This was a truly horrendous experience for the family. What the papers don't say though is that they think Como had a tumour - quote "The vet and I believe Como may have had a tumour that is pressing against his brain and when touched on that part of the head, the pain was unbearable and made him react as he did." Mr Dallaglio sounds as if he was a very responsible dog owner but no one can foresee these awful illness which dogs get. Rhodesian Ridgebacks are very noble, family dogs and all owners of them today must be very concerned for both the son's health and the perception that the general public must have about these hounds after reading the news today.

How much longer will society have to wait before muzzle laws are introduced? How many times do we have to hear '"Oh he's never savaged anyone before' until something is done? There are two kinds of dogs, those that have acted aggressively already, and those that will do so in the future.

That, Righty (or perhaps I should call you WRONGY) is the biggest load of rubbish I have ever heard.

Are you saying that EVERY dog will attack at some point in their life? Complete bull.

If that is the case, dogs wouldn't be given to the blind or deaf would they? Silly man.

I do agree that if a dog has bitten someone or even scared someone enough to report it then fine. Put the dog down, their owners are obviously not responsible enough to own dogs.

What you are suggesting however is ludacrous.

I agree with Righty.

If you have a large powerful aggressive breed in a house with young children then you are asking for trouble.

Maybe they couldn't forsee the *specific* incident that caused the attack, but they were placing their children in an environment which exposed them to the dogs behavior. Maybe it was a tumour, maybe it was a virus, maybe it was the child poking it in the eye with a finger. Who cares? The dog still attacked.

Fow C of SW London, let's POSSIBLY exclude guide dogs, but, still, why shouldn't they be muzzled? All dogs can or will act unexpectedly. Guide dogs are the best option available to disabled people, but we can't rule out unexpected behaviour. At least they are always kept on a lead!

Not entirely true, they are kept on a lead when out but what about at home?

The point is that although I have noticed a rise in this sort of thing, not EVERY dog is dangerous.

I was bitten by a friends cat once, should we muzzle them too..?? after all, we cant rule out unexpected behaviour.

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I agree with Righty. If you have a large powerful aggressive breed in a house with young children then you are asking for trouble. Maybe they couldn\'t forsee the *specific* incident that caused the attack, but they were placing their children in an environment which exposed them to the dogs behavior. Maybe it was a tumour, maybe it was a virus, maybe it was the child poking it in the eye with a finger. Who cares? The dog still attacked.

wtf is an "aggresive breed"

"wtf is an "aggresive breed""

Dog, doubtful temperament, unpredictable? Tosaa, pit bulls, alsatians, chihuahua, angy scotties.

actually scottish deerhounds, german shepard dogs, tosas, and pitbulls have a more stable tempement the average
http://www.atts.org/

statistics.html

as for them being unpridictable please their dogs not humans, they dont wake up one day and think "hey ill think ill maul someone today"only a human would have that inhumane mindset. and the almost allways give warning people either miss the signs as the cannot read dog, or simply ignore them.

for example at a dog show i witnessed a man who was stroking a dog, and the dog was backing away, licking its lips, yawning, with its ears tight, and body facing the man crouching down, with its tail clamped down wagging between its legs. and the man diddnt listen to any of the dogs warnings, and the dog turned round and bit him. and his response was "his tail was wagging so he was frinedly, and then he turned on me".

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