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Sorry to hear of your experience, such a shame that an irresponsible owner is giving this breed a bad name once again - nurture not nature in my experience.
I hope she makes a speedy recovery and that insurance can sort out all the associated costs; I wouldn't give too much thought to the dog & owner unless you need to recoup some costs (maybe small claims court? No idea), I would focus on helping your dog heal up and finding some friendly dogs to socialise with once she is strong enough
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Glad to hear your pup is more or less ok, that sounds absolutely horrific!
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Nightmare, sounds as if she got lucky. I don't suppose the 'owner' has been seized by police, too?
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Horrible to be on the receiving end of such an attack. Also so very sad for the pitbull that it has ended up like that. That sits with the owner but sadly they cant PTS the owner or take their bollocks so at least they dont reproduce.
Not heard from the police since. Anyone have any experience of a similar situation or able offer advice? Thanks.
Cant comment on the police bit, other than escalate to the desk sergeant/duty inspector if no response.
Also as a long time staffy owner I can advise how to get a staffy off. No idea if works for a Pitbull. A staffys instinct is to go for a choke hold on the neck so they grab on, lock jaws, hang on and then shift their grip towards the neck. Your instinct is to try and pull them off if they have a hold, but its difficult because their jaws are locked. Its better to grab their collar and actually push them into your dog, at some point they will start to suffocate and gag for a breath. At that point pull them away. It takes a confident approach but really does work.
I learned this from having a rescue who was a scrapper. Sadly he ended his days muzzled. I will add all the 17 other staffys we have had from pups or rescues had no issues with other dogs once trained. Its 95% an owner being a dick thing.
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Our dog was attacked 3 weeks ago in Millfields and has bounced back really well. He’s got a pretty big scar from surgery as he had external & internal stitches but apart from that his behaviour seems unchanged and to be honest he didn’t seem bothered with the injury or even walking around with an open hole in his neck! We got him socialising again as quickly as it was safe to do so and he was initially a bit nervy when being approached from the side but seems all good now. Aggression towards other dogs was our biggest worry as he’s a strong lad (half staff) and might have been shaken up a bit but no sign of it
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Our wee 9th month older border was attacked by a pitbull on Saturday lunchtime on Powrscroft road, e5. Pretty horrific: Unleashed Pitbull bolted across the road and sunk its teeth in before I could get her off the ground. It took four people and about 5 minutes to get the thing off. Thankfully no internal damage (though the vet said it a couple of millimetres at most from piercing the abdomen). Happy to say the vets she's making a good recovery and will hopefully be home the week. The attacking dog (which it turns out has form) was quickly identified (by a neighbours) and seized by the police, which is a huge relief.
Not heard from the police since. Anyone have any experience of a similar situation or able offer advice? Thanks.