I was out walking my dog down langsett Rd earlier today (my dog was on his lead) and a MASSIVE alsation type dog came bounding out of the driveway and attacked my dog. I got a scratch and a bit of blood drawn on my thumb. They eventually parted (the dogs owner was next to useless) and i checked my dog over - he seemed fine, the owner didnt even say sorry or even offer a plaster for my wrist/thumb. a few hours later i noticed a 3" scratch under my dogs chin, with a load of hair missing. I phoned the 2202020 number and the guy wasn't interested, said to phone my solicitor, even though i pointed out if it'd been anyone less than a grown adult they may well have been serious injuries. Luckily my dog doesn't seem to be fazed by it but if he had been a smaller dog or not as well built there could easily have been a fatality. what does eveyone think i should do? i dont really want to go down the solicitor route, after all it's only really a scratch but the owners cant get away with letting their dog attack at will. Like i said, if it had been a 10yr old girl walking her puppy it'd have ben a bloodbath.

Sheffield Council has dog wardens I believe. You will be able to report it there.

You can actually do it online, I just googled it to check!

Is it the staffy you had before ? Glad your dog is okay, you should report the owner - doesn't seem fit to have a dog!

yeah sam it's the same dog

Id ring the polce again and gently remind them of what happens when a dog the size of a gsd goes berzerk.
If it attacked a dog and its owner, whats the chance of it doing it again.
The next victim may not be so lucky.
Hope you are both ok.

As June says try the dog warden, if they cant help ask them for advice.

http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/sys_upl/templates/PT_AZServices/PT_AZServices_details.asp?ServiceID=488&pgid=4191&tid=152

something like this happened to me, i have an eleven year old staffy bitch who is also terminally ill we had our usual walk my dog was on the lead she isnt usually unless there are other dogs but she was slow timing her walk as she does (very stubborn lol) anyway as we walked a man came along with a labrador i love all dogs but i think when two dogs or more are present it is the owners responsiblity to leash them. he carried on walking while his dog came over to us and set about my dog. i shouted to him "oi my dog is on a lead get a grip of yours" he just carried on walking and replied "my dog doesnt need to be leashed it is not a dangerous dog" i hate these sort of people one that they sterotype staffy's and two should not be allowed animals when they fail to see the risk and put the dog on a lead. staffy's are not on the dangerous dog list and any dog that is nasty to person or animal should be leashed. i'm sick of the staffy hate campaign.:rant:

I was out walking my dog down langsett Rd earlier today (my dog was on his lead) and a MASSIVE alsation type dog came bounding out of the driveway and attacked my dog. I got a scratch and a bit of blood drawn on my thumb. They eventually parted (the dogs owner was next to useless) and i checked my dog over - he seemed fine, the owner didnt even say sorry or even offer a plaster for my wrist/thumb. a few hours later i noticed a 3" scratch under my dogs chin, with a load of hair missing. I phoned the 2202020 number and the guy wasn't interested, said to phone my solicitor, even though i pointed out if it'd been anyone less than a grown adult they may well have been serious injuries. Luckily my dog doesn't seem to be fazed by it but if he had been a smaller dog or not as well built there could easily have been a fatality. what does eveyone think i should do? i dont really want to go down the solicitor route, after all it's only really a scratch but the owners cant get away with letting their dog attack at will. Like i said, if it had been a 10yr old girl walking her puppy it'd have ben a bloodbath.

This dog was 'dangerously out of control in a public place' and as such that is a matter for the police. Go to your nearest police station and insist that they record the details, log the report and investigate the matter under the Dangerous Dogs Act.

Things like this are never seen as important until something goes tragically wrong. I believe all dogs should be kept on leads in public and certainly fastened within their own property, not able to get out to the footpath! It's happened to me loads of times in the past. For years I have carried a dog dazer, which blasts an ultrasonic noise that only the dog can hear, which I must say works exceedingly well on any nasty dog, as long as it's not deaf! I wouldn't be without it.

Sorry to hear about this and hope you and your dog are recovering - it is a scary thing watching your dog being attacked and not being able to do anything about it - our most recent attack on our own dog was a staffie out of control on the street next to ours- it came out of nowhere and began viciously biting at our dog until its owner came out and started kicking at it to stop (hardly responsible pet management). Our dog was on a short leash but we could not get away from the other dog or make it stop. I don't think dogs should be leashed all the time they are out - dogs need exercise, but I do agree that dogs should be on leashes when passing one another or in highly publi places, such as the busy bits of public parks or the countryside, where an of leash dog could cause a threat to wildlife.

We own a doberman and she is very wary of other dogs now because she has been attacked many times by other unleashed dogs of varying breeds and sizes and has a fine collection of scars, plus most other dogs always seem to bark at her for no apparent reason, (95% of the time she just ignoresit, but once ina while she barks back and woe betide if it's a white dog (first dog that ever attacked her was white and she's remembered...), so we don't take any chances- let's face it, if our dog were to retaliate in her own defence, because she is a doberman she would automatically be judged as being at fault, so better to keep her on a lead when we spot other dogs coming towards us. So it really naffs me off then when the other dog's owner can't be bothered to keep their own dog under control.

I dont think people equate staffies as being dangerous dogs more as a burglar/chavs dog!

every staff i've ever met is a soft and affectionate creature. Shame the Chavs picked up on them cos they're really intelligent and loyal. they love to please but cos of their build and strength they're assumed as fighting dogs - where mine would rather sit and lick you to death.

The attacking dog wasn't an american bulldog and the owner a tall, well built, short haired ginger character was he?

:huh:

I'd go the full hog. Like you said, if this was a small dog or even a child it could have been worse.

[go and see mike at the gun shop on langsett road, take up clay pigeon shooting(excellent sport) gain you shotgun certificate buy a good sporting gun load with buckshot 000 ,then invite the dog owner and dog for a day in the country, then put 2 rounds into the dogs head,then smack the pathetic owner in the mouth with the butt(take care if its a walnut stock).Then finish off with a good pub lunch having done a great service for the majority of decent responsible dog owners in sheffield:hihi:

[go and see mike at the gun shop on langsett road, take up clay pigeon shooting(excellent sport) gain you shotgun certificate buy a good sporting gun load with buckshot 000 ,then invite the dog owner and dog for a day in the country, then put 2 rounds into the dogs head,then smack the pathetic owner in the mouth with the butt(take care if its a walnut stock).Then finish off with a good pub lunch having done a great service for the majority of decent responsible dog owners in sheffield:hihi:

Wouldnt she be better off buying a croc from you and walking it around that nasty dog?

Wouldnt she be better off buying a croc from you and walking it around that nasty dog?

splendid idea:hihi:

Maybe i'm playing Devil's advocate but i find these types of thread people can over react to the situation thats happened. Yes your dog was attacked but maybe the dog got loose and it was a mistake? No real harm was done so most of us would simple get on with it and not make a meal of it on here. Report it by all means but there's two sides to every story.

I'm a dog owner but on the odd occasion my dog has got out and barked etc at the postman. He's even had the odd scrap with a dog over some trivial thing like a ball etc. Most people simple apologize and shrug it off as one of those things. The people i'm wary off are the types who leave their dogs on the lead all the time and see anyform of interaction with my dog as a violation. My dog likes to socialize so when he runs up to other dogs on leads sometimes the other dog will go beserk thus causing the owner to tell me to stick mine on a lead. If only they'd let their dog socialize then none of this would occur in the first place.