Topic: Dog Attacks

[Wool]

Another attack https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66900657

[rob1966]

Another attack https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66900657

Every dog bite will be a Bully XL now...

[jillcwhomever]

Another attack https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-66900657

Cowardly c*nt of an owner leaving the guy there to be attacked. I am sorry but people like that should not be owning any dog.

[rob1966]

Cowardly c*nt of an owner leaving the guy there to be attacked. I am sorry but people like that should not be owning any dog.

Agreed - you should have to, by law, have a licence for any dog and every dog be chipped and registered. It'd be better for the dogs too as people would be less likely to buy a dog on a whim and they give it to a shelter or dump it.

[Andy82lfc]

Every dog bite will be a Bully XL now...

Exactly, I'd say there's a very good chance it was not an XL but something similar.

Already had a few people talking with lately about dogs in the park saying "oh that ones an XL - I saw another one with that owner last week" Both times they were Staffy's and one other was a mastiff cross (mates wifes a dog trainer).

Everything is now an XL basically.

[classycarra]

Every dog bite will be a Bully XL now...

statistically seems a good chance it actually was a bully. plus they're quite easy to identify, especially being in the news so frequently on account of being responsible for killing and maiming people in the last few years

[classycarra]

Four minutes of talking heads with the Bully owners protesting in London today

https://twitter.com/PoliticsJOE_UK/status/1705676222280192471

[Black Bull Nova]

Four minutes of talking heads with the Bully owners protesting in London today

https://twitter.com/PoliticsJOE_UK/status/1705676222280192471

One or two in their that are probably scarier than their dogs

[stoa]

One or two in their that are probably scarier than their dogs

To be fair, one or two seem reasonable enough. The others should have just said nothing. Love the lady who is clearly older than 15 years saying that she hasn't seen a bad XL Bully for 15 years...

[Black Bull Nova]

One (I think) went past our house today (with a muzzle on) and a load of kids (slightly older kids) holding the lead

The bottom line for me is that they are intimidating, I was not worried about that one today because of the muzzle but if I'd been in the park with my dogs and an 11 year old managing the dog, I don't mind saying that even if it was safe I would feel intimidated. If an aggressive dog gets near mine I am able to pick mine up. I'd worry to be honest that any dog of that size and capability could get round that by taking me out to get to them.
I get the woman in the video before saying her dog makes her feel safe and I think the problem is those people who intimidate others to the degree they feel they need that sort of protection but being honest, it's like guns. It's like an arms race, if someone has a do to protect themselves the dickheads who live in this world just go for a bigger, stronger dog. That's why these dogs exist, they are being bred to outdo other dogs. Time was a Staffordshire fullfilled this role, they are like poodles now compared to what's about.

[Hedley Lamarr]

Agreed - you should have to, by law, have a licence for any dog and every dog be chipped and registered. It'd be better for the dogs too as people would be less likely to buy a dog on a whim and they give it to a shelter or dump it.

Every dog needs to be microchipped by the middle of next year, the problem with that is that is that if your the sort to want a dangerous dog for certain reasons you're unlikely to give a flying shite about the legal side of things.  Unless the dog escapes and is found I'm not sure how microchip status will ever be determined.  Can't see the police doing random spot checks or anything.

[Lee1-6Liv]

Another fatal attack, the owner of the dog has been arrested on suspicion of murder. So looks like the dog was used as a weapon.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-67004053

[classycarra]

Its genuinely mad the number of people being killed by dogs in the current year of statistics

[Slippers]

Their claws are no sharper than those of any other decent sized dog. While they will hurt, they're not going to kill you, unless you get infected from bad bacteria.  It's the bite you have to worry about

My niece is off work and waiting for plastic surgery after a dog bite became infected.

[Caligula?]

I'd honestly start carrying around bear spray. Owners who leave their dogs unleashed are the worst.

[rob1966]

My niece is off work and waiting for plastic surgery after a dog bite became infected.

Hope she recovers soon.

Dogs mouths are cesspits, I got licked on the face by one of our dogs once, just caught my eye and I got a horrible infection from it, lads in work thought I'd been fighting my eye looked that bad.

[Slippers]

Hope she recovers soon.

Dogs mouths are cesspits, I got licked on the face by one of our dogs once, just caught my eye and I got a horrible infection from it, lads in work thought I'd been fighting my eye looked that bad.

Thank you.

The dog belongs to a drug dealer and the police aren't interested because according to them it's her word against his despite the whole thing being captured on CCTV.

[Andy82lfc]

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/18/britons-have-started-handing-in-xl-bullies-to-be-put-down-mps-told

'Loving' owners already starting to ask vets to put their XL bullies down.

Saying vets will rightly refuse to put a healthy dog down just because the owner doesn't want it any more.