[joeysteele]

There were 4 Dogs in the house apparantly, there is at times the danger that so many dogs together can have the pack element brought out in them.

This must have been really horrible for this girl and I am so sad to read this story being a Dog owner, well my Parents are the Dog owner but he is also my Dog too.
Being a Staffie,I am well aware were he to be with other dogs that in the wrong circumstances,something bad could,I stress only could, occur.

It is why I have trained him as well as I can without turning him into some sort of robot Dog, retaining his freedoms but I would never leave him alone with strangers.
I don't have to worry too much as to him being with other Dogs, he just looks at them and walks off,he prefers humans to Dogs.

I have to agree with the view though that overall dog attacks mainly come from Dogs with bad,irresponsible owners.
In this very sad story, where were was the owner though.

I also can understand people who have a fear of Dogs, when I am out walking mine, even though he is on a harness and lead all the time, I see people look at him and cross the road to avoid walking directly past him.

All animals can have a vicious streak to them though, I have seen cats jump onto babies in cots and pushchairs and scratch at them,even at a friends house I saw their Budgie attack the nose of of a person there and get its beak fastened in his nose, he needed hospital treatment for that.