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Nasty old business. Declining to report it to the police might be the wrong decision, it could be a child next time.
Very true but you might also find that less action is taken than you expect (and I have been bitten twice by dogs, including a German Shepherd, in the last four years.)
Very true but you might also find that less action is taken than you expect (and I have been bitten twice by dogs, including a German Shepherd, in the last four years.)
Hmm, what's the common denominator here I wonder?
Ade Akinbiyi couldn't hit a cows arse with a banjo...
Very true but you might also find that less action is taken than you expect (and I have been bitten twice by dogs, including a German Shepherd, in the last four years.)
Not so keen on German shepherd dogs. As a kid I remember watching one go through a field of sheep systematically ripping their throats out. Dead sheep everywhere. Yet, from the name, they were, maybe still area, used to guard flocks of sheep.
There are no such dogs as Alsations, it's a man made name not a breed.
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I wasn't talking about dogs, I was talking about people from Alsace...
'The name "Alsatian" was also historically used in the UK for the German Shepherd dog breed (particularly after World War I to avoid anti-German sentiment), though the people themselves retain the name.'
I wasn't talking about dogs, I was talking about people from Alsace...
'The name "Alsatian" was also historically used in the UK for the German Shepherd dog breed (particularly after World War I to avoid anti-German sentiment), though the people themselves retain the name.'
Very true but you might also find that less action is taken than you expect (and I have been bitten twice by dogs, including a German Shepherd, in the last four years.)
As a counter-point, I had a very different experience the other month.
I was doing a survey on a property with two dogs, both of which seemed fine and were giving me the whole "What do? What do? Me help? What that? Me smell?" treatment. All until one of them decided it wasn't fine, went for me, and bit me on the hand.
I reported it to the police, and they served the owner with what basically amounted to a 'final chance warning', and imposed a number of stipulations on how the dog was to be dealt with both inside and outside the house.
Not a prophet, or a stone-age man; just a mortal with potential of a superman.
As a counter-point, I had a very different experience the other month.
I was doing a survey on a property with two dogs, both of which seemed fine and were giving me the whole "What do? What do? Me help? What that? Me smell?" treatment. All until one of them decided it wasn't fine, went for me, and bit me on the hand.
I reported it to the police, and they served the owner with what basically amounted to a 'final chance warning', and imposed a number of stipulations on how the dog was to be dealt with both inside and outside the house.
I remember looking around a flat as a prospective buyer. The owner, on letting me in, asked me if I was OK with dogs. I said "fine, as long as they don't jump up all over me". The owner looked very disappointed & shut his dog away. I did not spend long looking at the flat.
Nasty old business. Declining to report it to the police might be the wrong decision, it could be a child next time.
100% this - may not just be what the dog does next time, but may have previous.
I'm involved in wildlife rescue, and we recently had a case of a dog that killed a swan; when it was reported, came to light the owner had already been ordered to keep his dog muzzled in public after attacking other dogs, so has now had his dog taken away. Owner facing criminal proceedings, and the dog will either be rehomed or put to sleep (from experience, usually ends up being the latter)
100% this - may not just be what the dog does next time, but may have previous.
I'm involved in wildlife rescue, and we recently had a case of a dog that killed a swan; when it was reported, came to light the owner had already been ordered to keep his dog muzzled in public after attacking other dogs, so has now had his dog taken away. Owner facing criminal proceedings, and the dog will either be rehomed or put to sleep (from experience, usually ends up being the latter)
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Some people just don't have the ability to be responsible. Which is so unfair on the dog and the general public
I wasn't talking about dogs, I was talking about people from Alsace...
'The name "Alsatian" was also historically used in the UK for the German Shepherd dog breed (particularly after World War I to avoid anti-German sentiment), though the people themselves retain the name.'
I'm getting well confused here; what do German people who look after flocks of sheep call themselves?
Good work by Philogene...... GREAT WORK BY PHILOGENE!!!
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