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#53 ·
They rehomed the Akita after seven days? Ok, he was lovely, but I doubt a superhuman could recover from such neglect in such a short time. Fostering with an experienced behaviourist, perhaps, but not passed on to a new owner.

Not impressed.

The message at the end was ok, but the behaviour of the dog wardens upset me. Screaming at a frightened dog is supposed to do what, exactly?
 
#57 ·
Every day, in some small way, my faith in humanity gets less and less and this really put the tin hat on it. WHY were the puppies not seized? Am I incredibly naive as to the reason they can't be taken? The poor Akita, Jesus wept and that cretinous thug with the staffie - I felt for it and the poor girl who lives with him, what awful lives some must lead.

I have put Davina doing her challenges on the iplayer even though I usually go to bed now but I don't think I could sleep with that programme ring the last thing on my mind.
Pretty sure for them being able to seize the dogs there has to be a very obvious case of cruelty or neglect. Because he provided some sort of food, they lived in the flat (so some sort of shelter), had the mother still feeding them... there is no real case. I don't think there is any legal point about not selling younguppies in UK? Theres something only for the dogs that are KC registered. So although the guy was a sc*m and everyone can see it, legally there is nothing the wardens can do...
Although I didn't like many of the DW's scenes, I have to admit the show raised a hope that people will see this and learn about what horror is going on with some 'breeders'... at least they pointed out that its people who make the dangerous dogs and not the breed...
Ps. That guy in his track suit eaaaally pied me off. I was actually feeling sorry for the girl. And seriously? Put the dogs collar on properly:blink:
 
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They rehomed the Akita after seven days? Ok, he was lovely, but I doubt a superhuman could recover from such neglect in such a short time. Fostering with an experienced behaviourist, perhaps, but not passed on to a new owner.

Not impressed.

The message at the end was ok, but the behaviour of the dog wardens upset me. Screaming at a frightened dog is supposed to do what, exactly?
Probably scared herself tbh I have a lot of respect for dog wardens they have to deal with so much crap of people and deal with dogs nobody else will go near.
 
#59 ·
I just watched it on +1.

I thought the overall message was there throughout: I was glad that everyone filmed stated that the dogs were only behaving that way because of fear, poor socialisation etc.

The guy who put the food bowl in with the two Ridgies and watched them get into a fight was a bit of an idiot, but even he stated that the dog was frightened after it bit him. There was a certain poster/troll on here recently who probably would have 'kicked the crap out of the dog to show it its place' and there are sadly people out there who would have done the same, so at least that set a good example from that point of view.

The shouting when retrieving the Akita was unnecessary and probably made the situation worse. Apart from that I didn't consider the female dog wardens too bad. That job must be so difficult both emotionally and physically, even if you have had extensive training. They did seem to have genuine compassion for the dogs.

And the crap she was dealing with from the idiot who didn't seem able to put his Staffie on a lead is just a example of what they must have to put up with.

The guy with the litter of pups was clearly on some kind of medication or other substance. I just can't even begin to express my sadness at what was going on there.
 
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Overall, I thought the programme got the message across well - that dogs are not born dangerous but are a result of poor ownership/breeding.

While I agree the screaming blonde did not help the situation, having spent a week in hospital after being attacked before I can see why she was like that. What it highlighted was that there is a serious lack of training, not that they didn't care.

All repeated that it was not the fault of the dogs but the owners and lack of care that was responsible for the problems.

We only see a snapshot of what is happening and it is generally edited for effect, but we know that their powers to take dogs are very limited so they are generally just clearing up the mess after the event and are powerless to prevent it occurring.
 
#64 ·
I just watched it on +1.

I thought the overall message was there throughout: I was glad that everyone filmed stated that the dogs were only behaving that way because of fear, poor socialisation etc.

The guy who put the food bowl in with the two Ridgies and watched them get into a fight was a bit of an idiot, but even he stated that the dog was frightened after it bit him. There was a certain poster/troll on here recently who probably would have 'kicked the crap out of the dog to show it its place' and there are sadly people out there who would have done the same, so at least that set a good example from that point of view.

The shouting when retrieving the Akita was unnecessary and probably made the situation worse. Apart from that I didn't consider the female dog wardens too bad. That job must be so difficult both emotionally and physically, even if you have had extensive training. They did seem to have genuine compassion for the dogs.

And the crap she was dealing with from the idiot who didn't seem able to put his Staffie on a lead is just a example of what they must have to put up with.

The guy with the litter of pups was clearly on some kind of medication or other substance. I just can't even begin to express my sadness at what was going on there.
It must be a difficult job and if she isn't up to it or too scared to do it she needs to find another job.

She screamed at the Akita, knew she was being filmed and was totally unprofessional and giggled like a silly girl.

The idiot with the staffie, she handled that badly too.
 
#66 ·
I watched with the hope it would try and reinforce the 'deed not breed' ethos and to some extent I thought it did.
There were some shocking scenes, in respect of bad handling and the poor animals concerned.
The guy in the flat with the pups was maddening, those poor dogs were just a money making thing for him and I bet he sold them for more than £50. His comment when asked who he would sell them to 'whoever wants them' just made me so cross, he had no real idea of how old they were, how many there were or even where they were in his flat :incazzato:

Let's wait and see what next weeks show holds eh?
 
#67 ·
Shocking programme. I feel so sad that there are so many dogs being so ill treated in the world. Cruel b******s. That bloke in the flat with the puppies. I wish they had taken them off him the first visit and the mum else he will only do the same again for a quick 'buck'. The wardon with the Akita was bad, I was really surprised at how she was screaming ans being histerical. Nice to see a happy ending with the Akita though. What a different dog it was once it was cared for and away from that hovel of a house. There are some real scumbags out there.m
 
#68 ·
I don't believe they truly go in to every job thinking they're going to die. That is a ridiculous attitude and frankly makes me very irritatedz
I worked on the front line dealing with calls from the public for 5 years.

Give me a choice between a maniac with a knife behind the door or an Akita who is at best just protecting the property then I will choose the maniac with the knife.

Remember this is all edited so you saw her shout but not what came before.

I personally have no idea whether the dog warden did a good job because we didn't see the whole incident.

You try working on a chavvy council estate without police back up. Maybe you would feel a bit different.

I know I've been scared many times at work
 
#69 ·
I know of several organisations who work with the dog wardens in question who have nothing but good to say about them; it can be a tough job and maybe this wasn't a good clip but they often go the extra mile for the dogs and I trust their word more than a tv clip even if it was like people said

Re taking puppies away I don't think that the dog warden has any powers to do that ?

And someone commented on the Akita being rehomed quickly it would have gone to one of the big dogs homes here and they do assess the dogs, and vet homes and are also good at what they do considering the number of dogs they have through.. Maybe not the same as some if the non pound rescues but they are not all bad .
 
#71 ·
Overall, I thought the programme got the message across well - that dogs are not born dangerous but are a result of poor ownership/breeding.

While I agree the screaming blonde did not help the situation, having spent a week in hospital after being attacked before I can see why she was like that. What it highlighted was that there is a serious lack of training, not that they didn't care.

All repeated that it was not the fault of the dogs but the owners and lack of care that was responsible for the problems.

We only see a snapshot of what is happening and it is generally edited for effect, but we know that their powers to take dogs are very limited so they are generally just clearing up the mess after the event and are powerless to prevent it occurring.
I agree, I wonder what sort of actual training is given for this job - probably minimal. My sister works for the police & I am horrified at the situations she is put in with no training (or protection) when dealing with violent offenders.

It was a very sad programme & I really can't see the situation improving unfortunately :(
 
#72 ·
I was disgusted by the whole programme. Unproffessional and inept dog handling. Not enough action taken against negligent owners; several cases warranted the dogs being removed but they were left. Unconstructive fines for not picking poo issued to people who already can't afford to feed their dogs in an antagonistic manner. The blonde woman who almost strangled the Alaskan to death whilst dragging it outside by it's head should be sacked. How do I find out which council this is in order to complain? Clearly these wardens need much better training :/
 
#75 ·
What struck me was how stunningly beautiful the dogs were, that Am Bull was just a stunning creature, the two ridgebacks and that poor starving Staffiex with the docked tail to name but a few. In comparison the 'people' that owned them were wrecks physically and mentally (eg the guy with the pups didn't know what day it was - maybe an alky?).
Maybe they should introduce an IQ test before allowing people to take on such beautiful animals.
 
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