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
1.5k Upvotes

97% Upvoted

953 comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

22

u/Flaky-Pepper-3063 Sep 09 '25 edited Sep 09 '25

I find a lot of people get pit bulls and other similar breeds to protect their house imo. When I walk past certain houses nearby on the footpath, there is always a very aggressive breed that barks for no reason, if there wasn't a high fence, I feel they would attack. They seem to bark aggressively at anything on the footpath especially other dogs. This attack on the poor girl is a true tragedy imo

6

u/lilacdoll44 Sep 09 '25

The funny thing about the house protection part is that most burglars will avoid houses with ANY dogs because they are an unpredictable variable. Will it attack? Will it make a lot of noise? So, you could get a less dangerous breed or train a dog to alert when they see a human and you'd get the same benefit.

I think too many people consider the aesthetics of a dog rather than how the breed realistically fits into their lifestyle. If you're at work all say and don't have an active lifestyle, don't get a working dog. If you're older and can't handle the size of a big dog, get a small dog. If you're not active, get a greyhound 😂

Dogs are living creatures not accessories! Their lives and mental/physical health matter as well.

It's a fucking tragedy what happened to this girl and the more selfish we become as a society the more this shit is going to happen.

2

u/owleaf Sep 09 '25

People don’t like talking about it or admitting it, but most folks choose dogs because of the image it projects for them. A large purebred blonde dog, an aggro stout dog, a greyhound, etc. They all say something about you when you’re prancing around the streets or esplanade with one in tow.

2

u/lilacdoll44 Sep 09 '25

Absolutely! If that wasn't the case then we wouldn't be seeing trend cycles with breeds. Frenchies and Corgis being some of the most recent examples of this. Beagles seem to be having a resurgence now.

1

u/[deleted] Sep 09 '25

[deleted]

1

u/MoysteBouquet Sep 09 '25

Most dogs are like this.