I want to get a dog but I have to work, how does everyone on broadway market do it ?

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

Glad to hear your pup is more or less ok, that sounds absolutely horrific!

Nightmare, sounds as if she got lucky. I don't suppose the 'owner' has been seized by police, too?

Imagine just not giving a fuck that your dog might hurt another dog? Can't get my head around that.

There's a dog who lives in a (£3m) house on our street that has form for attacking other dogs. At least three people have had to get vet treatment for their dogs as a result of varying degrees of "attacks" from this dog. The owner's dog walker refuses to walk it without a muzzle but the owner himself will not put a muzzle on it and denies that anything has ever happened. I do not understand the mental gymnastics that must be involved.

Imagine being able to afford a 3 mil house and not just spring for some training for your dog, too! They’re risking getting their dog seized and possibly destroyed. Selfish pricks.

Selfish pricks.

In the absence of a better understanding of the situation, I choose to agree with your interpretation.

At least the owner only ever walks him on lead without a muzzle. Not ideal but better than off I guess.

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.

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

Our attack was a black German shepherd mix but there’s been another quite serious one in Millfields from a Pit in the last couple of weeks. Can’t find the Facebook post now to share and see if it was the same dog

I know people like this. They've sent it on multiple training things even a 2 week camp but they don't reinforce it, they have a nanny, housekeeper, cleaner etc. so aren't used to actually having to look after something themselves.

Thanks all.

I'm happy to report our wee dog is now home. She seems in remarkable spirits and we were having to discourage her from running around too much. It's such a relief to have her back. Also happy she saw a dog she's friends with from a distance and was desperate to play which is great.

As advise above I'm not thinking too much about the owner of the other dog, I'm just glad it's off the street (hopefully for good). I've seen it around before and it is not a well cared for dog (see picture). It turns out it had attacked another dog a few years ago but it disappeared and the police lost interest. Other dog people we've told since have said, "that sounds like the dog that attacked my friend's dog..."

@velosaurus it wasn't on a collar, nevermind a lead when it attacked. Someone attached a chain collar during the melee and it was eventually removed using that but mainly by some heroic builders pouring water into its mouth until it opened just enough to free her.

@LukeG this is dog after the attack. A witness kindly sent this and other images. Someone else called the police during the attack which is why they acted so fast.

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Sounds horrific, glad the pups OK.

Home in a post surgery onesie (which is hiding a bald midriff and a stomach churning 4 inch scar).

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Glad that she’s home and ok. I’ve been searching for the original Facebook thread that had multiple pictures of the dog but haven’t had any luck. There are just some very low quality screen grabs that are very difficult to tell if it’s the same dog or not

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I'm glad she's home and seemingly not too traumatised by the attack!
I really can't get my head around the other owners not having the dog on a lead or muzzled. If you give them the benefit of the doubt and assume that they care about their dog, the last thing you think they'd want is for their dog to be seized by the police and euthanised.

Really sorry to hear of such a horrible attack on your dog nonowt. Wishing her a speedy recovery.

I have a training crate to give away and wanted to ask on here if anybody is in need?
Our dog no longer needs it and because a section of the front panel is a bit bent we're giving it away. It's still fully functional; the door locks securely, it just sometimes needs a bit of a yank/shove to get it open/closed.

Dimensions are (copied from where we bought it from):
X LARGE 42" (105L x 70W x 76H cm)

Pickup only from N4.

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Thanks. That looks like a different but similar dog and the owner is different. Worrying that there is more than one mistreated and thus aggressive dog wandering around off the leash.

We have pictures of the attack and obviously the picture above (an unedited version with the owner in), plus pictures of our dogs injuries. After a bit of prompting the police have replied to my emails and I've forwarded these pictures on.

She's very tired today but but has eaten and seems to be recovering well.

I'll report back with any further development.

Crumpet fell in the pond in front of the Crystal Palace bowl.... 3 times...
The pictures don't actually do justice to how filthy she got, she was almost black and barely recognisable when she got home. Idiot.

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Ha! Doges are fucking idiots, mate. I had to fish someone’s dog out of the river after they jumped in and then found it was too deep at the bank to get out. Owner was an older lady and I didn’t particularly want to see her trying to drag a large sodden out of a river. Literally as soon as dog was out, Odie (who’d been being a good boy all this time) decides it’s a fun game and does exactly the same thing. I looked an utter state by the time I got home!

'Dogs just wanna have fun ...'

Are the pictures of Crumpet after you hosed her down or cleaned her in some other way?

Ha ha, amazing. Crumpet's not a water dog at all really (especially when it comes to baths, which she absolutely hates) but we've just spent a week in Cornwall and got her to go paddling a few times, maybe she's overcompensating or making up for lost time.
@Oliver Schick, no, that's pure stagnant pond water. Very ripe.

Our Lily could be her twin! 10 weeks and settling into a serious biting phase, particularly during 9pm mad hour. Roll on Monday when she can finally go out and get tired from walking rather than playing with all the shoes! (Photo when much cuter less bitey!)

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Odie’s really taken to water. He’s been to the beach a couple of times now and got used to plunging in to waves. That’s given him more confidence around rivers and he’ll now happily go for a doggy paddle.

Extremely cute! Someone on here gave me some great advice regarding puppy biting, just act like it really hurts every time they do it and they'll soon stop. Might need to be a bit older though!

Given how much Crumpet kicks off whenever we have to wash her, I'm upset that she's not too keen on pissing about in every body of water she sees.