Rottweiler attack

willie joe

Hi Folks,
Went out for a walk last night with my 12 yr old son and our little terrier. All was fine until two Rottweilers came out of their yard onto the road. Their owners were out aswell trying to call them in. One of the beasts went straight for our dog and grabbed it by its teeth. I immediately lunged at the Rottweiler and started frantically punching and wrestling with it to let our dog go. When it was released, after about 30/45 secs, the other Rottweiler jumped on it and did the same. After more wrestling it let go. My son was in hysterics at this stage. I have a young family and we walk this road almost daily. There's usually just one Rottweiler there roaming around not bothering anyone. There's no fence around this property. This has shook me up to thinking it could be a small child next. I do not want to cause strife with neighbours but to me this is not acceptable. What should I do?

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El Weirdo

Call the Dog Warden for your area.

Genghiz Cohen

Those dogs need to be tied at the very least.
Everyone will thank you for calling the dog warden.

Seachmall

Get the dog put down.

Might seem harsh but I'd rather it be the dog than a kid.

The owners should also be banned from owning dogs in the future if they can't control it.

GoldFour4

Call the warden for sure. Beasts like that shouldnt be allowed to just attack a passer by. Shame on the owners.

maryb26

I thought the law said those dogs had to be on a lead and muzzled if out. Report it to the Gardai.

Korvanica

Call the warden, report the owners. That could easily have been your child in the dogs mouth.

smash

You wrestled 2 Rottweilers that are allowed roam free on the roads as they attacked your dog, while their owners just stood there called for them to come back.

I smell a troll.

stupidusername

Did you speak to the owners about it afterward? You need to speak to them about what they're going to do.

Phill Ewinn

Cover the terrier in hot chilly sauce.

keano_afc

Was your dog ok?

Lady Chuckles

That's awful, OP!!
Some people really shouldn't have dogs!

Could you tell them off somehow? Or call the gardai and make a complaint so that they'll have to put up a fence? If I was you I'd change my walking route until changes have been made

I hope it works out soon.

mathie

stupidusername wrote: »

Did you speak to the owners about it afterward? You need to speak to them about what they're going to do.

Anyone who lets Rottweilers roam free around their garden will not be open to dialogue.

Call the Gardai.

willie joe

Seriously not trolling. The man of the house asked me just afterwards "did they get him?" to which i replied "ask me in the morning". I could hardly speak probably from rage and adrenalin. I then roared to them "That was it, No more of that ****e". He replied with "What?" and I said "Having those f**king dogs running about the street". That was the end of the conversation.

stupidusername

mathie wrote: »

Anyone who lets Rottweilers roam free around their garden will not be open to dialogue.

Call the Gardai.

You wouldn't know until you try. Are you assuming all rottweillers are angry vicious dogs like portrayed in films?

Dunny

Buy a bear and take it for a walk round by them.

steddyeddy

willie joe wrote: »

Hi Folks,
Went out for a walk last night with my 12 yr old son and our little terrier. All was fine until two Rottweilers came out of their yard onto the road. Their owners were out aswell trying to call them in. One of the beasts went straight for our dog and grabbed it by its teeth. I immediately lunged at the Rottweiler and started frantically punching and wrestling with it to let our dog go. When it was released, after about 30/45 secs, the other Rottweiler jumped on it and did the same. After more wrestling it let go. My son was in hysterics at this stage. I have a young family and we walk this road almost daily. There's usually just one Rottweiler there roaming around not bothering anyone. There's no fence around this property. This has shook me up to thinking it could be a small child next. I do not want to cause strife with neighbours but to me this is not acceptable. What should I do?

If the dog ever grabs your dog or a child like that and you feel you have to attack it either use a weapon or grab its two front legs from behind and pull them at a 90% angle which could push the sternum into the heart, killing it.

For the time being call the dog warden/ gaurds say you were worried for your child and they will take it very seriously. Its simply not acceptable that this man expects people to know how to act around his dog. Not good enough.

willie joe

Our dog escaped with a few small cuts and abrasions . He was wearing a reflector brace kind of thing, I think this saved him. I am a over six foot and over 15 stone.

seamus

Call the Warden, the Gardai won't care. Bring your dog to the vet to get him checked out and present the vet bill to the dogs' owner.

Forget about the "it could have been a child" hysteria. It's unfounded. Dogs know the difference between dogs and children. You wouldn't see two adults having a fight and think, "That could have been my child he punched".
Your primary concern is that this could easily happen again to your dog or someone else's.

smash

stupidusername wrote: »

You wouldn't know until you try. Are you assuming all rottweillers are angry vicious dogs like portrayed in films?

Rottweilers by law must wear a muzzle in a public place. This isn't because they're cute nice tempered dogs.

Rawhead

mathie wrote: »

Anyone who lets Rottweilers roam free around their garden will not be open to dialogue.

Call the Gardai.

Anyone is entitled to let a dog roam in their garden. It's the people who chain up dogs that are the people I'd be weary of. The dogs must be under control and these dogs obviously weren't but to accuse people who let a dog walk around a garden as unreasonable gives you all the hallmarks of a spa.

steddyeddy

smash wrote: »

You wrestled 2 Rottweilers that are allowed roam free on the roads as they attacked your dog, while their owners just stood there called for them to come back.

I smell a troll.

I would agree with you but there are some very irresponsible people who own potentially dangerous dogs.

seamus

smash wrote: »

Rottweilers by law must wear a muzzle in a public place. This isn't because they're cute nice tempered dogs.

No, it's because the people who make laws believe everything that they see in films.

Rottweilers are friendly, even-tempered animals who are particularly good around children.

steddyeddy

stupidusername wrote: »

You wouldn't know until you try. Are you assuming all rottweillers are angry vicious dogs like portrayed in films?

No rottweillers are not dangerous dogs generally. Rottweillers with stupid owners are a lot more dangerous.

steddyeddy

seamus wrote: »

No, it's because the people who make laws believe everything that they see in films.

Rottweilers are friendly, even-tempered animals who are particularly good around children.

I agree to an extent however rotweillers with irresponsilbe owners negate a lot of what you said. The dog should be socialised with other dogs and people.

smash

seamus wrote: »

Rottweilers are friendly, even-tempered animals who are particularly good around children.

They're naturally territorial and unless trained very well from very young, they will be like this. They're smart dogs but unfortunately most of the owners aren't, they see them as guard dogs and don't care what they do.

And irrespective of the dogs nature, there is a muzzle law in place for these dogs for a reason.

stupidusername

Of course if a dog has been treated poorly or not not socialised properly they could potentially be dangerous to anybody or any animal (not just children) but using sense doesn't make for nearly as interesting a story. People need to educate themselves about animals instead of jumping straight in with demanding the animal be put down.

seamus

steddyeddy wrote: »

I agree to an extent however rotweillers with irresponsilbe owners negate a lot of what you said. The dog should be socialised with other dogs and people.

To be fair, the same is true of all dogs of every breed. A poorly socialised dog with irresponsible owners can be dangerous, no matter what the breed.

Unfortunately Rottweilers tend to attract a particular type of owner who are intentionally irresponsible. Ironically it's the fact that these dogs are restricted by law, which attracts these people more than anything else.

The dangerous dogs list in the UK (which outright banned a number of species), caused the populations of these species in the UK to skyrocket.

sleepysniper

2 Rottweilers and a Terrier in my house.

The terrier is a lot more vicious than either of the Rottweilers.

seamus

smash wrote: »

They're naturally territorial and unless trained very well from very young, they will be like this.

Have you got proof of this? Rottweilers are very poor guard dogs. They were bred as working dogs, to pull carts and the like. This is why they're large and muscular. They have to be specifically trained as guard dogs.
All dogs are naturally territorial and will react to another dog entering their territory. Breed is irrelevant.

And irrespective of the dogs nature, there is a muzzle law in place for these dogs for a reason.

Which is? My neighbour has 3 St. Bernard's @ 13 stone each. They can each do twice as much damage as a single Rottweiler, yet there's no requirement for them to be muzzled, even though they can be just as ferocious.

smash

seamus wrote: »

Unfortunately Rottweilers tend to attract a particular type of owner who are intentionally irresponsible. Ironically it's the fact that these dogs are restricted by law, which attracts these people more than anything else.

Nail on the head really. And I hate to say it but scumbags buy scumbag dogs... Or what they perceive to be an aggressive dog. Pitbulls, dobermans, Rottweilers. And they train them to be aggressive or "guard dogs".