Dogsey

Tragic.Made even worse by the fact that it could have been avoided.

I agree Lacey 10, it could have been avoided. The Staffie's owner must have known full well his dogs were dangerous.
One of my dogs was attacked by a Staffie not long ago, it was muzzled but off lead. Mine dog was heavily pregnant at the time, and on her lead, she was just walking gently next to me in the sunshine, when this darn thing came like a bolt out of the blue at her. Mine didn't even defend herself. The Staffie sure meant business, and I have no doubt at all, if he hadn't been muzzled he would have killed her. I wrestled the thing off her, risking a serious bite myself, as the owner just stood and watched! If his dog had killed mine, or she'd lost her puppies, I'm afraid I would have wanted a darn site more than his just being on lead +muzzled in future.

Sorry to hear that Oldgal.Hope your wee dog is ok,puppies too xx

Thanks Lacey. She was o.k. thank God, but very shaken up. I took her straight to the vets to be checked over, because the damn Staffie had been trying to bite her stomach and throat. A couple of weeks later, she gave birth to 5 healthy babes.
Luckily someone witnessed the incident and noted the bloke's car number plate, and the police went and had words with him (which surprised me).

Ebony, no more worries pup. All dogs go to heaven.
Debra Forman, you have my condolences as well as my blessings to push your government to get tough with dogs that were bred to be aggressive.
I stand that breed specific traing and licensing should be seriously considered especially for dogs like this.

Remind me, these dogs were bred to have a genetic propensity for what exactly.