We want to hear your views about what YOU would like to see change in Hartlepool.
Do you think the local authority is doing enough to erradicate the problem of Dangerous Dogs and their irresponsible owners?
Do you think The Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 is sufficient to combat the local problem of Dangerous Dogs?
Do you think that it should be a criminal offence for a dog dangerously out of control to attack another animal?
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Hi
I am so pleased someone has finally decided to make a website about this issue. I am a mother of two and have lived in Hartlepool all my life. Once upon a time I was proud to be from here, but now...
My son was bitten by a dog in the Headland a little over a year ago but he didnt tell me about it for nearly two weeks. The dog belonged to his friend and it was being tormented, so the dog bit! It was a Staffy and so, as you say on your site, is a breed that has potential devastating power. His friend was only 18 at the time and should not have had the dog as he is an immature lad; I have heard him on several occasions threaten to use the dog to attack people if they 'mess with him'. I think it is disgusting that young people are even aloud to own a dog, let alone a Bull Terrier or similar breed.
K Lansdown
Hi
My border collie has twice been savagely attacked by the same staffordshire bull terrier and the 2 female dogs he lives with, a bearded collie and a dalmation. The first time was in the back alley gated area of stockton road, where the staffy attacked my dog, even though I had hold of her. On that occasion he tore her jaw open and she had several stitches. The police cautioned the owners, but they still allowed their dogs to run free in the gated areas. The second occasion happened just over a year later. I took my leashed dog out the back door, into the alley gated area one more, only to be set upon by the 3 dogs described earlier. My dog always carries a toy in her mouth, and showed no aggresion to the other dogs. I managed to get the bearded collie and the dalmation off her after she received several bite punture wounds, and after I had received a bite wound which had to be treated. The staffy was locked on to her stomach area, and my partner hearing my screams, came out and had to kick the staffy over 15 times in the groin area for it to let go. Yet again my collie had to have stitches in her torn abdomen. Those dogs live in a house with 6 children, and since the attack, I have been spat at by some of those children. The police on that occasion said that because the incident took place over a year later, then the owners would just be warned again. On a few occasions,the dogs have been let out in the alley gated area unleashed, and in my opinion, it's only a matter of time before they attack a child.
Toby (Jug) is a much loved miniature Yorkshire terrier who brings much joy to his owner, Mrs S.
In September 2007 whilst out for a walk with his owner, Toby was savagely attacked in Catcote Road by a Rottweiler. The Rottweiler was on its own and the owner nowhere to be seen. In attempt to stop the attack, Mrs S' husband was bitten by the aggressing dog. The police were called and informed Mrs S they would shoot the dog. She objected to this course of action and insisted the police pursue the dog's owner as she thought she knew who the owner was.
Mrs S says,
"the police said they were prepared to shoot the dog but since I did not want this to happen they were unable to pursue the investigation further, and that if I went to the dog owners's house I did so at my own risk".
The dog and its owner were never found or identified.
Toby received emergency surgery for his wounds and fortunately, survived the horrific attack although he remains traumatised to this day. The RSPCA assisted Mrs S in every way possible and helped with Toby's veterinary fees.
Mrs S - Rifthouse, Hartlepool
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Thankyou for calling this in Mrs S. Without people like you, Toby may have been another unrecorded statistic of a dog attack. It will be very interesting to know how many more people in Hartlepool have had their dogs attacked which were not publicised.
It is very concerning that when you offered to show the police where this dog may have lived, they did not seem interested in pursuing the matter. Surely it is in the public interest for the police to follow up any leads tendered which could identify the dog's owner? I do believe that 'shooting the dog' was not the only option available to them. Unfortunately, we are not privy to information held by the police on any case, past or present, so it we will never know who the responding officers were and why they felt shooting an animal was their only option - in the circumstances, I would've thought finding the owners would be a priority. As it is, the dog is still out there - worse still, so is the owner!
It astounds me that the local council are not doing more to prevent the likelihood of more attacks! They seem to have gone to great lengths to restrict where we can take our pets for walks and also introducing new legislation enforcing dog fouling. The most treasured possession most of us have are our pets, and to see them torn apart by other dogs is devastating.
The new legislation will only serve to displace the current problem of owner irresponsibility and they, too, will ignore whatever policies the council try to implement; they will take their dogs to the same designated parks us responsible owners take ours. Why spend so much time discussing dog fouling and hitting us with a fine? I agree it is also a problem which needs to be erradicated, but NOT to the detriment of our safety, our pets' safety, and above all, our children's safety!
The council... a waste of taxpayer money if you ask me.
Hi,
Before i moved to my present address i lived in a not so desirable place in Hartlepool,but what made it worse was i had a dog and very soft rotti.When the local yobs found out they decided that they would use my dog for bait against their dog.One day they had the nerve to ask me to let her out so their dog could fight her,i said no and my car got smashed up.She could not go in the garden alone,they would open the gate and try to let her out so their dog could attack her.I padlocked the gate and heightened the fence,but this did not stop them.
My son was playing in the garden with her one day,they opened the gate and sent thier dog in,my dog nearly died that day needing over 100 stitches to her face,neck and body. The police did nothing. Teenagers should not be allowed to have control of dogs like this. More must be done to stop this from happening. But noone wants to listen.
i think its the owners not the breed of the dog and i also think it should be a law that you must know about the breed and that only real breeders should be allowed to breed dogs for the right reasons ie temperment i dont think all cases should go to court i think it should be a fine if your dog gets in a fight with another dog but sum times both partys r in the wrong so they should both get fined just like us if we get in a fight we will get fined .my dog alwas fights with 1 dog on my street because she got attacked by her 2 dogs so she wants to get in first she is a very very soft doberman but because of her breed she gets the blame but she has staffordshire bull terrier crosses but because they r just cross breeds its ok she has told th police that my dogs r a danger to my kids but my 3 little girls clime all over my dogs and they r never alone with the dogs
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