Husky mauls child

Young children should never be left alone with dogs. Ever.

I wonder if the ISPCA should look at introducing some kind of information pack to give to dog owners when they buy their license.

I hope the children are recovering well!

calfmuscle wrote: »

I wonder if the ISPCA should look at introducing some kind of information pack to give to dog owners when they buy their license.

A huge number of owners never buy a license & even if they did, many wouldn't read or follow advice.

The ISPCA need to focus on responsible ownership & determining the real reason for an attack rather than the easy cop out of blaming the dog.

Hooked wrote: »

I feel really strongly on this everyone. I've had comments and people crossing the road after the Limerick attack (not helped by the fact I live in the city). My dog is loved, exercised, trained and cared for by myself and my partner.
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Then get your voice heard. Contact Morning Focus at Clare FM before Tues am & make your point to Coote.

star-pants wrote: »

Just a note guys, we cannot quote articles etc. you can however provide a link to an online source.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/irishsun/irishsunnews/4273622/Second-kid-is-mauled-by-vicious-husky.html

The first child (in Limerick) was not attacked by a Siberian Husky. The papers and the dog warden need to brush up on their breed info.

This has surfaced in the Independent again today.

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/i-feared-my-little-girl-3-would-die-in-my-arms-after-dog-attack-horror-3089320.html

Suppose every attack by a husky or husky type looking dog will be reported now with the same hysteria in the red top rags. Wonder should we all start sending in our stories now, a husky looked at me the wrong way other day and stuck his middle finger up at me behind his owners back, what a disgrace he should be put down.

No ill respect meant for the kids who were attacked, don't like to hear of anyone attacked.

I think I'll send the papers a story about a perfectly trained, well-behaved husky that is of no danger to anyone.

Fuck it, I'll just send them in The Philosopher And The Wolf. Even a wolf can be taught to behave perfectly to heel in public with the right training.

ducksmalone wrote: »

TALK ABOUT POOR TIMING:rolleyes: what do you think the parent of the child would say to you if you met him face to face when you defend the breed vs the injuries his daughter suffered? serious question,well?

Nobody is doubting the seriousness of the injuries, and nobody in their right mind would have anything but serious sympathy and concern for the poor children in these cases. But it is not the breed that attacked, it is two individual dogs. It is, in the majority of cases, the fault of the owners that these dogs are not sufficiently excersized and trained, not to mention supervised.

The problem with these dogs is that people see them as highly attractive to look at, a status symbol if you will, and pay little or no attention to what goes along with owning them. You can't simply buy a husky and keep it in the garden or around the house, what is the point of it anyway?

That said, I don't want to keep speculating because I don't know anything about the two dogs or families in this case, and they are going through enough as it is. But to criticise an entire breed of dog for this is every bit as bad.

ducksmalone wrote: »

i guess you guys are more about preserving the nature and breed of the dog rather than concerning yourselves

Balance and the truth is all most people are after here.

ducksmalone wrote: »

yeah you do that Joe,send it to the father of the mauled child,it might not go down well but hey,you will have got your message accross what ever that is:rolleyes:

I'd send it to the owner of the dogs and every other dog owner in Ireland if I could afford it, but I feel it may be too late. The problem is people don't research these things before diving in and getting the dogs.

Out of interest, what would you like to happen to all other Huskies, Malamutes, Akita's etc in the country?

ducksmalone wrote: »

I heard the interview with the parent of the poor child,i was driving and had to pull over as i was shocked at the interview,my heart goes out to the poor girl and her family:(

Lets mention some of what is quoted in the article.....

Deep teeth wounds to head and upper body

She has up to 60 stitches in the back of her head and under her arm and behind her ear," Mr O'Donoghue said

I recall in his Radio interview,the Dad saying,he had seen a pig killed before but on this occasion he had never seen the quantity of blood anywhere,thats roughly what he said.:(

so for the people who wanted to phone and encouraged others to phone clarefm to defend the breed and to the people who thanked posts....... im not sure what i think of you,and to the people who are attacking the Warden........ words fail me,seriously,they do:(
TALK ABOUT POOR TIMING:rolleyes: what do you think the parent of the child would say to you if you met him face to face when you defend the breed vs the injuries his daughter suffered? serious question,well?

i guess you guys are more about preserving the nature and breed of the dog rather than concerning yourselves with the real issue,which is,the utter devastation,hurt and heartbreak this dog has the potential to cause to a child or human being.:(

i really do hope lessons are learned from this,i really do.

signed,
a sad poster:(

Nobody here wants to see a child attacked. What would you like to happen all huskys all over Ireland put down? What about other breeds that happen to look a bit like Siberian huskys should we put those down too? What happens when all the huskies are gone and a Labrador attacks and maims a child we'l put those down too. And keep on going until we have no dogs in Ireland because ALL breeds are able to attack, yes larger breeds are physically able to do more damage but I'd bet a jack russell sized dog could still do a fair amount of damage to a small child.

There was a poll done on here maybe a year or two ago, I'm not going to bother looking for it but I remember the basic outcome of it, that people who were attacked by dogs were not just attacked by the usual breeds that get the blame (Rottweilers, dobermans, pit bulls, staffies etc..) they were attacked by Labradors, collies, jack Russell's, westies and golden retrievers. It shows that any breed of dog is capable of attacking and doing damage, but nobody's interested in hearing of golden retrievers attacking, it doesn't sell papers, 'demon husky violently turning' along with a photo of a husky with a blue eye sells papers. We still don't even know were both dogs even Siberian huskys, think it was reported that the first one was a malamute.

These sort of attacks will never stop until people stop blaming the dog 'turning' and start looking at whte real reason why this happened. How was the dog treated, was it healthy (the first attack in limerick it was reported that the dog had an untreated ear infection), how often was it exercised, where was it housed and how much interaction had it with the family, was it a reputable breeder the dog came from and what sort of an upbringing had it, was it sufficiently socialised as a pup. But it's much easier to say the dog 'turned' sadly and immediately destroy it, the dogs are dead now so nobody will ever know why they attacked so they'l never learn.

ducksmalone wrote: »

to be frank with you,your watering the issue here and this post adds nothing to the issue being discussed here.

Snap.

And you've yet to reply to the responses to your posts above...