Another dog attack hits the news

[borderdawn]

Originally Posted by smudgley

Noone was in. I heard the owner of the poodle being interviewed on Radio WM (local radio) early this morning and she said they leave the dog at home all day with the back door open. The son found him when he got home at 3pm.
Of course the owners of the staffy x's were in the wrong. And your right that you would assume your dogs were safe from other dogs in your own garden, but i still think it's irresponsible to leave a dog unsupervised in a garden like that when you are out.

Especially a 15yr old dog, and from what I gather, a very low fence that would allow a healthy dog easy access.

[Fran]

Quite a lot of people have dog flaps and allow their dogs ad-lib access to the garden. No, I don't think there is anything wrong or irresponsible about this as long as your dog is not able to get out of your garden. It's the owners of the staffies that have been irresponsible in my book there are obviously discrepencies in this story as what you are saying you heard on the radio does not match the story on the BBC news website nor the other news story I heard about it today

[smudgley]

Originally Posted by Fran

Quite a lot of people have dog flaps and allow their dogs ad-lib access to the garden. No, I don't think there is anything wrong or irresponsible about this as long as your dog is not able to get out of your garden. It's the owners of the staffies that have been irresponsible in my book That is what I said too there are obviously discrepencies in this story as what you are saying you heard on the radio does not match the story on the BBC news website nor the other news story I heard about it today

Don't know what you heard, but I definitly (can never spell that bloomin' word) heard the owner of the poodle on the radio at 6.45am she was on for quite a length of time & clearly said the dog was on his own all day & the son found it dead in the garden when he got home. Which is really sad & I feel very sorry this happened & feel sorry for the poor dog, but I still think that people who leave their dogs in the garden (dog flap / door open / other) are not very resposible.

[Kay]

From reading the BBC news website the owners were at home as it happened in the evening and the lady saw the two dogs clear her garden fence and it was her that described the dogs. She could hardly have done this if she wasn't there. I would like to think that an animal is safe in its own enclosed gardens and the owners are definitely in the wrong allowing their dogs to run free. I agree with you on this Fran.
I feel it is such a shame that such owners are yet again giving a breed a bad name. All the Staffies I know are absolutely gorgeous natured.

[Fran]

See I disagree, yes they risk their dog being stolen and they take that risk but they should never have the worry of someone else's killer dog invading/trespassing their property

[smudgley]

Originally Posted by Kay

From reading the BBC news website the owners were at home as it happened in the evening and the lady saw the two dogs clear her garden fence and it was her that described the dogs. She could hardly have done this if she wasn't there. I would like to think that an animal is safe in its own enclosed gardens and the owners are definitely in the wrong allowing their dogs to run free. I agree with you on this Fran.
I feel it is such a shame that such owners are yet again giving a breed a bad name. All the Staffies I know are absolutely gorgeous natured.

Originally Posted by Fran

See I disagree, yes they risk their dog being stolen and they take that risk but they should never have the worry of someone else's killer dog invading/trespassing their property

Whatever...

I won't keep repeatng myelf.


The family pet called Gizmo was set upon in the garden in Harborne, Birmingham, on Wednesday evening. Carole Bishop said her pet was found decapitated after what she described as two Staffordshire bull terriers jumped her fence.

Where in that sentence does it say she was there?

I heard the lady herself say noone was in.

[Moli]

Originally Posted by Kay

From reading the BBC news website the owners were at home as it happened in the evening and the lady saw the two dogs clear her garden fence and it was her that described the dogs. She could hardly have done this if she wasn't there. I would like to think that an animal is safe in its own enclosed gardens and the owners are definitely in the wrong allowing their dogs to run free. I agree with you on this Fran.
I feel it is such a shame that such owners are yet again giving a breed a bad name. All the Staffies I know are absolutely gorgeous natured.

I feel so sorry for ther family and the dog, but wish so much the news reports would get it right, they were Staffy x's.....As you say Kay once again irresponsible owners have given Staffs a bad name...

[borderdawn]

So how do they know what Dogs attacked hers then if nobody saw them?

[smudgley]

Originally Posted by Moli

I feel so sorry for ther family and the dog, but wish so much the news reports would get it right, they were Staffy x's.....As you say Kay once again irresponsible owners have given Staffs a bad name...

thankyou Moli. As I said earlier, they were staffy crosses!

[smudgley]

Originally Posted by borderdawn

So how do they know what Dogs attacked hers then if nobody saw them?

From what I understand, the son got home at 3pm and the poodle was dead in the garden, but the 2 other dogs were there too. One in the house, one in the garden.