Dog attacked a roo in Ainslie this morning

Obviously Austin and Cyan are having trouble keeping their ‘playful’ Bull Mastiff cross, Whitlam, in the yard because they can’t afford to fix their fences at the moment, due to having to spend so much money heating their their $950 000 fibro bungalow with an EER of -53…….but their children Tristan, Angelina, Montannah and Noah just adore living there in Ainslie, so it wouldn’t make sense to move somewhere warmer and more affordable.

Masquara, you should have sped up and left a nice tyre print across the dog’s torso.

breda said :

“Dogs rarely will kill wildlife, while cats do it all over town on a daily basis.”

Errr, ever seen the results when a pack of dogs visits a paddock of sheep and lambs? Cute little puppy-wuppies they are not. When they can’t get sheep, they will kill and eat anything else they can find, including wildlife.

As for dogs and roos, a friend and I were walking his miniature dachshund on Mt Taylor one morning. The dog detected a roo and was after it like a rocket (you’d be surprised how fast a dachshund can move – they were bred as hunting dogs). Needless to say, the roo outpaced him in a few bounds and was gone.

Outside a confined space, a dog has Buckley’s of catching a healthy roo. Even if it did miraculously catch up, it risks being disembowelled by a cranky roo’s big toe.

No harm, no foul, IMO.

I did not say it never happens, I said dogs kill far less wildlife than cats.

“Dogs rarely will kill wildlife, while cats do it all over town on a daily basis.”

Errr, ever seen the results when a pack of dogs visits a paddock of sheep and lambs? Cute little puppy-wuppies they are not. When they can’t get sheep, they will kill and eat anything else they can find, including wildlife.

As for dogs and roos, a friend and I were walking his miniature dachshund on Mt Taylor one morning. The dog detected a roo and was after it like a rocket (you’d be surprised how fast a dachshund can move – they were bred as hunting dogs). Needless to say, the roo outpaced him in a few bounds and was gone.

Outside a confined space, a dog has Buckley’s of catching a healthy roo. Even if it did miraculously catch up, it risks being disembowelled by a cranky roo’s big toe.

No harm, no foul, IMO.

A Ranger explained to me once while I was out walking my dog in a reserve that they are not anti dog at all (infact he had a number of rescue dogs of his own) but there are reasons for the ‘dog on lead’ rules in the Nature Reserves. He was saying that the nicest of dogs can get carried away with the preditor/pray drive thing and take off after a mob of roo’s. Whilst they may not catch or even intend to catch a roo they cause such panic in the mob that the mothers often throw the joeys or others get tangled in fences and worst of all they chase mobs out onto the major roads that usually surround these reserves and then the innevitable often happens. I hadn’t even considered these things prior to that and since then I always keep mine on lead.

Masquara said :

Comic_and_Gamer_Nerd said :

Masquara said :

Based purely on google image search, I would say the dog had something along the lines of pitbull and something along the lines of rottweiler in it. It had a massive head and jaw.

You do realise how many different breeds of dogs you just described, right?

And it had a very thick neck. It was a truly nasty looking dog. Mind you, of course, I’d have described it very differently if I’d spotted it trying to unseat a cyclist …

Again, all anecdotal.

I think poodles and Pomeranians are nasty looking.

I grew up with Great Danes. Huge heads and huge necks. Would chase down a kangaroo in a second but at the same time would let me and my brother ride on its back and if the neighbour hood kids were around they used to be terrified and hide in the bedroom until the kids left.

Also one particularly huge male would love nothing more than to stop and sniff the flowers(so annoying to take for a walk).

Pork Hunt said :

Comic_and_Gamer_Nerd said :

Comparing cats and dogs, and I apologise if those seems harsh, but comparing cats and dogs is effing retarded.

Dogs rarely will kill wildlife, while cats do it all over town on a daily basis.

Anecdotal evidence, does not win a argument and certainly does not rank on scientific stats.

I’d like a source for that indiscriminate comma use…

LOL I WIN BECOZ OM ILLITERATE

Comparing cats and dogs, and I apologise if those seems harsh, but comparing cats and dogs is effing retarded.

Oh I agree completely.

I mean, when was the last time a domestic house cat tore a child to pieces?

+1

Comic_and_Gamer_Nerd said :

Masquara said :

Based purely on google image search, I would say the dog had something along the lines of pitbull and something along the lines of rottweiler in it. It had a massive head and jaw.

You do realise how many different breeds of dogs you just described, right?

And it had a very thick neck. It was a truly nasty looking dog. Mind you, of course, I’d have described it very differently if I’d spotted it trying to unseat a cyclist …

Masquara said :

Based purely on google image search, I would say the dog had something along the lines of pitbull and something along the lines of rottweiler in it. It had a massive head and jaw.

You do realise how many different breeds of dogs you just described, right?

Masquara said :

Based purely on google image search, I would say the dog had something along the lines of pitbull and something along the lines of rottweiler in it. It had a massive head and jaw.

Two of my favourite breeds.

It is upsetting to see a kangaroo attacked like this, but very few dogs could avoid chasing a roo, whether chihuahua or Great Dane.

Word has it that Animal Liberation ACT and Australian Society for Kangaroos is applying for a court order for the dog to cease and desist in chasing kangaroos.

Comic_and_Gamer_Nerd said :

Comparing cats and dogs, and I apologise if those seems harsh, but comparing cats and dogs is effing retarded.

Dogs rarely will kill wildlife, while cats do it all over town on a daily basis.

Anecdotal evidence, does not win a argument and certainly does not rank on scientific stats.

I’d like a source for that indiscriminate comma use…

Based purely on google image search, I would say the dog had something along the lines of pitbull and something along the lines of rottweiler in it. It had a massive head and jaw.

My karma ran over my dogma…

Comparing cats and dogs, and I apologise if those seems harsh, but comparing cats and dogs is effing retarded.

Dogs rarely will kill wildlife, while cats do it all over town on a daily basis.

Anecdotal evidence, does not win a argument and certainly does not rank on scientific stats.

KB1971 said :

Maybe the roo had your cashmere jumper after it wresled it beck from Mayor Rattenbury aand the dog saw this. The dogm being an Avid RA reader decided to chese the roo down and retrieve the jumper all in the name of civic justice……..

Am I close?

Can you tell I typed this in a hurry and did not proof read?

If a cat was caught tormenting native wildlife I’m sure people here would be suggesting to destroy the cat..

FioBla said :

No mention of incompetent Labor in this post. Can only assume that Masquara’s account has been hacked.

I knew it was an imposter, because the real Masquara would never admit to visiting such a hotbed of infamy and Green-voting as Ainslie.

No mention of incompetent Labor in this post. Can only assume that Masquara’s account has been hacked.

I reckon we need a dog cull along with the Roo cull. Had a couple of determined looking mutts wandering around Dickson the other day. They just walked straight past me and through my open side gate. Good thing the kids weren’t out the back, my little girl is sh!t scared of strange dogs.

Maybe the roo had your cashmere jumper after it wresled it beck from Mayor Rattenbury aand the dog saw this. The dogm being an Avid RA reader decided to chese the roo down and retrieve the jumper all in the name of civic justice……..

Am I close?

These feral dogs are killing our native fauna. Where’s the self-righteousness and the ‘ra ra’s that these threads usually attract? So it’s evil when a cat kills a galah but it’s okay if Good Ol’ Rex kills a roo or two ’cause he’s a just a big, dumb, lovable dog? I just want to see some bloody consistency from you lot, that’s all.

So what, a dog chased a PITA roo down a local road…. Cry me a fricken river…

All that was missing was for a semi to come the other way and finish off the roo.

Masquara, your description is crap. How do you suppose anyone report the owner from a black face with white neck?
Why not use your magic google map skills that you found a tree that someone was talking about cutting down(and is cut down now)?

Have you ever even owned a dog? You do not seem to understand their nature at all.

If the cull could go ahead there wouldn’t be kangaroos in Ainslie to be the target of overenthusiastic mutts.

johnboy said :

Dog and roo were over the fence with me running far, far behind.

as is usual the roo got away in the end/

Not surprised for roo’s have been clocked at 70km/h in short bursts and can average between 40 to 50 for almost 2 clicks

johnboy said :

Firstly we’re talking about Ainslie.

There’s a strong culture of off lead walking there. You feel like a cruel freak having a dog on a lead.

Second we’re talking about a roo.

There’s hardly a dog in the world who will hear a word their owner says when they’re chasing one.

Thirdly, it’s ainslie kangaroos.

The owner could have let their dog out into the backyard for a morning wee when the whole thing kicked off. (it happened to me once)

You can’t possibly leave us hanging,did your dog nip him?

Masquara said :

There was no owner anywhere in sight. It was a vicious looking dog, and anyone who says that an out of control dog whose owner hasn’t secured it in a back yard doesn’t pose a threat to children walking in the vicinity is plain wrong.

You are still drawing a long bow here. Dogs and children are different. Some dogs will have never seen a roo, yet have seen people and children all the time. Guess what they see a roo and they chase it!!

The dog shouldn’t have been out, but occasionally people make mistakes like not locking a gate properly or maybe the dog bolted out of the front door and the owners were looking for them. So to jump to your conclusions says a lot more about you and your quick to judge nature than the owner who may be genuinely upset this happened. By all means if the owner is at fault here then fine, but you have no idea about anything other than what you saw.

Call Canberra Connect and ask to be put through to the ranger. Report everything you saw. Maybe they’ll take it seriously and maybe they won’t. I, for one, am concerned by what you’ve reported. Yes dogs are prey animals but if this dog was loose and attacking another animal it is a community safety concern.

Firstly we’re talking about Ainslie.

There’s a strong culture of off lead walking there. You feel like a cruel freak having a dog on a lead.

Second we’re talking about a roo.

There’s hardly a dog in the world who will hear a word their owner says when they’re chasing one.

Thirdly, it’s ainslie kangaroos.

The owner could have let their dog out into the backyard for a morning wee when the whole thing kicked off. (it happened to me once)

If it was being walked it should return when called, no possibility of it running off so far that you can’t see the owner and that the owner can’t see it, and if it won’t come when called it absolutely shouldn’t be off the lead. If it wasn’t being walked why was it outside running around attacking wildlife and interfering with traffic. We can’t say for sure it will attack a child next but we can’t say it won’t, or it won’t end up in the paddocks going after livestock, who wants to find out? I’d be concerned, not to mention upset, if I saw that too!

There was no owner anywhere in sight. It was a vicious looking dog, and anyone who says that an out of control dog whose owner hasn’t secured it in a back yard doesn’t pose a threat to children walking in the vicinity is plain wrong.

Most people’s dogs are just interested in running after roos, they’re not trying to catch them.
Just like most people’s dogs don’t go around killing other pets, farm live stock and so on.
Most people see this sort of thing as a problem.

Seriously?
Just because it was chasing a roo – which has the pheromones of “prey”… and was running from him – it could/would now attack a child??
sure, the dog shouldn’t be allowed on a street alone as it is – because a car hitting the dog with a child watching the whole thing – is really, REALLY upsetting..
But just because it attacked something running from it that smelt like meat – kangaroo – different smell than child… it doesn’t mean it’s going to attack the next child it sees…