Guest 725- Registered: 7 Oct 2011
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Following that dog attack on five Police officers earlier today in East London I read the news story and read the comments section underneath. It's quite astonishing that in this day and age there are still people out there belonging to the "blame the owner not the dog" persuasion.
It's like the dark ages out there.
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Guest 703- Registered: 30 Jul 2010
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It's a breed that has been banned because it has been bred to be aggressive - as the owner almost certainly knew.
I loved some of the comments on Tom's link, but in the cause of political correctness I won't repeat them here.
Brian Dixon
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as to avoid a yellow card,i will not comment.but why were the coppers doing playing football with rexs crown jewels.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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i knew that road and surroundings ones very well, seems like things have not changed very much.
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Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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yes tom the pictures are a bit disturbing,if that was my dog i would taken pity on the thing and had it put to sleep.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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when i had a dog i used to have people tell me that she should be put down as she only had one eye and couldn 't see very far in the other.
heard the same about a dog with a leg missing, could run as fast as his contemporaries.
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Quite right about the image Brian...here is the text of the story...
"A dog that lost its snout while saving two girls in the Philippines has been taken to the United States where vets hope to give it life-saving surgery.
Surgeons at the University of California, Davis (UC Davis) veterinary medical teaching hospital have examined the dog named Kabang ahead of planned treatment.
The mixed-breed dog has become a celebrity in its native Philippines, after she reportedly leaped into the path of a speeding motorcycle.
The rider was apparently just about to hit two young girls - the daughter and niece of its owner - crossing a roadway in Zamboanga City, in the south west region of Mindanao.
The crash took off the dog's snout and her complete upper jaw, but vets have been unable to treat the serious injury.
A campaign to save Kabang was instigated by Karen Kenngott, a critical care nurse from Buffalo, New York, who spearheaded fundraising for the dog's care.
More than \$20,000 was donated from a total of 20 countries in the online campaign to improve her quality of life.
Kabang was given a special mass, a three-hour motorcade and 300 dogs attended a "despedida" send-off ceremony before her flight to California on October 8.
UC Davis surgeons performed an hour-long assessment on Thursday and said Kabang will need at least two surgeries, but they are confident they can improve her condition.
The first operation would focus on dental work and the second on repairing the gaping wound to her face.
The hospital said in a statement: "Contrary to some rumours in the media... there are no plans to fit Kabang with a 'prosthetic snout' or to replace her jaw."
According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the extraordinary journey of Kabang began nearly two years ago when Rudy Bunggal, 57, discovered the then abandoned puppy in a paddy field.
It said Mr Bunggal kept the animal with the intention of fattening it up and feeding it to his family, but his daughter, Dina, 11, and niece, Princess, 3, reportedly grew close to the dog.
They named her Kabang, which means "spotty" in their native Visayan language, and the dog became very protective of the girls.
Now known as "hero dog" in the Philippines, Kabang even has a website - careforkabang.com - to explain her injuries and help gain further funds for medical care."
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Jan Higgins
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Howard, my son's rescued three legged mutt can catch rabbits when let into the field behind their house.
We had a three legged dog that regularly jumped over the fence to chase a fox or when he got the scent of a bitch on heat.
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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this one was a lurcher jan and could do the same as the above, another 3 legged dog i met was a yorkshire terrier thrown against the wall in a fit of pique.
the lady owner decided to rehome the dog instead of getting shot of her boyfriend, probably ended up with serious injuries herself.