I took Lionel out last night for a walk but half way round a Staffie jumped from behind a bush and attacked him. He was in a huge amount of pain I don't think I have heard a scream of pain like it but after the update from the vets I'm not surprised. He has a punctured windpipe and a hole in his abdomen both holes are causing the layer between his skin and body to fill up with air. Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk
Poor thing, I know a lot of people love staffie type fighting dogs but I think that there is no place for them and a system of sterilization would sort the problem out in a generation, cue the its not the dogs its the owners replies!! Some are quite soft I like the way they look and some I like BTW but not all the buggers, most times you read about people or animals being attacked its a fighting type of dog.
Would free up half the space in dog rescue centres, the other half being taken up with lurcher types!!
I'm a volunteer dog walker at Manchester Dogs Home and about 45% of all the dogs are Staffies. Apparently they are so common because 'people get them in pubs' (Easy come, easy go). It's a shame because most of them are really nice dogs. It really is the owners' fault. Sorry to hear your dog had such a horrible experience and hope he recovers well
Had similar on holiday this year though the Staffie got more than he bargained for with our 6 yr old Pointer who sank his teeth into the Staffie's head. The owner then started with a torrent of abuse saying "I should have that put down mate". Thick as pigMarmite. Sorry for your wee boy, hope he gets better soon. x
Idid hear the owner say to the person he was with watch him but because I didn't see the dog it didn't dawn on me. The dog wasn't on the lead and you would think if you have a dog which might go for tiny dogs you would keep them on the lead when walking on the road. Sent from my SM-G920F using Tapatalk
Hope he gets better soon , i had this with one of my springers when she was just a pup , fraid it was the owners fault for not keeping his dog on a lead. I do think that it seems to be certain types , go for certain breeds, which has given them a bad name . If you know your dog is antisocial then you should take care it doesnt get out of control .
Poor little bugger! I had a staffie that was baaaad with other dogs. Consequently, it didn't get let off the lead.
So sorry to hear of your dog being attacked - and @PIE it is always the owners fault. My dog was attacked by a Jack Russell that sliced her side open needing 8 stitches and has also been bitten by an Alsatian- and my dog is half Staffy - they were bred to fight Bulls but they can be trained to attack anything - their nature is to be very obedient with humans and in Victorian times they were known as the Nanny dog as they would look after the kids.
our lab got attacked by a staff about a year ago - it came from nowhere and went straight for her neck, luckily it got her collar but no ammount of slapping and shouting at it would it let go, the owner was so sorry and luckily our dogs collar came off and the owner dragged her dog away, mrs roo was ready to kill - i just grabbed our dog and went, not worth the hassle.... i had blood all over me - thought ours was injured - turned out i'd been bit by the staff trying to get it off. lab now very wary of any dogs.
We have a rescue staffy and a rottweiler - neither has ever made any move to attack anything (other than the odd bluebottle) Both were well socialised as puppies and have been trained to behave calmly around visitors and strangers alike - no dog is a bad one, they are a reflection of their owners Same can be said for children - some have good parents who set the rules and impose boundaries, others not so much. Which ones are more likely to cause problems later on.
I don't like them or other dogs of the same ilk, never have, they should all be muzzled even when on the lead, they are all bred from fighting stock even the quietest family ones and only exist because of that. I hope your little pooch is ok
Saved you from a 2 day old sausage skin-flinted off the BBQ more like! Come to think of it, it did look a bit like Lassie...
Our greyhound got attacked by a scum bag pikeys english bull terrier, dog was a real mess for a few months but pulled through. The police were completely useless, didn't want to know because it was a pikey. If you are squeamish don't click the image.
