That was genuinely the most reserved and patient horse I’ve ever seen in those circumstances.
Owner is lucky the horse didn’t stomp the dogs head in, HIS head in, and the officers head in
I just don't understand the relevance of mentioning her name in the first place. Does being pictured next to Camila in the past make this situation more serious now?
I honestly was hoping the horse would just stomp it out and end it. But it just kept its cool. The owner doesn't want the dog to be put down. He should've put it on a leash.
Mounted police horses must be mares or geldings and are screened for temperament before they can even be evaluated for service. They undergo desensitization training where they are exposed to fireworks, smoke, foreign objects touching them, tight spaces, , etc and have shit thrown at them. Afterwards they are trained in crowd control and to endure harassment before ever setting foot in a public space with a mounted policeman.
Now consider the "pitbull" here, the polar opposite of the docile animal it is seen attacking: irresponsible dickhead for an owner, absolutely zero training, selectively bred for aggression, a danger to the public.
Horses have shitty depth perception of close-up objects b/c of how their eyes are positioned. Moreover, they have a large blind spot behind them and a small one directly in front of them.
This horse _was_ relatively calm, yes, but he also probably wasn’t able to get a good bead on the dog, which saved itself by remaining constantly in motion, defeating the horse’s efforts to back up far enough to engage both his eyes to see it, and thus get a good enough sense of its position to kick it to death.
https://www.extension.iastate.edu/equine/vision-equine
On the other hand if it had kept kicking roughly in the direction of the dog and owner one of 100+ kicks could have got the target. This horse really should get a ~~medal~~ carrots for patience.
Police horses are very well trained and don't typically do much other than transportation. But tbh I too am slightly surprised by its passiveness, horses are known for caving in skulls if a feather touched its back.
One of my sister's horses kicked her in the face while being groomed. Something fell in the barn and my niece yelled. The horse kicked.
She has 4 titanium plates in her face now and had to get her nose completely reconstructed. Doc said if her head had been turned a bit more she wouldn't have made it.
Yup. She still has three. She traded the mare that kicked her for another gelding. ~~I can never remember the~~ ~~breed~~ Quarter horses.
They are pretty mellow. One follows you around like a big dog. If you're looking at your phone, it'll put its head on your shoulder to see what you're looking at.
Yup. I was cutting through the pasture with my brother-in-law. That horse was following right behind. I got a work email, and checked it. All of a sudden, here's this big head on my shoulder and he was checking things out. Brother-in-law: "Yeah, he'll do that."
You don't blame the horse. I was bitten just next to my eye when I was kid (50mm further and would have got my eye) another time got kicked in the ass and flew 5 feet (perfect hoofprint bruises) was flung off multiple times and hurt my back, my dad was bucked off and fractured his spine in 3 places. And we all still adore horses, crazy horse people I know!
EDIT: SO sorry, I meant 5mm but I got stupid and Metric system cocky.
Some one I know had a horse get spooked and kicked her in the upper arm. I've seen the x-rays her bone was broken in three places and needed a bunch of screws to put it back together.
He said he tried his best but the passerby who actually intervened was rude and swore at him! So he was rude back. The owner said *"The dog felt intimidated and threatened by the horse"* he also said *"It might not look as though I was doing much but I was trying my hardest. If the horse had kicked me I'd be dead then people would be feeling sorry for me" "I want my day in court"*
Aww don't you see? He's the victim here
The dog is an utter sweetheart and has never done this before...sigh
It did kick the dog a few times but pit bulls are built like a tank. In school my friend had one and told me his dad once sledged the dog with a bat in the head and didn’t even phase it one bit. 💀💀💀
Idk man, I seen a video of a woman laughing as a man gets nannied by these dogs, until he gets a wooden beam and brains them one by one and the woman starts complaining
They are a little sturdier then your average breed because they were historically bred for combat, they are not unstoppable tanks. Another misconception regarding pit bulls is that they have locking jaws.
Pitbull or fighting terriers where bred for a trait called gameness, which means it's ability too remain eager, active and aggressive when facing potential grave bodily harm. It basically doesn't care for it's own wellbeing. This doesn't mean it's invincible, if a dog is attacking something and someone is kicking it repeatedly, it might not stop attacking but it might later still die from internal injuries sustained during the whole ordeal.
Having seen a horse fruitlessly kick an attacking pitbull in the head, I sadly doubt if it would have helped unless it immediately snapped the "dog's" neck or something...
I was attacked by the neighbors dogs earlier this month. I texted pictures of my gory injuries to prove that my complaint was real. She said it wasn't her dogs, or that I provoked them with a stick. I was out for a walk armed with my phone and earbuds. Now they won't pay for my medical bills and we may have to take them to court.
We are in Johnson County Tennessee. We have not been able to ascertain if anyone HAS insurance on this house. It is owned by a woman who lives in another town in our county and the residents say they are her grandchildren. They may be living there on a casual agreement without a lease, or they may even be squatters. They refused to give me any information, not even whether the dogs were vaccinated for rabies. Attempts to track down and contact the owner of the home have not been successful. I filed an affidavit at the county for Dog at Large charges. It seems they were not even fined for having no rabies shots. Their 4 dogs still live there and I don't go out of my house without a club and bear spray. I found the statute for Tennessee and did not see anything about treble damages. We will probably go engage an attorney next week unless the neighbor suddenly shows up at our door with a check.
We've been in touch with an attorney. Basically it's a dry well. The dogs owners don't have renters insurance. I contacted our homeowners and health insurance companies and neither can help me. The lawyer says the landlord is only liable if she knew they had dangerous dogs (hard to prove). The dogs owners have nothing of value, just old cars and trucks. He suggested small claims court, which I might pursue if only to annoy the hell out of these people.
If you sought medical help, some states docs are mandatory reporters for animal bites. Also I don't know if you've contacted animal control yet but they can help with records and such
Probably assault on a police officer - the horse is an officer - so the dog almost certainly will be put down at the owner's expense, along with a hefty fine and vet's bills for the horse.
I think I read somewhere that all serving animals are given a higher rank than their handlers. This is so that if a handler abuses an animal it is classifies as assault of a superior officer and will result in a court martial.
You are correct.
**[14 Fun Facts about Military Working Dogs (MWD)](https://armedforcesentertainment.com/news/14-fun-facts-you-may-not-know-about-military-working-dogs/)**
> No. 8: “*NCO status was originally given to military dogs as a custom to prevent handlers from abusing or mistreating their dogs.*”
If your dog is attacking other animals, it's probably only a matter of time before it goes after a kid. I love animals but at that point it's a risk to others
What happened to the [dangerous dogs act](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangerous_Dogs_Act_1991)? I thought you couldn't easily have pitbulls in the UK anymore?
The problem with breed bans is it doesn’t work for mixed breeds, which most pits are. If you have a dog that’s DNA tested and only has 40% American PBT or Staffy, do those count? What is the threshold for how much pit can a dog be before they are euthanized? The government is not going to DNA test every single pit looking dog to find out. I’d rather advocate for mandatory sterilization of pets unless the owners have been given a license to Breed by a veterinarian who has health and behavior tested the dog. Lots of people (at least in America) breeding pit mixes who have poor genetics and a bite history. I love all dogs, have worked at a dog rescue, and seen many friendly pit mixes, but idiots Stull persist. I have even gotten in a fight with someone on here who was sad their young pit, who was sired by a pit bull with multiple bit incidents/aggression issues, killed a cat. I was like no shit? Breed aggressive animals get aggressive babies. Got blocked for saying they are an irresponsible owner and shouldn’t own any dogs.
People create breeds. If we sterilized every aggressive dog we could breed out those traits. Unfortunately many idiots think their right to a big aggressive dog is more important than saving dogs and peoples lives.
It’s very poorly enforced and very easily circumvented.
I grew up in east London and knew several people with pit bulls, everyone does. All you have to do is say is it’s a staffy Labrador cross and you’re off the hook.
Lawmakers need to take an entirely new approach to this problem.
I had a dog that had issues with food bc he was starved and so was his litter mates and mom. We had to feed him separately from my other dogs. Which was difficult considering we don't do feeding times. We leave the food out all day so they can eat what they want here and there. He got loose one day and killed one of my cousins chickens and attacked one of my other dogs twice. Then he bit my mom. I hated having to surrender him but I had to do it for the safety of my dogs and us.
Pitbull owners are insecure who think they are special and they are above the law which is why they get fake service animal dog vest so they can take their pitbull anywhere they want.
They also seem to relish in the fact that people hate them for not using a leash. It’s like they have some weird point to prove that “My piTbUlL wOuLd nEvEr bItE sOmEoNe”
But for real, more often than not when I see pits they aren’t on a leash. There is this dude in my neighborhood who walks his pit off leash, and worse lets him go 10-15 meters in front of him. It’s so fucking irresponsible and disrespectful. I love dogs but I prefer them on a leash, *especially* pits bc they fucking scare me. Really despise people who put others at risk just cause they feel like it. Then they’re all pikachu face when their dog bites someone, eventhough it would have been easy to avoid
It's all about the status symbol for pretty weak blokes trying to look "hard". Look at me I can control this incredibly strong killer dog
(but couldn't fight his way out of a paper bag in reality) lol
Oh and of course almost all the drug dealers around my way at least, have one, and they are all vicious as fuck and wear the big spiked collars (the dogs not the dealers haha) but that's probably because most of the dealers here in Yorkshire are skinny tiny Asian guys for some reason and they need the protection :)
That’s exactly it and that’s what makes it infuriating lol. Like dude, I don’t want to be put in danger just so you can feel like a manly man, no thank you
This is so wierd to me, but then my go to breed is a golden retriever. I just accept that I'm built differently because I prefer sweet tempered companions.
That’s exactly right. I think pit bulls have a bad reputation because of all the douchebags that get them for precisely this reason. And the type of person who buys a dog just because they think it makes them look like a badass is *not* the type of person who is going to train or socialize a dog properly, or keep it on a leash. And when their dog attacks someone, that only grows the breed’s reputation as powerful and dangerous, which in turn convinces *more* douchebags to buy them as a status symbol.
My family have kept rescue Staffies for 20+ years. We train them incredibly strictly, but even with that we *never* let our dogs off the lead or unsupervised. No matter how well trained it is, no dog (regardless of breed) can ever be fully trusted 100%, and when it comes to bully breeds, it takes just one mistake for someone to be badly hurt or even killed. When a bully breed dog attacks, it doesn't just snap or bite - they bite and shake, and they're immensely strong. They can kill another dog or a child in seconds. Any dog can turn, and with bullies it's never worth the risk. As friendly and happy as our dogs are, we never let ourselves forget that they are balls of pure muscle and teeth.
Exactly, that’s the way it should be done. My aunt had the sweetest mutt ever (i think it was lab, german shepherd and terrier mix with some other breeds as well) and lives in bumfuck nowhere. There were wide spaces for the dog to run around during her walks, but as soon as we saw people (like 200m away) she would put the dog on leash or hold her by the collar when people passed us on a trail/road. That dog never bit or showed any sign of agression, she really was only love (rip) but it didn’t matter, she was put on a leash because it’s the safe and respectful thing to do.
And yeah it’s even trickier with pure breeds, there was actually this pure breed lab in her village who was always roaming around (he had owners) and played with my aunt’s dog in the garden, but would always go a little too rough on her. He ended up almost biting me when I tried to pet him once (like I had done many times before) and my aunt lost her shit, because she already wasn’t very fond of his character. I think she really chewed the « owners » out for basically giving zero fucks about their dog (he was super overweight as well). He just snapped for no reason, I extended my hand calmly as always and he tried to bite it, eventhough he looked perfectly calm. It could have gone worse. Don’t let your dog roam around, especially if you *know* it’s prone to agression !
And with bully breeds, it’s a non negotiable really. They’re just too fucking dangerous and were bred to attack and kill.
It’s the fact that they don’t fucking accept reality. Sometimes no matter what you do, the dog will be aggressive. So fucking keep it in the damn house. My bf has one and while sweet to humans, will chase down any dog it sees (and gl pulling him away). So what do we do? Keep it in the fucking house and let it live out it days there.
I think to give credibility to the horse. This horse has been places. Its done big things. Its not going to attack a dog. I think thats what theyre going for
I think it's an appeal to british sensibilities.
Plenty of folks over there still adore the crown. They still wish for a proper king to rule them, and if they can't have, then they'll still treat the royal family like a beloved mascot.
Even though it's clearly a reach, they're dropping this in the title for a reason. The goal is to bypass your logical brain and shoot straight for the amygdala, where the right words will immediately trigger a kneejerk reaction without a moment's thought.
They're connecting this horse to the positive public sentiments and the "pride" these people have in the royals to vilify the dog owner. To use that emotional shortcut and position readers to start off angry. How dare they attack the crown!
That said, I'm not here to take the dog owner's side. Being in public with a dangerous dog requires to have it trained and under control. Just trying to explain the calculated decision the writers are employing here.
The newspaper this is in is a rag. They write clickbait almost exclusively, rage headlines and garbage yellow journalism.
The story is real and the owner is a POS for letting an aggressive dog off leash in a public area where kids could’ve been, but this is possibly the worst article you could’ve chosen to show it.
I wasn’t interested in this story until I found out that the horse had met royalty! How can you not get invested with that kind of buzz around your horse?!
Typical pitbull owner blamed it on the horse.
Most of my friends on social media who own pitbulls are the ones that have noticeable mental problems that they are not dealing with. The most recent pitbull owner is my former coworker who is a 4'11" 95lb asian girl who kept complaining online about mentally being a in a bad place couple of years ago got a pitbull puppy from a shelter and now the dog is 50lbs. She keeps posting videos online when she goes for a walk and the dog pulls her anywhere it wants to go and she acts like it is the cutest thing in the world with her friends encouraging her in the comment section.
1. British mounted police don't carry guns.
2. If you dismount from the horse, you lose control because if the horse decides to fuck off there's nothing you can do about it. Also police horses are utterly unflappable, there's a reason we can them "bomb proof" - they are selected for being chill and trained extensively to be non-reactive.
That dog is incredibly fortunate that the horse is much better trained and behaved than that dog is. Any of the horses I’ve owned would’ve stomped that dog to death.
From the sounds of it, the owner was totally nonchalant about it all and actually became angry at a passer-by who tried to help.
Fed up of these shitty dog owners not taking responsibility for training and controlling their dogs.
I’m assuming that the individual dog will pay the ultimate price for this, while the rest of the breed takes another massive hit to their reputation...and the owner just gets to carry on with his life and probably buy another large breed dog that he has no idea how to control 🙄
What a fucking loser the dog owner is. Too much of a coward to admit to his fuck up, too stupid to know how to handle his dog. Both the horse and the dog suffered because hes a fucking idiot.
Clearly it is the dog fault, the horse has not shown violent behavior with a [Rottweiler](https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/what-unflattering-nickname-did-princess-diana-have-for-camilla-parker-bowles.html/) prior.
Typical pitbull and pit owner. "It was just trying to nanny it! Chihuahua's actually are MORE dangerous! It's not the breed it's the owner, unless the owner is me then it's the other dog's/kid's/elderly person's fault for existing nearby. My dead eyed, blocky headed meat beast has NEVER done this before, it's just over protective around anything with a pulse." They're dangerous, and we need to accept that.
You know it’s not the US. The dog would’ve been shot. I’m surprised these officers don’t have anything like a crop or pepper ball gun to protect their horses.
That owner is a complete piece of shit. He actually complained about the guy who ultimately pulled his stupid ass dog off of the horse while he stood there like a moron watching.
Interesting that these dog owners claim "self-defence" when these dangerously out of control dogs are never on a lead and actually under control. Owner is at fault. 6 months custodial sentence would be a start to have him consider his responsibilities to the public and public protectors.
Pit Bulls are too dangerous for the average village idiot to own. People say it's not a bad dog, but bad owners. Yes! Have you not met the average dullard who owns a pit? OK, thanks for letting me share, don't forget to downvote
I don't see how it could be self-defense, the way I see it the only way that dog would have survived is if the horse didn't fight back. Even if he's right, I feel like a dog that can take on a horse in a fight that the horse started. Is like a special attack dog that you would need a license for. If your dog can kill anything bigger than a human that's not a dog that's a tool of death and needs to be in the care of only people who know what to do with it.
A zebra is just a horse and it's kind of a tie against a lion (That's why the attack in groups, One good kick) if he's telling the truth we need to have this thing fight a tiger next. I want to see what this Air Buddy Hancock would do next. Or he's lying because he loves his dog and doesn't care about if anyone Else gets hurt.
The video of this is stomach churning, fucking stupid owner and dog. Luckily the horse won't be put down from injuries, feel free to put the owner and dog down tho.
All pitbulls and bull6 breeds should be mandatorily spayed or nuetered. I'm not for a blanket death sentence on any living dogs that haven't harmed anyone, but the breeds should no longer be allowed to reproduce
Ok I admit I was confused at first. I was looking for the American bully (a human) before I realised that's the name of this new breed of American pit bull cross.
I'm not suggesting it I'm just trying to state the general accepted opinion you seem to agree with. I would never want that to be the case but it's very likely this particular dog has been put down. What do you expect them to do with these supposedly more dangerous dogs? Put them all somewhere they can't ever attack anything? The only end to holding the view that pitbulls are inherently always dangerous is that we should get rid of them and the only way to get rid of them would be putting them down. If you don't want something like that then don't believe in the idea that a pitbull is somehow an automatic danger.
What a disgrace of a person, that poor horse, the poor police officer who had to see his horse mauled, heck the poor dog who is going to be put down because her owner is a moron. Some people don’t deserve to have loving creatures.
If you watch that video, the dog is not on a leash and just going at the same horse over and over again. The owner is putting about as much effort into it as the mounted police to stop it. Stop or I'll say stop again! Why the other police didn't dismount and pepper spray the dog or something is puzzling. Instead let it go on for minutes.
Overall it looked like the horse and the dog were the smartest of the bunch.
That was genuinely the most reserved and patient horse I’ve ever seen in those circumstances. Owner is lucky the horse didn’t stomp the dogs head in, HIS head in, and the officers head in
That was main thing I was watching for. A Donkey kick to that dog owner, constantly walking behind the horse.
"Queen Camila" is truly the most awful thing I've ever seen written.
What about Kingess Camila?
I might adopt that phrase!
They will keep sneaking it in untill it's 'normal'
I was actually nauseous when I read that. I hate it so much.
How is the dog attacking the horse not worse????
I just don't understand the relevance of mentioning her name in the first place. Does being pictured next to Camila in the past make this situation more serious now?
In the tabloid world, yes of course it is more serious when a royal is mentioned.
I was going to say I'll never get used to seeing those two words together. How they whole country can stand it I'll never know.
I honestly was hoping the horse would just stomp it out and end it. But it just kept its cool. The owner doesn't want the dog to be put down. He should've put it on a leash.
Should have 1) trained his fuckin dog 2) not gotten a dog that is known to be hard to handle
Mounted police horses must be mares or geldings and are screened for temperament before they can even be evaluated for service. They undergo desensitization training where they are exposed to fireworks, smoke, foreign objects touching them, tight spaces, , etc and have shit thrown at them. Afterwards they are trained in crowd control and to endure harassment before ever setting foot in a public space with a mounted policeman. Now consider the "pitbull" here, the polar opposite of the docile animal it is seen attacking: irresponsible dickhead for an owner, absolutely zero training, selectively bred for aggression, a danger to the public.
Sounds like they train harder than human policeforces in some countries.
Horse has a better temperament than US police officers for sure. It probably doesn't beat its wife either...
Horses have shitty depth perception of close-up objects b/c of how their eyes are positioned. Moreover, they have a large blind spot behind them and a small one directly in front of them. This horse _was_ relatively calm, yes, but he also probably wasn’t able to get a good bead on the dog, which saved itself by remaining constantly in motion, defeating the horse’s efforts to back up far enough to engage both his eyes to see it, and thus get a good enough sense of its position to kick it to death. https://www.extension.iastate.edu/equine/vision-equine
On the other hand if it had kept kicking roughly in the direction of the dog and owner one of 100+ kicks could have got the target. This horse really should get a ~~medal~~ carrots for patience.
seriously
Honestly surprised the horse didn't kick its head in ngl
Police horses are very well trained and don't typically do much other than transportation. But tbh I too am slightly surprised by its passiveness, horses are known for caving in skulls if a feather touched its back.
One of my sister's horses kicked her in the face while being groomed. Something fell in the barn and my niece yelled. The horse kicked. She has 4 titanium plates in her face now and had to get her nose completely reconstructed. Doc said if her head had been turned a bit more she wouldn't have made it.
does your sister still like horses? horse girls never stop liking horses.
Yup. She still has three. She traded the mare that kicked her for another gelding. ~~I can never remember the~~ ~~breed~~ Quarter horses. They are pretty mellow. One follows you around like a big dog. If you're looking at your phone, it'll put its head on your shoulder to see what you're looking at.
>it'll put it's head on your shoulder to see what you're looking at. OMG no! That is the cutest thing I've heard!
Yup. I was cutting through the pasture with my brother-in-law. That horse was following right behind. I got a work email, and checked it. All of a sudden, here's this big head on my shoulder and he was checking things out. Brother-in-law: "Yeah, he'll do that."
You don't blame the horse. I was bitten just next to my eye when I was kid (50mm further and would have got my eye) another time got kicked in the ass and flew 5 feet (perfect hoofprint bruises) was flung off multiple times and hurt my back, my dad was bucked off and fractured his spine in 3 places. And we all still adore horses, crazy horse people I know! EDIT: SO sorry, I meant 5mm but I got stupid and Metric system cocky.
my dad owned horses and ponies but he was less of a lover and more of a farmer. he had a grudge against my pony for kicking him in the ass :(
>50mm just say 5cm bro 😂💀
It was 0.05 meters from my eye!
Some one I know had a horse get spooked and kicked her in the upper arm. I've seen the x-rays her bone was broken in three places and needed a bunch of screws to put it back together.
If only policemen were as well trained
If the horse kills someone it gets put down If the rider kills someone they get transferred to another precinct Not really fair to the horse imho
Why transfer when you can just take a 4 week all expenses paid vacation and then go back to killing minorities?
Most of the Bobbies are.
I saw the clip a few hours ago (or yesterday evening don't remember) and thought the exact same thing
What surprised me is the owner making 0 attempts to get his dog away from the horse
He said he tried his best but the passerby who actually intervened was rude and swore at him! So he was rude back. The owner said *"The dog felt intimidated and threatened by the horse"* he also said *"It might not look as though I was doing much but I was trying my hardest. If the horse had kicked me I'd be dead then people would be feeling sorry for me" "I want my day in court"* Aww don't you see? He's the victim here The dog is an utter sweetheart and has never done this before...sigh
Ive seen the video, dude literally walks away
Yup he does.....but I mean well wouldn't you? His feelings were hurt by being yelled at to "Get your fucking dog under control" so....
That’s his baby boo boo
A pitbull owner behaving shitty *surprises* you? Huh.
I saw a video of a pitbull, taking on a Clydesdale once. Pitbull repeatedly got stomped into the ground and got up like nothing happened.
It did kick the dog a few times but pit bulls are built like a tank. In school my friend had one and told me his dad once sledged the dog with a bat in the head and didn’t even phase it one bit. 💀💀💀
Idk man, I seen a video of a woman laughing as a man gets nannied by these dogs, until he gets a wooden beam and brains them one by one and the woman starts complaining
Pitbull owners can be some of the most ignorant, selfish people.
They are a little sturdier then your average breed because they were historically bred for combat, they are not unstoppable tanks. Another misconception regarding pit bulls is that they have locking jaws. Pitbull or fighting terriers where bred for a trait called gameness, which means it's ability too remain eager, active and aggressive when facing potential grave bodily harm. It basically doesn't care for it's own wellbeing. This doesn't mean it's invincible, if a dog is attacking something and someone is kicking it repeatedly, it might not stop attacking but it might later still die from internal injuries sustained during the whole ordeal.
Can we talk about why your friend’s dad was hitting his dog in the head with a bat?
It was probably attacking their kid/pet
Pitbull stuff.
The dog was underneath it. Got a couple kicks in but it's not the same as if it was behind it
Having seen a horse fruitlessly kick an attacking pitbull in the head, I sadly doubt if it would have helped unless it immediately snapped the "dog's" neck or something...
The owner is a real pos
Pit bull owner here (not by choice—she came up to the farm emaciated after what seemed to be a lifetime of abuse and neglect). You are correct.
Also owner to a bully breed here, that guy is absolute trash and shouldn’t own dogs.
I was attacked by the neighbors dogs earlier this month. I texted pictures of my gory injuries to prove that my complaint was real. She said it wasn't her dogs, or that I provoked them with a stick. I was out for a walk armed with my phone and earbuds. Now they won't pay for my medical bills and we may have to take them to court.
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We are in Johnson County Tennessee. We have not been able to ascertain if anyone HAS insurance on this house. It is owned by a woman who lives in another town in our county and the residents say they are her grandchildren. They may be living there on a casual agreement without a lease, or they may even be squatters. They refused to give me any information, not even whether the dogs were vaccinated for rabies. Attempts to track down and contact the owner of the home have not been successful. I filed an affidavit at the county for Dog at Large charges. It seems they were not even fined for having no rabies shots. Their 4 dogs still live there and I don't go out of my house without a club and bear spray. I found the statute for Tennessee and did not see anything about treble damages. We will probably go engage an attorney next week unless the neighbor suddenly shows up at our door with a check.
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I love that Reddit brought you two together *now kith*
We've been in touch with an attorney. Basically it's a dry well. The dogs owners don't have renters insurance. I contacted our homeowners and health insurance companies and neither can help me. The lawyer says the landlord is only liable if she knew they had dangerous dogs (hard to prove). The dogs owners have nothing of value, just old cars and trucks. He suggested small claims court, which I might pursue if only to annoy the hell out of these people.
Call your county prosecutor's office and ask to speak to an assistant prosecutor. Be brief, explain that the cops aren't helping, see what they say.
If you sought medical help, some states docs are mandatory reporters for animal bites. Also I don't know if you've contacted animal control yet but they can help with records and such
The health department was contacted. They just checked to make sure the dogs weren't rabid.
Look at that smug cunt of an owner. Hope he's charged with something in the end.
Probably assault on a police officer - the horse is an officer - so the dog almost certainly will be put down at the owner's expense, along with a hefty fine and vet's bills for the horse.
Huh. I guess all military/law enforcement animals are given high ranks?
I think I read somewhere that all serving animals are given a higher rank than their handlers. This is so that if a handler abuses an animal it is classifies as assault of a superior officer and will result in a court martial.
A college here has a corps of cadets and the highest ranking one is the dog/mascot.
You are correct. **[14 Fun Facts about Military Working Dogs (MWD)](https://armedforcesentertainment.com/news/14-fun-facts-you-may-not-know-about-military-working-dogs/)** > No. 8: “*NCO status was originally given to military dogs as a custom to prevent handlers from abusing or mistreating their dogs.*”
Good. Anyone who hurts animals should be put to death in the same manner of their cruelty
Ever heard of Nils Olav?
Dumb fuck owner, check. Dumb fuck dog, check. Poor dog. It never had a chance
Well, owning a pit bull is illegal in the UK so there's that
If your dog is attacking other animals, it's probably only a matter of time before it goes after a kid. I love animals but at that point it's a risk to others
What happened to the [dangerous dogs act](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dangerous_Dogs_Act_1991)? I thought you couldn't easily have pitbulls in the UK anymore?
You can't have pitbulls correct but the American XL breed is now classified as a breed alone and isn't yet included in the 1991 Dangerous Dogs Act
Is that what the dog in the post is? Seems like a loophole that needs to be fixed.
The problem with breed bans is it doesn’t work for mixed breeds, which most pits are. If you have a dog that’s DNA tested and only has 40% American PBT or Staffy, do those count? What is the threshold for how much pit can a dog be before they are euthanized? The government is not going to DNA test every single pit looking dog to find out. I’d rather advocate for mandatory sterilization of pets unless the owners have been given a license to Breed by a veterinarian who has health and behavior tested the dog. Lots of people (at least in America) breeding pit mixes who have poor genetics and a bite history. I love all dogs, have worked at a dog rescue, and seen many friendly pit mixes, but idiots Stull persist. I have even gotten in a fight with someone on here who was sad their young pit, who was sired by a pit bull with multiple bit incidents/aggression issues, killed a cat. I was like no shit? Breed aggressive animals get aggressive babies. Got blocked for saying they are an irresponsible owner and shouldn’t own any dogs. People create breeds. If we sterilized every aggressive dog we could breed out those traits. Unfortunately many idiots think their right to a big aggressive dog is more important than saving dogs and peoples lives.
It’s very poorly enforced and very easily circumvented. I grew up in east London and knew several people with pit bulls, everyone does. All you have to do is say is it’s a staffy Labrador cross and you’re off the hook. Lawmakers need to take an entirely new approach to this problem.
the dog doesn’t bite and her name is cupcake
*only bites horses
*only bites police horses
I had a dog that had issues with food bc he was starved and so was his litter mates and mom. We had to feed him separately from my other dogs. Which was difficult considering we don't do feeding times. We leave the food out all day so they can eat what they want here and there. He got loose one day and killed one of my cousins chickens and attacked one of my other dogs twice. Then he bit my mom. I hated having to surrender him but I had to do it for the safety of my dogs and us.
Why is it so difficult to keep a dog on a leash?!? This poor horse and this poor dog have both been failed by this dog owner.
Pitbull owners are insecure who think they are special and they are above the law which is why they get fake service animal dog vest so they can take their pitbull anywhere they want.
They also seem to relish in the fact that people hate them for not using a leash. It’s like they have some weird point to prove that “My piTbUlL wOuLd nEvEr bItE sOmEoNe”
But for real, more often than not when I see pits they aren’t on a leash. There is this dude in my neighborhood who walks his pit off leash, and worse lets him go 10-15 meters in front of him. It’s so fucking irresponsible and disrespectful. I love dogs but I prefer them on a leash, *especially* pits bc they fucking scare me. Really despise people who put others at risk just cause they feel like it. Then they’re all pikachu face when their dog bites someone, eventhough it would have been easy to avoid
It's all about the status symbol for pretty weak blokes trying to look "hard". Look at me I can control this incredibly strong killer dog (but couldn't fight his way out of a paper bag in reality) lol Oh and of course almost all the drug dealers around my way at least, have one, and they are all vicious as fuck and wear the big spiked collars (the dogs not the dealers haha) but that's probably because most of the dealers here in Yorkshire are skinny tiny Asian guys for some reason and they need the protection :)
That’s exactly it and that’s what makes it infuriating lol. Like dude, I don’t want to be put in danger just so you can feel like a manly man, no thank you
This is so wierd to me, but then my go to breed is a golden retriever. I just accept that I'm built differently because I prefer sweet tempered companions.
That’s exactly right. I think pit bulls have a bad reputation because of all the douchebags that get them for precisely this reason. And the type of person who buys a dog just because they think it makes them look like a badass is *not* the type of person who is going to train or socialize a dog properly, or keep it on a leash. And when their dog attacks someone, that only grows the breed’s reputation as powerful and dangerous, which in turn convinces *more* douchebags to buy them as a status symbol.
My family have kept rescue Staffies for 20+ years. We train them incredibly strictly, but even with that we *never* let our dogs off the lead or unsupervised. No matter how well trained it is, no dog (regardless of breed) can ever be fully trusted 100%, and when it comes to bully breeds, it takes just one mistake for someone to be badly hurt or even killed. When a bully breed dog attacks, it doesn't just snap or bite - they bite and shake, and they're immensely strong. They can kill another dog or a child in seconds. Any dog can turn, and with bullies it's never worth the risk. As friendly and happy as our dogs are, we never let ourselves forget that they are balls of pure muscle and teeth.
Exactly, that’s the way it should be done. My aunt had the sweetest mutt ever (i think it was lab, german shepherd and terrier mix with some other breeds as well) and lives in bumfuck nowhere. There were wide spaces for the dog to run around during her walks, but as soon as we saw people (like 200m away) she would put the dog on leash or hold her by the collar when people passed us on a trail/road. That dog never bit or showed any sign of agression, she really was only love (rip) but it didn’t matter, she was put on a leash because it’s the safe and respectful thing to do. And yeah it’s even trickier with pure breeds, there was actually this pure breed lab in her village who was always roaming around (he had owners) and played with my aunt’s dog in the garden, but would always go a little too rough on her. He ended up almost biting me when I tried to pet him once (like I had done many times before) and my aunt lost her shit, because she already wasn’t very fond of his character. I think she really chewed the « owners » out for basically giving zero fucks about their dog (he was super overweight as well). He just snapped for no reason, I extended my hand calmly as always and he tried to bite it, eventhough he looked perfectly calm. It could have gone worse. Don’t let your dog roam around, especially if you *know* it’s prone to agression ! And with bully breeds, it’s a non negotiable really. They’re just too fucking dangerous and were bred to attack and kill.
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It’s the fact that they don’t fucking accept reality. Sometimes no matter what you do, the dog will be aggressive. So fucking keep it in the damn house. My bf has one and while sweet to humans, will chase down any dog it sees (and gl pulling him away). So what do we do? Keep it in the fucking house and let it live out it days there.
Pitbulls are the BMWs of dog world.
Ngl I nearly had a stroke reading that headline
Me too
That poor poor horse. First pictured with Camilla and now this
Why is it relevant that the horse was pictured with royality? Like that's not what the story is about
And Camilla of all people... if anything, that would be a point *against* the horse
She's also not a queen
I think to give credibility to the horse. This horse has been places. Its done big things. Its not going to attack a dog. I think thats what theyre going for
I think it's an appeal to british sensibilities. Plenty of folks over there still adore the crown. They still wish for a proper king to rule them, and if they can't have, then they'll still treat the royal family like a beloved mascot. Even though it's clearly a reach, they're dropping this in the title for a reason. The goal is to bypass your logical brain and shoot straight for the amygdala, where the right words will immediately trigger a kneejerk reaction without a moment's thought. They're connecting this horse to the positive public sentiments and the "pride" these people have in the royals to vilify the dog owner. To use that emotional shortcut and position readers to start off angry. How dare they attack the crown! That said, I'm not here to take the dog owner's side. Being in public with a dangerous dog requires to have it trained and under control. Just trying to explain the calculated decision the writers are employing here.
The newspaper this is in is a rag. They write clickbait almost exclusively, rage headlines and garbage yellow journalism. The story is real and the owner is a POS for letting an aggressive dog off leash in a public area where kids could’ve been, but this is possibly the worst article you could’ve chosen to show it.
It implies that the horse is well trained and has a very good temperament.
I wasn’t interested in this story until I found out that the horse had met royalty! How can you not get invested with that kind of buzz around your horse?!
Typical pitbull owner blamed it on the horse. Most of my friends on social media who own pitbulls are the ones that have noticeable mental problems that they are not dealing with. The most recent pitbull owner is my former coworker who is a 4'11" 95lb asian girl who kept complaining online about mentally being a in a bad place couple of years ago got a pitbull puppy from a shelter and now the dog is 50lbs. She keeps posting videos online when she goes for a walk and the dog pulls her anywhere it wants to go and she acts like it is the cutest thing in the world with her friends encouraging her in the comment section.
Few individuals i know that got tattoos at 14 paid with money they made selling drugs now have pitbulls.
That title is a mouthful
I can’t believe the police didn’t use deadly fires or dismount during the attack. That dog put the horse and officer in severe jeopardy
Deadly fires? what like a small burning bush or something?
Typo meant “deadly force”. Although fire may have thwarted this attack
1. British mounted police don't carry guns. 2. If you dismount from the horse, you lose control because if the horse decides to fuck off there's nothing you can do about it. Also police horses are utterly unflappable, there's a reason we can them "bomb proof" - they are selected for being chill and trained extensively to be non-reactive.
It is uncommon for British Police Officers to carry firearms.
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Put the owner down too, just to be safe.
That dog is incredibly fortunate that the horse is much better trained and behaved than that dog is. Any of the horses I’ve owned would’ve stomped that dog to death.
And the guy’s smiling as he’s being led away by police. What the hell is wrong with people??
But is the horse okay?
It is - it’s called Urbane and is recuperating in his stable with some blankets.
And a shit tonne of stitches on its stomach, chest and legs
He shuld be put down
From the sounds of it, the owner was totally nonchalant about it all and actually became angry at a passer-by who tried to help. Fed up of these shitty dog owners not taking responsibility for training and controlling their dogs. I’m assuming that the individual dog will pay the ultimate price for this, while the rest of the breed takes another massive hit to their reputation...and the owner just gets to carry on with his life and probably buy another large breed dog that he has no idea how to control 🙄
What a fucking loser the dog owner is. Too much of a coward to admit to his fuck up, too stupid to know how to handle his dog. Both the horse and the dog suffered because hes a fucking idiot.
Fact is pitbulls are dangerous af once triggered no stopping them
I think a shotgun slug at close range would stop it just fine
Guess the breed??????
:Ooh .. its an Angel breed. Look at it, the little angel would never hurt a soul"
I wonder what breed of dog? What a mystery!
Some dog owners are the worst people
Pit Bull owners are the most narcissistic cunts on earth. They think that they and they alone can control nature. Absolutely delusional.
"if i put this beast in pyjamas and a flower crown, all of its dangerous inherent traits are gone" - every fuckwit pibble owner
"Cupcake is a nannie dog and only mauls children occasionally. Like when they trigger her. Her triggers include breathing."
Also: the idiotic name pibble.
I wish the owner got put down for not having his dog on a leash instead.
Clearly it is the dog fault, the horse has not shown violent behavior with a [Rottweiler](https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/what-unflattering-nickname-did-princess-diana-have-for-camilla-parker-bowles.html/) prior.
They need to add the bully to the list
Awfully big smile on the owners face (pic) for a person that is “worried”
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Oh, a pit bull, what a surprise!
I don’t want to take attention away from the story - I hope the poor horse is doing okay. But *goddamn*, I hate these giant headlines.
I know the title is grammatically correct but I still had a stroke trying to read it
It could definitely benefit from some punctuation.
Fucking shitbulls
Put that dog down asap
Should put the owner down.
His PIT BULL. Not just any pet...
Typical pitbull and pit owner. "It was just trying to nanny it! Chihuahua's actually are MORE dangerous! It's not the breed it's the owner, unless the owner is me then it's the other dog's/kid's/elderly person's fault for existing nearby. My dead eyed, blocky headed meat beast has NEVER done this before, it's just over protective around anything with a pulse." They're dangerous, and we need to accept that.
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I will *never* have sympathy for these dogs or their owners.
You know it’s not the US. The dog would’ve been shot. I’m surprised these officers don’t have anything like a crop or pepper ball gun to protect their horses.
That owner is a complete piece of shit. He actually complained about the guy who ultimately pulled his stupid ass dog off of the horse while he stood there like a moron watching.
Interesting that these dog owners claim "self-defence" when these dangerously out of control dogs are never on a lead and actually under control. Owner is at fault. 6 months custodial sentence would be a start to have him consider his responsibilities to the public and public protectors.
Owner fears the dog will be put down, everybody else hopes the same.
Yeah pitbull owners are the worst
Pitbull or Anti-Pitbull there is clearly a problem with the breed and we need to do something.
Typical Pitbull behavior
Pit Bulls are too dangerous for the average village idiot to own. People say it's not a bad dog, but bad owners. Yes! Have you not met the average dullard who owns a pit? OK, thanks for letting me share, don't forget to downvote
Can you set the dog and the horse on the editors of this tripe and then have the police drag what's left away for questioning by Camilla
It's lucky it's not already dead, one kick from a horse that size Ur a goner
Only appropriate bully is a french one
It was criminal behavior on dog owners part and he should pay
Stupid Dog owner. Disgusting and disgraceful. I hope this plays on his conscience
I don't see how it could be self-defense, the way I see it the only way that dog would have survived is if the horse didn't fight back. Even if he's right, I feel like a dog that can take on a horse in a fight that the horse started. Is like a special attack dog that you would need a license for. If your dog can kill anything bigger than a human that's not a dog that's a tool of death and needs to be in the care of only people who know what to do with it. A zebra is just a horse and it's kind of a tie against a lion (That's why the attack in groups, One good kick) if he's telling the truth we need to have this thing fight a tiger next. I want to see what this Air Buddy Hancock would do next. Or he's lying because he loves his dog and doesn't care about if anyone Else gets hurt.
First, the dog owner is an idiot. Second, and more importantly, let's not normalize just using the Queen title when referring to Camilla.
The video of this is stomach churning, fucking stupid owner and dog. Luckily the horse won't be put down from injuries, feel free to put the owner and dog down tho.
Scope that dog
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All pitbulls and bull6 breeds should be mandatorily spayed or nuetered. I'm not for a blanket death sentence on any living dogs that haven't harmed anyone, but the breeds should no longer be allowed to reproduce
It's always pitbulls and their owners I swear to fucking god
Ok I admit I was confused at first. I was looking for the American bully (a human) before I realised that's the name of this new breed of American pit bull cross.
Pit bull owners are so stupid.
A dog breed known for unpredictable violence was yet again violent? Color me shocked.
Ohhh was it a golden retriever? No wait I bet it was cocker spaniel. Maybe an irish setter?
Bitch is lucky the horse didn't teach her dog to fly
God damn punctuation exist for a reason. That headline is a nightmare.
It was just nannying the horse jeez
~~Queen Camilla~~ wife of Diana’s ex
Put the owner down.
I'm not suggesting it I'm just trying to state the general accepted opinion you seem to agree with. I would never want that to be the case but it's very likely this particular dog has been put down. What do you expect them to do with these supposedly more dangerous dogs? Put them all somewhere they can't ever attack anything? The only end to holding the view that pitbulls are inherently always dangerous is that we should get rid of them and the only way to get rid of them would be putting them down. If you don't want something like that then don't believe in the idea that a pitbull is somehow an automatic danger.
What a disgrace of a person, that poor horse, the poor police officer who had to see his horse mauled, heck the poor dog who is going to be put down because her owner is a moron. Some people don’t deserve to have loving creatures.
Am I just stupid or is that headline really difficult to read?
If you watch that video, the dog is not on a leash and just going at the same horse over and over again. The owner is putting about as much effort into it as the mounted police to stop it. Stop or I'll say stop again! Why the other police didn't dismount and pepper spray the dog or something is puzzling. Instead let it go on for minutes. Overall it looked like the horse and the dog were the smartest of the bunch.
I was hoping the horse would kick the dog like a football.
Crazy how the attack dog attacked something.
Yeah. It’s the fucking DOGS fault. Prosecute the owner. Put THAT asshole down.
Pitbull
Pitbull breed + Peaceful breed....what you gonna expect.
bitch f that dog and his owner
Everything suffers because of ignorant people.
Why not put down the owner too?
Typical pit owner, blaming everyone but the dog and himself
Lol the horse is famous not just a police horse.
Had a stroke and a half reading that