Dog Attack - Dulwich Woods

[DrinkingBuddy]

I thought I would post a warning that my dog (a fox hound) was attacked by two pit bulls whilst being walked in Dulwich Wood, near Sydenham Hill yesterday afternoon. Our dog was very badly injured and she and the lady walking her (or son's carer) were only able to get away when some other walkers pulled the dogs off her.

Our dog has significant injuries all over her body, fortunately they did not attack our son's carer. The attack has been reported to the police, but if you see such dogs around the area be very careful. They clearly have an owner as they were wearing collars, although if the owner was there they did not make themselves known.

 

 

Edited October 11, 2024 by DrinkingBuddy
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[Happyme5]

Ohhh My Gosh.  I can not say how awfully deeply saddened I am to hear and see the state of your beloved little girl.  My heart literally breaks for her and all of you 💔 💔 💔 💔 💔.   I can not imagine the sheer horror.   I wish her and you the very best recovery. I know the love you have for her will make such a huge difference on her journey back to good health physically and mentally.   Please if you are able could you add anymore details about the dogs involved.   

Just now, Happyme5 said:

 My heart literally breaks for her and all of you 💔 💔 💔 💔 💔.   

 

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[Rockets]

So sorry to hear this and I hope your dog makes a full recovery.

[Happyme5]

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[robocop]

Hi there, so sorry to hear this. I met a dog dad yesterday who told me his neighbour’s bichon was killed by two bull breeds - the family live in Peckerman’s Woods. It’s clearly the same dogs. The police were patrolling yesterday and told me they’d caught the dogs but despite using a helicopter had not yet traced the owners. Just horrible. Glad your dog is ok.

[Happyme5]

Robocop

Thank you so much for the brilliant news.  Let's hope they get the owner now.  

[Mystic Mog]

I do hope your dog makes a full recovery, thinking of you.

 

[Cyclemonkey]

Oh your poor dog, I hope she recovers.  Something has to be done about irresponsible dog owners.  I witnessed a terrifying incident on Thursday near London Bridge where a pit bull type dog slipped its lead and was running and barking at a poor woman who was just passing by - it was furious -  bareing its teeth and lungeing repatedly at her. The poor woman was screaming with terror.

Luckily some passerby by managed to grab the lead and the owner took it back - they didn't seem to be at all remorseful.

[Azalea]

I really hope that the dogs were chipped so the police can dogs track the owner down.  You and your dog must have been petrified.  

Bull breeds like American bulldogs and even the English Bull Terriers frighten me a lot.  I’m also fearful of Akitas as I was bitten by one.   Princess Anne had an EBT who killed one of the Queen’s small dogs, (the dog was euthanised as the injuries were too severe) and she also had to appear in court due to one of her EBTs being off the leash, out of control and biting two children in Windsor Great Park.

I remember a story on here about someone’s small dog being savaged by an American bulldog. The owner was eventually tracked down and I think the dog was confiscated.

 

 

 

[Happyme5]

Wow you jogged my memory about the royal dogs.   I have a bull breed and although I 💕 her I do get why others would not.  She is always on her lead.  She has been bitten and attacked by small dogs who have been on and off lead. She has never bitten back.  I think all dogs should be kept on their lead unless they are in a specific designated dog exercise area.  People should add back up measures accordingly.  If you know your dog is aggressive keep it safely away from others. The legislation around dangerous dogs had been flimsy and back in mid 1980's when pitbulls started to appear it was the beginning of a new era in dog ownership.  Which has brought us to this point with various XL breeds etc.  I am very glad to hear that the police are now taking the issue of dog attacks on dogs very seriously.  

[JackGa]

Very sorry to hear of the experience of the original poster and wishing their pup a speedy recovery. 

I would just like to say that bull breeds can be the most fantastic of dogs and there are many around Dulwich that do the breed (s) proud. It's so lazy, but way too common, to simply label an entire breed (or group of breeds) as 'bad' and another as 'good' but it's exactly this attitude that has led to 1000's of great dogs sat in shelters whilst you can't move for cockapoo's, daschunds, etc. in any London park. It's way more complex than 'good' or 'bad'  and inevitably, there will always be well-behaved dogs, and less well behaved dogs across all breeds. The key to everything with dogs is the owners, regardless of breed. Treat your dog well, train it, understand it, and take precautions if necessary (i.e. keep it on a lead).

[Azalea]

 

On 11/10/2024 at 11:08, DrinkingBuddy said:

I thought I would post a warning that my dog (a fox hound) was attacked by two pit bulls whilst being walked in Dulwich Wood, near Sydenham Hill yesterday afternoon. Our dog was very badly injured and she and the lady walking her (or son's carer) were only able to get away when some other walkers pulled the dogs off her.

Our dog has significant injuries all over her body, fortunately they did not attack our son's carer. The attack has been reported to the police, but if you see such dogs around the area be very careful. They clearly have an owner as they were wearing collars, although if the owner was there they did not make themselves known.

 

 

How is your dog? I saw that someone on another thread had posted a link to a newspaper article about a dog killed in Sydenham Woods.   I wondered if this was the bichon mentioned by Robocop?

What makes a person want to  have a dog with such a strong bite/grip that you would have to worry about them causing death or damage to another animal or person?   Muzzling them is one thing, but why would you want to have to always keep them on a lead?    A friend had an American bulldog (in the US) while her children were growing up, and had to spend a lot of time supervising this dog inside their house because of his powerful jaws.  She told me much later that she didn’t know why she got him as it was very stressful. She was a skilled dog owner and had had various breeds of dogs inc.  small mutts like shih tzu crosses and Australian heelers/cattle dogs (and still did) since she was a young adult. 
 

Sorry in advance to staffy owners, but there do seem to be a lot of staffy/staffy crosses with moronic owners who leave them off the lead even on pavements. This includes men who ride their bike on the road and let their dog run along the pavement. One unleashed staffy in particular used to rush up to my dog who was being walked on the lead. I was assured by the owner that his dog was friendly but the dog had no recall and the owner had no concept that both my dog and I were uncomfortable with this behaviour.  No dogs should be allowed to harass other dogs or people. This indicates that you don’t have control over your dog. It’s an offence to allow any dog to be dangerously out of control in various places.  This is why Princess Anne was convicted after her EBT bit children in Windsor Great Park.

 

 

[DrinkingBuddy]

On 17/10/2024 at 19:27, Azalea said:

 

How is your dog? I saw that someone on another thread had posted a link to a newspaper article about a dog killed in Sydenham Woods.   I wondered if this was the bichon mentioned by Robocop?

What makes a person want to  have a dog with such a strong bite/grip that you would have to worry about them causing death or damage to another animal or person?   Muzzling them is one thing, but why would you want to have to always keep them on a lead?    A friend had an American bulldog (in the US) while her children were growing up, and had to spend a lot of time supervising this dog inside their house because of his powerful jaws.  She told me much later that she didn’t know why she got him as it was very stressful. She was a skilled dog owner and had had various breeds of dogs inc.  small mutts like shih tzu crosses and Australian heelers/cattle dogs (and still did) since she was a young adult. 
 

Sorry in advance to staffy owners, but there do seem to be a lot of staffy/staffy crosses with moronic owners who leave them off the lead even on pavements. This includes men who ride their bike on the road and let their dog run along the pavement. One unleashed staffy in particular used to rush up to my dog who was being walked on the lead. I was assured by the owner that his dog was friendly but the dog had no recall and the owner had no concept that both my dog and I were uncomfortable with this behaviour.  No dogs should be allowed to harass other dogs or people. This indicates that you don’t have control over your dog. It’s an offence to allow any dog to be dangerously out of control in various places.  This is why Princess Anne was convicted after her EBT bit children in Windsor Great Park.

 

 

Our dog is on her way to recovering, thank you. She spent the first 5 or so days at the vet and had still has some wounds which are open, but given how she looked when it happened it's pretty remarkable.

You can see her looking happy on The Neighbourhood Vet Instagram here - https://www.instagram.com/p/DBYkbVeoV2F/?img_index=1

Unfortunately, we are aware of the other dog from the police and it was the same dogs that attacked ours that killed the other shortly after. The dogs were caught and we understand have been put to sleep, but the owner was not able to be traced. 

Edited October 24, 2024 by DrinkingBuddy
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[KidKruger]

Glad your hound is recovering, what a nightmare.

Any description of the owner would be useful in consideration that the he/she would appear uninterested in stepping forward on this occasion so may be equally uninterested in the community’s welfare when they get replacement dangerous dog(s).

Forewarned is forearmed (to a limited extent under these horrible circumstances).

 

[Mystic Mog]

Bless Lyra.  I am so sorry for what she went through ( and you!).  She looks the loveliest, sweetest dog and I am so glad that she is on the mend. ❤️

 

[DrinkingBuddy]

On 24/10/2024 at 22:09, KidKruger said:

Glad your hound is recovering, what a nightmare.

Any description of the owner would be useful in consideration that the he/she would appear uninterested in stepping forward on this occasion so may be equally uninterested in the community’s welfare when they get replacement dangerous dog(s).

Forewarned is forearmed (to a limited extent under these horrible circumstances).

 

I'm afraid we don't have any, it's not clear who the owners were and the police weren't able to trace them.

[Happyme5]

Lyra looks so well compared to the first picture.  Brilliant brave little girl and brilliant brave owners...

[jazzer]

Admin - prhaps merge this and the previous thread about the same topic?

[Azalea]

On 24/10/2024 at 22:09, KidKruger said:

Glad your hound is recovering, what a nightmare.

Any description of the owner would be useful in consideration that the he/she would appear uninterested in stepping forward on this occasion so may be equally uninterested in the community’s welfare when they get replacement dangerous dog(s).

Forewarned is forearmed (to a limited extent under these horrible circumstances).

 

Bumping this up as I’m wondering if the owner(s) of these dogs has now got another one being walked off lead and unmuzzled in the same area as reported on here.

[se22cat]

OP, how is your dog doing? I really hope they were able to recover from the awful experience.