Re: Bit of a fright this morning

Julie ... I've only just seen this thread.

I'm so glad you've got the police and the dog warden on your side. I know how frightening it can be to live next door to a dangerous dog ... to be afraid to venture out of your own home. It's not on. Do everything you have to do to sort out such selfish neighbours.

Hope your two furry friends get better soon ... and your own leg bite.
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Well wherever it is at least it shouldn't be bothering you again Julie . Poor Betty and Elsie they may be very scared when venturing outside in future.

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Makes me mad this is the same dog nearly killed our late elderly Molliepops, when that happened no one would do a thing even now it's not that this dog nearly killed Betty and has injured Elsie that matters. The only reason they are acting is because it bit me. Something very wrong with our laws if a dog like this is allowed to maul other animals (has killed cats and hurt numerous dogs in the past) with nothing the authorities could do to stop it.

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Truly disturbing regarding the laws on this - shameful

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I hope they've done the decent thing and had it taken away to be destroyed of their own free will.

Julie, I hope your two pets heal soon. Sending lots of best wishes and hugs to all of you. Get well soon. Xxx

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I doubt that they have had it destroyed, that type of people will do anything to evade the law. Bet it is still within the family. I do hope the authorities will go all the way and oust this couple from their home then they can thank their wretched training of their dog for their misfortune.

I do hope you and the two little ones will overcome this trauma, I truly feel for you. God bless.

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And why can't the dog warden see beyond the dog and look at the people who own it. I firmly believe that no dog will attack unless it has been trained / beaten to do so.

But putting that to one side it's undoubtedly very upsetting for you.

Hope you're a bit calmer now and if it's any consolation ear wounds do bleed like crazy and it usually looks worse than it is.

It happened when Baruska's fang caught Rianna's ear, at the time it was about 2 foot of snow all around, it looked like there was blood everywhere but within 2 hours it had stopped and next day there was almost no wound mark.

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They should be allowed to PTS the humans

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Where we lived in UK we had a policeman move into the next road, his garden backed onto ours. Within a week of him moving in a huge wooden shed was installed right up against our fence. The day after a large German Shepherd was installed in the shed, this policeman was a dog handler, although as events occurred I don't think he was capable of handling a Yorkshire Terrier. The Shepherd barked day and night, sometimes two of them as his mate would leave his Shepherd there too. Twice the police dog broke out of it's shed and terrorised people in the close who had to ring the police station who would then have to come to the policeman's house to get him out of bed, he ignored everything else. Despite the many complaints about this dog the police were no interested. One day the man walked the dog and as it went past our neighbour's house it suddenly grabbed their little poodle who was sitting on the lawn (the Shepherd was on a lead at the time), it shook little Sparky so violently it left him paralysed. The police offered to pay the vet fees but Sparky couldn't be saved. We then found out that this same police dog had killed another neighbour's little dog on an occasion it had broken out of it's shed. This neighbour was also a policeman, new dog bought for him and not a word said.

After some months and many many complaints the dog and the shed were removed, we then had to cope with harassment like you wouldn't believe from this policeman and some of his police mates. Unbelievable. We then left UK but a few months after we left we heard that the shed and dog were back again and complaints were going in like crazy to the police.

Only last week whilst visiting our old neighbours, who now live in Spain, did we find out that this policeman had died and evidently life is back to peace and quiet in our old home.

So I know what you mean Julie and it really is disgraceful that a human being has to be injured, or even killed, before the authorities will act.

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I'm surprised they have not removed the dog from the Owners!

Hope your two dogs are making a recovery.