A Dog Killed

[mixeduppup]

There's a notorious path in my old town where you have to walk next to a fence with a big dog behind it. I would always place myself between the fence and the dogs. I feel so sorry for the owners and the dog. Very very sad.

[WreckitWhippet]

Fences shouldnt have gaps in them to start with, that way noone gets hurt. Pretty simple really

Fences are there to keep the resident dog in and if the bars and wire are sufficient to do so, then that is all that is required.

A dog sticking it's head, paw or leg through or under someone else's fence, is likely to suffer an injury if the resident dog doesn't tolerate other dogs.

[hankdog]

Sad for both dogs. Just yesterday we were walking down the footpath and I was scanning ahead and completely missed a large maremma sleeping right next to his gate. It woke up with a fright and launched itself at the gate, it's probably a fine dog that got a fright and I've seen many non aggresive dogs that will fence run and snap at a fence if a nose is poked through. A very sad situation for all involved.

[Maddy]

Fences shouldnt have gaps in them to start with, that way noone gets hurt. Pretty simple really

Fences are there to keep the resident dog in and if the bars and wire are sufficient to do so, then that is all that is required.

A dog sticking it's head, paw or leg through or under someone else's fence, is likely to suffer an injury if the resident dog doesn't tolerate other dogs.

That's how I feel about it. My fences are all suitable for greyhounds but in the back corner of the yard, there's a narrow gap from the odd angle of the corner. A greyhound can't fit any part of themselves through it but the neighbour's small, yappy dog certainly could. In the end, we had to fence off a chunk of our yard to keep their dog fully on their property because if one of my dogs had bitten the rude, yappy little monster, one of my dogs could have ended up the subject of a story like the one in the OP

[Sheridan]

Isn't the fenceline mutual?

[tdierikx]

Here's the SMH version of the story...

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/poodles-face-ripped-off-in-attack-20130415-2hv8e.html

T.

[Rosetta]

Here's the SMH version of the story...

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/poodles-face-ripped-off-in-attack-20130415-2hv8e.html

T.

OMG - that poor baby 18 years old - just wanted to smell the grass. And WHY did the poor thing have to wait for 3 HOURS to be put out of his misery??? Disgusting

[megan_]

Isn't the fenceline mutual?

I would have thought so?

My front yard is my back yard. The dogs have access to it via a dog door when I'm not at home *gasp*. However, it is 6 ft solid, and gate is padlocked. The small 2cm gap between the bottom on the gate and the pavement is blocked so that little fingers can't be stuck in.

Adequate fencing is just part of being a dog owner IMO. You have to protect your dogs from the idjits that are out there - the ones that bring their kids to the fence to say hello to the dog that is going off.

Adequate means that the Average Joe can't reach your dogs (unless he jumps over the fence). Many wonderful non-vicious dogs are territorial and behave differently when you're not around.

[Dame Aussie]

Fences shouldnt have gaps in them to start with, that way noone gets hurt. Pretty simple really

Fences are there to keep the resident dog in and if the bars and wire are sufficient to do so, then that is all that is required.

A dog sticking it's head, paw or leg through or under someone else's fence, is likely to suffer an injury if the resident dog doesn't tolerate other dogs.

Oh I agree, however I would prefer to avoid any possibility of my dog being declared dangerous or hurting another dog, so I make sure no-one can stick anything through my fence.

[Rosetta]

Here's the SMH version of the story...

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/poodles-face-ripped-off-in-attack-20130415-2hv8e.html

T.

This report says the little poodle did not put his nose through the fence but that there was a hole.

[Kirislin]

$750! to cremate a dog. I wonder why she doesn't bury it.

[Florise]

She had the cremation donated to her free of charge, I forget which company.

[capanash]

I have had one of my Standard Poodles bitten by a dog sticking its head through a gap in the fence, no warning just a sudden lunge, did not even see the dog in the yard. We do not walk any where close to that fence now.

The council will fine you for having your dog rush at someone walking past the front fence, but refused to do anything when the dog bit another dog. It could easily have been a child injured.

[Dame Aussie]

Here's the SMH version of the story...

http://www.theage.co...0415-2hv8e.html

T.

This report says the little poodle did not put his nose through the fence but that there was a hole.

That's interesting. This is why I just think fences should have no holes, whether someone sticks something through in stupidity (which we know they do) or whether your dog sticks its head out and bites someone on the footpath, why risk it?

[Kirislin]

I'm also wondering why it took so long to have the poor dog put down. She said it was 3 hours still conscious. Sounds like a dreadful ordeal for all involved.

[WreckitWhippet]

Wonder if the Poodle was on lead

[Cosmolo]

Saw the lady interviewed on the news. Dog was on lead.

How dreadful- that lady will be traumatised forever. It is every dog owners job to keep their dog safe behind their fence- having it in a situation where it can attack another dog is not keeping it safe. And the fact that the council has not acted swiftly in getting the fence fixed (apparenelty it's been 9 days and the fence is still the same) is a real outrage.

[Sheridan]

Given there are a number of vets closer than Werribee, including one actually in Deer Park, I wonder if they took the dog to the specialists at Werribee to see if what was ripped off could be reattached. Hopefully, poor little Jacques was sedated long before he was pts.

[Kirislin]

Given there are a number of vets closer than Werribee, including one actually in Deer Park, I wonder if they took the dog to the specialists at Werribee to see if what was ripped off could be reattached. Hopefully, poor little Jacques was sedated long before he was pts.

that's what I was hoping too

[Are You Serious Jo]

Poor poodle I lived next to a bastard dog that was dangerous. Ripped the leg off a neighbours Jack Russell from an adjoining property and pulled off part of my dog's ear through the mesh. Unfortunately the owners of the other dog wouldn't contact council but I did and they had to put fine mesh all along my side. I never took my dog out that section again because all he had done was go over to collect his ball and leaned against the fence.