Some types of dog are known to be slightly more prone to aggressive behaviour and so are more favoured by certain people as 'hard' dogs.
This is my worry about the amount of Staffordshire Bull Terriers in Weymouth.
I have no qualms with the breed at all, and know a couple of lovely ones myself, but I feel that the breed is becoming more and more popular for the wrong reasons.
My father was out walking our three labradors recently and a Staffy started playing with them.
They were all fine until one of our labradors growled as the Staffy was sniffing around her too much for her liking.
The Staffy then attacked her and had to be physically punched a number of times by his owner before he would let go.
Our lab has now been left with a deep gash in her neck, which has ballooned in size, and is now very nervous of other dogs.
If that Staffy had been trained properly, this never would have happened.
I think that all dogs deserve a chance, and have always said that it's not the dog, it's the owner to blame if the dog is disobedient or aggressive.
My worry is how many more powerful dogs like this are bought purely for their reputation and then left untrained and potentially dangerous.
Jessica Molyneux, Greenhill, Weymouth.
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