New Zealand Dog News

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March 16, 2007

Man ordered to pay $1000 over dog attack

A man whose staffordshire bull terrier attacked a young girl has been ordered to pay her family $1000 for emotion harm.

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Tyler was visiting the property with her father when she was attacked, and her foot was severely damaged. It has needed ongoing treatment.

Auckland City Council service requests manager Jackie Wilkinson said Nikora had cooperated fully with council officers, and had agreed for his dog to be put down after the incident.

The terrier was registered with the council and had no history of aggression. A dog that never had a history... strange... but read below.

Nikora was not at home when the attack happened, and told dog control staff he always put the dog away when visitors came to the house.

"Although this was obviously done with the best intentions, it would have been better to socialise the dog to interact safely with visitors. By removing the dog every time, the dog was encouraged to act as a guard dog, so it treated all visitors as a potential threat to the family," Ms Wilkinson said.

Read this paragraph, then read the next paragraph. Do you see anything not quite right? So, you should socialise dogs (of course), but if your dog can create havoc, be aware and don't put the dog in that situation ?!

So how is the dog to learn if you don't put them in a given situation. The guy always put the dog away when visitors came, then BANG, dog has protection/ guarding issues, and gets put down because of it. HUM.... How do you socialise a mean looking dog? Just appearances, mind you. It's difficult because when I see a pit bull, I cringe... my dog has been severely attacked by one.

I would love to see free dog courses being offered by City Council. All city councils. I know that Wellington offers free courses, or used to. That's the way to go.... It would surely employ me !!

"I hope this sentence sends a strong message to all dog owners that if you own a dog, you need to be aware of the damage (they) can inflict and you must take the necessary measures to properly socialise them."

Sends a strong message... sheese I am really starting to hate those words. Politicians need to send "a strong message". Spending drivers need to be sent 'a strong message'. Kids with an attitude needs to be sent 'a strong message'. Students who smoke (whatever) need to be sent a 'strong message'.

Overuse of 'strong' becomes weak!

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