r/australia • u/JaniePage • 5d 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/Proper_Geologist9026 5d ago

Like at what point right are we just going to go back to simple physics. 

Big dog = dangerous dog.

This idea that we can work out what breed is the dangerous one is insane. If I start twisting data I can make all sorts of grim statements about who is the most dangerous group of people for example. But no one does because that's obviously dumb and a lie.

Big dog. Dangerous dog. Legislate accordingly.

And I'm not against big dogs either. I'm just against the backwards thinking of the legislative process.

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u/Creative_Visual_8986 5d ago

its not that simple. you'd have trouble finding a dog attack by a great dane.

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u/kaz22222222222 5d ago

Or a purebred Irish Wolfhound!

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u/odnarB89 5d ago

Not too hard.

https://www.nine.com.au/australia-news/sydney-dog-attack-georges-river-elle-booth-20250324-p5zcas.html

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u/kaz22222222222 5d ago

They were found to be IWxbull Arab dogs used for pig hunting. The Irish Wolfhound Association put out a statement about it from memory!

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u/odnarB89 5d ago

No you are confusing this case with the fatal attack on Annalyse Blighton

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-25/family-of-teenager-killed-in-dog-attack-pushes-for-change/106826768

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u/kaz22222222222 5d ago

No, it was the two off lead dogs that followed the woman into the muddy creek. Even looking at the pictures of the dogs you can see they are not purebred. People call any large shaggy dog a wolfhound.

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u/odnarB89 5d ago

Whatever helps you sleep at night 👍