Another Day, Another Dog Attack

[SueEllen]

Unfortunately it is a Fail link

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...S-reveals.html

Summary - The dog walker Natasha Johnson was killed by her own dog. The dog was actually a pit bull not a bully XL. This means it should have been muzzled in public and the restrictions under the dangerous dog act applied to it. The dog had bitten a child, which is why it was rehomed to her. It should have actually been put down. It subsequently bit a friend of hers and even Natasha herself before it finally killed her.

She was walking 8 dogs at the time she was killed.

All the dogs in the group were blamed for the attack even though there is no evidence of the others biting people. The largest dog in the group was a leonberger who is not aggressive so doesn't need muzzling.

It should be noted pit bulls were banned in the UK in the 90s yet people still have young dogs.

[NotAllThere]

Hold the owners accountable and there won't be a problem. If your dog attacks someone, the incident should be treated as though you personally attacked them. With appropriate punishments.

[xoggoth]

If your dog attacks someone, the incident should be treated as though you personally attacked them. With appropriate punishments

If the dog is a banned type or has a history of aggressiveness I agree, but doesn't it occasionally happen that apparently safe well trained dogs attack? I've been nipped by a chiwawa before.