“Beck, the easiest solution I find if accousted by a slavering mutt is to politely point out ot it's owner (if he or she is visible) that, unless the mutt is removed from my vicinity and controlled, it will receive a swft and very hard kick to the face.

If no owner is visible, then the mutt receives a swift and very hard kick to the face anyway.

No-one can argue with you as all you have to say is that the our of control beast attacked you and you were defending yourself.”

“Never mind dogs having muzzles I wish dog owners would keep their dogs on leads when out in public. Not all people like dogs and I don't appreciate dogs jumping up on me and my kids when out for a walk. I have a lovely Staffie and I would not dream of taking her out for a walk without a lead. I appreciate that a lot of people are scared of dogs especially Staffies so I always keep mine on a lead, and I don't see why she needs a muzzle. As for insurance lots of people go around with no car insurance so they are certainly not going to bother getting insurance for there dogs.”

“The real problem is with owners who treat their dogs as weapons. I can't walk down the street waving a rifle or a machete, but I can keep an attack dog and terrorise the neighbourhood.

To be fair, most people keep who keep such dogs do so as a defence against burglars. That makes little difference when they go for a child, be that a family member or a visitor.”

“How is a muzzled, leashed dog supposed to work. You are looking at one type of person / dog and applying that to all owners / dogs. You don't understand or have a clue. Best keep quiet and concentrate on cleaning up after yourself.”

“Keith, I don't hate dogs at all and unlike you I don't wish death on fellow human beings but there are far too many dogsd around and the only way to deal with their numbers is a cull.

There is only sensible way to choose which ones to cull and that is to destroy strays and the uninsured.

The govt needs to legislate to allow all uninsured, unmuzzled, unchipped, unleashed (in public) and any dog who's owner does not clean up behind it to be destroyed and the owner made to pay.”

“i dont think a dog should be put down because its not wearing a muzzel or is uninsured, its not the dogs fault the owner is to lazy to follow the law,, that is really infair on the dog. but i also think a dog should be on a lead if walking on public streets, no matter how friendly and well trainned the dog is. there are lots of people that are scared of dogs and seeing a dog off a lead will scare them more, i wouldnt trust a dog i dont no even if the owner says its friendly so i think all dogs should be on leads unless walking through woods or a field!”

“Jon, you are an idiot. You obviously hate dogs, which is fine, but you can stop banging on about having them all put down. I don't like people like you and think you should be put down, but I don't bang on about it all the time.

People should learn to look after their pets and take responsibility for their actions. Should insurance become compulsory then fine. I have 3 dogs, they are all insured and cost me about £50 per month for the 3 (not sure where this £500 each came from). They are working dogs, they are never left unattended around children and when with me in a public place walk to heal and I don't carry a lead or own one. They are all microchipped and I am a responsible owner. But hey Jon lets just put them down anyway!! idiot”

“Charlie, dog pounds will not become full as all the Govt has to do is legislate to have any unwanted/un-insured/un-muzzled dog destroyed.”

“@Amanda- I dont think anyone can argue with what you just said. You only get out of a dog what you put in.”

“I'm a dog trainer and I deal specifically with ALL dogs with behavioural problems including aggression. In my professional experience, ANY dog can be potentially aggressive. It is entirely down to the owner. That's not to say owners delibrately go out of their way to make their dogs aggressive ( although clearly some do).It's more to do with a lack of understanding on the part of the owner. A dog will always be a dog and bringing it into a human world doesn't suddently make the dog behave like a human. Owners need to understand a dog's natural behaviour and what it is a does NEEDS to be stable. In a natural world, a dog pack is highly structured and full of rules and boundaries..if this is not recreated when we take dogs into our home and if we as owners don't take on the role of pack leader, then the dogs being dogs, will take on this role. That's where all the problems with aggression start. Being a pack leader, one of the jobs is to protect the pack. If the dog thinks it's his role to be pack leader then he WILL protect the pack. Aggressive dogs are just fulfilling what they believe is their function. The only way this can be addressed is for the owner to take this important job away from the dog and take it on themselves. There is a distinct way of doing this if owners are prepared to watch and learn.”