A pit bull dog below in Wexford the latest episode of a child been savaged . Are these dogs suitable for pets .
PS The only people with Pitbulls or similar in our town are involved in drug dealing and or general criminality.
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Small man syndrome... 🙃 Yeah we all know about that one.
Every time people fook up something, on this thread it's dogs, who gets the blame..
Im not talking about this animal in this attack, this animal is being destroyed. The child is not on trial.
I chimed into thread when rabble rousers went and started banging on about wiping out the pit bull as a species/breed.
Are your pets not?
A lot of pearl clutching tonight and feeding off of a tragedy to dream up some sick **** to do to millions of other dogs who weren't involved, banning the lot of them, wiping them out of the gene pool, and other fancy euphemisms to excuse the practice.
I would not agree with a breed being destroyed (as opposed to just not breeding them anymore) but genocide? I mean, "gen" comes from the Greek for race.
That’s one good thing anyway, the end of the Husky craze. So many kept in tiny spaces getting next to no exercise.
And yet dog breeding is just eugenics by another name.
You didn't say the child was possibly at fault? No?
Maybe I read your post wrong?
There appears to be little to no enforcement around rules whereby certain dogs are to be kept on lead and muzzled.
Any of us that exercises in the outdoors can confirm that there are absolutely fantastic owners and then others who quite frankly have zero business owning a dog as they are completely irresponsible.
Certain dog breeds seem to attract certain owners. I have on more then one occasion seen pit bulls or other bully type dogs with owners who are struggling with them as they are so strong. From what I can see it’s usually the lads who think they are hard men that own them.
Every dog has the potential to bite. However, some breeds it’s more likely to be one bite and that’s it. For other breeds they are more likely to bite multiple times and with a stronger bite. This is problem with the likes of a pit bull. They can cause huge damage.
This is such an unnecessary thing to happen. That dog should have been no where near that child unless it was muzzled and on its lead walking past the child with its owner. I think we need to seriously consider making dog owners legally responsible for their dog’s actions, because right now too many have the attitude of my dog wouldn’t hurt a fly and yet can’t control the dog.
No, the fault lies entirely with the owner who left a dangerous dog loose, knowing that dog had already attacked another child.
He’s totally “playing”- but how do you define “playing” in dog terms?
I don't think you have to make a comparison to a bear, they aren't that. I haven't said they aren't potentially more dangerous to humans than other breeds, I think that's QED common knowledge. All dogs can be behaviorally aggressive toward humans, not all breeds that are aggressive are as present a danger to life/limb as bull mastiffs etc.; we can admit these animals need more than casual care and attention than other animals as neglect in them can easily exchange to a violent outcome. I see that more as a public social challenge though to educate dog owners and adoptees the same, not something that should be solved, as the torches and pitchforks crowd wants to like/thank by the dozen, by wiping them out or banning them. Not only do I think it infeasible I think it would be inhumane and done for capricious reasons, when the majority of those animals did nothing wrong and are behaving to our societal norms.
And the dog.
Was the dog not trained properly or was it trained to be a fighting dog?
Of course it could have tossed me to the ground. Like I said, it could have easily killed myself, itself, the dog, the walkers, and any other random stranger on the road. I've worked with horses for 20 odd years, and currently work professionally with both dogs and horses (and a wide variety of other animals, some of whom are stronger again), so you don't need to tell me there's a risk.
But luck had little to do with it. The only luck was that the dog didn't get as far as us. Majority of incidents that happen with and around animals is human fault. Large animals, including large dogs, can and do be owned safely and are fine in public. Some are owned by idiots. Some people (often around horses) act like an idiot and cause issues.
By your logic, people shouldn't have service/assistance dogs.
I said, that user was assigning the descriptor of "innocent" to "innocent child" to make an emotional argument. I pointed out there's no need to call the child innocent. The child isn't on trial here, the dog is almost certainly slated to be destroyed.
Don't give a crap. Should have been put down first as well as its owner.
Which, supporting my central point, is more evidence to suggest it is not a particular breed/genetic makeup of dog that is the problem, but criminally negligent owners, therefore no ban or wiping out of pit bulls is logical or necessitated.
That lone animal, yes.
Do you actually have a dog? Because I don't really get why would you ask this question otherwise.
Not in public areas without trained people.
I never mentioned getting rid of pit bulls although it's a breed of dog that I don't like.
I agree it should have been seized after the first attack.
Several posts earlier in the thread did, I am here in the thread refuting that argument, the responsibility for the attack is going to fall on this dog, not the breed.
And yet the poster I'm quoting doesn't believe even the "trained" people should have them.
Most assistance dog handlers are not trained.
Lone is the correct word.
Regardless of breed. Any wandering dog should be captured and if a fine isn't paid, put down.
Even the yappy dogs can do some damaged if they sink their canines into your calf.
Why do you need a dog?
I don't want them annoying me.
The calibre of posting is unfortunately indicative of a rather simple outlook on the topic that many of the issues stem from. By not appreciating that there is a risk of a serious incident, despite being the best owner in the world, then you are not going to be, by definition, a good owner. It's all about risk appreciation.
After reading the story the last few days, I've noticed that there are a couple who walk their two big dogs (definitely dangerous breeds) off a leash with no muzzle and we live in a small town in Switzerland, in the countryside. Nonethess, the rules are for these types of dogs to always be on a leash and muzzled in public. So I have photographed them walking their dogs as I've noticed them on the same route more than once and intend to just log this to the police in the next couple of days. Will be curious to see how they approach the matter compared to the Irish police.
Assistance dogs are amazing. Must have xanax in their chow. If only dolphins could walk.
My security cats are defective.
Got the wrong cats so.
Bastards always trip me up.
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