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“Getting ANY adult dog breed is strongly NOT recommended”

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tallulahtoo78 · 22/03/2022 09:51

From a dog expert interview on LBC discussing the utterly awful, tragic death of the 17 month old little girl.

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Agrudge · 23/03/2022 18:27

These breeds need to be eliminated.

Is there a eye roll emoji?

Nobodycarestakeitelsewhere · 23/03/2022 18:31

Agrudge you didn't even know what American bullies were yesterday.

girlmom21 · 23/03/2022 18:39

@Catswhiskers13

So much nonsense on this thread. Here’s a nice photo of my staffie cross and dd. You’re welcome.
I agree with those saying that's not a calm, chilled out dog...
Agrudge · 23/03/2022 18:41

It doesnt matter. The message is the same .

It's not the dog that's the problem it's the owners

Catswhiskers13 · 23/03/2022 18:59

Heres a better one of her having a little sniff. DD is just adorable in that jacket.

“Getting ANY adult dog breed is strongly NOT recommended”
Agrudge · 23/03/2022 19:06

@Catswhiskers13

Heres a better one of her having a little sniff. DD is just adorable in that jacket.
Your basically offering your baby up on a silver platter . How irresponsible Grin
ChuckBerrysBoots · 23/03/2022 19:09

And according to the DM the mother is crowd funding for the funeral.

She’d set a gofundme page up within 24 hours of the child dying.

ChuckBerrysBoots · 23/03/2022 19:11

I don’t think that latest photo is going to persuade anyone Catswhiskers, andI say that as fellow staffy owner. You’re just setting yourself up for another raft of negative comments!

BoodleBug51 · 23/03/2022 19:16

@ChuckBerrysBoots

And according to the DM the mother is crowd funding for the funeral.

She’d set a gofundme page up within 24 hours of the child dying.

Thing is, you don't pay for childrens funerals............

So why the need to crowd fund?

Kennykenkencat · 23/03/2022 19:18

My dgirl was born in the rehoming centre. The mum and brother were adopted immediately but dgirl who we think wasn’t as “attractive” as her mum and brother was left We wanted her as soon as we saw her on her own in a run at 12 weeks old. We were told that her mum was a lovely placid dog and from what they had seen both her and her brother were also very laid back and lovely natured dogs.
We never had a moment to doubt that

I have friends who have Staffies and who wouldn’t ever have any other breed they are so lovely.

So this made me laugh.

It's the norm to see one straining away at the collar while a couple of young teens are being half pulled along whilst they're also chatting on the phone

My friend has 2 Staffies who you could be describing exactly how they walk home. Looking at them they look like slobbering attack dogs pulling their owner down the road. But they don’t have any interest in stopping to maul any one. It has nothing to do with aggression and more about when they get home after a walk they get a warm cocoa and a piece of toast and butter.

Someone upthread was listing dog breeds who had history of hunting and killing and saying that you can’t ignore that but then don’t mention Staffies who were known as nanny dogs because how good they are with children.
That part seems to have been ignored.

Catswhiskers13 · 23/03/2022 19:20

@Agrudge GrinGrin

Agrudge · 23/03/2022 19:22

@Kennykenkencat

Staffies who were known as nanny dogs because how good they are with children.
That part seems to have been ignored

It's not ignored , is denied as "propaganda"

PinkSparklyPussyCat · 23/03/2022 19:29

Your basically offering your baby up on a silver platter . How irresponsible

There appears to be a gorgeous savage ginger kitten in the same picture!

bozzabollix · 23/03/2022 19:31

@MiniTheMinx I completely agree about the risk aversion. The one thing I wanted for my kids was a bit of eighties style freedom. Running round the woods with a Labrador is exactly what they do.

In our quest for 100% safety we’ve lost such a lot, it’s about risk management.

HotnSunnyRainbowRoses · 23/03/2022 19:39

Heres a better one of her having a little sniff. DD is just adorable in that jacket
I hate to say it, but, again, she don’t look comfortable!!

JesusInTheCabbageVan · 23/03/2022 19:41

@Kennykenkencat

My dgirl was born in the rehoming centre. The mum and brother were adopted immediately but dgirl who we think wasn’t as “attractive” as her mum and brother was left We wanted her as soon as we saw her on her own in a run at 12 weeks old. We were told that her mum was a lovely placid dog and from what they had seen both her and her brother were also very laid back and lovely natured dogs. We never had a moment to doubt that

I have friends who have Staffies and who wouldn’t ever have any other breed they are so lovely.

So this made me laugh.

It's the norm to see one straining away at the collar while a couple of young teens are being half pulled along whilst they're also chatting on the phone

My friend has 2 Staffies who you could be describing exactly how they walk home. Looking at them they look like slobbering attack dogs pulling their owner down the road. But they don’t have any interest in stopping to maul any one. It has nothing to do with aggression and more about when they get home after a walk they get a warm cocoa and a piece of toast and butter.

Someone upthread was listing dog breeds who had history of hunting and killing and saying that you can’t ignore that but then don’t mention Staffies who were known as nanny dogs because how good they are with children.
That part seems to have been ignored.

I know this isn't the point of the thread or the comment, but... cocoa? That could actually kill thrm!
dogissues99 · 23/03/2022 19:47

I don't agree, this issue is breed specific. All dogs can attack but only certain breeds can do this kind of damage. Responsible rehoming is what's important.

Agrudge · 23/03/2022 19:53

@dogissues99

I don't agree, this issue is breed specific. All dogs can attack but only certain breeds can do this kind of damage. Responsible rehoming is what's important.
I'd go as far as saying most breeds can do this sort of damage
Agrudge · 23/03/2022 19:55

@PinkSparklyPussyCat

Your basically offering your baby up on a silver platter . How irresponsible

There appears to be a gorgeous savage ginger kitten in the same picture!

And we all know cats are cts. I like cats but they are cnts
girlmom21 · 23/03/2022 19:55

@Catswhiskers13

Heres a better one of her having a little sniff. DD is just adorable in that jacket.
They're all adorable but ddog looks on really high alert.
Catswhiskers13 · 23/03/2022 19:58

@PinkSparklyPussyCat

Your basically offering your baby up on a silver platter . How irresponsible

There appears to be a gorgeous savage ginger kitten in the same picture!

😂😂😂 Honestly I’d trust the dog over that cat any day of the week. He’s a bloody menace. Always out hunting and killing stuff. Sad
Catswhiskers13 · 23/03/2022 20:03

@HotnSunnyRainbowRoses

Heres a better one of her having a little sniff. DD is just adorable in that jacket I hate to say it, but, again, she don’t look comfortable!!
You do realise that on both occasions ddog is choosing to interact with dd of her own free will. She wouldn’t chose to do that if you wasn’t comfortable around dd. Dd is abit older now and moving around so I do have to keep an eye on them. If I leave the room either dd goes in her pen, or ddog comes with me. Never left alone. When we got the kitten ddog was so scared of him. Bless. They are friendly now.
girlmom21 · 23/03/2022 20:08

@Catswhiskers13 out of curiosity, what's ddog like if DD falls over (more so when she was learning to sit and things)? Did she rush over or lick her or whatever.

If she's really friendly with her I'm wondering if she looks on edge because she's there to look after DD and she's waiting for her to need help.

HotnSunnyRainbowRoses · 23/03/2022 20:13

You do realise that on both occasions ddog is choosing to interact with dd of her own free will. She wouldn’t chose to do that if you wasn’t comfortable around dd
Pretty much all dog aggression is caused by fear and it isn’t unusual at all for wary dogs to instigate contact despite being uncomfortable.

Just look at all the dogs that lunge and go after other dogs despite being scared in an effort to drive them away.
Look at all the nervous dogs who muster up the confidence to take a treat from a scary stranger then suddenly bite them.
And the obvious, tragic scenario that this whole thread is about.

Now I am absolutely not saying your dog is aggressive at all, I’m not suggesting she’s like the dog the thread refers to, but fearful dogs can and do approach things they are wary of.

I’m sorry, but the photos do not paint a pretty picture at all. They just don’t.
The latest picture is the worst of them all, you can almost feel the stress!
As a PP said, you can clearly see she’s on high alert.

JesusInTheCabbageVan · 23/03/2022 20:19

The dog does look a tiny bit freaked out, but I'm guessing that's just because it doesn't fully understand where babies come from and it's all a bit of a mind-fuck Grin

The dog is being allowed to approach the baby in its own time, and it has space to move away if it needs to. In two of the photos, the baby is being safely held by an adult. I probably would be a bit wary of having the dog in between me and the baby (as the third photo shows) when the baby is still a novelty and the dog is a little bit tense, but overall, letting the dog check the baby out under supervision - and then consulting a behaviorist - sounds like responsible dog ownership to me.

I hope your baby and ddog grow up to be great friends. Smile