Kelty pensioner bitten and bloodied in dog attack
Published 5 Apr 2011 09:30
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Police are appealing for information after a Kelty pensioner was left bitten and bloodied by a Staffordshire terrier as she tried to protect her dog from attack.
The incident happened around 3.20pm on Friday 18th March as the 63-year-old woman walked her dog in the Keltyhill Road area of the town.
The offending dog was being walked at the time by two schoolgirls who were overpowered by the animal and it broke free.
The brown Staffordshire terrier type canine attacked the woman's small white dog, shaking it violently. Her dog was uninjured though she received a bite to her hand which pierced the skin.
The girls are not thought to be the owners of the animal and need to be traced in order to identify the owner.
The children are described as being around 10 and 12 years old. The younger had blonde hair and a pink coat while the elder was tall with long dark hair in a pony tail.
Investigating officer PC Paul Graham said, "This could have been a far more serious incident with the girls being overpowered by the dog which then broke free.
"Fortunately no one was seriously injured. Our enquires so far have not identified the owner and I'm now appealing to the public for information."
Fife police are appealing for anyone who has information as to the identity of the dog owner or girls to contact them on 0845 600 5702.
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Out-of-Focus
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Apr 5, 14:49
Report commentThe usual, devil dogs owned by idiots who use them to try make them look tough/hard. The thing is it was wee lassies that were walking it, could have been a disaster.
Devil dogs and the Benefits/Dole/Scrounger class, no surprises!
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Concerned
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Apr 5, 20:55
Report commentI would be interested to learn how 'out-of-focus' defends the geographical stereo typical assumption that a small staffordshire terrier type breed, equates to a 'devil dog' and therefore, by association, ownership by benefit/dole/scrounger types. Out-of-focus, or should that be out-of-touch, obviously has information that would benefit PC Graham in his enquiries.
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punishdeednobreed
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Apr 5, 23:02
Report commenta notice how its staffys yet agen getn a bad name n wen a staffy gets attack its ok as they only get mentiond as terriers
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Out-of-Focus
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Apr 6, 08:47
Report commentConcerened, take a look around, its only these eejits that have these breeds of dogs to make them look hard/tough, and attack/kill on a pretty much regular basis so if your so 'concerened' concerned YOU stand in front of one when all it wants is to kill/attack.
Its because these breeds are associated with the benefits class, all you need to do is a wee internet search back 2-3 years for media stories and it'll be these people with these types of dog that have maimed or killed, some children have been mentally and physically scarred for life.............
Just a thought!
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deputy dawg
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Apr 6, 09:38
Report commentout of focus has a point. It is a generalisation, however, there is usually foundation of truth in these things. What is worse that the people who own these dogs seem happy for children to walk these breeds of dogs. My dog has been a victim of this breed, unleashed, running around a play park, no adult in sight, just the 9 year old boy "walking" it.
Sure there are responsible owners of this breed, just like not all toy poodles are owned by silver haired ladies.
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Obfuscator
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Apr 6, 14:50
Report commentIn my opinion all dogs should be muzzled whilst off the leash as this type of incident is becoming all too common. I agree with ‘out-of-focus’ and to an extent the others as it is more likely to be the chavs/neds that own these dogs, though I have seen what might be considered the “well to do” folks of the kingdom walking such breeds. A muzzle takes as long to put on as a leash and I reckon could save a lot of problems. I am sick of hearing that old line “It’ll no bite ye” as well – dogs will do what pleases them in the end, well trained or not.
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B Woodhouse
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Apr 6, 16:03
Report commentThe problem is not that neds/chavs own these dogs, the problem is their lack of responsibilty when it comes to control of the dog and their ignorance about the breed. Allowing a child to walk a dog of this nature, unleashed and unmuzzled, especially if the child in unable to control the dog either by command or physical restraint is wholly irresponsible.
At the end of the day these dogs with their broad shoulders large heads and jaws are descendants of dogs which were used for bull and bear baiting. Early Bull and Terriers were not bred for the companion animals of today, but for the characteristic known as gameness, with the pitting of dogs against bear or bull. These early "proto-staffords" provided the ancestral foundation stock for the Staffordshire Bull Terrier, the Bull Terrier, the American Pit Bull Terrier and American Staffordshire Terrier. As time went on the modern breed evolved into one with a temperament suitable for a pet and companion. However, all dogs have deep-rooted, instinctive behaviour which is a throwback to their ancestry and all are capable of displaying this behaviour under the right conditions.
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Spam-Heed
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Apr 6, 22:38
Report commentAt the end of the day its 23:59...........
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Not Happy Jan
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Apr 8, 09:47
Report commentDestroy the dogs and jail the owners. Neither will be of any loss to the community.
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Can-it-Jan
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Apr 8, 10:50
Report commentMuzzle miserable Jan, that'd be a start...
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barry soap
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Apr 9, 14:10
Report comment"The phrase man bites dog describes a phenomenon in journalism in which an unusual, infrequent event is more likely to be reported as news than an ordinary, everyday occurrence (such as Dog bites man). The news media generally consider an event more newsworthy if there is something unusual about it; a commonplace event is unlikely to be taken as newsworthy. The result is that rare events often appear in headlines while common events rarely do, making the rare events seem more common than they are."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_bites_dog_(journalism)
Of course this doesn't aply when it comes to the Dunfermline Press.
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DinoSaur
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Apr 11, 10:55
Report commentThe Police are looking for information people! Has anyone seen a brown Staffordshire type terrier in Kelty? If you have then please get in touch!
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Spam-Heed
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Apr 11, 19:00
Report commentPlenty of slabbering Mutts in Kelty, but lets get back to the story about the dog attacks...........
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emmadylanx
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Apr 14, 00:59
Report commentstaffies arent bad dogs, its how the owner brings them up!! everyone gives them bad names and make them out to be evil animals, its the chavs/neds that own the evil ones because they use them to act hard and make the dogs evil. Its a shame this pensioner was injured by it but its all down to the idiots letting a 10/12 year olds take this dog out. they dogs have some amount of power on them, and you dont realise it until something catches there eye and they want off the lead, they'll find away off if your not strong enough yourself to hold them back. its the way they are because of there stupid owners. no kid should be left to take a staffie for a walk, not with the amount of strengh they have and the kids are powerless towards them. Not the kids fault!! I am from kelty, alot of the staffies around are brown to he honest, its gona be hard to track this back to one pasific person. alot of staffies are in the kelty area, and alot look the same!
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Peanuts
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Apr 15, 19:09
Report commentI live close to said area and my old Jack Russell who is always kept on a lead when we're out has been attacked TWICE by staffies, someone thinks its okay to let both his dogs off the lead without checking if theres any other dogs about!!! Its really put me off walking my dogs and i'm really nervous of staffies now. If i see one coming i actually head the other direction.......fast!!
I know they are not all devil dogs but something needs to be done about it.
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Ba-Jazz
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Apr 18, 16:41
Report commentNothing that a hefty size 10 steel toe cap to the mutts jaw won't stop.
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Drea
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Apr 27, 12:58
Report commentOnce again, Staffordshire TYPE dog, not with it's owner, 2 young girls on charge of it...how is it the dog's fault? The breed is associated with the benefits type? I work full-time, don't drink, smoke (anything), don't have a track suit...how can I possibly own a 'Devil dog' (or 2). Sorry I'm not your stereotypical Staffy owner but only the ignorant can make stupid comments about Staffy owners.
I'm sick to the back teeth of saying that a dog will NEVER attack for NO reason. Just because you aren't aware of the reason doesn't mean the dog suddenly got it into it's head to up and attack.
The ONLY dog I have ever been attacked by was a Cocker Spaniel, cute to look at but had a very nasty streak indeed.
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hyndie in aberdeen
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Apr 30, 20:03
Report commenthahahaha half the people sticking up for the mutts here cant even spell
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