[Closed] Over concerned about a neighbors dog?

iolo - Member
Staffie? They can be lovely dogs.

seosamh77 - Member

iolo - Member
Staffie? They can be lovely dogs.

Not if it's growling at ye, take a hammer to its face would be my advice.

I think I know who needs reporting to the RSPCA

There seems to be a lot of canine hatred here.
I an not defending dog attacks.
Many are unprovoked.
Many are provoked. I witnessed a dog playing with a ball quite happily on the beach with his owner. Some guy got a bit pissed as the ball got too close to his pick nick and kicked the dog in the head.
It wasn't the dog who bit this guy. It was the dog's owner. Those poor kids having a pick nick had to see daddy getting ten bags of shite beaten out out him.
It's all down to control.
Keep your dog under control and everything will be fine.
Keep your dog hatred under control and everything will be fine.
Dog and man living in harmony.

EDIT: seosamh77, You sound quite disturbed. Go to your doctor and and for thearpy. It will only get worse unless you do.

The pointless comparison was only brought about by richc's poor English, but there are over 500 dog attacks a day; it isn't a rare occurrence.

500 dog attacks a day!?! really....... which country do you live in?

I really hope you aren't taking the fag packet estimate of 200,000 and dividing it by 365.

Also has anyone found how the media took the actual figures of ~6300 reported dog bites and worked out that only ~ 3% of people bitten actually report/do anything about it.

I am not even going to bother commenting on how someone compared estimated dog bites with actual car fatalities to make the figures look good, as I am sure they are aware of just how retarded that comparison is.

But in short, you can take your victim blaming and shove it up your arse you **** imbecile.

Keep your dog hatred under control and everything will be fine.

but I'd rather not have my jacket messed up / torn by your dog jumping up at me.

Has this ever happened?

But in short, you can take your victim blaming and shove it up your arse you **** imbecile

You tell me all attacks have been unprovoked? Possibly a schild tries to take food from a dog - that should be parent and owner responsibility

iolo - Member

You tell me all attacks have been unprovoked?

Where have I said that?
Can you show me where I said that?

No you can't.
And you're still victim blaming.
Don't use such pathetic tactics to try and argue with me.
You're a waste of ****ing carbon.

All in from reading some of the bile in here I know I'd prefer the company of dogs.

Theres a woman locally who walks a very surly ginger-looking short-haired Pitbull(?) thing. She always walks it around lunchtime past the local school, around the local college and Police station slowly. Very slowly.

I've gone to stroke it before- now I've stroked Staffs (had a Staff jump up into my arms), had staffs on the hind-legs leaning against me but the woman firmly said 'do not come anywhere near him'- he also growled (alot).

From looking at her- I'm gathering shes trying to send a message out to the local youth who she is and her dog. Must be a local whose suffered (perceived) anti-social behaviour?!

In an extreme view- if there were no domestic dogs there would be no deaths or attacks.

We really should be regulated/breeds regulated more. Sad but when I used to take my dog into the park it was a lottery to see whose dog had been attacked by another etc and the bad owner had run off.

iolo - Member

but I'd rather not have my jacket messed up / torn by your dog jumping up at me.

Has this ever happened?

No you can't.
And you're still victim blaming.
Don't use such pathetic tactics to try and argue with me.
You're a waste of **** carbon.

Jesus, I would be more worried about having a heart attack then a dog attack if I were you; as you are coming across as a little mentally delicate.

Remember to count to ten, wipe the spittle off your monitor and breathe before you comment.

So, proportionally (based on numbers of cars v numbers of dogs), how does that equate? It is nonsense to state a 'fact' like that without quantifying it.

Number of cars in UK ~23 million, number of dogs ~8.5 million, both figures are estimates.

So using crappy logic 0.0741% of the UK's dogs have been involved in an event that was reported; compared to 0.85% of cars.

I dont mind a dog jumping up/dirtying my clothes- its a trade off for the interaction that follows.

No you can't.
And you're still victim blaming.
Don't use such pathetic tactics to try and argue with me.
You're a waste of **** carbon.

I sense issues.
Maybe anger management therapy is required
You seem to be a human Pitbull with psychological issues. Do your jaws lock when you bite?
If you need to talk let me know. I feel your pain.

Dog threads should be saved up for Friday afternoons

I've been bitten by a dog despite wearing hi-vis and a helmet

gwaelod - Member
I've been bitten by a dog despite wearing hi-vis and a helmet

I don't quite get it here with dogs.
Someone put's up a puppy picture - every one is awwwwwwwwww love it schwweet schnuggly pumpkiny baby doggyyy.
Someone has a trail hound - everyone goes cool dog dude. I love you trail hound.
Everything else not owned by a cyclist is the spawn of Bieslibub that must be destroyed as they are bike rider killers.

iolo - Member

I sense issues.
Maybe anger management therapy is required
You seem to be a human Pitbull with psychological issues. Do your jaws lock when you bite?
If you need to talk let me know. I feel your pain.

If you think you can wind me up you're as pathetic as I thought.
I'll waste no more time on a silly little bell whiff like you. 😀

Not winding up. Actually concerned.

EDIT:

http://www.mind.org.uk/

I get a lot of help here

No, those who don't like dogs don't generally tend to look at cutesy pictures of dogs on those type of threads.
The OP is looking for advice over a possible dog issue and there you go.

If its any consolation cats get just as much stick on the regular "cat poo in the garden" threads.

Think of it as balance. 🙄

So, proportionally (based on numbers of cars v numbers of dogs), how does that equate? It is nonsense to state a 'fact' like that without quantifying it.

There are approximately 8.5 million dogs in the UK. If we round up the average number of fatal dog attacks per year since 2007 - 2013 as being 3, then that works out as 0.00004% of dogs will be involved in fatal attacks on people.

There are approximately 35 million vehicles in the UK. In the 2012, there were 1754 vehicle related fatalities. That works out that 0.005% of cars will be involved in fatal accidents.

I think. I was always a bit ropey at maths.

That said, I would still be cautious with children around large and powerful dogs, and wouldn't leave a child unattended with even a small dog. Some children don't know how to behave around dogs, and some dogs don't know how to behave around children. Most are ace though, but it does pay to be cautious (just like how I assume that most people on the road are complete idiots, heh).

I've never been bitten while riding 29" either

stands to reason..bigger wheel size gets you further away from the gaping cainine jaws

What about clearance though...does the extra wheel diameter make an appreciable difference to the speed and distance of dog turd "throw" from the tyres?

I feel 650b might be the ideal anti dog compromise......

Has this ever happened?

I've had clothing ruined by dogs, a handful of occasions where they have jumped up and their claws/teeth have damaged my running tracksters/tights etc. Few puncture wounds as well.
Anyway all my own fault apparently.

I wasn't blaming people, just trying to point out that sometimes there are two sides to a story

mikewsmith - Member

Not if it's growling at ye, take a hammer to its face would be my advice.
I think I know who needs reporting to the RSPCA

Because you would put a hammer to a dog's face when it was pushing out a fart.
That's not the response of a sane person.

iolo - Member
Because you would put a hammer to a dog's face when it was pushing out a fart.
That's not the response of a sane person.

could you quote where I said that please?

growling to you, farting to others, who knows? Let's hope there's no hammers around when it's taking a dump.

iolo - Member
growling to you, farting to others, who knows? Let's hope there's no hammers around when it's taking a dump.

Hmmm I'm kind of in the anti-dog owner camp.
Not the greatest fan of some dog owners (I have mates with dogs who are good and one who understand dogs well enough to know when a 1 way trip to the vet was the only solution) due to too many rows when their beloved dog has attacked me in a public place BTW I've never reported an attack (so skewing any statistics).

Personally I think the rule they had in Texas was a good 'un...
if you feel threatened by a dog in a public place you have the right to demand that it's put down.
Never had a problem with a dog owner in Tx.

Personally I think the rule they had in Texas was a good 'un...
if you feel threatened by a dog in a public place you have the right to demand that it's put down.
Never had a problem with a dog owner in Tx.

Good ol USA. Shoot every thing until it's dead. Kill it again then shoot it to be sure. Was that texan law a George W Bush special? Texans really like to kill. Prisoners or dogs, nobody cares.

Would you do it personally?
Or would you use the preferred STW hammer in face method?

I ran over a cat the other week whilst riding my roadie, broke it's leg I did.
It was a sad incident, nothing to do with this thread but I thought I'd share.

iolo - Member
Would you do it personally?
Or would you use the preferred STW hammer in face method?

strange guy with deep issues

iolo - Member
strange guy with deep issues

Lets look at some other great Texas law's
http://1023blakefm.com/stupid-laws-texas/

Mind you all pretty mild considering they are happy to execute children and the mentally ill.

or what about the gun law http://www.policymic.com/articles/46923/5-crazy-facts-about-texas-gun-laws

Mind you they must have got it right as its fine to insist that someone's dog is put down if you don't like it.

I'm not the oddball that thinks dogs should have a right to terrorise people.

i really hope you are trolling, if not you have some serious issues that you ought to speak to someone about.

When did I ever say that? I've tried to say there's two sides to every argument.

Wanting to set an animal alight with petrol show's how dis engaged you are with reality. I hope you're nicer with people. What if someone's child kicks a ball at you accidentally. Are you going to the nearest Shell?

i really hope you are trolling, if not you have some serious issues that you ought to speak to someone about.

iolo - Member
Wanting to set an animal alight with petrol show's how dis engaged you are with reality. I hope you're nicer with people. What if someone's child kicks a ball at you accidentally. Are you going to the nearest Shell?

Would petrol and a match be a good compromise for you?

Cover it in petrol, light it and it'll go[b] 'WOOOF'![/b]

johndoh - Member
Would petrol and a match be a good compromise for you?

How do you make a cat bark?
Cover it in petrol, light it and it'll go 'WOOOF'!

I'm not against dogs, I quite like placid dogs, I just don't think they should be allowed to show aggression against people.

growling doesn't always mean aggression/intent to attack. Have you never seen a dog playing with a stick or another dog? They growl all the time, its just one form of communication they have. Also attack dogs don't growl at you before they do what they are trained to do, as that's wasting air ....

I call troll ..... or retard.... 🙂

As said a lot of dogs bite.
But its the attitude of the persons being bit that regularly contributes to this.
A dog can sense hatred and doesn't like it.
This hatred is normally instilled into humans from an early age. When I walked my dog (rip jarvis ) the amount of people who would say to their toddlers stay away from that naughty dog he'll bite was unbelievable. He was a lab/spaniel cross that was the kindest thing ever.
Grown men with this in their dna tend to get bit.

This is not 2 side to every story, this is saying that if you are scared of dogs you are more likely to get bitten and rightfully so.

The problem with walking dogs next to people with toddlers or kids in pushchairs is that the dog tends to be right in their face, whereas to us fully grown adults they are not. A dog can very easily hurt a child just by being over zealous, so i think parents are right to be wary. I don't think it's right to tell kids that all dogs bite or all are nasty, but it's definitely right to tell them to be careful around them because all dogs can be unpredictable.