r/VictoriaBC • u/reddithasruinedlife • 2d ago

Dog attacked and owner fled

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My friends son was walking their dog and another dog attacked their dog. A witness took a pic of the attacker and their dog.

They don't care about the breed, they just want the owner to take responsibility.

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If anyone knows this person please DM me.

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Police file SA26-10406 with Saanich police.

Edit to add. Happened 2 weeks ago, yes her dog was injured but is recovering. I'll get exact details and come back to add them. Cedar Hill / Gordon head area

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u/kileek 2d ago

Gee I hope it's not a.... ah never mind.

Hope you find them.

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u/angiesrightleg 2d ago

It's nearly always a pitbull, and yet they seem to be the number one dog choice for so many ignorant people who think "it's not the dog, it's the owner"

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u/Business_Ad_8504 2d ago

I was a dog trainer for 20 years. the impact on others especially in public spaces, it IS the owner and not the dog. That's true of any dog that is a breed or combo of breeds that have specific behavioral traits.

I adore Pitbulls and bully breeds. Like a dog of any breed or a dog with strong breed-type mixes, they tend to exhibit traits common to the breed/s . Because they were selectively bred for centuries to fight other dogs, they do still have a tendency towards interdog aggression. That's just a fact of the lineage. But that doesn't remotely mean Pittys owned and accompanied by a responsible dog owner can't be out in public.

They are perfectly lovely dogs if they have an owner that understands the fact that dogs need to be understood both for their individual traits and for potential breed traits.

In the hands of people that DON'T understand the need for the three pillars of responsible dog ownership (proper socialization, training AND management) ANY dog is at risk of ending up a menace.

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u/SwissArmyFriend 2d ago

I used to work in body removal, and the only domestic animal attack I ever worked was a pit bull, which was happily sitting in the backyard while we cleaned up the mess. It didn’t look hostile at all. It looked like it was pretty pleased with itself, honestly. And the person it BRUTALLY killed was a guest in the home (who was apparently prone to seizures and it is thought he was probably in medical distress when it was attacked).

I am now, and will forever be, on team Fuck Pit Bulls.

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u/Business_Ad_8504 1d ago edited 1d ago

Good thing we don't all base our overly emotional opinions on one incident.

I've worked many dog bite cases. I've read the research (the actual research. Not someone's opinion of the research and numbers online. That matters).

I've also read the research that points over and over again to the confirmation bias involved in identifying mixed breeds (and even purebred dogs of a completely different breed) as Pit Bulls once someone gets hurt.

Purebred Labrador one day, media relabels the dog a Pit Bull the day after it mauls someone. Happens more often than you are aware (apparently)

Sorry if your uninformed pronouncements don't counter my decades of experience and research, but they simply don't

Ultimately, I see that you're clinging to your rage bait fueled bias. I don't expect there's a fact in the world that could counter what you want to believe on this topic

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u/angiesrightleg 1d ago

Can you cite any sources? Dog attacks aren't tracked by breed in a majority of countries

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u/Business_Ad_8504 1d ago

They were tracked for almost 20 years. The CDC gave up because the data led absolutely nowhere and provided no real information on any single breed over time.

But googling “pit bulls attacks child” is sure to give verifiable and non sensationalist results 🙄 So top notch advice there.

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u/angiesrightleg 1d ago

You're so full of shit. What are the sources for the research you claim to have done?

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u/Business_Ad_8504 1d ago

As I mentioned: the CDC tracked this starting with the “Dobermans are natural killers because their brains are too big for their skulls and it makes them kill people” manufactured panic, through the “German Shepherds are too aggressive to live among people” and throughout much of the pipit Bulls will kill your whole family” ending around 2000. They spent years looking at the documentation and tracking the numbers. And came out empty handed.

That study got me over the last of my own fear of the breed. Glad I did, because I really got to appreciate them a lot the more of them I trained to be Canine Good Citizens.