Staffordshire Bull Terriers in Australia
#76
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Re: Staffordshire Bull Terriers in Australia
Mind you if someone stuck their finger up my arse I would drop pretty toot sweet.
If you put your hand over their nostrils, surely they are still taking in air through their mouths - there is always a gap when they are gripping?
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Re: Staffordshire Bull Terriers in Australia
If you put your hand over their nostrils, surely they are still taking in air through their mouths - there is always a gap when they are gripping?
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That's rubbish. You could probaly stick a bargepole up a pitbull/staffy/bully's arse and it still won't release when they are in full flight. Besides, who would want to stick their finger up a dogs arse to get it to let go?
They have got something in their mouth which is blocking the air, hence they need to let go. They need a lot of oxygen to feed their muscles. And if that doesn't work squeeze their windpipe as well.
They have got something in their mouth which is blocking the air, hence they need to let go. They need a lot of oxygen to feed their muscles. And if that doesn't work squeeze their windpipe as well.
Ill remember the bit about the mouth though.
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Re: Staffordshire Bull Terriers in Australia
There are also things called a 'jaw break' which are placed in the mouth and then the mouth is prised open.
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So does your hand just go over the snout and you squeeze?
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You know what I find terrifying, is that some breeds just latch on and no matter what you do, they will not let go. What the hell are you meant to do in this situation?
Greyhounds and whippets are easy to get off another dog - you just 'flank them', have one hand on the collar and you pull on their flank quickly and move your hand away quickly and they will drop their 'prey'.
But in that video, the guy kicking his dog and pulling it, it wouldnt release at all - what on earth do you do when a dog has yours by the neck and wont let go?
Greyhounds and whippets are easy to get off another dog - you just 'flank them', have one hand on the collar and you pull on their flank quickly and move your hand away quickly and they will drop their 'prey'.
But in that video, the guy kicking his dog and pulling it, it wouldnt release at all - what on earth do you do when a dog has yours by the neck and wont let go?
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Re: Staffordshire Bull Terriers in Australia
I've owned an English Bully in the past too. He was big, 35kgs. Fantastic dogs. Actually prefer them to Staffies and I've got a Staffy at the moment. The Bully was sedate compared to the Westie... They are absolutely nuts.
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I used to have an American staff x when I was younger and had to do that to it all the time, it had a thing for my ponytail!
I have also had a westie and it was the sweetest little dog ever bit of a pain when we went anywhere though as it used to fret.
I have also had a westie and it was the sweetest little dog ever bit of a pain when we went anywhere though as it used to fret.
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My Westie used to attack everything from German Shepherds to Great Danes. It was mental. Must have been the Scottish in it!
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Any dog breed has the potential to be dangerous, obviously the larger the breed, the larger the potential.
Just pointing out that the obsession of branding pitbulls or staffies as particularly dangerous is wrong.
It is how they are trained, socialized etc. that is the overriding factor as to if they will turn out vicious or not.
If your average rednecks/chavs had decided that bull mastiffs or, god forbid, caucasian mountain dogs, were the best status symbol to have, you would have seen far more instances of people being seriously hurt by dangerous dogs.
Just pointing out that the obsession of branding pitbulls or staffies as particularly dangerous is wrong.
It is how they are trained, socialized etc. that is the overriding factor as to if they will turn out vicious or not.
If your average rednecks/chavs had decided that bull mastiffs or, god forbid, caucasian mountain dogs, were the best status symbol to have, you would have seen far more instances of people being seriously hurt by dangerous dogs.
Personally, I'd much rather have a large dog than a small yappy rat on a stick.
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I would never have a dog that I couldnt hold, my little dog is 21kg and that is my limit. I could break his jaw grip if I had to and I would never ever have anything that could lock its jaws in. That little girl that was killed by a dog, her parents couldnt break the grip of the dog - scarey
http://www.boosharticles.com/4093/th...-is-in-custody
I cannot imagine how they felt I really can't and yes I agree that the small yappy dogs can be just as vicious, at least you can break the grip of a smaller dog.
http://www.boosharticles.com/4093/th...-is-in-custody
I cannot imagine how they felt I really can't and yes I agree that the small yappy dogs can be just as vicious, at least you can break the grip of a smaller dog.
Last edited by Cheetah7; Aug 25th 2010 at 6:39 am.
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I fully agree that branding entire breeds as dangerous is misleading. The author of the post I was replying to with the Great Dane comment said that all big dogs should be classed as dangerous (and mentioned Great Danes specifically)
Personally, I'd much rather have a large dog than a small yappy rat on a stick.
Personally, I'd much rather have a large dog than a small yappy rat on a stick.