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Deed Not Breed - November 2009

Image In the wake of the tragic death of Jon Paul Massey in Liverpool in the early hours of Monday 30th November, Deed Not Breed and the Bull Breed Advisory Service urge dog owners to remain calm. 

If your dog has never shown any aggressive behaviour, it is unlikely to do so without warning.  All dogs have the potential to injure or kill a person but thankfully, serious incidents are extremely rare.

There is no need to panic and no need to abandon your dog. If you are at all concerned about your dogs behaviour, contact a vet or a qualified behaviourist in the first instance.

If you see a dog behaving dangerously in a public place, contact the police immediately.

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In the vast majority, if not all cases, a dog will give signs that he or she is about to bite. You, as a responsible dog owner should be aware of these signs and know how to react to them.

As owners of dogs of ANY breed, it is our responsibility to ensure the safety of both children and adults. 

If you are faced with the immediate threat of being bitten. STAND STILL. Back away slowly, avoiding direct eye contact with the animal. DO NOT RUN.
Do not corner the animal, make sudden and loud noises [such as screaming] or sudden movements.
Educate yourself and children. The majority of bites occur in the home and almost all can be avoided.
Do not allow children to stroke, prod or otherwise disturb a sleeping dog, one that is eating or caring for puppies.
Do not allow children to hug dogs around the neck, lean over [and therefore threaten] a dog, grab and pull ears, tails, fur etc.
Do not leave any dog unsupervised with any child, even your own. A dog can bite several times in a matter of seconds.

Deed Not Breed work alongside qualified behaviourists www.best-behaviour.com who have produced the following article relating to dog bites. Start reading below or read the full article > HERE <
 

 
Article by Best Behavour Ltd

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The 1991 Dangerous Dogs Act was introduced following a series of high-profile attacks on children. Apart from stipulating four prohibited breeds, it is designed to target the owner of any animal that becomes dangerously out of control in a public place. Any dog of any breed is defined as dangerous if it injures a person or behaves in a way that makes a person believe they will be harmed.

However statistically most dog bite incidents especially those involving children occur within the home by a dog that is known to those attacked making the Dangerous Dogs Act ineffective in the majority of recent serious cases.  (1) 
Targeting a breed or type is dangerous as it lulls people with dogs who are not of a banned breed type into a false sense of security when in fact no breed of dog is any more or less likely to bite than any other, it is the circumstances surrounding the incident and the background of the dog as well as the environment in which an incident occurs which is far more important in determining the cause
We in the UK have no bite register or central database in order to log information regarding bite incidents and most hospitals log all bite incidents in the same category be they from humans, dogs, hamsters, or insects, and take very little detail of circumstances surrounding the incident making it difficult to collate information which could effectively help provide advice on prevention.

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Deed Not Breed One Year On...
It is one year on. One year since the tragedy of Ellie Lawrensens death after being attacked by her uncles dog later identified by the Police as a ‘Pit Bull type’. A shocking loss of life that was a damning indictment of the Dangerous Dogs Act (DDA) legislation. Everyone who knew anything about dogs had always realised that the DDA was flawed because it attempted to make the public feel safe by banning certain dogs based on their phenotype. The tragic death of Ellie showed that the ban didn't work - and the more recent death of another child showed that banning breeds would always miss the mark.
 
It is also one year on from the formation of Deed Not Breed. Deed not Breed was set up as a direct response to the Chief Constable of Merseysides' plan to have an amnesty for ‘Pit Bulls’ in Liverpool, Merseyside.
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