6-year-old boy attacked by Staffordshire bull terrier, whose handler was just 11-years-old

kingsleigh and zara on Mon, 2nd Nov 2009 2:15 pm 

we hate the thought of what happened to that little boy we feel sad for himxx rhys i hope you get better soon mate you are a brve little boy xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx the owner is a stupid idiot and needs locking up herself! x

rev on Tue, 2nd Mar 2010 7:48 pm 

This reads like pure properganda. I own a staffordshire and shes the best bet ever I often recieve compliments on how well she is trained and on how well she behaves, especially with children. Staffordshire’s will do anything to gain the praise of their master the fact that this beautiful creature had to pay with its life for the stupid 11 year olds mistake is sad. The parents of this 11 year old should of not allowed him to have a staffordshire if he wasn’t going to raise him correctly. I wish people would gain an education about this beautiful creature before judging them. Do not blame the dog blame the owner. And the mother of the victim is obviously uneducated on the subject and like most people see’s these animals as vicious weapons when they are the greatest companion ever.

lee on Thu, 27th May 2010 11:16 pm 

I also have a staffy and its the best dog I have ever had,it is not in the slightest vicious and absolutely loves kids.

Here a extract from wikipeadia will explain more.

“Although individual differences in personality exist, common traits exist throughout the Staffords. Due to its breeding, the modern dog is known for its character of indomitable courage, high intelligence, and tenacity. This, coupled with its affection for its friends (and children in particular), its off-duty quietness and trustworthy stability, make it a foremost all-purpose dog [1]. It has been said that “No breed is more loving with its family”[3] Because of their affinity for children, Staffordshire Bull Terriers are sometimes known as “Nanny Dogs” in England”

Its a terrible thing what happened to Rhys and it shouldn’t happen to any one from any dog,but i just hope people can look past the breed of the dog and take a look at the breed on the person handling the dog.
There is no way a 11 year old should be on his/her own with a dog ever.
and the dog clearly has not been trained or worse been trained to be violent.

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