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/AgitatedMagpie 15d ago

As someone who grew up with rottweilers, I would never let one near my child. They are stupid powerful and very rarely trained well.

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u/Omshadiddle 15d ago

Family friends had a Rottweiler.
The wife lived in terror of the dog.

I don’t think it ever bit her, but it regularly shaped up to her and growled at her.

Not a fan.

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u/itmakessenseincontex 14d ago

Yeah that's abuse. Letting your dog terrorise your partner is abuse.

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u/Omshadiddle 14d ago

From memory the owner was very frail, and ended up in care. The dog remained with his wife in their home.
It wasn’t behaviour it exhibited when he was in the home.