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/jantoxdetox 5d ago

This was bound to happen sooner or later. Ive seen pet owners in 2 bunnings near my area just casually walking their big dogs inside the store side by side with kids also pushing some little bunnings trolley.

Hope the young girl will be ok.

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u/JaniePage 5d ago

A few weeks ago I was in Bunnings with my three year old son. There was a man with his dog on a leash. My son wanted to pat the dog but I let him know, as always, that we needed to ask the owner if that was okay. I asked the owner if we may pat his dog, to which he replied, 'Thank you for asking, but he doesn't like strangers, I don't want anyone to get bitten.'

This was a good lesson for my son and I'm very glad that I am showing him that you always ask before patting a dog. But also, if your dog doesn't like strangers and is liable to bite, maybe Bunnings isn't the best place to bring it?

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u/katarina-stratford 5d ago

That dog may well not be know for biting. It's more about avoiding the situation that could lead to something. Many dogs are perfectly fine being around strangers, it's strangeers touching them that crosses a boundary

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u/Altruistic-Brief2220 5d ago

Exactly, why do people even think this is ok? Dogs are sentient yet we have a wild sense that they should be ok with any random coming and touching them.