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Dog destroyed after biting girl aged just six
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A FAMILY’S pet dog has been put down after biting a six-year-old girl in her own home, police have revealed.
The little girl was attacked by the American bulldog at her home on Manor Lane, Manor Park, Sheffield.
Officers were called to the property at 5.40pm on Sunday, February 5.
A South Yorkshire Police spokeswoman said: “It was reported that a dog, a family pet, had bitten a six-year-old-girl at an address on Manor Lane, Sheffield.
“The little girl was bitten in her home by the dog, which is believed to have been an American bulldog.
“As a result, the child was conveyed to Sheffield Children’s Hospital for treatment.
“The dog was later taken to a veterinary surgeon, where it was destroyed with the full consent of the family.”
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Reason
Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 11:44 AMMy, my, fourteen brief lines of a story and it generates such responses, both informed and uniformed in the normal knee jerk reaction. The simple matter is, the story is not complete enough for a judgement to be made on this family, we do not know what the circumstances are in regards to the incident. I tend to agree that if a dog bites a child it should be put to sleep. However, having kept dogs most of my life and raised 4 children who have never been bitten by any of them, I would also say that the problem is the lack of training or treatment of a dog that makes this kind of incident more likely. Don't blame the breed, blame the owner...in my time and my career, I have been bitten a few times (not by my own dogs I might add) and in every case, bar one, it was by a mixed breed dog.
Ellamy
Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 09:16 AMWow... Surely he can't be for real.
serendipity
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 08:57 AM#36: The only problem is: I don't think he'll be able to understand your translation.
diΞsΞł 簡 dΦｇｇ
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 08:20 AMI have put Post 33 through 'Da Manna Trenslata' for you all.. @post 29 I don't know what you're going on about. I am just saying that people on this forum shouldn't say that everyone with American Bulldogs should have there kids taken away from them. I have an American Bulldog and kids, any breed of dog can turn. Is that English enough for you? Now do you no what I'm getting at?.... There you go sh.agnasty, is that better for you?
diΞsΞł 簡 dΦｇｇ
Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 08:11 AM@33 what? Do you speak like that? You must actually think with your words in that order, or do they just mess up when you try to put them down?
Tawny
Monday, February 13, 2012 at 09:56 PMPosts 32 and 33, I don't know what you are smoking but you are certainly not writing in any form of English that I can understand.
shagnasty
Monday, February 13, 2012 at 04:52 PM@post 29 i dont no what your going on about what i am on about people shudent say on here that all people with american bulldogs shud have there kids took of them when i myself got a american bulldog and got kids eny breed of dog can turn.is that english enough for u now do you no what ime getting at
shagnasty
Monday, February 13, 2012 at 04:43 PM@post 21 ime talkin in english so dont no what your going on about
Los Blancos Galactico Rossoneri Mancunian
Monday, February 13, 2012 at 03:49 PMComment removed by moderator
This City Is Ours
Monday, February 13, 2012 at 02:00 PMThere's a few stereotypes going on here, yes these dogs have a bad reputation, yes you are more likely to find irresponsible people in deprived areas but like so many people have pointed out the dog is only as bad as the owner wants it to be. I have a staffordshire, another breeed with a bad reputation, been trained and raised properly with children from birth and never shown the slightest sign of aggression, because he has been raised properly. So before blaming the breed look at the owners. Sadly there is no arguement for the dog being destroyed, it's an obvious danger and will not change no matter what.
Tawny
Monday, February 13, 2012 at 12:06 PMAh, that’s why it went to ‘Pending Moderation’. This site does not appear to like one using the name associated with posts 16, 18 and 20.
Tawny
Monday, February 13, 2012 at 12:03 PMPosts 16, 18 and 20, you may well have some good points to put across but unfortunately I do not have much of a clue what you are attempting to say. Please advise what language you are using so that I may be able to find an interpreter to convert your messages into English.
Tawny
Monday, February 13, 2012 at 12:02 PMComment removed by moderator
KelvinFlats
Monday, February 13, 2012 at 11:29 AMwhy was a child left with an american bulldog....thats more to the point,killing the dog because it bit is totally out of order....
isme
Monday, February 13, 2012 at 10:17 AMNo doubt Paulsheffield lives in Ranmoor or somewhere equally snobbish. Nero, you said it! Dogs are more trustworthy than humans anyday!
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