Dog Attacked

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jt23 — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:13:29 GMT

OMG!!! I can't believe the treatment at that practice!! I would be complaining quite loudly about that - 1) No vet and 2) WTF was that nurse doing? She should have called the bloody vet back! Poor dog! If it had of been a client who didn't know any better, the dog would probably have a raging infection in a couple of days time! She shouldn't have taken it into her own hands to treat it!

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Anonymous — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:25:30 GMT

my partner's mother was on the beach a few weeks ago with her jackrussell terrier. He was on a halti lead(with the muzzle halti) and a rottie came bounding down the beach grabbed the JRT and shook him like a doll, there was torn muscle and lacerations from the bite. the owner of the dog came up after and apologied and even said he was a retired vet!!! didn't even bother to offer to pay the vet bill. She took him to the nearest vet in the little village instead of coming to my work and they didn't have a vet on so the nurse there looked at him irrigated the wound with my partner's mum holding him and then stapled him with no sedation or pain relief!! then sent him home with a £35 bill. no antibiotic and no pain relief... I was outraged!!! i told her to go to my work immediatly and have a VET look at the wound. get some antibiotics and some pain relief for him. being torn muscle it was going to be really painful for him.

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KarenVN — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 22:20:05 GMT

Aww the above thread just reminds me of my staffie cross!! shes such a sweetie-best dog ive ever had and i'd definately get a staffie or staffie cross again. She too has rolled on her back in the park and let another dog attack her!! Hate it when they get labelled as 'dangerous' dogs!

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Vicky RVN — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:24:45 GMT

Glad i'm not the only one who is feeling infuriated!!! Last night my mum couldn't find my "aggressive" dog...he was in bed with my dad on my mums side, head on the pillow, body under the duvet! What a soppy sod!

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Elisha — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:20:35 GMT

I'm with u on this one!!

Wrecks my head, especially on the beach when owners just let their dog run riot causing total havoc. These are the dogs that have no training – esp a recall!! How can u let your dog behave like this?!?! Heard of responsible ownership...

During the summer we have a GR come towards us growling, the dog circled us and tried to get my dog to react. My dog is so good that he just ignores these dogs and tries to avoid any situation. We eventually lost the dog- with NO help from the owner; the dog was paying no heed to the owner-no surprises there. We walked the beach which takes 2hours and on the way back I see the GR is still loose and causing trouble but this time he decides to pick a child. The poor mother had to pick up the child and shoo off the dog-MADNESS

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Vicky RVN — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 13:06:33 GMT

Awww poor dog I didn't know SBT having to be muzzled in Ireland either

I've got a SBT as well (a rescue stray whom i've had since sept). I always keep him on the lead around other dogs because he can be a bit unpredictable (he's a total angel with people on the other hand!), and some experiences he's had since i've had him can't have helped. One being a pack of about 10 labs surrounding him, and one of them going for him, he must have been terrified! Another was a JRT who came hurtling up behind him and myself, neither of us saw it coming, and it was going MAD trying to bite him...i quickly whipped him up out of the little sh**s reach (glad i didn't get bitten by it in the process), while the owner just stood calling it, and it paid NO attention to her whatsoever. I had to just carry on walking carrying Jack until it got bored and ran away! If Jack had turned around and snapped then of course it would have been all his fault!!! He's had a few other experiences of off lead dogs coming and not being very friendly with him! It annoys me because i know i can't always trust him with other dogs, that why i act in a responsible manner and keep him on lead so i know i can be in control of the situation if he takes a dislike to a dog. I'm pleased to say he has had some nice experiences with other dogs as well, they've had a sniff of each other and a tail wag then carried on with their own business. If people know their dogs aren't good with other dogs why the hell do they let them loose to cause havoc?!?!

Sorry, rant over

Prejudice against breeds just makes me SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO mad!!!!!

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Elisha — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 12:34:58 GMT

Thanx for all the kind get well wishes, feeling a little bit better day by day

Lick, LIck

Sars

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Saskia Quinn — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 23:26:44 GMT

Elisha, I am really sorry to hear about your poor wee staffie

I hope she gets better soon. I have a special message from my brood-

Rosie 'woof',

Ranger, 'woof woof',

Saskia, 'woof woof woof',

Daisy, 'woof woof woof woof woof',

Sammy, 'woof woof',

Shiloh, 'woof'

& lots of friendly licks of course!

Hope for a good recovery

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Elisha — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:44:42 GMT

That should help his war wounds

Thanx

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Charlotte says smile — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:41:16 GMT

That makes me so angry that staffys are portrayed as a nasty dog I have never met a nasty staffy ever! even the nervous ones never tried to bite or do anything just sat there shaking, i know several breeders of staffies and they are such soppy dogs!

Im sorry you had to go through such an awful ordeal. it must be so distressing.

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Elisha — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:24:20 GMT

Ya, the first time he was attacked by three collie x’s on the beach. He was on a flexi and they came up behind us. Two at each hind and one to the head. It was the scariest! I cant really remember the finer details. Didnt walk the beach for some months after that.

He is five this year & so unfortunate

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nicky shoult — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:20:53 GMT

Poor love! I heard about all the problems in Ireland and the new laws- absolutely ridiculous!

Oh and if it makes his pride feel any better, my staffie was attacked by 2 cocker spaniels before christmas and he wasnt wearing a muzzle, just rolled over and got bitten!

Hope he feels better soon and Moby sends him a lick!

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Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:02:48 GMT

Wow I did not know that about staffys in Ireland.Poor thing cant even defend himself then when being attacked. Was he attacked before it was compulsory to wear the muzzle ?

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Elisha — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 21:00:00 GMT

Ya, that’s him, at least he is in a happy place thanks to drugs!

Here in Ireland Staffs are required by law to wear a muzzle in public. A lot of media attention since last year regarding this, don’t get me started on the subject. Court cases & owners charged as dogs not wearing muzzles or loose.

Its head bashing, I hate it when owners say ‘he is friendly, he wont bite’, AHhh . The blame always looks to my staffie- who is sooo friendly. He grew up coming to work with me almost every day.

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Selena Carnell — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:40:54 GMT

Staffy isn't a dangerous breed, but brave of you for him to wear a muzzle.

Since owning my first dog a collie, it has amased me how many idiot owners out there just randomly let their dogs run up and jump all over Daisy, luckily she is great with other dogs but she wasnt very appreciative of the GSD that was trying to mount her and she got a bit snappy, got a real dirty look from the owner who never tried to control it. I was trying to stop my 3 yr old from getting knocked over... as welll as being 9 months preg.

Drives me mad.

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Sandra Taylor RVN, MBVNA — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 20:37:36 GMT

Is that him in your pic? tell him to get well soon