LOCAL dog owner Liz Stabbins is calling for people to keep their pets under control after her three dogs were attacked by a Staffordshire Bull Terrier crossbreed who was out alone.
This comes after Andrew Brooks’ dog Buddy was attacked and injured by a different Staffordshire Bull Terrier.
Liz said, “I managed to fend the Staffie off but it attacked my dog twice more and only left because my dog wasn’t aggressive back. It could have been a child instead. I don’t want to give Staffordshire Bull Terriers a bad name as my daughter has two and they are docile animals. It’s not the dog’s fault, it is irresponsible dog owners who allow aggressive dogs out unsupervised.”
In a letter to the White Horse News in the last issue (10th April), Andrew Brooks apologised for giving all Staffordshire Bull Terriers a bad name after his dog was attacked by one, saying “Buddy has many happy Staffies he walks with and not all Staffies are like the one that attacked him.”
Stan Flukes from The Butts, Westbury agrees saying, “Please permit me to say that I agree 100 percent that one should never judge a breed of dog on the behaviour of one individual as the behaviour is influenced considerably by its owner.
“I once saw a Staffie at Yarnbrook racing along the middle of the road looking up at the cars, fortunately he wasn’t killed and was either lost or abandoned. I asked my wife to stop our car so that I could try to ‘rescue’ it. I walked to it, spoke and without hesitation he followed me back to the car and sat on my lap. We eventually took him to the Bath Dogs home while he continually gazed from the window looking at other passing cars, obviously expecting to recognise the driver.
“Arguably I was rather stupid or brave but it does prove my point.”
