[stevegunn]

Started badly then got worse.An american family(x4 kids) to start off with cream carpets absolutely filthy nothing I used would touch them tried multi-pro,champion and m/s all to no avail.Then a leather suite old couple spent good 3 hours getting it to look half decent.

Finally picked 5 year old daughter up from school where she was attacked by a dog who bit her chest nothing major but if the owner had been a man he would have been on his arse.The police were called who took names and addresses.Took daughter to hospital to get checked over no wait as wife being nurse seen straight away.Police just rang to say as it was first problem with dog no further action to be taken I hope the lady is bright enough not to take dog to school tomorrow    

[gwrightson]

so your wife been a nurse, prolonged the wait of another patient Steve

tut tut , maybe another little girl waiting in the que

Geoff

[stevegunn]

Sorry Geoff but not interested in other peoples kids only my little girl.If that means jumping the que then so be it.

[Mike Halliday]

no win....no fee

most home insurance includes liability insurance, sue the cow, what if it had ripped her face off, what then?

Mike

[stevegunn]

The excuse used by the lady was it was hot so the dog was agitated more than usual Then why bring it to a school full of children :

[flyfish]

i agree with mike steve

if that was my daughter i would do everthing in my power to have the dog put down, the next child might not be so lucky, plus yes i would procced with legal proccedings, if that had been your dog that bit her kid, she would of had your arse for dust
SEE A SOLICITOR "NOW"
paul johnson

[Neil Grainger]

Should it be the owner that is sanctioned not the dog.

Everyone that has had Dogs knows that it is an animal and has had an incidence like this with their own.

Get the lady not the dog

Hope your daughter is feeling better.

P. S.So you only had a 4 hour wait and not the usual 8 then Steve 

[Jason Hedges]

Hi Steve,

Hope your daughters okay.

Most half responsible pet owners have them insured. My staffie is insured for many things including £1 million public liability to cover such issues so chase it up. Could be something in it for her future...... university fees etc. The main thing is that she's okay and as already said if it was your or my dog then you can bet your last pound we'd be facing legal action.

Puts bad days at work into perspective......

Kind regards,
Jason.

[Buster Ingram]

I'm with the rest on here Steve, its not what the dog has done on the out side. Its more the damage it has done done on the inside.
Your daughter will be terrifeid of dogs from now on and the moment dogs pick that fear up in her she will be  target for more attacks.
Only my opinion.
Full speed for her recovery.

[flyfish]

neil
sorry totally disagree with you,
 does not matter how well you bring up your dog, the minute that animal turns on a child,it should be put down, if its done it once it will do it again, we have a staff and its the most lovably dog you can get but they can turn at any time on any one, and if my dog was to attack anybody it would be straight to the vet to be put down.
don;t feel im having a go, this is my honest opiniun
paul johnson

[the red carpet]

Second that, bad dog dosent mean bad owner, that dog needs putting down i also own a staff and would have him put down personally if he was ever vicious to a child

[Jason Hedges]

Well said flyfish and redcarpet!

I would also have mine put down if he attacked anyone (except a burglar obviously) hot weather or not.

If they can do it once they can again and the next person might not be so lucky!

Kind regards,
Jason.

[Neil Grainger]

Sort of see your point but the owner is still responsible and should carry most of the can.

This sounds like a horrible attack and maybe the dog should be dealt with but should all dogs that have any level of incident be put down.

Havn't any of you had a small incident with your dog, I'll be supprised if you have not.

Steve I do hope your daughter is ok, I'll be happy to bring my springer around to help her get over her fear of dogs if she has one.

Whats this thing about all you guys having staffs, do you where doc martins and have skin heads, and a power complex,Only joking

[the red carpet]

Burglars or anyone threatening me or my family i would want my dog to take a big chunk out of, thats half the reason for having him
But a child no never

I would make sure the dog was put down even if i ended up doing it myself, as for suing the woman i would personally but then im a money grabbing git, i would feel bad afterwards if it ended up coming out of the womans own pocket as it could well be no fault of her own, but if it comes from the insurance company? at the end of the day you will know you have prevented it happening to another child and your daughter will get somthing out of it financially.

Its whats called making the best of a bad situation

[Ian Gourlay]

I seem to remember that The Queens Daughter was presecuted when her dogs attacked a young child.

[Jason Hedges]

Hi Neil,

MOST staff's are great dogs and excellent with children. I don't have any doc martins or a skin head (not likely with the size of my feet and ears!).

Look at my big bad beast after my 6 year old daughter dressed him up!

Please note staffie owners the essential stone!



Kind regards,
Jason.

[carpetcleaning4u]

Every type has its breed

[stevegunn]

Thanks lads we have a blacl lab ourselves and she seems fine around dogs.The school cannot even enforce a do not bring your dog to school as it happened outside the school gates.She has got some nice bruising this morning so if I see the lady she will be shown this to see her reaction before I would consider legal action but I know if it was my dog that had turned it would have been straight down the vets to be destroyed.

[Doug Holloway]

Steve,

Sorry to hear about your daughter.

I would let everyone know what occured and pressure the school to at least ban this woman from bringing the dog to school.

I can remember when mine were young the school pressurising parents who parked on the zig zag lines to stop in the interests of child safety, the schol can't just wash it's hands because it happened outside.

Cheers

Doug

[Shaun_Ashmore]

You could take photos befor the bruises heal, if you don't go the legal channel you could shame the owner by showing her the pictures.

Shaun