Posted on 09/10/2010 12:01:58 PM PDT by LongElegantLegs
A TERRITORY girl is lucky to be alive after she was mauled by a savage dog.
Seven-year-old Meg Croton and her brother Connor, 9, had been feeding their family's dog - an eight-year-old mastiff cross - in their Humpty Doo back yard when the girl was attacked by the vicious hound.
"I tripped on a rock and fell, and I think I kicked his leg," Meg recalled the attack. "And then it hurt very badly and he was on top of me and ripped on my head. "But my brother saved my life."
(Excerpt) Read more at ntnews.com.au ...
Wow.
You’re kind of a nut, aren’t you?
Just a suggestion Joe, if your going to name them perhaps you should ping them in case they want to reply....GG they may or may not reply...:O)
Quite a while back joe, I got a freepmail from Chet and he said he was getting articles from other freepers that didn’t want to get into the fray with the pit defenders. He did not personally find all the articles....and you know I have never lied to you, maybe pissed you off a couple of times tho, sorry for that....GG
Kinda but in all fairness, I did feel awful for her when I went back and found her post about her deceased dog.
For that loss, I am sorry for her.
You may have noticed that during discussions and debates here on FR, many people post links to studies, news stories, judicial decisions, or expert opinion to reinforce their own opinions or knowledge of the topic at hand. It’s the polite and mature thing to do in civil intercourse.
You’re being asked to prove what you say. “Because I think so, no proof needed” just doesn’t cut it here, n00b.
If you encounter disdain, you may expect it because of your lordly attitude.
“Youre an old man, like me.”
If I am, my husband is sure gonna be the most shocked dude on this planet. (c;
I was fascinated with dogs as a kid, so I managed to attain a number of decades in the sport without reaching retirement status.
Reading from the New York Times...
Oh, and driving a Saab....
Oooops!
>Ive never gotten a horse that was less than 18 months old<
Sal, pardon my interruption, but isn’t there an old saying that says something to the effect of “old horses for new riders”? Would it not then be very dangerous for a parent without years of training experience to put their young rider on a less-than-3 year old horse? Would a careful parent not look for a horse that’s in its teens to start their youngster on a lifelong love of things equine?
>Oooops!<
To quote Señor Wences (through Pedro), “S’awright!”
Showing my advanced age - old Ed Sullivan reference for the young’uns on here.
It was my regular clothes, but with dogs, you never know. Perhaps they were fashion police dogs! ;)
Oh Rochester.
Rochester!
LOL
>Now, if you wish to say that I am wrong here, and that a puppy is equal in risk to a rehab dog, or even suggest that a rehab dog is safer... I am just going to have to agree to disagree.<
Let’s say, just for kicks, that all purchasers of puppies have a better chance of ending up with, regardless of skill in training, knowledge of dog behavior, commitment to overseeing pup/child interaction, etc. “safe” dogs. If this is correct, why is it that the number one reason dogs end up in shelters is for behavior problems ranging from housebreaking failure to obsessive barking or chewing - not necessarily aggression?
Could it just possibly be that many individuals doom themselves to having problem dogs because they shape the animals’ behavior from PUPPYHOOD to be problematic?
My question above is posed simply to point out that there are more than a few people who will, no matter how many pups they acquire, end up with animals that exhibit problem behavior. Therefore, they are more likely than average to end up with a “defective” canine, despite never having adopted an adult animal. This is why shelters and rescues have “do not adopt” lists.
>Rochester!<
RIP, Rochester, such a patient soul to play the foil for one of my all time favorite entertainers.
Look at the garbage we have today calling themselves comedians. Meh.
Freepers are some of the smartest people on the planet. Excluding RachelFaith and LorenC.
LOL
There is hope for Rachel and she at least engages various posters and subjects.
Thanks for the posting etiquette. Didn’t ping them because I didn’t want to be accused of baiting them;-{)
She needs to lose the attitude and grow some hide.
'Course, I'm one to talk about attitude.. but I've been around a while.
Upper-classmen hazing and all that.
Double entendre ping!
Word, that.
Nice catch!
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