Pet dog mauls four in Sydney

Pet dog mauls four in Sydney

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Four people are in hospital after they were savaged by a pet dog in Sydney this morning.

Ambulance crews were called to a house in Belfield after the attack about 8.30am.

The golden retriever dog had bit the three owners who lived at the property, and a 62-year-old neighbour who went to help after hearing barking and screaming.

The man was quite seriously injured, with bites to his arms and hands, according to reports.

A woman and two men, both in their 20s, were also taken to

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A Family Golden Retreiver..... Very sad as I love dogs, how did this happen??

I've posted this on ATS in regards to animals acting weirdly lately, this looked like a very odd incident as they showed footage of the dog running around in the backyard with the victims blood all over it and barking in distress.

The neighours have already came forward this morning to say they never suspected any wrong doings to the animal (one neighour heard screaming and rushed to help, was also attacked). If the dog really wasnt just getting its own back from some awful parenting, then this would definately fall under the category of Animals acting Strange.

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reply to post by dniMnepO


Most definitely out of character for the breed, my step father had one for years and he was a 70 lb baby always happy to see anyone. Definitely weird even if the dog had been abused.

That's heart breaking! I can't even imagine if one of my dogs suddenly "turned" like that.. Hard to say what goes on behind closed doors, but I guess they all have their personality 'quirks'. People can turn like that, and other animals can go nuts out of the blue, so I guess dogs can't be exempt from that.. Poor dog

Double post caused by super fast lightning reflexes.

Let me start by saying that this is a terrible tragedy, both for the people attacked and for the dog.

That said, as a lover of Doberman I can't help but see this as a wake up call of sorts. The whole 'dangerous breeds' thing is a joke. Any dog, if treated poorly, will attack. Even if not treated poorly, any dog has the capability to snap and attack humans.

Outlawing so called 'dangerous breeds' will not stop dog attacks.

Originally posted by TheStev
Let me start by saying that this is a terrible tragedy, both for the people attacked and for the dog.

That said, as a lover of Doberman I can't help but see this as a wake up call of sorts. The whole 'dangerous breeds' thing is a joke. Any dog, if treated poorly, will attack. Even if not treated poorly, any dog has the capability to snap and attack humans.

Outlawing so called 'dangerous breeds' will not stop dog attacks.

Very well said, Pitbull Terrier's are awsome pets and extremely loyal but so playful aswell. But because people breed them as fighting dogs they are outlaw'd in Australia, they will literally murder (euthanize) your family dog if its a Pitbull Terrier.

A shouting match between two brothers has ended with the family dog attacking both men, their mother and a 60-year-old neighbour in Sydney's south-west.

"A minor domestic disturbance within the house, some arguing, the family dog has then attacked a 24 and a 23-year-old, two brothers,"

This has further been added to the news reports recently.

reply to post by dniMnepO


man, i had a big dog try and attack me once, when they run at you, your natural humans instinct SHOULD kick in, and that is kill or be killed. the dog lunged at my hip and i closed both hands together and hammerd down on its head, i could tell it was hurt bad, still feel sorry for it.

i dont understand how 4 people cant so # against a dog, yous your brain and adrenalin, thats what its there for.

reply to post by dniMnepO


dogs pick up on aggression like that, it was trying to protect someone.


it went into protect mode, i was waiting to hear about a pitbull or something.

i hope they don't put it down.

reply to post by 1beerplease


I know I would have thought the same although Im guessing it was there beloved pet and their instinct was to think that it would not attack them and they could stop it from attacking who ever it initailly jumped at.
Everybodys injuries where to their hands and arms so I'm guessing this is what went down, Golden Retreivers have a decent set of teeth....
reply to post by fooks

I hope they dont put it down either, Its strange though that it attacked everybody though....... I had a very protective german shepard and my friend and I got into an argument and the dog lunged at his throat, It actually put its mouth around his throat but luckly didnt apply any force at all, I grabbed it by the collar and it immediatly knew it had done somthing wrong and wimpered off.

Originally posted by Candycab
reply to post by dniMnepO

 

Most definitely out of character for the breed, my step father had one for years and he was a 70 lb baby always happy to see anyone. Definitely weird even if the dog had been abused.

I agree, I owned one as well and he was the sweetest friend I ever had. I have never heard of this breed attacking, very strange indeed.

This is Breaking Alternative News? ATS once had much stricter criteria for 'Breaking' category news stories. This seems to be a mere dogbite story; more suited for Local Boring News.

Now where is that LBN forum?

reply to post by dniMnepO


I'm just going to leave this here....

Most common bite breeds

* The experts' professional opinions:
* "Pit bulls" are not inherently or genetically different than other breeds.
* The top 4 biters by breed are German Shepherds, Rottweillers, Cocker Spaniels, and Golden Retrievers.
* Bites by "pit bull" type dogs account for less than 5% of all serious bites in Canada.
* It is a myth that "pit bull" type dogs are unique in how they attack. Other breeds also have a bite and hold pattern.
* There is no qualitative difference between a serious attack by a "pit bull" and one by another breed of a comparable size.
* A bite and hold attack is not qualitatively more severe than a series of slashing bites typical for a breed like the German Shepherd.
* Dogs in attacks are regularly misidentified as "pit bulls". If "pit bull" attacks were qualitatively different then this confusion should not exist.

Originally posted by mishigas
This is Breaking Alternative News? ATS once had much stricter criteria for 'Breaking' category news stories. This seems to be a mere dogbite story; more suited for Local Boring News.

Now where is that LBN forum?

Lets change it up. "Dog possessed by Satan Mauls 30!"
How's that?

reply to post by BLKMJK


And it was predicted by Sorcha Faal. And a homeless man in contact with greys from the planet Farkalarkerbon in the system Harbl.

reply to post by Candycab


Breed doesn't mean jack sh*t.

I've had Bull terriers, Ridgebacks, Staffordshires - and not one has bitten anyone .

It's all about how the dog is brought up / treated. Mistreat any animal and it will fight back.

Sounds like the dog went into protect mode. I really hope it doesn't get put down. I grew up with Golden Retrievers and they are lovely loyal dogs.

I've got a Staffordshire Bull Terrier classed as a fighting breed and soon to be classed as a dangerous dog in UK by the looks of it. Does this look like a dangerous dog?



Staffys have a bad reputation in the UK due to bad owners. Blame the people, not the breed, not the dog.

Originally posted by Magnivea
reply to post by dniMnepO

 

I'm just going to leave this here....

Most common bite breeds

* The experts' professional opinions:
* "Pit bulls" are not inherently or genetically different than other breeds.
* The top 4 biters by breed are German Shepherds, Rottweillers, Cocker Spaniels, and Golden Retrievers.
* Bites by "pit bull" type dogs account for less than 5% of all serious bites in Canada.

Was that written by a pit bull owner or advocate? I'd prefer facts over opinions. Is 5% an opinion? Or a typo? I don't think it's a fact and it is not supported by the detailed study by Merritt Clifton: www.dogbitelaw.com...

That source shows 1110 out of 2209 attacks in the US and Canada were by Pit Bulls, which is 50%, not 5%.

This source comes to a different conclusion and rates Pit Bulls as the #1 most dangerous dog breed:

Top ten most dangerous dog breeds

All dogs can be potentially dangerous, however some dogs are more dangerous than others. Various types of breeds can be considerably stronger and larger than a person of average size. Training, socialization and proper care can make a significant impact, however some dogs are by years of breeding more aggressive. After in depth research and analyzing the studies performed by the American Veterinary Medical Association, the CDC, and the Humane Society of the United States, we have compiled the top ten most dangerous dog breeds.

The Clifton study also says pit bulls are more dangerous statistically speaking from a study spanning 26 years of data:
The Clifton study

German Shepherds only accounted for 63 of the 2209 attacks in that study which is a little under 3%. That's the fourth largest number after Pit Bulls, Rottweilers, and Wolf mix. Furthermore, apparently the German Shepherd bite is usually an accident:

German shepherds are herding dogs, bred for generations to guide and
protect sheep. In modern society, they are among the dogs of choice for
families with small children, because of their extremely strong protective
instinct. They have three distinctively different kinds of bite: the
guiding nip, which is gentle and does not break the skin; the
grab-and-drag, to pull a puppy or lamb or child away from danger, which is
as gentle as emergency circumstances allow; and the reactive bite, usually
in defense of territory, a child, or someone else the dog is inclined to
guard. The reactive bite usually comes only after many warning barks,
growls, and other exhibitions intended to avert a conflict. When it does
come, it is typically accompanied by a frontal leap for the wrist or
throat.

Because German shepherds often use the guiding nip and the
grab-and-drag with children, who sometimes misread the dogs' intentions and
pull away in panic, they are involved in biting incidents at almost twice
the rate that their numbers alone would predict: approximately 28% of all
bite cases, according to a recent five-year compilation of Minneapolis
animal control data. Yet none of the Minneapolis bites by German shepherds
involved a serious injury: hurting someone is almost never the dogs'
intent.

The story in the OP would appear to be the exceptional case, as Golden Retrievers accounted for only 6 of the 2209 attacks in the US and Canada, which is only about 0.3%.

To really evaluate these numbers more fairly we'd need to know what the percentages are of dog breeds that people owned during this time. If 50% of the dogs owned were pit bulls and they caused 50% of the attacks, then we could say they don't attack more than average, but I'm pretty sure that's not the case. I suspect the percentage of pit bulls owned by people was considerably less than 50%. I'd consider getting a German Shepherd even after reading this story, but I'd never get a Pit Bull or a Rottweiler. People who think those breeds are just as safe and it's all in the upbringing and tell anecdotal stories to prove their point, haven't researched the statistics.

Originally posted by dniMnepO
Pitbull Terrier's are awsome pets and extremely loyal but so playful aswell. But because people breed them as fighting dogs they are outlaw'd in Australia, they will literally murder (euthanize) your family dog if its a Pitbull Terrier.

pitbulls are for fighting/pigging only.
there is no other use for them
pittbulls are not pets

just last week my girlfriend was walking our 2 dogs a rottweiler and a staffyXlab

and she was taken down by a couple of pitbulls, no sound, no posturing, no noise.
everything was ok, then out of no where the 2 pitbulls had my dogs pinned by there throats to the ground

over $1K in vet bills so far, and nothing has been done, guess we wait till some child is killed before the cops care


edit
staffy X lab



Rottweiler




Time and time again i hear it.
but rottweilers and Stafford shire terriers are dangerous breeds
the deed not the breed i always says...unless it's pitbulls.. I have never seen one good pitbull.
good to it's master yes, but everyone else look out.