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Aibu to be fucking fucked off with dh??

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Lollyheart · 14/07/2011 18:26

I'm raging inside I'm so fucking angry Angry

We have just had our dog brought back by the police because he left the fucking front door open again!!!!!!

And now a poor little boy has had to go to the hospital for a tb jab, the police man said our dog walked over to the pub garden where some kids were playing football, a witness said the kids were all stroking him and playing but one of the boys got a bit rough and started hitting him with a stick, the witness said the boy climbed on his back by this time our dog must of got pissed of and nipped the boy.

I have told dh soooo many times to shut the front door after him when he goes into the garage for something incase our dog gets out as he is over friendly and will go up to people!!

I'm now scared someone will want to come and take our dog away and put him down because of his breed! If I was the boys parent I would report this to the dog warden so I'm guessing they will do that.

Would they bring him back if they thought he was a dangerous dog?? They did say they could tell his was friendly because the landlord at the pub was feeding him and playing with him.

I'm sooo Angry about this I can't even look at dh, ahhhhh I've told him so many time about the fucking front door!!!

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TheSecondComing · 15/07/2011 16:19

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revolutionscoop · 15/07/2011 16:22

I just find it odd that virtually all the responses are predicated upon a second or even third hand account of what actually went on when the dog went AWOL and encountered the children at the pub.

InTheNightKitchen · 15/07/2011 16:22

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VelvetSnow · 15/07/2011 16:23

Grin at *TheSecondComing and your innocent face emoticon.

BeerTricksPotter · 15/07/2011 16:23

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LyingWitchInTheWardrobe2726 · 15/07/2011 16:25

Hmm... I tend to prize TSC's 'spidey senses* highly, they're a hell of a lot better than mine.

VelvetSnow · 15/07/2011 16:26

FWIW - if a random dog without a collar came into a pub garden (regardless of the breed) without a lead or any owners then my first instincts would be to get my child away from the "stray" dog.

TheBigJessie · 15/07/2011 16:28

agree with VelvetSnow

You would know nothing about the dog or its dislikes. Parents were neglectful perhaps assumed it was the pub dog?

DogsBestFriend · 15/07/2011 16:30

My first instinct would be to secure the dog and locate the owner, Velvet.

DogsBestFriend · 15/07/2011 16:32

What difference would it make if the parents had assumed that this was the pub's dog? It still doesn't excuse their little shit from deliberately assaulting the poor creature!

TheBigJessie · 15/07/2011 16:33

You're experienced with dogs, though. I only have slightly more experience of dogs than I do, of erm, alpacas.

DogsBestFriend · 15/07/2011 16:34

I wasn't always, Jessie. :) We all have to start somewhere -I've just always been the type of person to concern myself with a stray's welfare.... I dunno, it must just be in my nature!

DogsBestFriend · 15/07/2011 16:35

Yuk! What awful grammar and punctuation. Sorry about that. Blush

VelvetSnow · 15/07/2011 16:35

DogsBestFriend - I wouldn't go anywhere near what I thought to be a "stray" animal to be fair.

There are trained people to deal with this sort of thing - you're obviously a braver person that me.

And FWIW I own a German Shepherd.

TheBigJessie · 15/07/2011 16:37

It makes no difference to their son's treatment of the poor thing, but it might explain why they never thought the dog was any risk to the child. Unfortunately it appears the more badly-trained mammal may have been the little human one.

DragonAlley · 15/07/2011 16:40

"i've only read the op but am calling bollocks on it before i get to post number 2"

Why? The OP has an extensive posting history.

VelvetSnow · 15/07/2011 16:41

Sorry that should have said I had a German Shepherd, so would consider myself a "dog person"

VelvetSnow · 15/07/2011 16:44

Dragon I don't think that comment was based on whether she believed the OP or not, I reckon it was more to do with the breed of dog.

There are an increasing amount of stories regarding otherwise friendly dogs who "go off on one" and maul a child.

In my experience the breed is generally Staffie (unfortunately)

TheBigJessie · 15/07/2011 16:45

I have a picture that goes like this. Friendly, confident, cute dog gets into pub garden. Parents assume it's the pub-dog, and "good with children", or that the owner is nearby, and keeping an eye on things.

Children play with dog. Little boy starts getting rough, and the other people in the garden noticed, but they assume that the dog is owned by the little boy's family. They are either too scared to intervene, or they assume that the dog is okay with it, and the little boy does know when to stop.

Boy doesn't stop, and dog bites. Then it all comes out that no-one there owns the dog.

DogsBestFriend · 15/07/2011 16:46

There are currently 2 GSDs and a Lab here, Velvet. :)

I now work alongside rescue and do a fair bit of it myself but as I said that hasn't always been the case.

DogsBestFriend · 15/07/2011 16:49

Too scared to intervene when a little shit is beating a dog with a stick? Assume that a dog which doesn't even reach my knee is okay with having a 7 yo climb upon his back? Shock

Are you sure?

Fucking hell if that's what most people are like, both in their view of animal welfare and child behaviour, I'll stick to dogs and other rescue types, thank you very much!

TheBigJessie · 15/07/2011 16:50

Dogs make me... nervous. Not a full phobia, but a significant amount of twitchiness. I find that calm confidence helps with other animals, so I assume it would be necessary with dogs.

ohnoudidnt · 15/07/2011 16:53

What a little shit hitting your dog.

TheBigJessie · 15/07/2011 16:53

I can well believe it. In the past, I've been the only one to intervene with that type of thing, so...

Yeah, people worry about being "judgy" and interfering.

BeerTricksPotter · 15/07/2011 16:57

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