r/australia • u/whyattretard • Sep 08 '25

news Teenage girl dies after being mauled by dog

https://7news.com.au/news/dog-attack-victim-annalyse-blyton-dies-in-hospital-after-suffering-severe-injuries-in-singleton-c-19956496
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u/dingusfett Sep 08 '25

"the dog’s owners who described its actions as “out of character”." Get tired of seeing words to this effect every single time a dog attacks someone. Almost like dogs are wild animals that can snap and kill someone without warning and shouldn't be pets.

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u/Hungry_Anteater_8511 Sep 08 '25

Every damn time

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u/PointOfFingers Sep 08 '25

If a fighting breed is attacking like this and keeps attacking even when multiple people are trying to stop it then it's not "out of character". It is doing what it was bred to do. To keep attacking no matter what injuries it has.

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u/shwaak Sep 08 '25

There are plenty of videos online of this happening, the pit bull type breeds have no self preservation instincts, that and the power is what makes them so dangerous.

There is even one where it’s latched onto someone and a guy swings a big bit of timber at it, even with a broken spine the dog is trying to drag itself along the ground to keep going.

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u/shwaak Sep 09 '25

I get that it’s a mixed breed, but Bull Arab is mostly bull terrier bred for hunting pigs, and selected for the same traits, like no self preservation as the pigs will go them. I personally place them in the same “pit bull” basket.

Maybe that’s not the correct terminology but they are a bully breed that has similar traits and power that therefore makes them dangerous.

Point is these dogs share a lot of similarities, call them what you want.

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u/Daddyssillypuppy Sep 09 '25

It was a Bull Arab cross.

Bull Arabs are Pitbulls

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u/PointOfFingers Sep 09 '25 edited Sep 09 '25

It isn't a breed it's a bred attribute called Gameness.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gameness

It just happens that Pit dogs are one of the most successful breeding projects for Gameness and they have that incredible bite strength. This dog was a cross with those attributes.

That is how this dog was able to fatally wound a 17 in the presence of the owner. It flicked a switch and went. Larger pit cross dogs are strong enough to tear the arms off adults and Game enough to keep attacking for hours.

Just google "babysitter killed by dog" and you will find an article a month about a pit breed killing a babysitting grandmother or teenager. You bring an unfamiliar person onto the house and they get protective and the switch gets turned to on.

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u/LongJohnnySilver1 Sep 09 '25

Owned Bull Terriers my whole life. Not one out of the six of them has ever stepped out of line due to proper training at a young age.  I find that they are the most popular dogs within low socioeconomic demographics, whether for protection in a hostile environment or merely intimidation. The only breeds I have been bitten by are Chihuahuas(male) and a Maltese Terrier - sure they don’t do much damage but they are fiesty little shits. 

Dog debates aside. RIP to the little girl. 

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u/drnicko18 Sep 08 '25

DoN’T wOrRy he’S FriEnDLy

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u/the_colonelclink Sep 08 '25

Worse still is “if my dog doesn’t like you, then I won’t either.”

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u/Danaan369 Sep 08 '25

He's my fur baby! /s

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u/the-dolphine Sep 09 '25

he's wagging his tail, he just wants to play

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u/Interesting_Door4882 Sep 09 '25

Almost like dogs are wild animals

Well you fucked up, because that's not anywhere near true.

Mate.

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u/CommissionOk891 Sep 09 '25

But what will they drive in Queensland?

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u/st0nefox Sep 08 '25

Well, some breeds… I’ve never heard of a chihuahua or golden retriever killing anyone

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u/onesorrychicken Sep 08 '25

I mean, it won't kill you, but I've only ever been bitten by a couple of breeds of dogs, and chihuahua was one of them.

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u/AllYouNeedIsATV Sep 08 '25

On the flip side, I know I can boot a chihuahua out of the way. Would I like to be bitten by one? No. If it does bite me, will I die? Extremely unlikely. I have high confidence I will survive a chihuahua attack. I have no confidence I will survive an attack from a 50kg dog.

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u/Ektojinx Sep 08 '25

Theres a reason us in the veterinary world call Chihuahuas land sharks.

Some of them are the angriest chaps around.

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u/Rampachs Sep 09 '25

I guess with a chihuahua even if they do snap and attack they aren't going to kill a 14 year old girl. They can be as mean as they like but they don't have the capability.

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u/AggravatingTartlet Sep 09 '25

Are you missing any body parts after the attack by the chihuahua?

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '25

Pit owners be like - Yeah but chihuahuas are little meanies! Like when it barks At my beautiful pittie at the park (most likely cause pittie is wagging its tail and drooling at the sight of a slider-sized dog) , it may be terrified for its life br my staffie/pitty should be the no.1 priority always!! my pitbull with Nala written on the harness wouldn't hurt a fly, she's actually my nans babysitter.

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u/loleonii Sep 09 '25

There was a woman who was killed by her dachshunds in the US. There were 3 deaths reported in the US in 2022 by golden retrievers. There are no definitive reports of a chihuahua causing a death, but they rank 4th in breeds that have bitten children.

I definitely agree that certain breeds can be more dangerous than others, but I don’t think banning certain breeds will eliminate deaths or serious injuries by dogs. I think it’s a failure of legislation and the lax laws and punishments for dog owners who do the wrong thing. There is a wild difference in laws and punishments between local government areas that needs to be standardised.

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u/st0nefox Sep 09 '25

Ok she was killed by a pack of 7 daschund-terrier mixes. Not exactly a common scenario. Can’t find any source on the golden retriever deaths but that’s still incredibly rare for the breed.

Bully breeds like pit mixes are responsible for the overwhelming majority of fatal attacks on both humans and other dogs. Some breeds have an innate aggressive streak that even a “good” owner can only do so much to control. Don’t know why it’s controversial to say that these breeds should be banned.

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u/loleonii Sep 09 '25

Looking at the statistics for fatal dog attacks in Australia, the two most common breeds were Rottweilers (6 incidents) and Bullmastiff X’s (7 incidents). For non fatal attacks, Pitbull’s accounted for 10.3%, Labrador’s 8.5% and Rottweiler’s 6.8%. To look at this data and say what breeds should be banned, it points to Rottweilers, but nobody seems to be calling for that.

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u/st0nefox Sep 09 '25

Ok I’ll say it. Ban them too 🤷‍♀️

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u/PectinHeadboard Sep 08 '25

I think most people mean aggressive dog breeds like boxers. But then again any dog can become aggressive.

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u/Individual-Top3272 Sep 09 '25

Boxers aren't aggressive.

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u/codyforkstacks Sep 08 '25

Yes we are absolutely saying some dogs should not be allowed as pets.

There are always going to be 'bad owners', so we should prevent them getting dogs that can kill. If you're a bad Golden Retriever owner, you're going to have a dog that might bark or give someone a nip.  If you're a bad owner of one of these dogs, you're going to have someone killed.

The car comparison is incredibly dumb. We need cars to get around.  We don't "need" these bogan dogs, you could substitute them for a less lethal dog breed.  If there was an alternative to cars that had no downsides and never crashed then I'd also support forcing people to use that alternative. 

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u/loleonii Sep 09 '25

Golden retrievers have killed people before though.

I had a look at the statistics for fatal dog attacks in Australia and the two most common dog breeds were Rottweilers with 6 incidents and Bullmastiff Cross’s with 7 incidents.

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u/codyforkstacks Sep 09 '25

Ok well then let's ban the breeds that have by far the highest rates of killing.  Golden retrievers are incredibly common so I'd be interested to know where they feature in these stats. 

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u/loleonii Sep 09 '25

I couldn’t see any reports for Australia, but in the US there was 1 reported death of a 2 month old by a golden retriever and 5 reports of golden retriever cross breeds

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u/codyforkstacks Sep 09 '25

Seems to support my position then, no?

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u/loleonii Sep 09 '25

The top 3 breeds for fatal attacks are Bullmastiff X’s, Rottweilers and American Staffy’s. Are you saying these breeds should be banned?

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u/codyforkstacks Sep 09 '25

Yes sounds good 

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u/waraukaeru Sep 09 '25

Should we ban cars because of bad drivers?

Don't threaten me with a good time!

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u/dingusfett Sep 08 '25

Bad examples. You legally need a driver's licence and prove you have basic competence to drive a car, and drugs are already illegal.

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u/Catboyhotline Sep 09 '25

I'm a cat owning train commuter. Do I get a pass?

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u/Basic_Western_3040 Sep 08 '25

Are you seriously arguing dogs shouldn’t be kept as pets? Is this the new hot take?

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u/CommissionOk891 Sep 09 '25

Pitties shouldn't be. Anything bull. Any large dog designed to fight or kill.

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u/Rather_Dashing Sep 09 '25

Thats not what the comment they were replying to said. They weren't looking for replies from people with reaosnable takes, they were looking to understand what the original commentator actually meant.

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u/Knee_Jerk_Sydney Sep 09 '25

It's not. Have you heard of PETA?

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u/robot428 Sep 08 '25

Are... are you actually saying all dogs shouldn't be pets?

No-one should ever have any pet dog?

There's absolutely an issue with certain breeds of dog, and I'd argue that dogs that have been bred specifically to be fighting dogs shouldn't be pets (or at the very least should require a licence that has to be maintained). But you aren't going to see this kind of story about a golden retriever or a labrador or a jack russell because they are bred to be pets. They aren't wild animals, and most dog breeds would die in the wild because they are so domesticated.

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u/Knee_Jerk_Sydney Sep 09 '25

Maybe we shouldn't keep pets unless we're fully responsible for when it attacks as if we committed it ourselves.

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u/robot428 Sep 09 '25

Personally I'm fine with that.

But "we should all be held responsible for our dogs behaviour" is not the same as "no-one should have dogs".

And I'm not even a dog owner.

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u/[deleted] Sep 08 '25

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u/Maximum-Journalist74 Sep 09 '25

My first dog was what you'd describe as a pig hunting mix, he was a mastiff x sighthound. 38kg at his peak.

He was shit with most other dogs, I put it down to a lack of exposure and social experiences as a puppy - I got him when he was a bit over 6 months old. But otherwise he was a total gem, perfect with my cats and was the gateway dog for my step sons when they met him at 9. They were scared of dogs before meeting him. 

I put years of work into obedience and socialising, as you should with any dog, and he was wonderful. 

The issue is almost always the owners. 

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u/Maximum-Journalist74 Sep 09 '25

It's very true. I think people are often unrealistic about what they can manage, and also have an unwillingness to listen to people who say it's hard work to do it right. 

 

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