A pensioner was "dragged like a doll" through the street in a fatal attack by his dog.
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Witnessed looked on in horror as railway engineer James Rehill, 78, was savaged by his rottweiler in Newham, east London.
Residents armed with baseball bats desperately tried to free Mr Rehill as the dog inflicted horrific injuries to his face and head. It was only when police officers arrived and discharged six fire extinguishers that the dog was distracted and released its owner.
Paramedics took the seriously injured man to Royal London Hospital after the incident at about 7am on Sunday but he later died.
Armed officers, who were called to the scene to protect the public, found the dog a short distance away and shot it.
Metropolitan Police Commander Nick Bracken said: "This is a very tragic incident and our thoughts today are obviously with the family and friends of the deceased man. This was a difficult situation to deal with but officers, fearing for the safety of other members of the public, dealt swiftly to contain the dog - putting their own lives at risk in doing so."
The attack, in New City Road, Newham, has reignited the debate around the ownership of potentially dangerous dogs.
One witness Aziz Rahman, 32, said dogs like rottweilers should not be allowed out in public. He said: "It was like something you see in a TV programme. I heard some banging on the door. I looked out of my bedroom window.
"There was a man lying on the floor and a dog was over him, licking and biting him. He looked like a doll, the dog was pulling at him. From what I saw, it looked like he was attacking the man. There was blood all over his face."
Mr Rahman said the man was treated "like a piece of meat" and described the police officers who rescued him as "heroes". He added: "My wife could not believe it. She got frightened. Now she's thinking it's fairly scary to go to the local shops on her own."
Does anyone out there know the dog involved because I'm sure it's not the incident with the dog.
And people laugh at me whenever I tell them that I think their dog is dangerous
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billyb8 wrote:
Customer:- Don't worry my dog won't hurt you
Postman:- AAAAARRRRRRRHHHHHHH
Customer:- My dog is tied over there!
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Some dogs really are "bad", its just like with people. You get good ones, you get bad ones.
I cant say ive ever had a bad experience with dogs while out on my walk. Tons of them bark at me, growl, putting on a big show... however I find you can tell theyre just doing it because they think thats what theyre supposed to be doing OR if thats what they want to be doing. The first type are the ones who will submit the second you walk toward them, never failed me. Made friends with all the dogs on my walk, its a bit nuts they come running out the house because the postman is coming... but not to rip me apart, just to get some attention.
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Postby brothermagrew »
seeker019 wrote:Customer:- Don't worry it won't hurt you
Postman:- AAAAARRRRRRRHHHHHHH
Customer:- It's never done that before
More like:
Customer:- Don't worry it won't hurt you
Postman:- AAAAARRRRRRRHHHHHHH
Customer:- It's never done that before
Postman:- You do realise of course that I will have to file a personal injury claim through my Union Solicitors and I've never done that before, have a nice day.
The latest is that the man had collapsed and the dog, who was his companion for 10 years, was trying to revive him. Anyone who has ever owned a dog and "played dead" knows that a dog will attempt to lick the face and pull at the hair to wake you up.
Just another case of dog hysteria - there are no bad dogs, just bad owners and misguided do gooders.
The latest is that the man had collapsed and the dog, who was his companion for 10 years, was trying to revive him. Anyone who has ever owned a dog and "played dead" knows that a dog will attempt to lick the face and pull at the hair to wake you up.
Just another case of dog hysteria - there are no bad dogs, just bad owners and misguided do gooders.
I'm no dog hater, I have 3 of my own who I've trained to be happy and friendly but I've been bitten too many times to give any dog the benefit of the doubt (remember we are going into their area and if they've not been trained to allow that they will attack). There are too many people like you who are apologists for terrible behaviour by dogs for the problem ever to be sorted out.
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I read an article once that explained the reason why delivery people the world over have problems with dogs is because they are rushing to get the job done. This is for the dog, apparently as they tend to live in the moment, is an unnatural state. This combined with the fact that originally dogs where pack carnivores and therefore they are genetically conditioned to hunt the weakest as prey and chase of any of their pack/species that are strange or unnatural so that their pack is not weakened.
Also apparently dogs see us rushing round and this excites them, and then when they start barking we react either with fear, nervousness or excitement and this exacerbates their condition. Also when dogs are not conditioned in the home to see the humans as pack leaders they then try to fill this role themselves apparently, and therefore when they see a threat (us) they try to chase or scare it off.
However, none of this excuses the fact that we should expect to be safe when we are delivering and every householder should have control of their dogs or pack and be good owners/pack leaders.
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ALL true ,dogs are pack animals and also highly territorial.When you encroach on their patch,their natural response is fear and aggression,particularly if they are without their owners since they then assume the role of pack leader.Prolonged eye contact is in doggy terms a direct challenge which will heighten the chances of a fear response attack.
The very nature of the job encourages dog aggression. You daily invade their territory ,they respond aggressively by barking, you immediately retreat. As far as Fido's concerned it's job done ,big success,and your buggering off is all the reward he needs
The latest is that the man had collapsed and the dog, who was his companion for 10 years, was trying to revive him. Anyone who has ever owned a dog and "played dead" knows that a dog will attempt to lick the face and pull at the hair to wake you up.
Just another case of dog hysteria - there are no bad dogs, just bad owners and misguided do gooders.
I'm no dog hater, I have 3 of my own who I've trained to be happy and friendly but I've been bitten too many times to give any dog the benefit of the doubt (remember we are going into their area and if they've not been trained to allow that they will attack). There are too many people like you who are apologists for terrible behaviour by dogs for the problem ever to be sorted out.
I don't apologise for a dog that hasn't been properly trained and behaves badly - rather like an adult picking their nose at the table. The hysteria comes because of poor reporting and the type of dog. Personally I wouldn't own that breed, having said that I have been bitten by many breeds of dog in my years of door to door work, both for RM and others but never by a rottweiler or doberman.
