Dog Attacks.

Quote from: death of rats on October 20, 2009, 21:14

I would point out nicely to the owner of the dog that it is their responsibility to keep the animal under control. You have witnessed it killing livestock and it attacked your animals on your property. It is your entitlement to protect your livestock from dogs out of control. . Farmers will shoot dogs worrying their sheep.
If you make this clear to the owner of the dog and point out it is his responsibility under the  Control of Dogs act, he might get the message.

I have 2 large dogs which are always under control. It is only fair to them. I have chickens and they need to be safe.
If a dog chases small squeaky animals, which is instinct, then a small running squealing child is also fair game.
A dog that goes out hunting like this one has done is dangerous.

As to the person whose dog was attacked and the leg broken. What happened to the attacking dog? Again this is a dangerous dog and has to be dealt with.

The highlighted sentence is not accurate as most hounds, gundogs and terriers are trustworthy with small children especially compared to guard dog or fighting dog breeds.

Lets not chuck all animal chasing dogs in the demon basket.