next door staffie ran after my mum

saving2704

poggs wrote: »

Was this in a public place?

If so phone the police and make a complaint under the dangerous dogs act.

With a bit of luck, the owner will get charged and the dog put down. If she doesn't how will she feel if this devil dog bites the face off a small child next time.

"With a bit of luck the dog will get put down???" WHAT PLANET ARE YOU FROM???? Dogs act in certain ways because of their owners - it's NOT a breed thing, the most highly qualified dog trainers will tell you that. If a dog acts inappropriately it's the owners fault and he should be rebounded, not put down for biting a bloody handbag for God's sake!!!

saving2704

One of our family dogs is one of the softest dogs you'll ever meet but tears up teddies to get the squeaker out. It's not aggressive, it's just playing. I also have a friend with a staff who is one of the loveliest dogs going. He adores her children and is very placid.

I hate when people give big dogs a bad name.

However - your neighbours should know better than to leave the gate open or to leave him unattended.

neverdespairgirl

margaretclare wrote: »

A Yorkshire terrier would behave exactly the same. We used to breed YTs, in another life, in my first marriage.

My late husband once had one of the pups in his pocket - it was that small. It attempted to get out to have a go at a passing Rottweiler! The thing about small dogs is that they don't know they're small.

You aren't wrong there - one of my sisters has a 10 week old puppy, who is a cross between a Norfolk Terrier and a Mini Pinscher. She seems to think she's the same size (at least) as my parents' large border collies, and in this case, tried to mug one of them for his toy pheasant:

sharnad

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

It was on private land nothing could happen as your daughter went onto neibours property to feed dog.

nodiscount

Well, It took me some courage to come back and read this as I was hurt at the implication that I made it up. 19 posters have thanked a poster who is implying that I am a troll. Oh well, Sigh...

In answer to some of the questions. The dog was in back garden. There is an alley way that my mum used as a short cut (she gets really tired so it was really convenient for her). I have told her not to use that route but the danger is she won't go out now as the bus stop was really easy to get to that way. Anyone with experience of anxiety will know that any slightest barrier or difficulty sets the mind into overdrive.

Yesterday I was at my mums. The dog was not in the garden at all. I think they are keeping it in now which is not what we wanted AT ALL. We have never seen the dog being walked or anything like that. I do feel sorry for it.

In hindsight I should not have titled the thread with the word 'staffie'. I should have known that is controversial. We are animal lovers ourselves - we have a rescue parrot that is so stressed it plucks itself however I don't think it's fair to blame my mum who was going about her own business.

BTW, I have anxiety issues myself. In the car over to my mums my mind was going into overdrive. My partner is the quiet type who is as much use as a choccy teapot at times of stress. It took me less than a few minutes to start a thread as I had nobody to ask about this. I needed to do something to distract my mind and I needed some perspective. My 2 brothers were with my mum already so she had people with her.
Unfortunately some posters then questioned me as a troll.

My mum seems ok but time will tell. She has just moved there last year from a rough area and I think she is a worried she won't be able to settle as well now.

Thanks for the support to those who had useful things to say.

pimento

I don't think it's unreasonable to expect to be able to walk past your neighbour's house without being barked at or approached by any dog. Not everybody likes dogs and some people are scared of them.
I wouldn't know if your dog wanted to say hello, or lick me to death, was looking for food or wanted to rip my face off and frankly, I shouldn't be put into the position of finding out just by going about my business.

If your dog likes to approach people or bark as they walk past, then keep it on a lead or keep your garden fenced.

Your dog may be Lassie, but I don't care.

margaretclare

It is a pity that this dog does not get walked. From seeing my GD's Staffie and what she does with him, he's an energetic dog and needs lots of exercise. If they don't get enough exercise that alone can cause them to become frustrated and cause problems.

I am sorry about this. I agree with you that it's not unreasonable to be able to take a short-cut public footpath without problems.

adouglasmhor

jumpingjackd wrote: »

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


Again hmmm, how has she seen this, would think it might be an unusual occurrrence unless the dog wa
s particularly viscious

My dog will rip toys to bits in no time, kills tennis balls regularly. But he is not vicious in the least and is from a breed genuinely known for being placid.

pimento

I'll admit to knowing less than nothing at all about dogs. I just know that if one barks or runs up to me or jumps up to me, it makes me very nervous. If the owner says 'Oh, don't worry, s/he won't hurt you' that makes not an iota of difference to me who knows nothing about dogs and doesn't really want to know.

Don't get me wrong, I like dogs, I just couldn't eat a whole one.

Buick

Person_one wrote: »

What will happen is that the thread will descend into two entrenched camps getting more and more irate and OTT.

and you're not exactly innocent of this :mad:


OP hope your mum's feeling OK now. Sorry there's some people on here who like to cause arguments and 'prove a point'.