lurcher kills poodle

[Guest MOLLY]

Are greyhounds not supposed to be muzzled by law in public? Dont know where i got this idea from but i thought they had to be

 

maxhardcore, i wish that were the case. Folk who keep their greys on allotments next to a large lake were i used to walk my dogs rarely muzzle them. My heart used to be in my mouth when one would appear around a corner with 6-7 on leads (sometimes off) and i had terriers running and bushing. Happened several times so i stopped walking my dogs there, toooo stressfull.

Unfortunately there are idiots in every walk of life....especially concerning dogs.

MOLL.

[littlefish 598]

I think anyone who lets ANY dog run out of control, especially in such a public place as a beach in summer, is irresponsible. So the dogs allegedly ripped up a poodle (some may snigger that the likes of poodles deserve to be ripped up, each to their own) but what would peoples attitude be if it were a herd of sheep with lambs that the hyped up dogs ripped into, or worse still someones child? Don't say that could never happen - we all know that it has......

[Guest Macnas]

I'm not qualified to comment on lurchers, having never owned one. But we did keep coursing dogs when I was a nipper.

 

And we kept them apart from our harriers (foxhounds) all the time because they liked to scrap. They could be pretty aggressive.

 

Having said that, one of my abiding memories is being surrounded by a milling pack of coursing dogs, one in particular bleeding from head wounds, and feeling no fear whatsoever.

 

Like any other dog, the old rule holds true: you either have control over them or you don't, by whatever means you need.

[Guest Frank]

Most Responsible greyhound owners iv met, have their greyhounds muzzled and usualy on a lead.

Its the few irseponsible greyhound owners that can give a bad image.

 

Frank.

[alimac 882]

i cant beleive some of the responses on here, i keep bull x lurchers ( staff xs of course ) i would have no problems taking them out un leashed in public...no matter what lurcher you have it should and can easliey be trained NOT to attack another dog... it aint the dogs its the people training them thats at fault.... i do agree with baldie but if the artical was true then any lurcher owner that has a dog that will leave a warren to attack another dog , shouldnt be allowed to keep a yorkshire terrier let alone any thing else.... ali

[Guest stella]

six lurchers rabbiting on a beach is unlikley at this time of year,a woman over 60 standing in the tide up to her neck with water is unlikley;and was the poodle on a lead. the sun will tell you anything if your daft enough to read it.

[Kay 3,709]

I know this is going slightly of thread but i read yesterday that a woman took her ferret on leads to a park & a dog killed one off them,it apparently shook it to death.

 

I love ferrets but wouldnt walk them in places like parks due to this kind of thing happening, IMO the responsibility should lie with both the owners of the said dog & the ferrets owner, who it appears had a fair few on leads & couldnt pick the last one who got killed up as her hands were full

[Guest Frank]

six lurchers rabbiting on a beach is unlikley at this time of year,a woman over 60 standing in the tide up to her neck with water is unlikley;and was the poodle on a lead. the sun will tell you anything if your daft enough to read it.

 

True, the poodle could of started all aswell, as they can be firey wee things and a pain, yap yap dogs.

In think it was LB, who had a thread on here, mentioning this?

 

Frank.

[BRYKAY 2]

I FEEL SORRY FOR THE POOR BLOKE HAVING TO HAVE A

HOLIDAY IN WARKWORTH!!!! TALK ABOUT GOD'S WAITING ROOM!!!!

[jacob 28]

gods waiting room nooo!!! thats eastbourne

[stoaty 171]

seen 2 chocolate standard poodle bitches the other day christ their big misserable b*****ds but owner told me they'll hunt n chase rabbits and love bolting moorhens n coots from the reeds buit think i'll stick to the lurchers lol

Edited June 5, 2007 by stoaty

[tornado 0]

six lurchers rabbiting on a beach is unlikley at this time of year,a woman over 60 standing in the tide up to her neck with water is unlikley;and was the poodle on a lead. the sun will tell you anything if your daft enough to read it.

 

It shouldnt matter if the poodle was on a lead or started barking. It should be allowed to bark without being ripped to shreds. It should have the privelidge of being off lead. Remember, they say it was a 14 year old dog. It was probably deaf and blind knowing poodles. This owner is clearly to blame here. His dogs should never have been off lead in a public place. This happens all too often and we never read about it in the papers. My sisters old cat was ripped to shreds by a lurcher and stafford. They were off lead in the street. It shouldnt have happend and could have been prevented.

My dogs are very obedient but I wouldnt trust them one minute if there were other dogs/cats/rabbits around. You can never trust your dog 100% to obey you. They have instincts. Some are to bark, some are to kill. The killing should be kept to the fields and the vermin, not someones beloved pet.

[nelson 0]

f'kin hate poodles.

[Guest MOLLY]

no law saying greys should be muzzeld moll and there shouldnt be, greys if reared and socolised no more of a threat than lurchers , alsations, dobermans ect , live and let live just use a little savvy and have a little tolerance i say towards other breeds and peoples fancies.

To true, but its only the 'hunting', 'killing' type dogs you ever hear about in the media. A labrador mauling a child or a pack of collies killing a poodle never make the headlines!

 

 

 

It shouldnt matter if the poodle was on a lead or started barking. It should be allowed to bark without being ripped to shreds. It should have the privelidge of being off lead. Remember, they say it was a 14 year old dog. It was probably deaf and blind knowing poodles. This owner is clearly to blame here. His dogs should never have been off lead in a public place. This happens all too often and we never read about it in the papers. My sisters old cat was ripped to shreds by a lurcher and stafford. They were off lead in the street. It shouldnt have happend and could have been prevented.

My dogs are very obedient but I wouldnt trust them one minute if there were other dogs/cats/rabbits around. You can never trust your dog 100% to obey you. They have instincts. Some are to bark, some are to kill. The killing should be kept to the fields and the vermin, not someones beloved pet.

MOLL.

[Guest stella]

six lurchers rabbiting on a beach is unlikley at this time of year,a woman over 60 standing in the tide up to her neck with water is unlikley;and was the poodle on a lead. the sun will tell you anything if your daft enough to read it.

 

It shouldnt matter if the poodle was on a lead or started barking. It should be allowed to bark without being ripped to shreds. It should have the privelidge of being off lead. Remember, they say it was a 14 year old dog. It was probably deaf and blind knowing poodles. This owner is clearly to blame here. His dogs should never have been off lead in a public place. This happens all too often and we never read about it in the papers. My sisters old cat was ripped to shreds by a lurcher and stafford. They were off lead in the street. It shouldnt have happend and could have been prevented.

My dogs are very obedient but I wouldnt trust them one minute if there were other dogs/cats/rabbits around. You can never trust your dog 100% to obey you. They have instincts. Some are to bark, some are to kill. The killing should be kept to the fields and the vermin, not someones beloved pet.

you are like the sun full of accusation when you dont know the full story,the poodle could of attacked the other dogs which would make it knock for knock