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DD sorry to hear your dog was traumatised. It is a great idea to carry on socialising her with other dogs to. The dog warden is the best choice, get it detained, if the owner picks it up it's usually £75 at least to get it back and may encourage them to be more resposnible next time. At the least will stop it attacking anybody elses dog.
That Wheaten isn't flying, this Tibetan is however
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Border Terriers fly too
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She went to the park first thing this morning. Not a bother on her. Met a few new dogs and was happy enough to say hello. All in all, very relieved and glad she hasn't let it get to her. 🙂
Had an off the lead Staffie come tearing up to my Boxer who was on a lead(he always is as he don't come back) last week.Tried to get my dog around the throat,but luckly didn't get a good grip & he threw him off & then pinned him to the floor with his paw(he has very big paws)under the Staffies throat.He then stood over him snarling.The owner finally arrived to put his dog on a lead & both of them shuffled off sheepishly....
Yay! Good news for Molly!
Hi Damo, nice dog. Mines a Lakeland Terrier.
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We used to have a Border that was routinly attacked by other dogs off the lead down the park (while he was on his), Staffie/crosses, Alsations even a Great Dane once. Could never trust the Mrs to be able to fend them off on her own. Came down to not going to the park or moving out the town. Luckily we eventually managed to move.
That was a few years ago, now we have to make do with internet dogs:
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Not quite the same.
NikNak7890 - MemberReally sorry to hear what happened, staffys really have been dealt a hard hand with the chav mentality. They are a fantastic dog, when handled with maturity and sensibility.
People, please remember, more children have killed children than Staffies have. There are bad owners like there are bad parents. If this happened to one of my dogs (or I saw it happen) I'd be calling the Police there and then to be collecting the dog, and arresting the owners!
yep..
like i say the chav dogs 9 times out of 10 arent staffies..
I had a similar experience to the OP when i was younger. A friend of mine used to walk an english bull terrier for a neighbour. Nothing wrong with that. It got exercise and the neighbour, although to lazy made sure it was walked.
I had a puppy springer spaniel. She was a barmpot called Jess and was about 6mths old
My dog had a habit of winding this terrier up but as it was always on the lead, it was never a problem. Untill one day, i was at the park with my dog and my mate was about 1/2 mile away talking to some friends. Can you believe this bull terrier slipped its lead and ran 1/2 mile straight for the park. My springer didnt stand a chance, she thought this dog was coming to play. Clamped its jaws right around my dogs thoat.
Three lads kicked seven shades out of this terrier. Feet, fists, sticks, tightened collar. In the end we put a big stick in its mouth and prized it open.
The terrier collapsed after we got it off.
I took my springer home and kept quiet about it as she seemed ok. An hour later my dad came up and asked why Jess was lying in a pool of blood. Thankfully it was puncture wounds to her skin but nothing else which healed with a bit of talc.
It was a horrible situation and tbh its something i dont ever want to see again.
I can report that Molly is getting on with things. Doesn't seem any different in the park. Happy to say hello to new dogs and existing friends. Now it's just a case of her owners acting as nonchalantly as previously so as not to transfer any anxiety on to her. It's difficult not to lean on the over-protective side 😕 She's nearly finished her antibiotics which she took from our hand, the eejit 🙂 All wounds are healed up and any swelling has gone done. Thankfully, she's "of the breed" and quite resilient.
Hoping not to have a repeat of anything similar anytime soon. Hobo, that sounded horrible. Pups don't stand a chance when it comes to a bull terrier's jaws. There are plenty of lovely Staffies in the park. Hopefully, Molly will be fine around them too.
I do recall a friend of my mums had a staffie. It was a lovely dog and although capable, it only ever dealt with other dogs if they came looking for it kind of thing. Trouble was they kept coming looking even though said staffie was on a lead at all times.
This woman (50yr old at the time) took to carrying what was basically a horse whip with her to fend off unwanted attacks on her dog.
I walked him once and he got attacked whilst on the lead by a Retriever. As he was on the lead he was struggling to fend this thing off so i let go of the lead and let them get on with it. Funnily enough, when i let go of the lead the other dogs owner didnt see the funny side of it when her dog started to get a pasting.
Point of the post, even when they are under control a dog can still get a bad rep because of other dogs behavour
My vicious staffie attacking my niece.
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Staffies are a banned breed here in Germany, so I was unable to bring him across here when I moved and now my brother looks after him.
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look how close he is to the kids FACE!!!
Walking my dog yesterday morning (very gentle neopolitan mastif cross)on the lead and pushing my five month old son in his pushchair. An off-lead staffie decided to launch an attack. Before my dog could even react I bellowed a war cry and it ran off. I feel no malice towards any dog, but was fully prepared to defend my son and dog by whatever means necessary. A true test of man against dog would be a terrifying experience, but most scare pretty easily when they know you mean it.
The dog in question belonged to an old chap and it has shown itself to be dog aggressive in the past, so why the hell is it off lead?!
I know some lovely staffies and have nothing against the breed, as ever common sense is anything but common.
Glad your pup is ok, mine was bitten in the face by a nine stone dog whilst at training classes. Luckily she has not been affected and is still very friendly and fearless, she even became friends with the dog who bit her(a long story.)
most scare pretty easily when they know you mean it.
My recentish experience with fighting dogs would bear that out.
My Boxing Day morning a couple of years ago was punctuated by my girlfriend's screams as two dogs decided to play tug-of-war with a cat outside our house.
In a state of undress, I grabbed what I could and flew out of the house. A man in his 30s wearing a dressing gown with his toes half wedged into his g/f's trainers isn't normally something to strike fear into the heart, but the sight of a demented Arthur Dent bearing down on them carrying the rage of all hell fire was, fortunately, enough to make them both bolt.
In hindsight, it was a bloody stupid thing to do. They were both big dogs, one an Alsation / German Shepherd and the other similar-sized but shorter and heavier, if they hadn't taken boggarts at my bellowing then I wouldn't have been particularly well equipped for a fight.