Yet again A 51years Old woman, Linda McCall has been attacked by a Staffordshire Bull Terrier while she was walking her Irish Wolfhound through a market on saturday.
The victim suffered several bites on her hands, throat and laps. Her dog, Cindy nearly got her throat ripped out in the attack.
According to echo-News
police have washed their hands of the incident, saying as both were on leads and neither was a prohibited breed they could do nothing.
Perhaps the officers should take a look at the Dangerous Dogs Act (1991), which clearly states a dog is “dangerously out of control if it injuries any person or there are grounds for reasonable apprehension it will do so”. It goes on: “If the dog is dangerously out of control then the owner and (if different) the person for the time being in charge of the dog, is guilty of an offence”.
Like I always say, training your dog is paramount. It's not just enough to own a dog. If we continue to allow dogs create fear in people, we would creating a bad image for our dear pets.
Allegedly, the owners of the Staffie did nothing to help the victim throughout the incident. I imagine the matter was out of their control as they couldn't even control their own dogs.
Let's avoid these dog attacks. Let's ensure our dogs are trained.
Linda McCall and her Price Winning Dog.
The victim suffered several bites on her hands, throat and laps. Her dog, Cindy nearly got her throat ripped out in the attack.
According to echo-News
police have washed their hands of the incident, saying as both were on leads and neither was a prohibited breed they could do nothing.
Perhaps the officers should take a look at the Dangerous Dogs Act (1991), which clearly states a dog is “dangerously out of control if it injuries any person or there are grounds for reasonable apprehension it will do so”. It goes on: “If the dog is dangerously out of control then the owner and (if different) the person for the time being in charge of the dog, is guilty of an offence”.
Like I always say, training your dog is paramount. It's not just enough to own a dog. If we continue to allow dogs create fear in people, we would creating a bad image for our dear pets.
Allegedly, the owners of the Staffie did nothing to help the victim throughout the incident. I imagine the matter was out of their control as they couldn't even control their own dogs.
Let's avoid these dog attacks. Let's ensure our dogs are trained.
Linda McCall and her Price Winning Dog.
