And a good example it was, too. I'm pretty confident that every keeper of the dogs involved in recent child deaths (with the exception of Caydee-Lee) also felt confident in their dogs. The confidence turned out to be misplaced but was that poor dog skills in the owners and, if so, to what extent? We will never know because the evidence was destroyed before it was examined.


Whilst we cannot replicate the exact same situation we can create senarios that mimic some aspects of the event. Is it enough to make reliable determinations? We don't know because the evidence was destroyed before it was examined.

Dogs seized are regularly assessed and those who do so have a good idea of, and factor into their considerations, the effects of removing the dog from its usual circumstances. Behavioural assesments are not an exact science but it would be wrong to imply that they are without worth.

I said "
Originally Posted by gsdmad
Oh come off it. The dog KILLED a 4 yo child!!!
ANY dog that kills a person should be PTS.

Your response was...
How did i not read your post? you compared a dog killing another animal to them killing a human!!

Hows frey?

Context

It is the rush to destroy the dog without examination that I have objected to. I have accepted the dog's fate is sealed in the very post that you have partially quoted.

The family cat wouldn't have killed the boy!
What pets do cats kill?
You have a weird way of looking at things!

Quoted?? did not quote anything!!

It might do in one of wire haired stories, she has a knack for a good epic

What would an examination/assessment of the dog do though? all it would reveal that the dog had an unstable temperament and was an unfortunate product of it's poor genetics/environment. For as long as idiots choose to keep 'dangerous' dogs, breed from dogs will no regard to temperament and not give a hoot about socializing or a proper up bringing, these tragic incidences will continue to happen. You can test, analyze and examine these situations until you are blue in the face but the outcome will always be the same.

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That is you, isn't it?

Like...

My cat, when in a violent rage, scratched my husbands arm which then got infected, then was cured, then got re-infected, his arm then dropped off and consequently he died. The end.

I wish I knew who the rest of you think she is I'm curious now, but I don't think shes a newbie, or a Jimmy as they are called on another site I'm on!