Her Majesty Dogmad Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 (edited) This lady has lost her finger whilst trying to protect her JRT from being attacked by a Bull Terrier, not a Pitbull. Pitbull's owner was 80 yrs of age so probably not much help in this scenario as they would not be likely to have the physical strength to stop their dog. http://www.news.com.au/national-news/pitbull-terrier-bites-off-woman8217s-finger-in-sydney/story-fncynjr2-1226706778657 A Bull terrier has bit off the tip of a woman's finger as she tried to stop it from mauling her Jack Russell while she was walking in Sydney. The dog has been taken under the control of City of Sydney Council. The pitbull's owner, an 80-year-old woman, had been walking the dog in Pyrmont early on Wednesday morning when it attacked the Jack Russell, which was running around the park off its leash. The pitbull mauled the 43-year-old woman as she tried to protect her Jack Russell. Police separated the dogs and the woman was taken to hospital for surgery. Pitbulls are one of five breeds of dogs that fall under the "restricted" category in NSW, which are required to be on a leash and muzzled when in a public place. Read more: http://www.news.com.au/national-news/pitbull-terrier-bites-off-woman8217s-finger-in-sydney/story-fncynjr2-1226706778657#ixzz2dMQj3Nqu Edited August 31, 2013 by dogmad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melzawelza Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 (edited) The dog was NOT a Pit Bull - it was a Bull Terrier. Hasn't stopped the media from screaming pit bull from the rooftops though. The Bull Terrier was leashed and rushed by an off leash dog - the Jack Russell Terrier is the dog at fault here. It's very sad that the woman has lost the tip of her finger but if she had her dog leashed or at least under effective voice control while off leash this would have never happened. Of course the media has spun it that the LEASHED dog is the attacker - but I would have expected someone on a dog forum that constantly complains about being rushed by off leash dogs to recognize who is at fault here. ETA: the Bully is an absolutely lovely dog by all accounts from pound workers and was released to his owner today. Edited August 29, 2013 by melzawelza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plan B Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 You mean the media lied and that there preface to the article is just more breed biased, sensationalised drivel? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*kirty* Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 To be fair, you obviously have inside info melz as none of that information is in the story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiecuddles Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 The video news report is calling it a staffy (am staff going by the photos) so at least they have that part but they are also saying that the staffy chased down the jack? All sounds pretty confused and like the media is just grabbing a few snippits of info and just making up stuff to fill the gaps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
korbin13 Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 The dogmad's post has the Jack Russell running off leash in the park? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiecuddles Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 And another report has it running out of a house! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clyde Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 The video news report is calling it a staffy (am staff going by the photos) so at least they have that part but they are also saying that the staffy chased down the jack? All sounds pretty confused and like the media is just grabbing a few snippits of info and just making up stuff to fill the gaps! No, Mel's post said it was a BULL TERRIER, not a Staffy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Her Majesty Dogmad Posted August 29, 2013 Author Share Posted August 29, 2013 (edited) Sounded like they were both off leash. Even if they weren't, during a dog attack an 80 year old female would surely have a real problem hanging on to a large dog of any kind when it was determined to do something? Not a good match. If it's DA, whatever breed it is, the owner should have it muzzled. Article didn't say but perhaps they were in a dog park? Edited August 29, 2013 by dogmad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melzawelza Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 (edited) To be fair, you obviously have inside info melz as none of that information is in the story. The breed is inside info but the story posted clearly states that the JRT was off leash running around. Kelpiecuddles The breed was not Staffy or AmStaff - if you have seen that on the news it was stock footage. The dog was a Bull Terrier. How can anyone jump to the conclusion that the dog is outright DA? Many dogs of many breeds would react to an off leash dog rushing it while on leash - many DOLers dogs would judging by the posts on here. Why should the dog be muzzled if it is leashed in public? The only way an incident would occur is by someone else breaking the law and allowing their off leash dog to rush the dog. Edited August 29, 2013 by melzawelza Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdierikx Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 From the Police website... Latest Media Releases Woman bitten in dog attack Thursday, 29 August 2013 02:00:17 PM A woman was bitted by a dog in Pyrmont yesterday, suffering a severed finger tip. About 7.00am, (Wednesday 28 August 2013), an 80-year-old woman was walking her dog along Pyrmont Bridge Road, when it attacked a smaller dog, running around the park off its leash. The 43-year-old female owner of the smaller dog attempted to separate the dogs, when her finger was mauled by the larger dog. Police witnessed the dog attack and responded immediately and separated the dogs. The woman was taken to hospital for surgery. The larger dog remains under the control of Sydney City Council. Leichhardt Police continue to investigate the incident with Sydney City Council. ...... No mention of either dogs' breed... Can I ask how a dog "mauled" a single finger? In all fairness, one's finger can be badly bitten - and even severed - when one puts one's hands into the middle of a dog fight... but "mauled"... ?? Interesting to note that it only categorically states that the smaller dog was offlead - no mention of the larger dog being offlead or which dog was the aggressor... only the outcome for the woman's finger. What happened to the smaller dog? Did it go to the vet? T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DakotaJ Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 The police report on their Facebook page says the larger dog was being walked along Pyrmont Bridge Road, and was leashed. The smaller dog was running in a park off-leash. Neither breed was identified. Sounds to me like the off-leash dog ran up to the on-leash dog. There is no way to tell if the off-leash dog was being friendly or aggressive from the report. (don't need to tell readers here that small dogs can be just as aggressive as any big breed). It happened at 7:00 am Do not want to be judgemental, but IMO, I don't care about the breed of the leashed dog, or the age of the owner, this all would have been prevented if the smaller dog had been leashed or if it's recall had been better. I have been reading a thread on regarding recall and most of the posters in that thread have said they would not have their dogs off leash unless they had absolutely reliable recall, especially because of the possibility of these circumstances arising. Pyrmont is a busy area, not a country paddock. Terrible for both owners, and I hope there were no repercussions for the larger dog, and it's owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 If the JRT was off leash then its owner is at fault - did the other break free or all the time it was being "attacked" was the other dog still on lead? Stupid reporting yet again. Either way people need to leash their dogs and have under effective control./ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odin-Genie Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 To be fair, you obviously have inside info melz as none of that information is in the story. The breed is inside info but the story posted clearly states that the JRT was off leash running around. Kelpiecuddles The breed was not Staffy or AmStaff - if you have seen that on the news it was stock footage. The dog was a Bull Terrier. How can anyone jump to the conclusion that the dog is outright DA? Many dogs of many breeds would react to an off leash dog rushing it while on leash - many DOLers dogs would judging by the posts on here. Why should the dog be muzzled if it is leashed in public? The only way an incident would occur is by someone else breaking the law and allowing their off leash dog to rush the dog. If the Bull Terrier was on leash, the reporting is highly inaccurate. The only way the Bull Terrier could have 'attacked' (the story sounds like the Bull Terrier instigated the attack) an off lead Jack Russell is if the JR ran up to the dog, or the BT was off leash as well. While I don't condone any dog attacking another, I have full sympathy for owners who follow the leash laws but are constantly hassled by morons who think it's funny to let their offlead dogs run up to other leashed dogs in a leash only area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkySoaringMagpie Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Do not want to be judgemental, but IMO, I don't care about the breed of the leashed dog, or the age of the owner, this all would have been prevented if the smaller dog had been leashed or if it's recall had been better. I have been reading a thread on regarding recall and most of the posters in that thread have said they would not have their dogs off leash unless they had absolutely reliable recall, especially because of the possibility of these circumstances arising. Pyrmont is a busy area, not a country paddock. Agree with this. Some dog handling smarts may have prevented the injury too - tho' I know in the heat of the moment "never put your hand in the middle of a dog fight" can go out of the window in panic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruthless Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 The JRT was off lead in an off lead area, but ran up to the BT who was onlead in an onlead area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffyluv Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 If the JRT was off leash then its owner is at fault - did the other break free or all the time it was being "attacked" was the other dog still on lead? Stupid reporting yet again. Either way people need to leash their dogs and have under effective control./ Yeah and it is the leashed dog that is in the pound, not the unleashed dog?? Go figure! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staffyluv Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 The JRT was off lead in an off lead area, but ran up to the BT who was onlead in an onlead area. So the JRT was off lead in an on lead area when the 'mauling' took place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dame Aussie Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Mauled? Hardly. Yet again a bigger dog being blamed when the little dog is at fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trisven13 Posted August 30, 2013 Share Posted August 30, 2013 Seriously Dogmad - you need to stop being so biased towards bull breeds. You despise dogs being off-leash and charging you and your dogs. Now, okay, you may not have been immediately aware from the article that the JRT was off-leash and the other dog was leashed but now that you know surely it is the time to acknowledge that you were wrong. Why on earth is it okay for ANY off-leash dog to rush at ANY on-lead dog? In this situation it sounds like the 42 year old woman had far less control of her small dog than the 80 year old woman did of hers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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