[PipE]

Just wondered if you had all seen the terrible item on the news about little Charlie the Cockapoo.
I'm rubbish at techno things so don't know how to post a link but if you're on Facebook there's a group called 'Justice for Charlie' on there.
He was a beautiful little 13 week old puppy who was mauled to death by a Staffie recently.
I can't even begin to imagine how his owners must be feeling and my heart goes out to them.
:cry2::cry2:

Pip X

 

[wellerfeller]

Yes I have just seen this too, it is very very sad and makes me so angry. That is one dangerous dog and something should be done about its owner

Or should I say a dog in dangerous, stupid hands!!!!

 

[Dee123]

How sad. Owners must be devastated. I have recently been forgetting that some dogs can hurt a pup even with owner nearby. One should always look out for signs of aggression in other dogs approaching a pup.

 

[Donnag]

That's shocking, Wynny plays with lots of staffs but it does make you weary. We are just on our way out makes me think twice about letting her off the lead.

 

[Dylansmum]

When Dylan was 4 months old he was badly attacked by a staffie who was on a lead. As we walked past he lunged for Dylan and we couldn't get his jaws open to get Dylan out. It took 3 of us several minutes to get him out and we thought he'd be seriously mauled or dead, but fortunately he was hardly injured - just bruising and hair loss on his face. It was a very lucky escape. I've been wary of Staffs ever since.

 

[Turi]

Oh that is just awful... poor puppy, poor owners

 

[Pollypiglet]

This is the very reason why I wish people would respect others and not alow their dogs just to rush up with the explanation thet their dog is "only playing". Ihave said before one of my terriers was picked up in the jaws of an alsation and shaken in an attempt to break her back, it is a terrifying experience luckily she survived with 35 stitches and two days in hospital. It cost the owner who fortunately I knew £250 in vets bills this was six years ago. Understandably when the vet nurse at Hatties puppy party said let them all off the lead (1st party non of them had ever met) I was not happy.

 

[Rufini]

Poor Charlie

 

[Sarette]

So very sad

 

[PipE]

It would be great if lots of people on here could add their support to the Facebook campaign.
As usual in these cases it's the owner who should be punished. he should not be allowed to get away with it.

X

 

[wellerfeller]

It would be great if lots of people on here could add their support to the Facebook campaign.
As usual in these cases it's the owner who should be punished. he should not be allowed to get away with it.

X

.....Done

 

[Sezra]

Poor puppy, that is awful, I can't even imagine how I would feel if that was Daisy.

It makes me mad that people with aggressive dogs still let them off the lead like this. My neighbour's dog is fine with people but shows aggression towards other dogs. I was out a couple of weeks ago and met them walking. Her dog was off the lead and DFaisy was being walked by Annabel. Suddenly the other dog just went for Daisy and had her pinned down. She was yelping, the owner couldn't get to her dog..it was awful. I just grabbed Daisy's lead off Annabel and kind of lifted her up and turned away from the other dog giving the owner a chance to get hold of her dog. It all seemed to happen so quickly! Daisy was fine but whilst the owner apologised Daisy hid behind my legs and wouldn't come out. We carried on our walk and met other dogs and she was fine but I was fuming! Imagine if Annabel had been out on her own with Daisy. My neighbours dog is known to have issues so it angers me that they still walk her off lead like this. So irresponsible...

 

[Laura(L)Izzie]

It's absoultely awful He wouldn't have walked away from me I can tell you for a fact! The owner sounds like he didn't even care or try! It's disgusting, the poor little pup

It must have been truly devastating for the owners & something needs to be done! That dog should not be allowed to leave the house without a muzzle on it ever again!

 

[glitzydebs]

Oh how sad
I saw a staffie maul a beautiful old sheep dog who was just minding his own business. My sister and I managed to pull him off only after I threw a cardigan over it's eyes. I will never forget the look of terror on the sheep dog's face. I would have been inconsolable if it had hit Pushca.
Luckily the sheep dog was just stunned but a staffie locks it's jaw on and they rarely let go
I am terrified of them now and always look out for any.
So sad as I'm sure they are lovely dogs

 

[Emma]

I know we all love our cockapoos and what happened was awful that poor dog and it's poor owners. However spare a thought for the staffys. I don't believe you get bad dogs. U get bad irresponsible owners and breeders. I know a few staffys and they are lovely friendly dogs. If cockapoos (heaven forbid) became overbred and owned by such irresponsible owners they could end up in the same state.
Sorry for the rant I just feel its not the breed of dog we should be targeting if u know hat I mean. Emma x

 

[Laura(L)Izzie]

I know it's not always the breed, but sometimes the way they are bred (using vicious parents) could make the pups like it as well, I think sometimes some people forget that they used to be bred to be meaner dogs & although that isn't the case anymore you will always get bad breeders who will breed any staffy regardless of aggression issues & the outcome would be aggressive pups which owners may or may not try to sort out :/

I know it's ot always the breed, i'm sure there are some lovely staffies around, but there are a lot of these stories as well which makes me think it can be down to more than just the owner, it can be bred into them as well unfortunatley

 

[Pollypiglet]

Unfortunatly it is not a criminal offence for one dog to attack another. May be an offence if owner does not have control but very often these cases just do not get prosecuted as often there is no realistic chance of conviction and it is deemed not to be "in the public interest!!!"

 

[wellerfeller]

Sadly the staff has been handed in and destroyed

This man now has the blood of two dogs on his hands and should have the book thrown at him

 

[Emma]

Sadly the staff has been handed in and destroyed

This man now has the blood of two dogs on his hands and should have the book thrown at him

Karen this is exactly the point I was trying to put across! Thank u for putting it so concisely! I also think when talking about staffys people need to bear in mind the sheer number of staffy type dogs in this country therefor more likely to be involved in fights. Also very often owned by people who struggle to look after themselves never mind a dog.
All this said I wouldn't want a staffy myself and prob if I'm honest mostly because of their negative reputation.
Emma x

 

[wellerfeller]

Karen this is exactly the point I was trying to put across! Thank u for putting it so concisely! I also think when talking about staffys people need to bear in mind the sheer number of staffy type dogs in this country therefor more likely to be involved in fights. Also very often owned by people who struggle to look after themselves never mind a dog.
All this said I wouldn't want a staffy myself and prob if I'm honest mostly because of their negative reputation.
Emma x

I know what you mean. I love staffs and always wanted one before they became the dog of the moment. They are loving, loyal and yes gentle but in the wrong hands can be lethal as can many dogs. I hate these people just being able to get a dog because they can, as you say can't look after themselves let alone raise ahappy socialised dog