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Woman killed by her two XL bully dogs at home in east London (www.theguardian.com)

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[-] x4740N@lemmy.world 39 points 7 months ago

There is no evidence that she was being terrible towards the dogs

Some dogs can just snap and decide to not be nice one day, its a good reason you don't let dogs you've seen be calm interact with babies because it only takes a small amount of the dog not being nice to end up harming a baby

Older people have a better chance of surviving dog attacks but the chance isn't 100% and cases like this can happen

And if I recall correctly this breed is more prone to aggressiveness

[-] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

I doubt it. Not walking them enough, keeping them cooped up, no outlets - especially if they weren’t fixed. Sad all around, but the dogs are not hatching evil plans, they’re just dogs.

Spay and neuter. Spay and neuter. And adopt.

[-] stephen01king@lemmy.zip 13 points 7 months ago

Dogs that snapped are not being evil, it's just them acting on instinct. It's doesn't make them bad dogs, but it does make them dangerous.

[-] x4740N@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago

Dogs can still have the potential to snap regardless if you've given them a good life

They could just snap from having a tantrum

[-] ChexMax@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

Some dogs get older and I assume confused and just snap. My grandmother's dog, sweetest girl, golden retriever, service dog, previously good with other animals and cats. My Grandmom brought home a kitten and the dog mauled it. Do not trust dogs. Just like people they can do something totally out of character.

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