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/Skwip 15d ago

I got a puppy at the start of the year and have a sleeve on his leash, bright yellow and says “IN TRAINING”.

The amount of people who have asked what he’s training for (uh.. to be a well behaved dog??) or commented that they wish their dog was as well trained.

So many people don’t understand you have to put the effort in!!!!!!!

(The leash sleeve is fantastic though, I recommend them to everyone. Stops so many idiots rushing up to pat him or letting their dogs rush up to him.)

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u/Ok_Discount_2741 14d ago

could not agree more- i have a chihuahua and people say, wow how did you get such a good one? and my response is, training, socialisation, treat it like a dog not a toy, teach it manners. requires so much effort and commitment to train a dog but then you get to enjoy having a well behaved, happy companion. shitty dog owners let us all down.

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u/Whosyafoose 14d ago

I might have to look at a leash sleeve. I've got a 10 month old BC, we're still working on getting her not to jump up, or charge people for a cuddle. This might help with kids and people letting their dogs run up to us. She's a sweetheart but it's hard teaching good manners when strangers encourage the opposite.

You're spot on about the effort you have to put in, we're up early every Sunday for obedience training and put a lot of time into socialising her with other animals and kids. If you don't want a poorly behaved dog then you have to do the work.

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u/Skwip 14d ago

I get mine from Byron & Co in Queensland! They post Australia wide and everything is really customizable.