DaneLover233 Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 I just saw on the news a couples staffy was attacked and killed by a male bull Arab and female ridgeback and their other staffy was seriously injured. The 2 attacking dogs had just had puppies so it was a territorial attack I guess but apparently the neighborhood has been worried about them for some time. My heart goes out to the poor staffy and it's owners. His name was Joey :-( The bull Arab has been PTS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverStar-Aura Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 That's so horrible. And to think these two aggressive dogs have just had a litter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneLover233 Posted April 9, 2014 Author Share Posted April 9, 2014 I know! I assume the mother dog will be PTS once the puppies are weaned. How can people own such aggressive dogs then have the stupidity to breed them AND cross breed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebanne Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 I know! I assume the mother dog will be PTS once the puppies are weaned. How can people own such aggressive dogs then have the stupidity to breed them AND cross breed! The dogs may have shown no aggression until they had pups to protect. Yes stupid owner who did not not realise this and did not look after any of them properly. Dogs and pups should have been secure. My bitch would have killed any strange dog near her pups, the younger they were the more serious she would have been. Difference was I knew this and all were contained. Two dogs have paid the price for one owners stupidity and maybe one more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSoSwift Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Those poor dogs, they would have never stood a chance. If the two dogs are declared dangerous does that mean they would seize the pups as well ??? Stupid owners of the other dogs. I had a bitch turn human aggressive when she had pups, and dog anywhere near that whelping box would have died. Normally nowhere near that. Another case of people with no bloody idea breeding dogs and screwing it up royally Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneLover233 Posted April 9, 2014 Author Share Posted April 9, 2014 They said that the neighbours had been worried about both dogs for a while, long before pups were around. It's sad for all parties. I wish I didn't see it, the lady was understandably devastated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OSoSwift Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 They obviously have been causing issues for a while. Why was nothing done before now?? V Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amax-1 Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 This in inexcusable and more to the point, what's the purpose of the breeding in the first place?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiverStar-Aura Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Those poor dogs, they would have never stood a chance. If the two dogs are declared dangerous does that mean they would seize the pups as well ??? Stupid owners of the other dogs. I had a bitch turn human aggressive when she had pups, and dog anywhere near that whelping box would have died. Normally nowhere near that. Another case of people with no bloody idea breeding dogs and screwing it up royally Regarding the bolded part, if this happened to dogs you were breeding from, would this action be enough to stop you from breeding from them in the future? I'm genuinely asking because I know breeders work hard to produce stable temperaments in their puppies so I'm wondering how this behaviour fits in temperament wise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiecuddles Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 A breeder of bull terriers I know warned me not to go near the whelping box when I was at her place as her bitch that had puppies at that time was very defensive(fine with her but not so good with unknown people). From what she said it sounded like it was quite common in that breed, I've met said dog at other times and she's lovely, not a snappy bone in her but she was a changed woman with some puppies to defend!. I suppose the hormones would be raging and telling them to protect their pups... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebanne Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 Those poor dogs, they would have never stood a chance. If the two dogs are declared dangerous does that mean they would seize the pups as well ??? Stupid owners of the other dogs. I had a bitch turn human aggressive when she had pups, and dog anywhere near that whelping box would have died. Normally nowhere near that. Another case of people with no bloody idea breeding dogs and screwing it up royally Regarding the bolded part, if this happened to dogs you were breeding from, would this action be enough to stop you from breeding from them in the future? I'm genuinely asking because I know breeders work hard to produce stable temperaments in their puppies so I'm wondering how this behaviour fits in temperament wise. No it would not stop me as I consider it a fairly normal reaction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneLover233 Posted April 9, 2014 Author Share Posted April 9, 2014 I should add that the fence almost looked like it was made from colourbond type stuff and the dogs busted through that! Did anyone else see it? It bothers me also, that the news story was less than 5 mins long. A dog lost it's life....if this was a human child it would be on every news station again and again - an animals life is no less important than a humans IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebanne Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 a dog comes no where near a child's life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneLover233 Posted April 9, 2014 Author Share Posted April 9, 2014 I guess I prefer dogs over humans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JulesP Posted April 9, 2014 Share Posted April 9, 2014 I should add that the fence almost looked like it was made from colourbond type stuff and the dogs busted through that! Did anyone else see it? It bothers me also, that the news story was less than 5 mins long. A dog lost it's life....if this was a human child it would be on every news station again and again - an animals life is no less important than a humans IMO There was very little news coverage of the attack near me that put a man in hospital for over a week. He required surgery. And was very lucky he was saved when he was or it could have been fatal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneLover233 Posted April 9, 2014 Author Share Posted April 9, 2014 Oh really? Maybe if he was a child it would have had more? I feel sorry that the bull arab was PTS, it's not his fault. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simply Grand Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 I'm unclear what happened, did the bull arab and ridgeback break through the fence out of their own yard to get to the staffies? Or did the staffies get into the yard where the pups were? If the parent dogs got through a fence to go and attack the other dogs that seems much more extreme than a bitch guarding her whelping box/puppy area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneLover233 Posted April 10, 2014 Author Share Posted April 10, 2014 The bull arab & ridgeback broke through their gates to get to the staffies!! I've tried finding the news story but can't locate if. I saw if on channel 9 though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvmybulldog Posted April 10, 2014 Share Posted April 10, 2014 I'm unclear what happened, did the bull arab and ridgeback break through the fence out of their own yard to get to the staffies? Or did the staffies get into the yard where the pups were? If the parent dogs got through a fence to go and attack the other dogs that seems much more extreme than a bitch guarding her whelping box/puppy area. Comments on a facebook page from the owner / family of the Bull Arab are saying the SBT came onto their property but there are no comments from the owner of the SBT's in response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneLover233 Posted April 11, 2014 Author Share Posted April 11, 2014 Maybe the SBT owner hasn't seen the Facebook page? Too busy grieving? The bull arab owners could also be lying, not saying they are of course because it's all hearsay but I'm just saying, it's not necessarily true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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