Please read Rumpy Dog's post on Lennox here.
I reproduce my comment to the post below.
If you want to read the judgement for yourself, click here to go to the Belfast City Council website.
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Thank you for this great post.
I cry for Lennox. I read the judgement, I read the witness statements. It seems to me that neither side has listened to the other side. And the judge ruled in the interest of public safety. I suppose she could do nothing else given the circumstances, because IF Lennox had attacked someone after a reprieve the row would have been heard on the Moon. But I shake my head at how this all started with the council dog warden, who stands to become quite infamous in her actions. I hope she doesn’t get to do TV and magazine interviews or get a movie deal from this.
I agree with your suggestions re. reducing dog attacks. As the (responsible) owner of two very powerful Boxer dogs, I am constantly reminded how stupid/ignorant many people are about dog behaviour, and I include here the owners of SOME small dogs who allow them to run off lead.
I NEVER allow the Boxers off lead in the woods and on the farm. For one thing, there is plenty of livestock which could be frightened by the dogs. And for another thing, there could be cyclists, horse-riders, runners, walkers, children in the area – all of whom could react in an unpredictable manner if they saw my Boxer dogs running like mad.
Let’s be clear – my dogs have never attacked anyone, but they have knocked me over in my own garden because they weren’t looking where they were running (they were looking at each other)!
Dogs can be dangerous, they don’t always intend to be so. Anyone with a bit of common sense will see that dog behaviour is most often associated with the actions of the human beings around them. Don’t blame the dog.
BW,
Lesley and the Boxers x.