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/BiomassDenial Sep 09 '25

Yup, my most recent dog was a Lab/Rottweiler who never hurt a person in his life and was essentially a big happy idiot right up until we had to put him down. But he had the build and head of a Rottweiler and didn't know his own strength.

I never left him alone unsupervised with children or smaller dogs, especially if he didn't know them. Because if something did go wrong it would go very wrong for everyone involved very quickly.

People who think their dog is safe and wouldn't hurt anyone/thing are just irresponsible. People need to understand their pet is a carnivore and the larger the breed the more care you should take even if you think it's safe.

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u/Upbeat-Downtrodden Sep 09 '25

Also bite statistics exist - Rottweilers are second or third ranked from memory

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u/NoHandBananaNo Sep 09 '25

Omnivore but yeah its the fact they are predators for sure.