"How many more have to be maimed and die before the ego cripples have these symbols of their impotency banned for good?"

Isn't that what the opening post implies mate? :wonder: Maybe UB just isn't being very clear and that should read, when will a certain class of individual be banned from owning large dogs?? Although how that'd be enforced, I'm not sure.

Banning anyone on the dole from owning such an animal would be a good start though!!! :D

BTW I know the type unfortunately!

Ns04

Fat lad at school used to get battered all the time (not by me and mainly for bullsh1tting), saw him a few years later, slim, well into kickboxing with a Rottie in tow !

I normally don't reply to these threads but I'm with you Abdabz.

Darren

Ooo... look another one - 4 year old this time. Needing 200 stitches.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/c...re/5385146.stm

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/image...81_face203.jpg

tut tut... :nono: how irresponsible of the BBC to again bring people's attention to such unimportant day to day occurances. They are clearly not newsworthy and we should not be persecuting dangerous dog owners in this way.

They didn't seem to think it was quite so newsworthy on the 14th when it happened though did they ?

UB it happened ages ago and has been dredged up by the BBC Sensationalism Department...
Wasnt even a rotty this time but another an "american" bull dog...FFS....:rolleyes:
Based on this link http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2205778.stm we should all be in mental units, just in case :rolleyes:

I imagine some on here already are................:D

I think the local area news is reporting on the court case that began today. Not that you feel it should be allowed to of course. Best these things are swept under the carpet and we all enjoy happy shiney news.

I didn't know you were a caretaker.

As far as i'm concerned all of these types of dogs should be banned!! I cannot understand why anyone would want this type of dog as a pet!! I aknowledge that any breed of dog can be viscous if bought up wrong, but these types of dogs are naturally nasty and should all be destroyed!

Agree with austen and UB Im afraid, these dogs arent pets FFS, the journo's sensationalising (sp?) it? It wasnt a kid tormenting a dog that turned (plenty of cases and its gonna happen) they took a fooking baby out of its cot.

If you're a parent just think who you would feel if it's YOUR son or daughter mauled to death, if you're not a parent shut the fcuk up because you havent got a clue.

Most terriers are naturally nasty, especially westies but because theyre incapable of causing too much damage does that make them ok to society? Some very small minds in this thread.

No, I got bitten by one of the nasty little fookers, it tried biting out 4 year old and nearly got disembowled with a kitchen knife, lucklily it just got his fleece (his jacket, he isnt a sheep).

No but as far I'm aware two of them havent dragged a baby out of its cot and mauled it to death, lets deal with the facts rather than your opinions of other posters on this thread shall we?

no - but you are using two dogs both as likely to enjoy a fight as the other - however.

the fact is certain dogs are more aggresive by nature than others. Its no different to any other animal type on the planet.

To think that the natural behaviour of different breeds is all the same and only guided by their training is stupid. I have owned many many Bull Terriers, some trained to a high level, some didnt even know what "sit" meant...........ALL of them would love a good fight given a chance.....if another dog went for them they would do their best to kill it.

I currently have two lurchers and they would run from a fight with a hamster......i couldnt train them to kill anymore than i could train an EBT to dislike a ruck.

my daughter and our rottie.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/11...Photo-0059.jpg

its a bladdy good job i had my chiuhuaha's teeth removed a few weeks ago. she had one set too many..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v4...s/DSC00459.jpg

could have had someones eye out:eek2:

That reminds me of the guy who posted a picture of his son in the bottom of a huge sand hole they had dug on the beach.

And his son was fine was he not?

Darren

I think what happened to that 5 month old child is horrendous, and to be truthful made me feel sick, but to say that all rotties are bad is stupid, im sure its in all of them to bite and maul, as it is in every humans power also to kill and torture, but at the same time you must accept that not all of them choose to do it.

sensationalising things like this just make you look petty and small minded in my opinion.

something I have never thought of you before this. (aimed at ub)

james

ahhh, thats ok then.

why not post a pick of your kid strapped to the roof of your car at 90mph and see if they will do away with speed cameras?

anyone else for the bandwagon? jump on now with all the other pc idiots.

You can't typecast breeds like that. It just doesn't work like that. Rottys aren't "naturally" nasty, no more so than other breeds. The argument that they are big and strong bodes, but you would have to apply the same rule to Labradores, Alsatians, Dobermanns, Retrievers, Great Danes, St Bernards, Large poodles, Boxers etc.

There is a Rotty next door at work which is supposed to be a guard dog. Damn thing is only good at emptying bins and slobbering all over you.

Bloke at our local garden nursery also has one, roaming free, spends most of the time sleeping, except whilst I was paying at the til;, he plodding along and laid down right behind me. I took a step back and accidentally trod on said rotty. What did he do? Bite my legs off and savour my head for afternoon tea? Nope he yelped and ran off.

Point being, they aren't naturally nasty, no more so than other breed. Any dog, on evading their terriotory or provoking them will go on the defensive and will snap if they think you remain a threat. No more so than my neighbour's retriever that bit his son (admitedly he was pulling her ears :rolleyes: refer back to me treading on a rotty) Or my Uncle's golden spaniel that has bitten him to the extent he needed stiches in his arm (5 IIRC) and also my Aunt, luckily he never went for the kids. The latter dog was never even teased or tormented either (dominance/territorial problem, I belive) - (refer back to me invading a guard rotty's "territory") .

You can't just judge it black and white, Rotty = bad, Labrador = good will not resolve the problem. No matter what breed specific "tendancies" most breeds have the same basic insticts.

Here's my Hounds:

http://www.digital-lens.co.uk/images/pheobe.jpg

http://www.digital-lens.co.uk/images/paige.jpg

Painting them all with the same brush is rediculous tbh. These 2 are as stupid as stupid things. They love company and love our friends children when they come to see us. My son has a hamster that these pair clean and play with. Never worried nor will I start to worry. Not all Rotties are dangerous and its a damn shame that eveyrone seems to be in the thought train of "Well its a rotty, its got to be dangerous"

FFS just because someone is built like a brick toilet with muscles on muslces does'nt meant hey are gonna open a large can of woopass on everyone they see.

Unfortunate cases in the media of late, but Isolated incidents and media hype. Check and see how many Poodles, Jackrussles and terriers have attacked their owners, probs more than rotties have thats for sure.

F*ck me... I'm off before it goes mental.... :eek:

:p :p

A four month old baby was attacked in it's home by it's fathers police dog, in Houston, last week, and was horribly injured.

Let's ban police dogs................

any muslim dogs out there?

:lol1:

PMSL!!!!!!

OK I do see your point but its not always true, there will be Lurchers out there that are agressive and enjoy a fight, Ive owned 2 Bulldogs, the first was a nutter and would attack at any sign of hostility towards it, hated other dogs and would even try to dominate me on the odd occasion, his younger brother on the other hand who we bought after the first dogs death is a complete softy, exact same sire and dame, He was attacked whilst I was walking him by a collie and all he was doing was trying to hide behind my legs... 2 completely different dogs with similar upbringings from the same background. Any dog is prone to random attacks whether its dangerous or not. Just like Humans, you could have the best up bringing available and still be a complete jack ar$e (look at PSL ;) )