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I'm a face owner and I think you've done the right thing.
Be sure to get photos of the injury but wait a couple of days until the bruising really comes out.
Report it a hundered thousand times over (maybe a bit OTT). I'd follow it up in a week or so too, especially if your not gonna get owt back for the jacket. Responsible dog owners are all well and good and its a shame that its the minority that spoil it, but thats life.
Surely this is another argument for Dog Licences.
Let the "discussions" commence.
I've got a fish, a child and a face and I'm struggling to think of a punchline.
I'm still waiting for a member of the wildfowl community to congratulate the Rottweiler on doing the right thing by attacking me, maybe it just took exception to my down jacket? 😛
ETA: I like dogs, so much so that I even own one of my very own! I included 'Rottweiler' in the thread title for that is what it was, in much the same way that if I was seeking information about VW Golfs I would specify that rather than 'Tell me about cars!' or suchlike.
I know Rotties get a bad press, but that happened to be the breed on this occasion. I'll be sure to report back with any sightings of renegade King Charles Cavalier Spaniels too 🙂
My in-laws recently acquired an ill-tempered Yorkiepoo - despite looking like a tiny ewok, he's muzzled when taken into parks and the like as he can be a bit nippy.
As an aside,
Generally speaking, why [i]do [/i]people own these things? And by choice too?
I get why people might want a bigger dog for home security, and / or a friendly pooch for a family pet. I get why scrotes want hard-man trophy dogs for protection or just because they're well 'ard innit. I get why the lady of the house might want a little waggy dog that's effectively a cat in all but name.
But I genuinely struggle to comprehend the thought process behind "well, what I'd really like is a little aggressive dog that yaps constantly and nips unprovoked at anything that moves, so we can't have it out in public without a muzzle." Horrible things. What's the attraction?
[i]But I genuinely struggle to comprehend the thought process behind "well, what I'd really like is a little aggressive dog that yaps constantly and nips unprovoked at anything that moves, so we can't have it out in public without a muzzle." Horrible things. What's the attraction?[/i]
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Why do people want what appears to be a rabid rat as a companion?
Re: 'Yappy' breeds, they often seem to come in pairs too. That way they can wind each other up all day long so as to ensure that the yapping never ends! On the plus side, best burglar alarms going.
I'm childish with a fishy face.
I'm surprised that the owner hasn't been round. A mark of the man?
A decent person would be around, with a bottle to talk, apologise and discuss.
This is cynical but I wonder when the Police turn up on his doorstep he either flatly denies it was his dog/him and you are lying or hes 'had the dog put down' and at somepoint in the future you may see a visitor pop round with a very similar animal with the explanation 'they were cousins/in the same litter' bollocks. Me a cynic?
hora - MemberI'm surprised that the owner hasn't been round. A mark of the man?
Somehow I didn't really expect him to come round, I just don't really expect people to do the right thing these days, it's always a nice surprise when people do actually do the honourable thing.
When I was knocked off my bike on a roundabout (my priority, lights, Hi-Vis jacket blah blah blah) , the driver who witnessed the incident drove off explaining 'Sorry, late for the cinema!'...some people just seem to have have warped priorities these days
I've kept the jacket, so maybe they'll send some sort of canine CSI team round (glamorous, clad in Armani, driving a Hummer) 🙂
Not that I want to see a dog put down but I think talk to RSPCA or someone similar for advice. A coat is replaceable but as you've pointed out if it were a kids face that could potentially have a major impact on a person life.
A decent person would be around, with a bottle to talk, apologise and discuss.
I don't know how I'm going to break this to you mate..... are you sitting down? If not, you better had. Have you got a cup of tea? Maybe you might need something a bit stronger.
Right. Here goes. I'm sorry it has to be me to break this to you. And there's no way to sugar coat this..... some people aren't very nice
There are decent people out there. Saying that we are talking about someone who clearly needs a Rottweiler.
No police action?
Mr T
Monster T's
And there's no way to sugar coat this..... some people aren't very nice
Binners... you're so mean....
He knows this anyway. For a start, I'm a right ****! I give him an almighty wedgie, then steal his dinner money every time I see him. I guess he just thinks I'm being playful
Theres a lovely old Corporation Park near us (a lovely park where BBC/Ceebeebies) film children's programmes and my son's nursery visit for walks. Anyway there have been numerous cases of large dogs attacking other dogs.
One particular one involved a large American Bull Mastiff? that attacked a small dog- punctured its throat. The owner said **** off and left. A few months past and he started turning up again bold as brass with his dog.
It came close to my dog and I asked the owners wife to take it away before something happened to it, her reply was 'get over yourself dickhead'.
Again it/they disappeared for a while. Turns out it'd attacked a Jack Russell. Talking to other dog owners (who all know about it), he/she just saunter across/along the path - with no indication of 'be careful with your dog'- as though they are doing it for kicks.
Some people have really really thick skins and thicker necks. Maybe one day it'd turn in their own home. Shudder that thought though because I doubt it'd attack its owner.
As an aside,Generally speaking, why do people own these things? And by choice too?
God knows, we've been asking that every time they talk about him! 😆
They knew in advance that he had 'issues' - he'd been kept in a small house without enough exercise, and his previous owners had tried to stop his barking with a shock collar. The rescue home thought that my in-laws might be a good fit as they have a huge garden, lots of terrier experience and lots of time, so they're trying to make him into a nice dog. Not sure how much success they're having!
it's because they've got "character" and "personality" and "vim"* and "pep"*.
*no idea what this means
OP you should report it, but if the owner is a ne'er-do-well you might be in for abuse, vandalism, arson, assault, who knows. It's a tough call and I wouldn't blame you for doing nothing.
[i]rotties make great family dogs, and with kind owners are very loyal friendly breeds. dogs will take on personality of the owner, if they're a tool so the dog will be. don't descend into daily mail stereotypes about evil dogs.[/i]
Whilst not wanting to fall into a daily mail sterotypes, stereotyping dogs seems pretty sensible, as after all the dogs have been selectively bred over many generations to have stereotypical traits.
So Rotties have been bred to be strong, fearless protectors of families and livestock, and in the case of livestock have to have the ability to work independently.
A lot of these traits would seem to make them great family pets, but also a liability when out in the big wide world, where they can easily decide that it's within their remit to decide what is an isn't a threat to the family. Now of-course a good strong owner can no-doubt stop this, but of course no one-else can no in advance what the owner is like.
For this reason personally I don't trust em as far as I can throw em.
Double post 🙂
I don't trust any dog that can overcome a human in any situation.
Any that can should be kept as work animals, NOT as pets.
Is that just dogs? What about cows? Or heffalumps?
Theres a lovely old [s]Corporation Park[/s] [b]dog toilet[/b] near us
FIFY
I can never understand why we as a society allow public open space used for human recreation (parks, playing fields etc) to be used as a dog toilet
people drive in from miles around to my local park to "toilet" their dog, WTF! do it somewhere else and let my kids enjoy the open space without fear of being approached by uncontrolled dogs or stepping in dog sh1t
Depends. If you try making love to it. Being from Ramsbottom I imagine you've all taken turns on the neighbourhood heifer.
stufield - Member
rotties make great family dogs, and with kind owners are very loyal friendly breeds. dogs will take on personality of the owner, if they're a tool so the dog will be. don't descend into daily mail stereotypes about evil dogs.
This is fact.
So it must follow you and the tool that is his owner have some issues between you that you're maybe not telling us about. I refuse to believe the dog up and randomly had a go at you without some form of provocation.
I understand you have to report it, even if you stood there abusing the bastard and were about to strike him, which I don't think for one moment you were, but the dog obviously picked up on something, it's usually fear, since fear is what is present at the start of an attack.
You need to admit you filled you pants and the dog picked up on it so went in for an early victory...
Then report it.
And beg forgiveness of the wildfowl society.
How about a bit of ginger?
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OP stated he wasn't afraid of the dog and it attacked him, why can't that be the case, dogs like this are just to risky and should not be given the chance of seriously hurting anybody else, even if it does get muzzled a massive dog like a Rottweiler could scare a child or adult for that matter and make them afraid of dogs forever. Dogs like this need to be dealt with along with their owners.
The owner is obviously an idiot. Friend of mine has a Rottweiler, she is a lovely dog. Very soft!
Report him.
You were lucky to get away with just bruises.
I´ve had a couple of rottweilers and I´ve seen them easily bite through bone.
They´re powerful dogs and untrained it´s like walking round with a loaded gun.
Your neighbour obviously shouldn´t be permitted to have one if he isn´t bothered to put the time needed into training and control.
This is fact.So it must follow you and the tool that is his owner have some issues between you that you're maybe not telling us about. I refuse to believe the dog up and randomly had a go at you without some form of provocation.
Aye, because the dog couldn't possible be an overbred vanity/intimidation object being dragged around by an equally well bred human.
[i]"Let us allow the dog to disappear from our brick and concrete jungles, from our firesides, from the leather nooses and chains by which we enslave it." [/i]John Bryant, Fettered Kingdoms.
Go and see the bloke
firstly because of the jacket
but also tell him that, whereas you should report the dog, you will not make a report if he agrees to always muzzle the dog in public from now on.
Then you can get away without reporting it and not have to fear retaliation...
I wouldn't want to risk going around to the guys house when the dogs already attacked him, leave that to plod!
Conversation..
[Ding dong]
'Hello'
- Ah yes, you remember me?
'Right, you ok now?
- Yes, fine but my jacket you see
'no bite marks left'?
- No, but
'Bye'
[Slam]
Or (more likely)
[Ding dong]
(Young girl is told to answer the door for a week)
'Yes mister'
- Is Your Dad in?
'No hes not in, gone away'.
[Slam]
ok, wait until he is walking past again, but this time wrap your arms up with a thick blanket...
[i]wrap your arms up with a thick blanket... [/i]
wrapped in razor wire. He wouldn't do it again.
Or pop a fire extinguisher in a nearby bush- empty the contents into the dogs face then wrap the empty cylinder around the 'astonished' dog owners head.
Or (more likely)
[Ding dong]
(Young girl is told to answer the door for a week)
'Yes mister'
- Is Your Dad in?
'No hes not in, gone away'.
[Slam]
or
[ding dong]
"WTF do you want?"
"eh, well, uh, my ur jacket is sort of"
"TYSON - FETCH AND KILL BOY"
dogs are only aggressive because they are taught to be or are constantly being beaten, any breed can attack and be vicious. It people that believe a dog has the ability to do harm its in its nature, this isn't true these are not lions and one day they will eat their owner if given the chance.
Fair enough, but this dog wasn't provoked in any way. I was walking past it, didn't even look at it.
Yes, any breed can turn, but given the choice I'd rather be attacked by a little yappy thing that can be easily booted over the cross bar, rather than by some 12 stone beast that could quite easily kill an adult.
dogs are only aggressive because they are taught to be
or it is breed into them from generations ago...
I watched a documentary where they put a jack russell in a room with a toy - a doll I think. Everything was ok.
Then they let another jack russell into the room and bang, they turned into a pack and ripped the doll to shreds...
two weimaraners, which I had met in the owners house the previous day, got into my garden (after lunging through the fence to bite me) and they were hunting round it looking like a pair of raptors from jurassic park.
dogs are only aggressive because they are taught to be or are constantly being beaten, any breed can attack and be vicious. It people that believe a dog has the ability to do harm its in its nature, this isn't true these are not lions and one day they will eat their owner if given the chance.
this is just not true I'm afraid. Rotties like German Sheps or Dobermans are/were bred for protecting people. If properly raised they are fine even then you wouldnt want to mess with most of thems famillies. It is entirely possible this dog was picking up on nerves or tension in the owner. My lurcher shakes and looks worried when i' m angry or tense a rottie may well get bitey if its not been properly bought up. Doesnt means its been actively mistreated. It cant have realy meant it if it didnt break skin, but it needs reporting and at least muzzling in public.
As for the idea that jack russels destroying a doll means anything other than they like destroying dolls is i'm afraid laughable.