Dog attacks ...

[alfie07]

Originally Posted by Snorey

.....Apparently this rottie girl was chained up in a mesh run, was not walked, was never allowed in the house (although their other dog was) and all the owners (and their kids) did was shout at her all the time for her to shut up as she was crying all day. Accident waiting to happen ..........

they need excercise, mental stimulation and to be part of something...

The family had also only had the bitch for 6 months, although she was 2.5 years old.
A 16 year old girl had been left in charge of the baby, a 7yr old child, and a 6yr old child, as well as the bitch. The 7yr old CARRIED the baby into the yard to see the bitch and for some reason she attacked. The 16yr old, who was babysitting, was upstairs in the house. The 17yr old mother was not around - she had left the baby at the grandmothers for Christmas, and had not seen the baby since Boxing Day. The grand parents were not around either.
An assumption was made on a cable tv channel in the UK (before the true facts came out) that it was a young, hormonal, intact male Rottweiler that attacked. There was surprise later, when it was revealed that it was a 2.5 yr old bitch.
Like Snorey says - a tragic accident waiting to happen......

[JonandMichelle]

Banish killer 'pets' - Mirror.co.uk

And this is just a taste of the negative press our breed is receiving in England right now. If you have a chance, take the poll.

BSL news in England is off the carts They want to pass legislation to include the Rottweiler into their dangerous dog law which now regulates the "Pit Bull" and any bully breed. Rottweiler is a bad word, and I am saden to say law makers across the pond will get their wish if a grassroot orginization isn't formed and quickly in order to save our breed from being wiped out; slowly.

[cerulean]

If a country or state has 10,000 rottis, and one becomes vicious, that is a tiny percentage..... if you really want to ban a species due to a small percentage of vicious individuals, start with homo sapiens.

[buck2]

i am the proud owner of 2 lovely affectionate rotties. my roies are apart of my family we all love them dearly including my 3 chldren. when i moved to my new address recently the abuse i use to get it unbeliveable. but now people r different they realise that rotties arent all that bad. it depends on how they r treated. and it is sad to hear about the kids that have been attacked by rotties. but this lovely breed s the only breed that gets this kind of publicity. and it is so unfair i know of many children that has been attacked by staffs and jack russels including my own children andn nothing has been said or done. its so unfair

[CanineCoach]

Though training and socialization is part of the solution, genetics also play a part in the dog's temperament. I think there are poorly bred dogs who despite the best efforts in training and socialization, will continue to be a ticking bomb waiting for the right (or wrong, I guess) set of circumstances to go off. Let's leave the breeding to the breeders who have proven they know what they are doing and not support puppymills, BYB, pet stores, etc. I get so mad at people who get a puppy like they are buying a pack of gum.

This will probably upset a lot of people, but I really think that most people should not own rottweilers! They are not the breed for the run-of-the-mill dog owner. The reality is that people don't do their homework, they are not committed to the dog, they don't realize the time/effort/money that is required with these dogs and it's the dog who ends up paying the price, every single time.

[mishmash]

just when i was waiting to get my pup willow, all of these stories broke out in the news. obviously these stories are tragic but could have been prevented.

i live above and work in a pub, so i planned to bring willow downstairs with me to get to know all of the customers and just to get him used to mixing with people of all ages (as that was one of my main priorities,along with mixing him with kids and other animals), the customers were all excited when they found out i was getting a pup and they were all eager to see him. . .until they found out what breed he was. . the majority of people asked me not to have him downstairs in the pub, i told them all i would obviously respect their wishes but could they wait till they had met him to make up their minds.

now, i've had willow 2 weeks and everyone in the pub has met him and they all love him, he is so calm and placid and also very clumsy and just full of kisses for everyone,and if i have left him upstairs people ask about him and want me to bring him downstairs but there are a couple of people when im out walking him, pick their dogs up or walk the "long way round" to avoid us, even though willow is only 18 weeks old and wouldnt harm a fly.

the press are to blame for calling them "devil dogs", but they dont print stories of rottweilers doing good things for people and they dont tell stories of "nice" breeds attacking i.e a labrador that was responsible for the first full face transplant of a woman last year cos it savaged her so viciously

[Snorey]

that is interesting mish mash - i have much the same response if i talk about 'my dog' and then they arr what breed is she and i say a rottweiler the say 'oh'.....

disheartening to say the least... but what else can i say to them then.

Glad your pub is accepting your rotti on the whole.

I hadnt heard the story abou tthe lab and the lady?? Was that in england?

Where abouts in england are you just out of interest?

[mishmash]

the woman was 39, from france. the lab "her own pet" attacked her while she slept. so when i was getting grief from friends and customers id ask them if they knew which breed was responsible for that attack and i usually got :- staffies,pitbulls,rotties,alsations,dobermans,engl ish bull terriers etc etc as answers
it just goes to show how small minded people can be, personally these are some of my favourite breeds of dogs.

im in the north-east of england, between durham and sunderland.

[Static'sMum]

We recently had an attack by two Rotts on a woman in her own yard. She required stitches to her hands and arms, but it wasn't fatal. A lot of people asked me about that. Then a very small baby was killed by a Rottie here (in Victoria I think) and almost everyone I know pointed that out to me - knowing Static is a Rottie. but all in all, I think most people were more angry with the fact that anyone would leave any dog unsupervised around a child (this baby was 9 weeks). My Static is one of the most loving dogs i have ever met, but there is no way in the world he would have access to a baby sleeping in a cot. That is just asking for trouble. It wouldn't have happened with a small dog - they wouldnt be able to reach the cot, but any large dog could have potentially done the same damage. I think people forget that no matter how placid or friendly their pet is ... they are an animal. Animals can be unpredictable, and they don't think like people do. Although, lately, i would take a Rottie over most people anyday ... these days people are more of a worry.
Everyone that knows Static, knows that he is not an aggressive dog, and i think they just bring up the Rottie attack stories as a conversation point, so I don't get offended anymore.
I had an equal amount of friends point out to me the story of the Rottie x and Staffy that rescued the boy from drowning in the eastern states! I think it is mainly because we are the only Rottie owners that anyone knows in our family/friend groups!!
And i have to say, if my nanna says he is a beautiful boy, and defends Static to anyone who will bad mouth a Rottie - then he must be, cause she doesn't throw compliments around will nilly!!
and the french woman who was attacked by her lab - wasn't she unconscious due to a drug overdose?? i thought that was the story?

[mishmash]

has everyone heard about the latest attack that happened on sunday???

a 78 year old man was walking his rottweiler,when apparently it turned on him, chewed off his fingers, nose and other parts of his face. he had bought it as a guard dog to protect him. . . the man later died in hospital from his injuries.

obviously the papers printed the worst pic of a rottie they could find, teeth showing and all.
and called them "devil dogs" yet again, and stated they should be put on the dangerous dogs act.

what is everyones thoughts on this??

michelle

[Alistair]

Originally Posted by mishmash

has everyone heard about the latest attack that happened on sunday???

a 78 year old man was walking his rottweiler,when apparently it turned on him, chewed off his fingers, nose and other parts of his face. he had bought it as a guard dog to protect him. . . the man later died in hospital from his injuries.

obviously the papers printed the worst pic of a rottie they could find, teeth showing and all.
and called them "devil dogs" yet again, and stated they should be put on the dangerous dogs act.

what is everyones thoughts on this??

michelle

Last I heard on this was that the dog was trying to rouse him after he collapsed. It was licking and pulling at him and may have caused some damage. However, since it was probably trying to help, the story has al but vanished... certainly no more information has come out.

[mishmash]

i was just reading it in the paper on tuesday, it was the first id heard of it thats all.

[themaster]

and the crowd that gathered round with stick and making noise tring to scare the dog away probably made it mode protective of his pack leader, that is why the dog was "dragging him along the ground".

Also note the mans age has been reported as both 78 and in his 50s, so none of the reports even tell the same story.

But the story has definately vanished from the press, nothing reported for 2 days now