand, and that is how it often seems to the person concerned) There is precious little on the forum, especially on the other thread. As in real life the animal-owning community can be intimidating, causing those who don't agree 100% with their views to retreat.

seven-day-weekend

Sorry but the dog should not have attacked the lady, even if it was only her bag. How on earth could she have been at fault? The owners should have kept it under control.

I can't understand the people on here who are taking the dog's side. Yes, it may have issues, but the owners should be aware of them and not let a dangerous dog out in the front garden with an open gate.

In this situation I too would be very annoyed and upset. I think they should call the police, it could be a child next time. A visit from the police might make the owners behave more responsibly

liana_y2kuk

jumpingjackd wrote: »

Hmmm my daughter was bitten badly on the hand when she gave a crisp through the fence to the Akita next door, she spent a week in hospital after operations, We did report it ,nothing happened!!
I dont blame the dogs but the owners in that case and a lot of others.
Having said that we have a Jack Russell who barks and growls at everyone and everything but would not bite

AS an afterthought, Im certain after my daughters accident I would not have been posting on here at the time, took me a week to contemplate calling the police

Why was your daughter hand feeding someone elses dog?

georgiesmum

Dog lovers out in force again. For Gods sake don't even attempt to critisie a dog for being dangerous. It must have been your mums fault OP for walking past the dog.

mountainofdebt

nodiscount wrote: »

My mum has seen the dog rip teddy bears and balls to shreds in seconds. Is that normal?

I have the most placid beagle on the planet and he does this all the time

Cyclamen

Hello,

this must have been really frightening for your mum.. i hope she is now OK?

Some things to think about.. do your neighbours have a choice of front and back garden? I assume postie and delivery men walk through front gate and down path to get to door.. so in my opinion dog should be in back yard.. any dog that is as no matter how much we love our pets others are scared of them .

If they only have front garden dog needs to be supervised..

Firm latch needs to be on front gate.. how secure is the fencing?

Dog may need some socialisation classes. Owners some training help.

These are all things a local dog warden might be able to help/advise about.

Your mum must be very nervous now about going out because of this. Keep an eye out and make sure she gets some support if needed.. even if its just practice walking round block, or to coffee shop etc.. with you.

Yes I am a dog owner.. and currently that dog is a staffie cross rescue..who as described above is a 'lick to death' sort of dog.. we still shut her in living room when answering the door, or she has to sit and wait on her mat, as so many people are scared of dogs especially this breed.. our postie and the lady who brings my prescriptions always shout to leave dog out as they know her but i would never ever let any dog jump at anyone who came to my door. It's all about responsible dog owning.

Front gardens with people passing by, kids playing, traffic, noises and smells, deliveries etc can be high stress areas for dogs.. Just not the right environment to leave a loved pet in..especially a rescue with an unknown history.

I am not sure how to get this family some help.. would they be receptive to a discussion where you hand over a dog wardens details.. if not how would you feel about contacting dog warden. Is it a rented property.. i don't know if the landlord has pet clauses.. but that is getting into a messier situation.

I hope your mum is ok?

mountainofdebt

starrystarry wrote: »

So your mum had just been "attacked" by a dog and your partner was driving you over there because she was in the middle of a panic attack. And in the middle of this crisis you thought...I know what I'll do...I'll start a thread on MSE.

Not...I'll talk to my mum, try to keep her calm until I get there.

Not...I'll ring the police for her.

Not...I'll ring the dog warden.

Doesn't ring true to me. If it is true, I can't help wondering how we all coped in a crisis before MSE came along.

lol -you have said exactly what I thought !

As I keep saying there's a glut of people posting at the moment who've joined up years ago but only have a small posting count and posting really strange things - maybe me but.......

Tygermoth

Its a balance thing..

I have had more issues, irresponsible behaviour and damage caused by parents not minding their children than any dog ever (including a broken wrist!)

Yet if i was to come on a forum and slate all parents for the few who have caused mayhem i would be flamed.

The same applies to dogs.

Most of us would like to consider we are responsible parents and pet owners and therefore would like to defend those that are.

I to had a rescue staffy and know the breed is deeply misunderstood and demonised.