"vicious" dog's save toddler

[CountryGirl2007]

a staffordshire bull terrier and a rottweiler mix, usually labelled as ''vicious'' and ''dangerous'' have saved a toddler from drowning in Australia.

Full article and picture of the gorgeous dog's can be found here: www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22919975-3102,00.html

So what?

Tabithawitchett, a bit rude there, don't you think? If you didn't care, why open the thread? You could have easily left without saying anything, instead of leaving a near useless comment.

I think CountryGirl2007, is tryng point out that these breeds aren't always the vicious animals that they are made out to be.

Good to have a posative story after all the bad in the press.

Surely prob with these breeds is they are so unprdictable, seemingly good family pet can suddenly get nasty.

thanks sandcastles, that's exactly it. And it hasn't even made the big newspapers, although there would be a media frenzy if the dogs had harmed him.

Islamum, dog's shouldn't be unpredictable if they have been socialised correctly and therefor nothing should frighten or surprise them, which is usually the cause of a bite, snapping out of fear.

Family pets don't just turn psycho! no matter what breed they are.

And TabithaTwitchett, I find your reply rather rude, I'm sure if you're child was saved from drowning by a pair of dogs you wouldn't be so blasè, or would you? shrug

Oh absolutely, CountryGirl.

I do get quite amazed at the number of 'dogaphobes' on MN.

Yes occasionally a dog may hurt someone. But 99% of dogs 99% of the time. If you don't like dogs, then stay away from them. If a dog is running around a park, it isn't automatically going to rip your l.o. limb from limb.

Oh, and if you shriek and make fuss, any dog is much more likely to come and see what all the noise is about.

In my book dogs and kids go together (esp if brought up together). My terrier and I were inseperable when I was a kid. And yes he did bite me once, because I kept putting him into a cardboard box he didn't want to go in. After I'd dumped him into the 7 th time, he snapped.

I still bear the scar, but I didn't tease him like that again.

"But 99% of dogs 99% of the time" are absolutely fine

is what I meant to say ...

have only ever come across this anti dog stance on mn - never in rl.

Same here, one of my friends is terrified of dog's (albeit for no good reason)but she doesn't hate them.

I agree, I think kids that are brought up without animals around them are missing out on so much!

www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22919975-3102,00.html

Brilliant!

I hope the dogs got a lovely steak dinner.

clever dogs

but there is no need for that apostrophe

Apologies for my rude reply. All I meant is that dogs have different personalities, sometimes regardless of breed. Just because the dog breeds mentioned in the op were lovely doesn't mean others would react in the same way.