One year old in Wakefield killed by Rottweiller

[Gavbriggs 10]

He said: "What we know at this time is that the dog was a family pet, a two-and-a-half year old female rottweiler, which the family had owned for about six months.

 

"Although the dog lived in the yard of the premises, it had interacted with members of the family including children, and another dog and cat at the house, and had shown no previous signs of any aggression."

 

 

quote from the bbc wesite: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_yorkshire/7163696.stm

 

i rest my case, the dog was 'kept' in the yard ( children invaded it's teritory???? ) it was only owned for 6 months, who had it before and how was it treat, i would never own a dog that i wasn't totally sure of and very unlikely to own a 'second hand' animal.

 

the baby sitter was UPSTAIRS when the other child (7yr old i think) took the baby outside, that raises issues even without the dog attack.

 

it is very unfortunate that the child died but surely the doors to the front and rear should be locked at all times when children are in the house, mine are and i have locks on all rear gates, the stairs are protected too. all sockets are protected and my daughter uses plastic beakers to drink from, the oven and hob are switched off at the mains and the gas fire is capped off in the cellar, which is also protected by a bolt at high level, tinned food is kept in low cupboard and chemicals in high cupboards. etc etc!

 

am i too safety concious?

 

oh and i do keep a high powered air rifle( safely stored out of reach, and unloaded but with ammunition close at hand) just in case of smack heads, dog attacks or pigeon landing on my garden!

 

i have a shovel in my locked shed and various sharp knives in my case in a high level cupboard. any of these, bieng an adult will be used if my or any dog attacks my daughter or any member of my family in that way. then again the dog or child is never without adult supervision either together or seperately. ever!

[Phill Jarman 10]

I have not yet met a derranged serial killer, I have however met very noisy schizophrenics that don't want you in their kitchen.

 

So on that basis derranged serial killers don't exist anyone who says they do are stupid.

 

Derranged serial killers are psychopaths and have very little understanding of human life and are placed as they are seen by their mothers (the alpha female as opposed to the alpha male because alpha females are different to alpha males, the alpha female is not the equivalent of the alpha male just to clear that one up)

 

I'm not an idiot, all dogs are fine, they never do things without being made to, what deaths?

[xruthx 10]

I have not yet met a derranged serial killer, I have however met very noisy schizophrenics that don't want you in their kitchen.

 

So on that basis derranged serial killers don't exist anyone who says they do are stupid.

 

Derranged serial killers are psychopaths and have very little understanding of human life and are placed as they are seen by their mothers (the alpha female as opposed to the alpha male because alpha females are different to alpha males, the alpha female is not the equivalent of the alpha male just to clear that one up)

 

I'm not an idiot, all dogs are fine, they never do things without being made to, what deaths?

 

 

 

i dont know if you are an idiot or not but your posts dont speak to kindly of your intelligence,

my rottie sniffed another dogs ass yesterday and was instantly called aliller dog which had bitten:loopy:

it is the mentality or people with view like yours which make life so damn hard:mad:

[Phill Jarman 10]

I wouldn't call a dog a killer dog for sniffing another dog's ass!

[dnairn8417 10]

Went to Millhouses Park with my little boy last weekend, we'd just got out of the car when a woman and her Rottweiller was walking past, the dog saw my son and started running over, (it wasn't on a lead) I picked up my son and the owner called the dog which went back to her.

 

Now the dog may have been very friendly and is well adjusted and trained etc etc, but I have no way of knowing that, what if the dog didn't go back to the owner when she called? and maybe I appeared paranoid but I don't care, I will not be taking any chances , and I think people should have their dogs on lead when going to a park full of kids running around with balls and things.

[steadyeddie 10]

Went to Millhouses Park with my little boy last weekend, we'd just got out of the car when a woman and her Rottweiller was walking past, the dog saw my son and started running over, (it wasn't on a lead) I picked up my son and the owner called the dog which went back to her.

 

Now the dog may have been very friendly and is well adjusted and trained etc etc, but I have no way of knowing that, what if the dog didn't go back to the owner when she called? and maybe I appeared paranoid but I don't care, I will not be taking any chances , and I think people should have their dogs on lead when going to a park full of kids running around with balls and things.

 

yes your right they should have the dog on a lead but their too thick to think of doing that.

[Gavbriggs 10]

i agree, i wouldn't let my dog off the lead just incase he bounded over and knocked a child over, he is about 2 yrs old so is very giddy at the begining of walkies, then again i don't take my dog to children dominant areas. i live close to ample rural land and he will happily scout the hedgerows. if a kids area/recreational park was my only option he would have a muzzle fitted to ensure no unpredictable nips were a possiblity. surely it's against rules to allow any dog off the lead in a park?

[xruthx 10]

yes your right they should have the dog on a lead but their too thick to think of doing that.

 

 

 

er, my dogs are on the lead EVERYTIME we go for a walk, it seems to me you just like trolling and a holiday may not be too far off...

....... see ya

 

 

would like to say you'll be missed but i'd be lying:D

[Mathom 10]

I see the inquest has been held into the death of this poor little boy now.

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1048192/Rottweiler-mauled-baby-death-walked-months.html

 

Seems it was just as I thought, the dog was being treated cruelly and it was not socialised. It had not been given a walk for FIVE months!

 

And it was the same old story, it was bought from 'a bloke in the pub'.

 

What it did to the little boy makes for grim reading. I felt quite ill reading what it did.

[Strix 11]

I saw the item on the tv news - and grandad was still calling for dogs to be muzzled in public or something (wasn't quite following what he said unfortunately), but I fail to see how this could be named after the child if it went ahead, as the dog wasn't in public

 

I despair of some people and their perception of how dogs should be treated

[Dozy 11]

I saw the item on the tv news - and grandad was still calling for dogs to be muzzled in public or something (wasn't quite following what he said unfortunately), but I fail to see how this could be named after the child if it went ahead, as the dog wasn't in public

 

I despair of some people and their perception of how dogs should be treated

 

Haven't seen the grandad on the news, but it sounds like he's looking to shift the blame because he, of course, can't take any responsibility for his own actions, ie: the way he treated the poor dog.

 

The Coroner sounds like a right tool, as well, "The coroner called for a change in the law to control the breeding and distribution of potentially dangerous dogs more strictly, and urged people to learn more about the animals before taking them on as pets." Any dog is potentially dangerous, if not properly trained and treated, so exactly what breeds would changes in the law cover?