Manchester Dogs Home Fire

[Less]

Originally Posted by Neil

Our two are happy locked in their crates at night or sometimes if we go out. The doors are open when they are not in and they sometimes go in on their own to sleep. We have started leaving them out more now they are hopefully past the eating the furniture stage

O.K. Neil, now we know how you stop your kids from being badly behaved, any tips on caring for dogs?

[Eric]

Originally Posted by shillelagh

who'd watch WWE

Well, a guy's gotta watch something until "Finding Bigfoot" comes on.

Not to worry, we will soon have wall-to-wall, 7-24 hockey to watch.

[Neil]

Originally Posted by Less

O.K. Neil, now we know how you stop your kids from being badly behaved, any tips on caring for dogs?

Yeah I have a picture of my daughter locked in it as well, she called me a while back and had put herself in because anyone accuses me of child cruelty. Then again at least I would know where she was when we go out

[DtheP47]

I guess I could have pasted this onto Eric's "She asked for it thread" too.

BBC News - Mauled breeder held over dog attacks

[westendlass]

The man must have been mad walking six American bulldogs at the same time, that's just plain stupidity. The dogs are huge and walking one would take some handling, especially if the dog started playing up. He obviously didn't learn anything when his arm was ripped off last month by two startled bulldogs he was walking. Pure negligence on his part and should be banned from keeping dogs for the safety of the public.

[DtheP47]

Originally Posted by westendlass

The man must have been mad walking six American bulldogs at the same time, that's just plain stupidity. The dogs are huge and walking one would take some handling, especially if the dog started playing up. He obviously didn't learn anything when his arm was ripped off last month by two startled bulldogs he was walking. Pure negligence on his part and should be banned from keeping dogs for the safety of the public.

A few bullet points from an American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals study:

More than 70 percent of all dog bite cases involve unneutered male dogs.
An unneutered male dog is 2.6 times more likely to bite than is a neutered dog.
A chained or tethered dog is 2.8 times more likely to bite than a dog who is not chained or tethered.
97 percent of dogs involved in fatal dog attacks in 2006 were not spayed/neutered:
78 percent were maintained not as pets, but rather for guarding, image enhancement, fighting or breeding.
84 percent were maintained by reckless owners—these dogs were abused or neglected, not humanely controlled or contained, or allowed to interact with children