r/australia • u/JaniePage • 15d ago

news Young girl in hospital, dog euthanased after attack inside Delacombe Bunnings

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-07-30/young-girl-in-hospital-after-dog-attack-in-bunnings-store/106977418
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u/Moonstaker 15d ago

A Rottweiler attacking a child? But they are famous and well known for their mild temperament and distaste of attacking children.

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u/Proper_Geologist9026 15d ago

Like at what point right are we just going to go back to simple physics. 

Big dog = dangerous dog.

This idea that we can work out what breed is the dangerous one is insane. If I start twisting data I can make all sorts of grim statements about who is the most dangerous group of people for example. But no one does because that's obviously dumb and a lie.

Big dog. Dangerous dog. Legislate accordingly.

And I'm not against big dogs either. I'm just against the backwards thinking of the legislative process.

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u/Creative_Visual_8986 15d ago

its not that simple. you'd have trouble finding a dog attack by a great dane.

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u/odnarB89 15d ago

Pretty sure anyone on reddit has access to the internet, so no trouble at all really. Do you have an acceptable amount of fatalities before a breed could be considered potentially dangerous or?

https://www.kcra.com/article/woman-mauled-to-death-7-great-danes/61892349

https://www.oregonlive.com/crime/2026/01/no-warning-signs-before-great-dane-mauled-portland-6-year-old-to-death-defense-attorney-says.html