Joojoo Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/west_midlands/7268771.stm Thank goodness there were no children in the garden at the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris70 Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 That's so sad - my Mum's tortoise was mauled by what we think was the nextdoor neighbours dogs 10 years ago, they left the tortiose with 3 legs -so she now has a lego wheel - thankfully whe could hide in her shell mostly as she couldn't really run away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 Good Lord. At least the dog owners agreed to have them destroyed. All too often we hear the"he wouldn't hurt a fly" routine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenlass Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 Oh NO!! How terrible...the poor dog and poor owner having seen what happened! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joojoo Posted February 28, 2008 Author Share Posted February 28, 2008 It just made me feel so sad to read it. I can't imagine what the owner must feel like - I would be totally devastated. I don't think you would ever forget seeing something like that. Absolutely horrendous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 What a terrible thing!!! Not the kind of thing one can ever forget is it? There are a lot of stories about dogs entering people's properties... I can't help thinking, don't people keep their dogs under control? I plan to have a dog in a year or two, and the first I will do is make sure my dog is securely held in my garden, with no means of getting out... Our neighbour's dog used to often get into our garden, and she still does whenever she has the chance, and she is a sweet dog, but I wouldn't be happy if she ever had hurt any of my pets in my own garden... I don't mind her around, but I still can't think why the neighbours let her roam like that... surely that's not safe for her... but if a dog is also aggressive and harmful, surely not keeping them securely fenced in is sheer madness? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 How ghastly! The poor dog must have died suffering and in terror Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baby bears mum Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 How dreadful. The poor little thing and the owner too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 oh no, that's so upsetting, the poor old thing and what an awful shock for his owner. That's so sad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhapsody Posted February 28, 2008 Share Posted February 28, 2008 Dont get me started on this story. There are so many people who keep their dogs unexercised and unsocialised in their back gardens and when they escape out of sheer boredom this is what happens. In the summer these idiots take their crazed mutts out to the park for the first time in months and are genuinely horrified when it mauls another dog or a child. I would like to see the owners shovelling s**t at their local Dog Rescue Centre for a year as payback. You shouldnt have got me started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted February 29, 2008 Share Posted February 29, 2008 Poor thing. How awful. As an owner, how would you get over something like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...