Terrible News For Northern Inuits!!! Discussions

I do wish people would train their Children not just to run up to dogs and stroke them without asking if it is safe first.
As for labelling a breed without knowing if that is what it is and then printing a story in the paper that it has bitten or attacked is irresponsible.
We have had at least 3 attacks by a Staffie round here quite bad ones but it hasn't gone to the local paper people involved have asked her to keep the dog on a leash,not to let her young Daughter and teenage Son walk him they took him on as rescue and were warned he was dog aggressive.she still lets the teenager walk him he lets
him off still,and she doesn't muzzle him as people have asked but all being dog lovers we would try to help her sort this out not go running to the papers,dog warden soon if necessary yes but not the local paper.
Hoping you get a retraction.

Locally to me a child was attacked by his grandparents dobbie. The child survived but the local paper ran a poll 'Should Dobermanns be banned'.:?

The next week there was an article featuring a Dobbie owner. She explained how one bad example of a breed does not mean others will attack, any dog can attack if it has not been properley trainined & socalised etc.

It was a really good article with a lovely photo of her dobbie. I'm sure there would have been people who read the parper who still thought all dobbies should be banned but it was so well written I'm sure it would have convinced a few people that they should not be.

Maybe instead of just a letter to the paper, someone with a NI could request a reporter come and learn for themselves what sort of dogs they are. Many of us are very sceptical of the media but the article in my paper was really well done, it may help to change a few minds.

Oh no, no one is going to pull my N. Is to bits and accuse them of being viscious, dont own one as you all know, have two gorgeous JS but NIs are my dream dogs, I adore them so much and to find this out makes my blood boil so i will support them whenever needed, grr. What breed is next, my breed, who are so gentle, silly uneducated folk.

--Used to be the German Shepherd (Sorry Alsatian) getting the stick.
If it bit someone and had pricked ears it was an Alsation,otherwise it was a German Shepherd.
You don't really expect Newspapers to research their facts do you?
Nowadays if a litter of pups is dumped and a well known rescue charity wants the publicity they will publicise them as gorgeous friendly dogs no matter how like an "Irish staffie" it looks--yet woah betide anyone with a friendly Staffy when the police come knocking

I think the Oldham Chronicle should research its own archives before it starts mouthing off to be honest. The NIS hold quite a big Show every year in Oldham, and they always get a good write up!!!!
Just hope the paper prints a proper retraction, otherwise it is all downhill from here.....:-(

I remember the headlines well . We had a real soft GSD at the time.

Don't worry, I have already done this in my letter, I pointed this out to them

Thats why I asked for a link to the article yesterday on the NI Forum. ;-)

I have doubts that they will print my letter, although it is polite and well written, it proves thier own incompetence.

Yet I hope that they print my letter or a retraction.

This is what was written in todays Oldham Chronicle, none of our letters were printed, the Chron didnt even have the deceny to reply to my letter!

DANGEROUS DOG FEARS:

Its ironic that only a couple of days before Oldham Council impose dog control orders, including No-Dog Zones and 'Dogs On Lead Zones', there are horrah storys from Chadderton and Water Shedding of attacks from dogs.

At WaterSheddings Samantha Clegg was attacked by two Staffarshire Bull Terriers as she tried to save her own dog, RP which was being attacked by thm In Alexandra Park. She needed stiches for bites to her arms a\nd her pet is still being treated by a vet.

At Chadderton Billy, A Lurcher, was attacked by what are described as two HUSKY TYPE dogs and was so badly injured he had to be put down.
It is, of course, only a minority of pet dogs that would attack in such a violent and unprovoked manner but, as Billys owners point out, if the HUSKY TYPE dogs had ATTACKED A CHILD- or indeed the Staffordshire Bull Terrier had attacked a dog accompanied by a child - hen the consequences could of been much worse than they were.

Dog owners have a responsibility to insure that people and other animals are not endangered by thier pets. If they cannot control thier own dog and prevent it from attacking other dogs or people then it should be put down.

The councils descition to introduce dog control orders is a sensible one, intended to protect the public and other pets from harm. Dog- ON -Lead zones, could arguably, be applied to all public places, especially parks where there are likely to be a great many children running around and while the great many responsible owners will no doubt object to the restriction, they need only think back to the sort of injuries we have witnessed this week to see how nessescery these restrictions are.

Once again the Media are using make believe unfounded threats against children to scaremonger the public.

I have already had dirty looks and a neighbour enquiring about her breed once again, even though he knew what breed Jess is, he looked nervous too, despite the fact he has fussed her in the past.

Already people are fearing the NI breed unnesescarily, I am dreading where this is going. :-(

I understand where you are all coming from but again its the DEED NOT BREED thing..

This *may* have been NI.. just because they are loving friendly dogs etc "in general".. These particular two might not have been brought up to be loving friendly dogs and *may* be a threat to children..

I have boarded one recently that wasnt very sound in temperament, with people it was ok with other dogs.

They haven't called them NI!! They call them HUSKY TYPE.. and I think they have been quite good in their wording

Well no matter what the breed my view is pretty much a dog is as good as its owner and with proper guidance and training any dog can be exceptionally behaved.

Maybe this dog had bad expereicnes with people but not with other dogs, I think you mean it was not good with people and good with dogs?

I am really annoyed that the Chronicle are trying to get all parks and public places in Oldham being Dog-On-Lead zones.

Any responsible owner who has not got full control of thier dog off leash would not let them off in a park crowded with children if they knew thier pet would hassle them.

Lets face it the majority of dog owners are responsible, why punish all dogs and thier owners for the actions of a bad few?

If we are not allowed to let our dogs off the lead anywhere how are we supposed to make sure that our dog(s) has a adequate amount of exercise required for its breed...?

After all there are new dog laws requiring dog owners to ensure that thier dog has all of its requirements met for its wellbeing, if we cannot even let our dogs off the lead to have a run and a play how are we supposed to meet these standards?
Not everyone drives and can get to out of the way places.

Apart from that there is something in the legislation that requires us (maybe not in these terms) to allow are 'dog to be like a dog' this means that a dog needs to be able to act as it would naturally, and im darn sure it isnt natural for a dog to be tied up on a lead all the time, it needs to run.

CALM DOWN CALM DOWN!! Its one, probably isolated incident. Dont worry about repercussions unless they arise, drawing attention to the breed wont help.
dawn.

OMG, me defending the NI, I must go take my pills!!!
Dawn.

Even I got a shock there Dawn ;-)

Unfortunatly, this is once again the media at it's finest :-( Although it does state 'HUSKY TYPE', the words 'POSSIBLY NORTHERN INUIT' doesn't do a lot for the NI breed in general. People tend to make up thier own conclusions, regardless of what it COULD BE. :-(

Every breed has it's bad side, and the Inuits are no exception to that. More often than not, the breed has a sound nature and VERY RARELY attacks anything or anyone. The main concern is that there are a lot of people breeding crosses and calling them Inuits. If thier temperament isn't sound, and the dogs then go on to attack, the whole NI breed gets the sh*t that goes with it.

Bit like the 'pit bull TYPE' :? Most people wouldn't know what a PB type was if it jumped up and licked them. It's the same for NI's :-(

exactly what I thought! Have you had a fall and banged your head Borderdawn

Well HUSKY TYPE includes Malamutes and well..... Husky's..

and I for one am not bothered about some numpty in wherever he is who has not brought his dogs up right and didn't have enough control over them to stop them attacking that poor lurcher!!!

Because *I* am a responsible dog owner whose dogs would NEVER be in a position to do harm like this.. as is most of the people who have written in this thread.. I can't see this doing the breed any harm at all..

Can I quote you on this at a later date?