mac'ella

this is the main reason I stopped taking my dogs to the park if little kids were there,we had one woman snap her leg when hit by a dog at full speed so you can imagine what can happen to a toddler.my mother broke her hip when her dog was spooked and wrapped its lead around her legs in the driveway,I have also seen my old boxer accidently hit a friend at full speed totally up ending her,So I have a fairly open mind on this

Do you think only terriers chase and kill things? All hounds will kill something - give a whippet a rabbit and look out, give any hound anything and they will do the job they were bred to do. Dacshunds are more chilled than most terriers and work in a different way. one of our 1st dogs was a standard dachshund,he was the friendliest dog around people,but no other creature was safe.He had an instinct to chase or dig up anything he could get hold of which was great with mice and rats,but mot so good with birds, reptiles or small furries.He also would not back down from other dogs if threatened. I saw a Judge Judy show once where one had been injured after running at 2 other dogs,which I think were on lead,she in her great wisdom wouldn't have it that a cute little sausage dog would attack another dog.

talk to the real estate 1st then try pop rivetting the panels together on the overlaps and to the posts and rails,put them close together so he cant buckle the panels and get caught in the gaps

thanks, we get different stories from the locals there some say they get a lot others say they don't?

I'm not having a go at you Dogmad, but the situation sounds like it was quite different to how the media portrayed it. Do the media ever issue a correction on these sorts of stories? I agree, the media should issue a correction. Owner with the JRT was obviously very irresponsible and stupid - I have a JRT myself and whilst she's friendly, she doesn't appear that way and recently a friend had looked after her - loosened her collar which I hadn't realised and as I walked her, she slipped her collar, ran across the road to greet a Maltese and scared the crap out of the dog, its owner and me. My concern with the elderly having very strong dogs is that one fall at that age and they may never get up. I rehome to elderly people regularly, most recently a 76 yr old. They generally don't have heaps of strength at that age and most don't want to even be pulled slightly by a dog when out walking. That sounds like a valid concern Dogmad, and one I hadn't thought of. Edited to add: Mind you I suppose it depends on the dog a bit? A lady I know is in her 70's and had the most beautifully-behaved Boxer girl. The dog was well-trained and calm, walked beautifully on lead. She was a more mature dog though too, not a boisterous pup. my mother broke her hip when a neughbour's dog rushed her in the front yard,her dog dragged her lead around her legs tripping her on the driveway As for News .com I sent them a message on their FB page but surprise no reply

where on the south coast are you,we are going to Tomakin in November,havent had any problems down there previously but want to be prepared

agreed there, we have a JRT at the park which can be a bit aggressive, on one occassion it bit its owners hand when he stopped it from going another dog,done a bit of damage for a small dog.

the fun starts at feed time,having such a short nose the collar covers the bowl ,they look like a 4 legged victa vac

I doubt you will be proven wrong when a smaller dog attacks a larger dog and gets whats coming is it the large dog's fault? or the small dog's owners who think its funny that it snaps at the big dog?,....from experience and luckily I had my dog on lead It is the owner's fault. In the case you describe, BOTH owners. Btw, 'Gets whats coming' suggests a bloodthirsty attitude. not really my attitude, I never let my dog off lead in the park if there are new dogs present and if someone is entering I and most others put their dogs on lead till the dogs are introduced,if there are any signs of aggression from either dog they aren't let off,I don't want my dogs becoming aggressive,but in the case of someone walking straight in and releasing their dog which runs up and attacks another on lead then call it inevitable if you prefer,if someone has a large dog which will defend itself if provoked how can it be their fault when another attacks it???? I had my two Labbies at the neighbor's, off lead. A mini Daschund, who was visiting one house down, came flying out at my dogs, snarling, yapping and biting. My dogs looked at me as if to say: 'what do we do, this little idiot is attacking us?' Someone picked up the little yapper and the scene passed. The problem with a large dog 'defending' itself against a small dog is the small dog often ends up badly hurt, or sometimes dead. It is extremely irresponsible of people to allow little guys with small dog syndrome to run free in places where they will encounter large dogs. But large dog owners who take their dogs in public places all know this happens much more often than we'd like. A stable dog with a high bite threshold will realize it is in no danger and not react. If you have a reactive dog, you need to be prepared to react in a flash and get your dog off, should a little guy come out snapping. Simply allowing your dog to deliver the punishment you think the little guy deserves is highly irresponsible. Even if, in your heart of hearts, you would like to see the little bugger dead. If you take a reactive dog out in public, you need to be prepared to curb its reactions. that is exactly what I'm talking about and whether the large dog would be declared dangerous if defending itself,my boxer will want to play with any new dog he meets and his reaction when he was attacked was to push the small dog down with his feet and hold it,you mentioned dachunds they are a hunting breed and will take on anything regardless of size,I watched a Judge Judy episode once where one had charged at two larger dogs on leads and was injured,she wouldn't have it that this cute little sausage dog would attack the larger dogs,some of my friends also own labs and wont go to the dog park if certain small dogs are there for the same reason,one is the most placid dog you could meet and would turn and run if snapped at ,but you have to wonder how much even the most placid dog will take before reacting.There are other dogs at the park which all get on great but will react if attacked,if they are out of your reach playing off lead and something happens it wouldn't take much to injure the smaller dog,

I wish my dog was like that tho he is getting better,he is a rehome and is handfull,I don't use a strong chord its just enough to loop the tape back and support the weight to stop it dragging,

if you want do do a bit a handi craft buy some bungee chord and some 1 inch webb tape,stretch the bungee chord out lay the tape along it then stitch the two together at intervals.it will allow your dog more distance but will retract to the length of the chord when slack so wont drag or tangle as much,you can pass the tape thru a spring clip and tie off and put a steel ring in the other end to attach to a short lead. or tie a loop in it It's not as good as a retractable but won't clog up with sand

hopefully the owners will learn from it and will prevent another attack,which would be a bad result for both the dog and the victim,if you didn't report it they would be none the wiser and probably let it out again.

I doubt you will be proven wrong when a smaller dog attacks a larger dog and gets whats coming is it the large dog's fault? or the small dog's owners who think its funny that it snaps at the big dog?,....from experience and luckily I had my dog on lead It is the owner's fault. In the case you describe, BOTH owners. Btw, 'Gets whats coming' suggests a bloodthirsty attitude. not really my attitude, I never let my dog off lead in the park if there are new dogs present and if someone is entering I and most others put their dogs on lead till the dogs are introduced,if there are any signs of aggression from either dog they aren't let off,I don't want my dogs becoming aggressive,but in the case of someone walking straight in and releasing their dog which runs up and attacks another on lead then call it inevitable if you prefer,if someone has a large dog which will defend itself if provoked how can it be their fault when another attacks it????

ours have all been outside collisions,except the cat,tho my boxer jumped straight thru the screened enclosure door the 1st night we bought him home,I put perspex sheeting on the door and caffee blinds on the window screens which solved that problem,but yours is different being from inside,

thats where its handy to have done 1st aid and also have a daughter who is a nurse,oh also a wife to stay home to clean up the blood while we went to the vets

glad he's ok,I recently had a similar one but it was my boxer pushing our staffie thru the lower glass panel,she then jumped back out cutting her ankle including artery,(we pressure bandaged this before going to the vet) and the base of her tail,the biggest problem was keeping her quiet and the bandages intact,both cuts were in high movement areas and required repeated bandaging,the tail actually took longer to heal.I had safety glass installed and will be putting removable security panels aroud the back yard area,Ive had 3 broken windows in 26 yrs, 2 from the dogs and 1 from the cat,which is another story

I doubt you will be proven wrong when a smaller dog attacks a larger dog and gets whats coming is it the large dog's fault? or the small dog's owners who think its funny that it snaps at the big dog?,....from experience and luckily I had my dog on lead

there seems to be a few cases where the dogs are being minded,so are probably in unsecure yards and once out are in unfamiliar surroundings,which might contribute to the behaviour

Really now? Has someone banished poisonous snakes from Australia recently? The main reason to bring your dogs in at night, where I live, is because you like having them near you . . . or you don't want them to bark too much and annoy the neighbors. most snake bites except for a few python attacks occur accidently or when the snake is defending itself from attacking dogs

lucky for us we don't have the same problems as parts of USA where the native wildlife invades suburbia and kills dogs,the advice there is lock up your dogs at night,

I dont have much faith in colourbond fences anyway the panels will pop out of the rails quite easily given a solid hit,they need to be individually pop riveted to the rails and sheet to sheet on the overlaps

I've been feeding my dogs on Scotty's Pro Peak natural cooked rolls/ and Boomer working dog kibble for as long as I can remember,from puppy to geriatric,they always have good weight and coats,and have lived to a good age,2 boxers 12 and 14,Scotty's does contain rice and barley which might not suit some dogs,and I don't have a boomer bag at present to check the ingredients,but have a look for yourself on the web site, I only give my dogs a small amount of kibble at night and the meat in the morning would be good to hear opinions from others tho? in case theres something I haven't found with it.

yes they had,but only as far as charging the fence at people walking past,but enough to make some people walk the long way round to avoid them,the dogs came from Harrison street and the attack occurred on the corner of Day street which runs between Maxwells Ave and Harrison,ironically Day street is where my mothers 3mth old Gordon Setter was attacked by a large Mastiff cross years ago while she was walking past,it was on lead but the owner didn't have a firm grip and wasnt paying attention to the dog while talking to friends,this is accross the road from the entrance to a primary school so probably fortunate in some ways that it happenned on a week end

I grew up in Ashcroft and was over there at the time but not close by,unfortunately the roaming dog problem there has got bad over the last few years.My mother and her dogs have been attacked 3 times, her dog twice and herself another time.in the end she had to stop walking her dog as it was just too risky and also destroyed her trust in dogs,she has developed a bull breed phobia which is unfortunate as I own a SBT and a Boxer,there were always similar problems earlier on but the sad thing now is that a large % of the residents now are elderly and couldn't defend themselves in the event of an attack,I just hope the responsible owners aren't harrassed over this

thanks for the advice,dogs now dosed with advantix ready for next week