New dog bite thread

[Cruisin'Carolina]

Ok, not a pit hater, not a defender. I wish those that have them would open their eyes to the propensity of these dogs and potential of these dogs to do serious harm....

A large claim, one that had been ongoing for about a year I guess, was paid out of my agency's book today.

A 9 year old girl was scarred for life. Final settlement after suit, judge's award, appeal, and some type of binding arbitration was $250K.

I do not know how BI claims or amounts are arrived at, or how bad the scars were.

Just something to be aware of.

The dog? A golden retriever.

 

[erics_bruisers]

thank you for this --

-- all the posers and pit haters will pretend they're in the john for this thread, but responsible ownership should be had by all dog owners -- and their owners should realize they're all dogs, with dog-like tendencies, demanding heightened responsibility of ownership --

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[crushers]

agreed, owning a dog should not be taken lightly. it is a responsibility both to the dog and those around it.

we should post some dog bit pics, maybe this could enlighten those of how bad a "dog bite" can be...
some are very gross...

 

[bigndn]

thank you for this --

-- all the posers and pit haters will pretend they're in the john for this thread, but responsible ownership should be had by all dog owners -- and their owners should realize they're all dogs, with dog-like tendencies, demanding heightened responsibility of ownership --

e

Any dog if cornered, scared, excited, etc has the capacity to bite. Dogs definately have the 'fight or flight' instinct, and while some breeds, like goldens, are more disposed to flee, there's always the 1%ers. No doubt about it......

Eric is absolutely correct, responsible ownership is where it all starts.

 

[jwest]

Do we have the intelligence to discern differences in material kind?

All animals have the ability to bite. This is a forgone certainty.

Are there differences in both the nature and severity of bites and protraction of lengthy attacks that can be significant in terms of bred temperment and physicality?

Recently, Flintknapper was bitten on the face by a dachsund. It drew blood, but he was fine (as far as we know). If it had bitten a child in the same manner, the child too would've been relatively injured.

If, however, it was a pit... well, i shudder to think what injuries Flintknapper may have been exposed to, or God forbid, it was a child.

Surely, we're intelligent enough to understand these differences, aren't we?

.

 

[koop]

Similar story, this kid was attacked by a Welch Corgie. Permanant facial scarring.

 

[NorCalDoug]

thank you for this --

-- all the posers and pit haters will pretend they're in the john for this thread, but responsible ownership should be had by all dog owners -- and their owners should realize they're all dogs, with dog-like tendencies, demanding heightened responsibility of ownership --

e

all dogs can bite.

some dogs bite worse than others.

some dogs were bred years ago to bite and hold and rip apart.


fact.

 

[koop]

Naw, I'm bullshiting, he was attacked by a pit bull


THAT RIPPED HIS FxxxING ARM OFF

 

[erics_bruisers]

 

[lunyou]

well the way i look at it is......

certain breeds were/are bred to be more agressive than other dogs.

BullMastiffs
Rots
Dobermans
Pits
Chinese Fighting Dog
Brazilian Fighting dog

are about the worst for it(im not counting wolf/dingo/other wild dog hybrids)

When you own these types of dogs you are taking responsibility that these dogs will be raised right(not to be a fighting dog) and taken care of. You also take the responsibility that the dog will be protected from unwanted attention.

Eric if one of your pit bulls(which im sure are good dogs) act like he/she doesn't like kids you are responsible enough that im sure you would avoid getting that dog around children and you would warn them and their parents that the child should not be around that dog. ISN'T THIS TRUE?

Smaller dogs are easily frightened so they feel they must protect themselves. Most all of the small dogs that i have been around in my life act tough until confronted with opposition and then if able to will run under something small enough that the threat can't harm them. Most little dogs will bite when being held since they cannot get away. That is how our friend was bitten by the dachhound.

Dogs are animals that at one time(many generations ago) were mostly(except for the chihuahua) bred to be either hunters, guard dogs, war dogs, or all three. So there is a mean streak in all of them. Some breeds were successfully bred out of the mean streak to a point but some others are still close to the mean streak.

I have nothing against any of the breeds i mentioned above except maybe the fighting dogs, i think they are all beautiful animals when taken care of. You just have to becareful and be ready to take responsibility for the action that your dog might take someday.

lunyou

 

[El Perro Grande]

I've been attcked by dogs so many times I've lost count. What I'm really worried about are the groundhogs. They're going hi-tech.

Then there's always those killer rabbits...

It's no joke anymore.

... and no pics available yet.... but I hear mice are lighting themselves on fire and running into people's houses.

Pitbulls and Rottweilers should really be fading from your worry list.

 

[Front Range 4x4]

The dog? A golden retriever.

C'mon they're the sweetest dogs around.

Oh not everything's as it would seem.

Ran into a St. Bernard when I was a meter reader that wanted to kill me, it was like a freakin' grizzley bear!

 

[lunyou]

^thats the difference in a mean dog bite and a rot, pit, or doberman bite. They bite and don't let go where a dog that is biting out of fear or reflex its just a quick nip and done.

lunyou

 

[bigndn]

an old Mutt bit my son a couple of years ago. A more menacing dog regardless of breed would have done alot worse. The dog that bit my son took a quick (almost reflexive/autonomic) nip and backed off and cowered. 40 stitches to the face. Kids heal quick. Thankfully he still loves animals and was asking about the well being of the dog when we returned from the hospital.

Damn, I would have broken the news to him about the dogs fate.

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, click, click :insert pause to reload:
bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang

:sounds of hole being dug:

But that's just me.......and that would happen to my dogs for biting someone, unless a burgular or in real defense of my family, or any dog that bites me or my family. Of course there's always exceptions....

 

[stayalert]

Damn, I would have broken the news to him about the dogs fate.

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, click, click :insert pause to reload:
bang, bang, bang, bang, bang, bang

:sounds of hole being dug:

But that's just me.......and that would happen to my dogs for biting someone, unless a burgular or in real defense of my family, or any dog that bites me or my family. Of course there's always exceptions....

either you have a very small gun or your aim really sucks Anyhow....In my case the dog belonged to a family friend and because of the circumstances of the bite (no provocation, etc.) I reccomended that the dog be put down. The result was that the owners insurance wouldn't provide home owners unless the dog was put down or given to someone else. The dog now lives somehwere else

 

[wantatlc]

I am an avid runner, and I have been bitten 3 times inmy life while running by dogs (NOT ON LEASHES) just seconds after the owner would tell me "oh, my dog does not bite". I have even had dog owners yell at me to stop running by their dogs!

 

[bigndn]

either you have a very small gun or your aim really sucks Anyhow....In my case the dog belonged to a family friend and because of the circumstances of the bite (no provocation, etc.) I reccomended that the dog be put down. The result was that the owners insurance wouldn't provide home owners unless the dog was put down or given to someone else. The dog now lives somehwere else

Actually for revolvers, I only have 2 - .38 cals and a .22, but I'd be so pissed I'd be shaking, I'm sure.

Good on for the way you handled it! As I said, there's always exceptions (i.e. the family friend........if she was smokin' HAWT!! ).

 

[baloo]

ANimal rules: Even under the most controlled environment animals do what they want when they want. If it has a mouth it can bite.

 

[Rainy Day FZJ]

My son was nipped by a "family" friend dog, older small dog, he was 2 at the time. Scared the s*** out of me, and him,I went postal verbally, and everyone thought that I was in the wrong. Then the F'n dog bit him again in the matter of 5 minutes, I flipped my top. Wife told me to calm down, grandparents looked at me like I was the bad guy. None the less, I held my son for the next ten minutes while I gathered our stuff and left.,. Dragging the wife out the door.. I just don't think they saw the potential for injury like I can and do at my job. Anyways behind a bad dog is almost always a bad f'n owner.....

 

[sj]

Growing up I was a paperboy, lets just say small dogs are the worse. I got bit three times by small dogs. Big dogs just bark and don't get up its the little ones that will chase you down and bite. You wouldn't even know the dog was chasing you until you got bit.

I had one house that had a small dog, it would come running out and chase me as I rode by. So what did I do, I learned to get my paper ready and try to hit it as it came running out of the carport. That was fun! Most the time he would catch up to me and I would just put my feet up as he ran next to me yaping. I supose a quick kick would have ended him chasing me but I liked trying to improve my aim.

SJ