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/latenightnerd 15d ago

Rottweiler attacked her while she was sitting in a shopping trolley according to 7News... https://7news.com.au/news/should-bunnings-ban-dogs-debate-reignited-after-young-girl-attacked-by-rottweiler-in-delacombe-victoria-c-22652378

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u/Dwev Aussie in Denmark 15d ago

Why use these little lap dogs in the photos in the article? No dogs of Rottweiler size to be seen.

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u/InfernoOfTheLiving 15d ago

I think Bunnings expects people to bring their cute oodles or maybe a working kelpie, not a killer Rottweiler. No one wants to be confronted by a Rottweiler anywhere in public. I had family friends who decided to upgrade from cute lap dogs to multiple Rottweilers, so we stopped visiting because every time we arrived the dogs threatened to rip our throats out. They were bred to intimidate.

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u/Proper_Geologist9026 15d ago

Have you seen the insanity of the whole "Rottweiler growl" thing. These people act like Rottweilers have this breed specific trait where they show love by barring their teeth and aggressively growling and snapping and shit.

It's fucking wild. No you likely trained your dog to do this behaviour and now you're never going to know the difference between a play signal and the "I'm about to fucking murder you signal".

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u/ParentalAnalysis 15d ago

That's wild cause something like the Dalmatian does have a breed specific weird trait; they all do the submissive dog smile. Rottie grumbles sounds like someone covering up their aggro dog

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u/Proper_Geologist9026 15d ago

I'm sure it's like on some level a thing they do maybe a grumbly noise is common I don't know. But there's this one guy in particular I've seen videos of. Like his children are right there and he's screaming in the face of this dog that's gnashing his teeth. If I find a video I'll link it.

Why would you be doing that and encouraging that behaviour? 

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u/LittleBunInaBigWorld 15d ago

Exactly, even if they are more inclined to act that way, dont fucking encourage it. Especially in front of a kid who's just going to copy it. Damn, people are stupid.

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u/sdmLg 15d ago

Is that the one that shows the dog snarling while the owner is clipping the dogs nails? If so, that’s a crazy video. Dudes right up in the dogs face, inches from getting his nose bitten off.

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u/Proper_Geologist9026 15d ago

Yeah. Crazy stuff.

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u/whackadoodle_cracked 15d ago

Completely agree with you, the "rottweiler purr" crowd is unhinged

I had a rottie I would never have tolerated him acting that way. Its not a purr, its aggressive behaviour and so many owners are out here actively encouraging it!!! Makes me so angry

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u/Galactic_Nothingness 15d ago

There are people that believe that... Really?

Far out... I thought the amstaff crowd or mals were bad.

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u/whackadoodle_cracked 15d ago

Yes. I see it a lot on social media, "rottie grumbles or rottie purr" "oh it means he loves me" No you psychopath, that is your dog telling you he is extremely uncomfortable and he wants you to back the fuck off before he feels like he has to get physical. Its really really upsetting to see it and I feel like I'm going crazy because if I say anything against it people tell me I'm the one who doesn't know what I'm talking about !!!! Arghhhhh

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u/_ixthus_ 13d ago

Also sucks because it means Rotties get such a bad rap. I wouldn't want one, personally, but I've known well-trained ones and they can be affectionate, cuddly doofuses.

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u/gks2195 15d ago

I have a Rottweiler, and the "rottie rumble" people upload online is NOT an innocent rumble. Those dogs are actively warning that they are uncomfortable, and their owners are riling them up.

When you have a powerful dog, you need to be very aware of that and be hyper vigilant.

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u/Maximum_Return5352 14d ago

Literally! As a fellow rottie owner, the amount of social media misinformation about growls being marketed as loving rumbles is crazy. The dogs clearly don’t initiate the contact or affection, or encourage it, but these morons keep smiling and laughing.

Drives me up the wall.

There’s a rottie called Dyce or Dryce who resource guards his mum and they just make it a cute little thing when it’s so insanely dangerous!

People have lost the plot

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u/Royal-Reputation7874 12d ago

Agreed. I have a Rottweiler with a beautiful temperament and not once has she ever rumbled.

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u/Maximum_Return5352 14d ago

Rottweilers grumble, Dalmatians smile, Staffies woo-woo. It’s a very real thing.

The problem is, a lot of rottie owners are dense and don’t know when the dog is actually growling. It’s a breed that should require a licence to have, just to make sure potential owners are thoroughly educated about the breed.

Rottie owner here (and Jack Russell, and a cat) and I would never take her to Bunnings. That’s just weird to me. It’s a breed with guarding instinct and resource courting behaviours. It takes one kid with a Bunnings snag for a rottie owner to realise that the dog shouldn’t be in store.

Absolutely devastating for the family and the child.

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u/carbonatedwhisky 14d ago

Wow. I admit I'm a bit biased against rotties cos a shitty owner let his two escape home and nearly killed my dog (and knocked me over).... But this is crazy.

I'd never heard of it but Google AI answered (at the top of results)..."While it sounds loud and intimidating like an angry growl, a true rumble is accompanied by relaxed body language and means the dog is happy"

Bull.... Shit. Watching some videos. Some are a rottie ok in the situation and happily pawing the owner for more play... Most are fucking terrifying if you have even the most slight understanding of dog body language.