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You also have to remember that some guard breeds especially rotties only care about protecting you. Im on several Rottie facebook groups and its well known on the group that rotties have no interest in protecting the house there are many stories of rotties allowing the house to get burgled but once the owners there its a whole other storie they then protect the owner. At the end of the day they dont care about TVs and expensive jewellery.

Also one owner recently has told us ( im in the UK just so you know) on the group that they were upstairs alseep someone broke into the house and there rottie guarded them upstairs growling at the intruder warning him to not come upatairs but he did so there Rottie attacked him , the police arrived and attested him , however days later there rottie was taken too under the dangerous dogs act and was assessed , luckily he was assesed as friendly and was just protecting his owners.

But the thief was able to sue them for £10k compensation as he had to have his left leg amputated below the knee.

They never trained him at all to do this and he was trained and well socialized, he was an amazing example of the breed and was an assistant dog to his female owner but the guard trait is strong in rotties. I have met this rottie on many occasions both before and after this incident and hes a big softie and loves attention but like a majority of rotties he fine provided your good and ok and dont plan on harming him or his owner.

So this has to be kept in mind that some of these dogs have guarding in there DNA and even without training could still harm an intruder so you could get sued or worst loose your dog.

In the US there was an owner who got attacked on a walk and his Rottie saved his life but was classed as a danger for attacking the attacker and was PTS.
 
That is so, so wrong :(

Can i ask are you saying its wrong that he was able to get compensation or that he lost his leg? Thought I'd ask rather than misunderstand.

To me i thought it was wrong as tje dog did warn him to stay away but he ignored the dog and so it was his fault and dont think he should have got compensation.
 
Can i ask are you saying its wrong that he was able to get compensation or that he lost his leg? Thought I'd ask rather than misunderstand.

Sorry I was ambiguous, SaraE - I absolutely agree with you that he shouldn't be compensated. He was breaking and entering, and he ignored a large, very powerful dog who was warning him very clearly what would happen if he came upstairs. What did he expect to happen?

What next - someone tries to steal my sharpest kitchen knife, cuts themselves, and I get the blame?
 
Sorry I was ambiguous, SaraE - I absolutely agree with you that he shouldn't be compensated. He was breaking and entering, and he ignored a large, very powerful dog who was warning him very clearly what would happen if he came upstairs. What did he expect to happen?

What next - someone tries to steal my sharpest kitchen knife, cuts themselves, and I get the blame?

Our justice system is rubbish at times.

I agree the dog warned him , he could easily have got a load of stuff downstairs and left but nope he was stupid enough to go upstairs when the dog warned him what will happen.

He had the cheek to say he wished the dog had been pts. I was shocked when they told us he won.
 
Sorry I was ambiguous, SaraE - I absolutely agree with you that he shouldn't be compensated. He was breaking and entering, and he ignored a large, very powerful dog who was warning him very clearly what would happen if he came upstairs. What did he expect to happen?

What next - someone tries to steal my sharpest kitchen knife, cuts themselves, and I get the blame?
I agree with you 150%, JudyN. IF this is true systems have gone completely mad with moral priorities ignored in favour of discontented have nots who feel that the world owes them a living.
 
Sorry I was ambiguous, SaraE - I absolutely agree with you that he shouldn't be compensated. He was breaking and entering, and he ignored a large, very powerful dog who was warning him very clearly what would happen if he came upstairs. What did he expect to happen?

What next - someone tries to steal my sharpest kitchen knife, cuts themselves, and I get the blame?
I agree with you 150%, JudyN. IF this is true systems have gone completely mad with moral priorities ignored in favour of discontented have nots who feel that the world owes them a living.
If this is true? I dont know what your saying here but i dont see why they would lie about being sued and im only sayimg what was on the group
SaraE, I appreciate that you’re merely reporting what you’ve heard from others. I only stated that if the event was true then systems have gone mad. It is evident that my statement wasn’t a challenge to the veracity of your thread and it’s regretful that it has been interpreted as such. I presume that the prosecution of the rottie’s owners received full coverage in the local press?
 
I agree with you 150%, JudyN. IF this is true systems have gone completely mad with moral priorities ignored in favour of discontented have nots who feel that the world owes them a living.

SaraE, I appreciate that you’re merely reporting what you’ve heard from others. I only stated that if the event was true then systems have gone mad. It is evident that my statement wasn’t a challenge to the veracity of your thread and it’s regretful that it has been interpreted as such. I presume that the prosecution of the rottie’s owners received full coverage in the local press?

That i have no idea of they asked months ago for help as they were being sued by the person that broke in for compensation and everyone including myself said theres no way he would win and then 2 weeks ago they came on to report they lost the case.

But they have not said anything else
 

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