Dangerous Dogs

[hanny93]

We've just found a massive hole in my whippets (charlie) shoulder. About an inch wide and long, and deep.

We think he's been bitten by another whippet when he's been playing and now he needs stiches.

I think that the dangerous dogs list should include individuals (like ofr each county, so lancahsire would have its own list) that is available to the public so they can avoid these dogs and avoid any firther injury to their beloved pets.

We've had to give charlie some painkillers for the time being as we cant afford to take him to the vets until thursday.

Does anyone else agree with me or am I being overprotective of my own pups?

 

[3l3ctric]

I'm just not sure how an individual "dangerous dogs" list could work in any place larger than a small town? How could you know if you are running into exactly one of the dogs on the list, even if you memorized it? Or maybe I'm just misunderstanding you.

 

[StandbySetting]

In that case you may as well put all dogs on the Dangerous Dogs act list, any dog can and will bite regardless of breed, it depends on how well disciplined they are.

 

[MBOU]

It isnt feasible but i understand your thoughts...

My village is 'plagued' by GSDs, there is a couple of nice ones (the village is only a couple of hundred people!! no shops or anything, tiny village).

There was one female who was bred from and her puppies all sold on, two stayed in the village. The original female was so aggressive towards strangers but she bite a kid one day and that was it, she was euthanised but her two puppies, now fully grown terrorize the village! 99% of this is the owners fault, they dont keep them on leads or avoid walking when they know other people will be out... but a percentage is breeding, the mother was a nutjob and passed it on.

About 8 dogs have had injuries from the GSDs, including my lurcher who is incredibly submissive, she lay on her back with her tail between her legs and the dog bit her and left holes in her shoulder thats now scarred and looks awful. That happened twice.

On the third time i put myself between the GSD and my lurcher thinking if it bit me, the dog would be destroyed, no doubt. But the dog ended up with a headeache as i clouted it one when it went for my dog and i chased it off screaming at it. The owners appeared and shouted at me, they got the finger and told i would take them to court if their dog attacked me. I used to babysit for these people! I looked after that GSD as a puppy! I told them it had a screw loose! I shut it in the kitchen as i was terrified of the way it snarled at the 2 year old kid!

Madness!!

No one will do anything!!

PS- Have you flushed the wound out with salt water to clean it? Dont want dirt or other dogs saliva in the wound! You know what they lick!! >.<

 

[Ace Of Spades]

The only thing I can say in this thread is:

 

[hanny93]

3l3ctric - I dont know really it was just a thought, there isnt many in my town so it would be pretty easy to spot one, esepcially if there was a picture of it or something.


StandbySetting
My dogs don't bite, and one is a rescue pup.. It was obviously well trained because it was trotting along with its owner until we came along.

MBOU
Glad you see my train of thought, it wasnt a suggestion more of a questionto see if it would be feasible. I was just so angry last night!

What a horrible person! If my dog bit another person's i would be so embarrassed! and the thing is with lurchers theyre like whippets in that they have no fat to protect them do they? If it gets bitten its a lot worse in my opinion than if a dog with a fat layer like a GSD.

We sponged it with boiled cooled water, didnt want to put salt in incase it was the wrong thing to do. He's left it alone really, he cant reach it and Lola (our rescue pup) doesn't seem too bothered by it.
Thanks for the helpful reply anyway, hope your dog isn't too traumatised by it

 

[StandbySetting]

That's not the point, your dogs are capable of biting, and can do at any time, animals are unpredictable.

 

[loraxchick]

Being an owner of a "dangerous dog" I don't like any dog legislation. I have a pit bull. They are persecuted due to lack of understanding the breed and media hystetia. My dog was a rescue. He is one of the most obedient dogs I've known and very smart to boot. He has been attacked by other 'non dangerous breeds' ( a lab was one of them) on two seperate occasions and did not fight back and is now scared of other dogs. Id much rather see individual dogs singled out as dangerous than entire breeds being targeted. Or better yet an irresponsible owners list. Its not the animals fault, its the people who look after them. If the dog is violent/ protective its the owners job to keep others AND their animal safe. I'm all for a bad owners list.
cheers

 

[hanny93]

Yes my point exactly, surely if a dog has already bitten another, then it is more likely to do so again, especially if it isn't punished for doing so, like the dog that bit MBOU's dog. The owners didn't care.

And loraxchick, i think exactly the same as you, pitbulls can be some of the most loving family pets, it is the breeders who breed them non stop to produce fighting dogs, they are trained to fight. I don't think breeds should be marked as dangerous because thats like us saying 'all men are rapists', it just isnt true, but because there is a higher percentage of those dogs out there who do fight, they are all dangerous. Generalisation is never a good thing.

A bad owners list is probably a better idea. I'm not taking it any further, as ive already said i was angry and wondered if anyone else had the same thoughts as me because I don't think its fair that my dog now has two nasty, infected holes in his shoulder because he wanted to play.

 

[Ace Of Spades]

I'd rather see bad owners banned from keeping dogs, then breeds put on a register...

 

[MBOU]

Necessary kit for skinny dogs (sight hounds not thin dogs ):

*wound spray (oxytetracyclene? something like that) (the blue wound spray)
*wound gel
*bandages
*Gauze wound pads
*vetwrap (the funkier the colour.. the better!!)
*nail scissors
*good supply of Baytril and Metacam (vet prescription from ongoing injuries)
*phone number for a good vets


Sighthounds make great pets but god are they prone to injuries! Other dogs, twigs, thorns, barbed wire, sticks, stones, sprains and strains... its sooooo never ending LOL

 

[hanny93]

Haha thankyou for that! He hasnt been too bad as of yet (hes 15 months old at the moment), the worst injuries he's had are this bite and standing on a needle which went right through his foot poor dog!

And ace of spades thats what we've said, its not the breed its the owner

 

[Tolak]

5 Most Dangerous Dogs

 

[Baccus]

So absolutely TRUE!!!! 99.99% of the time it is the owners that have molded the most dangerous dogs.

 

[hensonc4098]

It is true that most of the time that it is due to the owners rather than the dogs for them being aggressive. There is no denying that some traits are set into dogs genes more than others though. GSDs for example, since they were mentioned earlier, were bred as guard dogs in Germany, so are incredibly loyal to their owners. The majority if socialised correctly are fine with other dogs and people, however they will always have the "gene" if you like for wanting to be very protective of "their" land and "their" owners, if they are not corrected as a youngster. This said, it is not impossible to teach an old dog new tricks. I myself have trained dogs who were extremely aggressive towards other dogs for no apparent reason. Within a couple of months of training, patience and discipline, they have been playing with other dogs running about in a field together, unmuzzled without aggression. I'm a great believer in the idea of being a pack leader and feel that more (generally) strong willed dogs such at pitbulls and GSDs will more easily assume the role of "top dog" and try to rule the roost, however I feel that any dog has potential to be friendly and non-aggressive with proper, assertive leadership. It's just a shame that it is lacking in many of todays dog owners.