When I read anything like this where a child is hurt is makes me think how it must be. Your child being injured in a horrible way and how they must feel when it's going on. Then I look at my innocent 18 month old who wouldnt say boo to a goose, (quack quack - maybe) and I just want to protect the hell out of her.

 

That's funny that, because a couple months ago, my sister was out walking the dog when it was attacked by 2 Boxer dogs.

All Boxers should be destroyed

 

I take each post on its own merit, you think i gave two shakes to bother remembering your opinions from previous threads?

 

You think I gave two shakes that you didnt bother to remember? If youre going to try and be part of a community its helpful to get to know what people think of each other

 

Good luck, I dont even say hi to my neighbour.

 

I think you might find it's because he/she does their best to avoid you.

If you combined your 2 usernames, Snug and Tiggs, you'd get Tug, I rest my case.

 

If you change spoon to ****, etc, etc

 

Predictably a very poor response but well done for trying to integrate.

 

I was copying you. I figured i a town of retards quoting shakespeare wouldn't endear me.

 

You spell like an uneducated 4 year old, have the social skills of a wasp and have the cheek to call others retards?

 

Erm, I did just that last time a dog fancied a chew and a thread was started. Bizzarely I got banned because of it

Here we go again ............... TAKE THEIR TEETH OUT!

<Awaits infractions from 'dangerous dog' owning fundamentalists followed by bannage.>

 

FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT

 

Why are you laughing at that? Can you not afford a TV, there's stuff on there you'd probably split your sides for.

 

I couldn't possibly pick on the boards leper.

 

<<<< Hesitates over the Infraction button >>>>>>>

 

Hypocrisy is amusing.

 

does anyone know for sure it was a staff?
there are a large amount of bull breed dogs what are very similar.
it is uncharacteristic of the breed to attack a human. staffs bond more with children than adults and are protective of children. there are always variables in every species though.
i have three staffs and i can confirm that they have never acted aggressively toward my children. however nextdoors kids torment my dogs through the fence (which is unbreachable) and two of them become aggressive.
when outwith the garden and not being teased they are excellent with people. they do not like drunk males though.
if you take a dog out of its comfort zone fear becomes aggression and inevitably leads to an attack, any dog from a toy to a giant can act in this way.
i hope the girl who was attacked heals quickly and i wish her all the best.
do not be hasty to condemn a whole breed when all dogs are the same species.
its identical to say every scouser is a thief, every muslim is a jihadist,every priest is a paedophile.
if there is a bandwagon some people just can't resist jumping on.
if i've offended anyone with my comments i apologise. Chris.

 

Perish the thought Spoon. I would feel very unsafe on a quad.

Les

 

This though is exactly why people should be spending time socialising and desensitizing a puppy as soon as possible and not just buying one and leaving it in a home or garden and largely ignoring it.

Any dog possessing fear aggression would be better put to sleep to eliminate the inevitable.

 

Pretty similar to me sending my dog to pluck somebody out of the air with a muzzle on.

 

I have a staffie, had them for 20 years with no issues other than other dogs trying to attack them. They are great dogs but put them with people who don't bother to train them or show them there place in the pack and like any other dog they can attack, but when they do the outcome is much worse due to the type of dog they are.

The problem is people think they look hard with this type of dog and those type of people should not be able to have pets.

The answer I think is some kind of licence for certain breeds. Before you can have one you have to show you can look after it and train it correctly etc. There should be a charge for this licence - say 150 quid, no licence/approval no dog.

This short video sums it all up I think.
YouTube - The Staffordshire Bull Terrier - The "Real" Story

 

edited for accuracy
richie

 

Apart from the inclusion of a propaganda film, that is an eminently sensible post

 

 

Sorry couldn't resist, I think it show's what these dogs are really like when brought up properly in a family enviroment. In the right hands they are not the savage animals that people perceive them as.

 

Boards Leper
Does anyone like him?.............................................. .............Thought not

 

As the current owner of my second Staffie, i could not agree more with this sentiment. If there were a lot more owners such as T5OLF and myself who love the breed for it's attributes and not as some kind of 'status symbol' then human attacks would be no more frequent than any other breed and the media furore die off a bit.

I certainly would not mind paying double that yearly if it meant one less kid scarred by any of the larger or powerful breeds that are more likely to do damage than a smaller dog, and if it makes the breeds less attractive to the retard element.

The film is propoganda, but is only a direct riposte to a lot of uneducated people who don't understand the dog and tar it with being naturally agressive to people, as it is completely the opposite. A lot of vets will tell you that they are the easiest and least agressive dogs to treat. The kind of owner that we don't want to see owning staffys is a lot less likely to take his dog to the vets than T5OLF and myself...All those that want the breed banned should think about this and if they have a bit of intelligence they will come to the conclusion the problem is with the owners and not the dog.

For the record, the Staffie is only one of 3 (IIRC) breeds RECOMMENDED as being safe with children by the kennel club, who are eminently more informed than the average idiot on here and probably don't read the sun as much.

Some of the crap that i see posted about the dog on here by people who don't have a clue is as much propoganda as that film is in the reverse direction.