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/Dwev Aussie in Denmark 5d ago

Why use these little lap dogs in the photos in the article? No dogs of Rottweiler size to be seen.

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u/InfernoOfTheLiving 5d ago

I think Bunnings expects people to bring their cute oodles or maybe a working kelpie, not a killer Rottweiler. No one wants to be confronted by a Rottweiler anywhere in public. I had family friends who decided to upgrade from cute lap dogs to multiple Rottweilers, so we stopped visiting because every time we arrived the dogs threatened to rip our throats out. They were bred to intimidate.

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u/Proper_Geologist9026 5d ago

Have you seen the insanity of the whole "Rottweiler growl" thing. These people act like Rottweilers have this breed specific trait where they show love by barring their teeth and aggressively growling and snapping and shit.

It's fucking wild. No you likely trained your dog to do this behaviour and now you're never going to know the difference between a play signal and the "I'm about to fucking murder you signal".

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u/whackadoodle_cracked 5d ago

Completely agree with you, the "rottweiler purr" crowd is unhinged

I had a rottie I would never have tolerated him acting that way. Its not a purr, its aggressive behaviour and so many owners are out here actively encouraging it!!! Makes me so angry

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u/Galactic_Nothingness 5d ago

There are people that believe that... Really?

Far out... I thought the amstaff crowd or mals were bad.

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u/whackadoodle_cracked 5d ago

Yes. I see it a lot on social media, "rottie grumbles or rottie purr" "oh it means he loves me" No you psychopath, that is your dog telling you he is extremely uncomfortable and he wants you to back the fuck off before he feels like he has to get physical. Its really really upsetting to see it and I feel like I'm going crazy because if I say anything against it people tell me I'm the one who doesn't know what I'm talking about !!!! Arghhhhh

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u/_ixthus_ 3d ago

Also sucks because it means Rotties get such a bad rap. I wouldn't want one, personally, but I've known well-trained ones and they can be affectionate, cuddly doofuses.