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Originally Posted by james1
One thing that will - and dont take this the wrong way... if she persists in attacking and reports are made of her she could be taken off you, classed as dangerous and for destruction. A simple muzzle will help you at least get time to sort her out.
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I think this is scare mongering and really not appropriate at this stage. A muzzle is a necessity to prevent your dog injuring another and therefore it causing you money in vets fees ( I hope you have at least 3rd Party Liability). However, the law is not so clear cut as this, so don't worry about your dog being taken off you!!!
Dogs that are classed as 'dangerous' would normally be directed at people not other dogs and your dog out and about is not attacking people - unless there is something you haven't told us!
The Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, states specifically 'person' and not dog
For the purposes of this Act a dog shall be regarded as dangerously out of control on any occasion on which there are grounds for reasonable apprehension that it will injure any person, whether or not it actually does so, but references to a dog injuring a person or there being grounds for reasonable apprehension that it will do so do not include references to any case in which the dog is being used for a lawful purpose by a constable or a person in the service of the Crown
However this doesn't make it any easier for you, it is no fun having a dog that is going around trying to get in there first, so find that behaviourist, but don't worry just yet about your dog being taken away! (honestly, some people!).
Kate