Help find dog that mauled our Charlie

“@elliebean

I assume from your post you have a Spring Bank Terrier? Can I have a picture of it as I've never seen one!”

“Any dog has the potential to be aggressive with the wrong owner. i have a neighbour whose SBT was visciously attacked by 2 poodles whilst a pup and still has the scars now! You do tend to have to be more careful with staffies than other dogs yes but i think on here, aggression towards dogs and aggression towards humans are being blurred. my SBT isnt great with other dogs which is why he is always on a lead & harness but hes second to none with children even really small kids.
The biggest problem our country has with SBTs they are being seriously over bred. People with no clue breed them to sell for some money but people get these dogs and realise they are alot of work and a huge number are mistreated or abandoned and end up in pound or rescue never to be re-homed. In most of Hulls rescue centres 90% are staffies and people just wont neuter their pets.
I felt very sorry for the couple in the article poor Charlie i hope he makes a full recovery but im not optimistic about their chances of getting money towards the vets fees. People like this woman give responsible dog owners a bad name i also dread to think of what may happen when this dogs fully grown. all it would take is some time & effort and some training classes NOW while she has the chance to get him out of these ways!”

“"In the '70s they blamed the doberman, in the '80s they blamed the German shepherd, in the '90s they blamed the rottweiller, now they are blaming the pit bull."

As many people have stated previously, It is the owner, not the breed, responsible for the behaviour of the dog. Unfortunately the Staffie is the current chav status symbol and the staffie is getting a bad rep for being improperly trained and traded between smackheads as a commodity.
Bring back licences, surely the cost of a licence would eat into their Kestrel or Tennants super fund?”

“To all of you narrow minded people, if its got teeth it can bite, if it has a voice box it can bark, if its got legs it can jump up and run off, all of the afore mentioned can be interpretted as aggressive acts by both animals and humans, but all of which are also natural behaviours of ALL dogs regardless of breed, size or age. These now fashionable "handbag" dogs weren't formally named as "ankle biters" for nothing, but some how that was acceptable as they are so small to cause any real lasting damage physically. A dog is like a child, you nurture it to be well behaved and a respectable member of society as well as your family. These cretins who cant get there own lives in order and are not repectable memebers of society or know how to behave correctly in a public place, shouldn't have kids let alone dogs or any other animal to pass these undesirable traits on to. That is your problem right there, the world is full of idiots and unfortunatley those of us who still posses the sense we were born with, often end up on the wrong side of these people and come off worse, as well as our animals. I am sorry for Charlie, but I am also sorry for the dog that did this, as he/she is only doing what he knows to be acceptable, and now has a price on his/her head where the owner will probably get away scott free and go on to commit the same idiot act again. "Blame the Deed NOT The Breed!!"”

“Chrisrich, you really should at least check your facts before you start typing bilge and save yourself some embarrassment! Also you're readiness to insult just serves to demonstrate your level of intellect, nothing more.

Just look it up (make sure you spell descent correctly though), it's on any reputable website. Or would you just rather spend your time online insulting people you don't know anything about?

I doubt you'd be as brave face to face, so just wind your neck in boy, keep the insults to yourself and try not to keep showing yourself up eh.”

“if any of my dogs did go for me or any member of my family or any member of the public i would take it to the vets to get to put down any good dog owner would do the same”

“i own dogs 2 staffs and a golden retriever , my staffs have never gone for any body or any other dog , but my golden retriever has attacked my staffs but she is very protective of her family , what i am saying is every dog can attack not just certain ones .”

“@BorderPatrol1 apologies for the spelling mistake :) and well done for being petty enough to pick it up, i bet it made your dole claiming day ;)

Please provide evidence of their decent from fighting dogs so i can be educated because to my knowledge they were bull baiting dogs.”

“This is awful I have spaniels too and live on the estate and one of them got attacked by an off lead Rottweiler last year. I now won't walk them on the estate and I am always on edge walking them I'm a nervous wreck because there is nothing worse than seeing your dog getting attacked. These people shouldn't be allowed to have dogs if they can't keep control of them. Poor Charlie hope he's ok.”

“Patricia, a few weeks ago myself and my girlfriend were walking her dog in the Shannon Road area close to the playing fields when we were walking her dog Alfie, hes an Irish Wolfhound crossed with a Lurcher and is around Thirteen years old, hes a very old dog suffering with many severe issues that come along with his age. We were approached by a woman with a Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Alfie is a quiet dog and is intimidated by others easily. The Staffie approached Alfie and attempted to mount him and then continued to become quite aggressive towards him. The owner, a middle aged lady watched and did nothing as we fought to get the Staffie away from him and at one point i had to grab the staffie close to its face to remove it. Alfie luckily got away unharmed just very shaken up. The woman didnt apologise and walked away laughing about the situation as if it were a joke.

Im not sure if its the same dog, but the description of the womans actions sound very similar. I hope this infomation is of some use, i will certainly be on the look out for the female and the dog again. We are sorry to here about charlie we hope he feels better soon.”