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7:00am Tuesday 23rd February 2010 in
A mum has spoken of her terror as she fought to stop her eight-year-old daughter being mauled by a vicious loose Rottweiler in Bradford.
Shabana Kousar said she thought her daughter Seher was going to be killed in the attack, which saw a passing solicitor help to fight off the dog.
The child’s father, Amrez Akhtar, 30, said Mrs Kousar and Seher had been walking home from visiting family when they were cornered by the dog, which had been running free along Barkerend Road.
He said: “When they saw the dog they went behind a car to avoid it, but it followed them.
“The dog went straight for Seher and she started screaming. It bit her on the leg, which her mum didn’t realise at first. She was telling Seher to run away, but she couldn’t get up.”
Mrs Kousar, 32, of Browning Street, Barkerend, said she grabbed the dog and struggled with it for 20 minutes but was unable to free her daughter until two men stopped to help.
She was bitten on her arm as she tried to keep the dog at bay.
She said: “It was so scary, I can’t sleep, I close my eyes and all I can see is the dog’s face.
“I thought I was going to lose my daughter.”
Seher, a pupil at Byron Primary School, spent more than a week at Bradford Royal Infirmary undergoing surgery and has been left with a permanent scar.
Mr Akhtar said two passers-by stopped their car to help his daughter and wife.
“A man held him and another man got some rope and tied the dog up,” he said. “We are quite relieved to find the dog has been destroyed. I will be more relieved when the owner is found.”
Keighley solicitor Mohammed Hussain was one of those who leapt in to help. He said: “I was driving down Barkerend Road and I could hear screaming. I initially thought someone was beating up a woman. I looked across and a woman was lying on the floor. I looked closer and saw the dog was mauling something.
“By this time the dog was holding the child and was shaking her around like she was a toy.
“There were some men standing about and no-one was intervening.
“I thought if I didn’t intervene the child would end up dead.”
Mr Hussain, who owns Mohammed Hussain Solicitors, in Henry Street, said he hit the dog three times, on the neck, the head and the nose, before it let go of the girl. He was helped by a man who cut some washing line to tie the dog up before the police arrived.
Mr Hussain has been to visit Seher in hospital to see how she was recovering.
“At the time the adrenaline was running,” he said. “I have got an eight-year-old daughter of my own. The little girl was so brave. I thought, ‘there by the grace of God’.
“It was quite an experience for me.”
Mr Akhtar said the family has been badly affected by the attack: “As soon as it gets dark my daughter wants all the lights on and she doesn’t want to go out now. Her mother is getting flashbacks.”
Mrs Kousar said: “These sorts of dogs should always have someone with them or a muzzle over their face so if they run away they can’t attack a child. Thank God those men were there to help.”
Police are now appealing for the owner of the dog, which, the family was told, has been destroyed, to come forward.
Anyone who has any information about the incident, which happened in Barkerend Road, on February 6, at 5.45pm, is asked to contact the police, who are particularly keen to trace the dog’s owner.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Sergeant Jon Collins at the Bradford Moor, Bowling and Barkerend Neighbourhood Policing Team on (01274) 376625.
Comments(56)
Up with the partridge
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8:38am Tue 23 Feb 10
Freddy Elliot
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fish'n'chips
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9:09am Tue 23 Feb 10
Warthog
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fish'n'chips
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Joedavid
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Duke of Odsal
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10:26am Tue 23 Feb 10
mad matt
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10:34am Tue 23 Feb 10
ratherhavesun
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10:36am Tue 23 Feb 10
fish'n'chips wrote:Not fair fish'n'chips. Your putting us all in the same category and we're not. I have a huge dog and would never dream of leaving anything behind that it creates. My dog is my responsibility and I think that the people who own these fighting type dogs should be made accountable for what their dogs get up to. We have an akita who is walked near us and the young girl who walks it yells to everyone to stay away as she is unable to control it - what a load of rubbish. It should not be allowed out and certainly not without a muzzle. We need the park rangers to keep a closer eye on them in our local parks.
Custodial sentences for the owners all big dangerous dogs banned and a huge fine for dog fouling as well. I live in windhill and it's full of the "chav" dogs like nikitas and staffys you see young kids being dragged around with an 8 stone nikita dog on the lead how the hell can they control a beast like that it's madness. We call one of the streets in windhill dog sh#t alley because it's so filthy with dog mess i find dog owners quite selfish people who obviously care more about the dog than the rest of society.
theanorak
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11:01am Tue 23 Feb 10
fish'n'chips
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11:24am Tue 23 Feb 10
ratherhavesun wrote:I have to go by experience and sadly only a small minority of dog owners seem to do the "right thing"
fish'n'chips wrote:Not fair fish'n'chips. Your putting us all in the same category and we're not. I have a huge dog and would never dream of leaving anything behind that it creates. My dog is my responsibility and I think that the people who own these fighting type dogs should be made accountable for what their dogs get up to. We have an akita who is walked near us and the young girl who walks it yells to everyone to stay away as she is unable to control it - what a load of rubbish. It should not be allowed out and certainly not without a muzzle. We need the park rangers to keep a closer eye on them in our local parks.
Custodial sentences for the owners all big dangerous dogs banned and a huge fine for dog fouling as well. I live in windhill and it's full of the "chav" dogs like nikitas and staffys you see young kids being dragged around with an 8 stone nikita dog on the lead how the hell can they control a beast like that it's madness. We call one of the streets in windhill dog sh#t alley because it's so filthy with dog mess i find dog owners quite selfish people who obviously care more about the dog than the rest of society.
albion
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11:43am Tue 23 Feb 10
Biker71
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11:49am Tue 23 Feb 10
bredandbuttered
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11:59am Tue 23 Feb 10
Bradford7
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12:18pm Tue 23 Feb 10
Biker71 wrote:My god welcome to hysteria lane everyone.
Those of you who are dog owners, what do you think of the pistol ban? ( as has already been mentioned )
Somone posted " they were banned for the greater good " yet a pistol never killed anyone, the shooter did.. doesnt the weapons laws protect us as you say the dog laws do?
Large " dangerous " dogs should be banned, no 2 ways about it.. I am fed up to the back teeth of seeing 15 year old chavs with Staffordshire Bull Terriers, and recently the asian gangs seem to have a few with them too, including rottweilers...
They banned pistols as 1 loony went on the rampage, how many kids have to die before these dogs are banned?
And before anyone says it, yes I was a shooter.. But to own my pistols I needed to keep them in locked cabinets that met police and home office standards, the ammunition had to be kept seperate and transportation of the weapons was even stricter and the police could and did visit me at any time to inspect storage and handling.. what checks are there on the owners of killers like Rottweilers and Bull terriers?
Mekon
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12:31pm Tue 23 Feb 10
Iona Cortina
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12:36pm Tue 23 Feb 10
Asika
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12:39pm Tue 23 Feb 10
spinnekop
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12:52pm Tue 23 Feb 10
albion wrote:I am sick to the back teeth of this.
I hope Seher and indeed her mother recover soon from this dreadful ordeal, I suspect the mental scars will last far longer than the physical ones. Very well done Mr Hussain! that type of action thoroughly deserves public acclaim. This is yet another sad example of iresposible dog ownership and iresponsible dog breeding (as a former dog owner, trainer and breeder I fail to see why anyone needs to have certain breeds in certain areas).
albion
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12:55pm Tue 23 Feb 10
Iona Cortina wrote:I never saw the point of yours, but Iwouldnt go that far.
Another reason why *all* dogs must be destroyed.
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I really don't see the point of their existence.
fish'n'chips
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1:22pm Tue 23 Feb 10
Bradford7 wrote:A toy dogs bite won't do the same as a huge rottie with 7 stone holding you down. There has been articles before about people with their well behaved dogs suddenly out of character killing or maiming young children in the family home or out on the street. it's a wild animal when it comes down to it and you can't guarantee 100% that it would never attack. Why should my 6 year old have to cross the road when somebody comes past with a huge hulk of a dog because it scares him so much ( he got knocked over by a huge dog in the park 2 years back ) why do you need such a big dog other than for security and if thats the case it should be registered like a lethal weapon and treated like so.
Biker71 wrote:My god welcome to hysteria lane everyone.
Those of you who are dog owners, what do you think of the pistol ban? ( as has already been mentioned )
Somone posted " they were banned for the greater good " yet a pistol never killed anyone, the shooter did.. doesnt the weapons laws protect us as you say the dog laws do?
Large " dangerous " dogs should be banned, no 2 ways about it.. I am fed up to the back teeth of seeing 15 year old chavs with Staffordshire Bull Terriers, and recently the asian gangs seem to have a few with them too, including rottweilers...
They banned pistols as 1 loony went on the rampage, how many kids have to die before these dogs are banned?
And before anyone says it, yes I was a shooter.. But to own my pistols I needed to keep them in locked cabinets that met police and home office standards, the ammunition had to be kept seperate and transportation of the weapons was even stricter and the police could and did visit me at any time to inspect storage and handling.. what checks are there on the owners of killers like Rottweilers and Bull terriers?
I own a cross breed Mastiff/Rottie because I see the dog as my responsibility and train and look after the dog correctly he is well mannered and respectful and amazing with people other dogs and even cats.
When will people understand it is the OWNER NOT THE BREED
I have seen more examples of 'toy dogs' being overtly aggressive as compared to so call killer dogs.
The answer is to make people get a licence to get a dog
My dog weighs in at about 6 - 7 stone and yes he does look intimidating however he walks beautifully on the lead and just gets on with is walk I have to laugh at the chav scum with their staffies/ American Bulldogs/ akitas etc being dragged along the path because they do not even have the slightest concept of how to train a dog
bantam87
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1:34pm Tue 23 Feb 10
ErnestPBarroclough
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1:43pm Tue 23 Feb 10
bantam87
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1:50pm Tue 23 Feb 10
ErnestPBarroclough wrote:Dont think you quite got my point, if we did that and got rid of every species due a bad few nobody would be left. There would be no dogs, no humans, a cat scratched me once lets kill all them aswell.
ooh its the owner not the dog! Maybe, but obviously alot of owners are not capable or do not care, therefore I say, destroy them all, why risk it.
Freddy Elliot
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1:53pm Tue 23 Feb 10
ErnestPBarroclough
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2:00pm Tue 23 Feb 10
bantam87 wrote:Dont Muppet me you bellend. How often are we hearing about kids getting mauled by these dogs? Something has to be done, the owners cant control them, aslong as they are around it will always happen. I do get your point. Different views.
ErnestPBarroclough wrote: ooh its the owner not the dog! Maybe, but obviously alot of owners are not capable or do not care, therefore I say, destroy them all, why risk it.Dont think you quite got my point, if we did that and got rid of every species due a bad few nobody would be left. There would be no dogs, no humans, a cat scratched me once lets kill all them aswell. Muppet!!
stansfairy
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2:01pm Tue 23 Feb 10
Biker71
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2:10pm Tue 23 Feb 10
Bradford7 wrote:Way to completely miss my point.. and its me thats hysterical?
Biker71 wrote:My god welcome to hysteria lane everyone.
Those of you who are dog owners, what do you think of the pistol ban? ( as has already been mentioned )
Somone posted " they were banned for the greater good " yet a pistol never killed anyone, the shooter did.. doesnt the weapons laws protect us as you say the dog laws do?
Large " dangerous " dogs should be banned, no 2 ways about it.. I am fed up to the back teeth of seeing 15 year old chavs with Staffordshire Bull Terriers, and recently the asian gangs seem to have a few with them too, including rottweilers...
They banned pistols as 1 loony went on the rampage, how many kids have to die before these dogs are banned?
And before anyone says it, yes I was a shooter.. But to own my pistols I needed to keep them in locked cabinets that met police and home office standards, the ammunition had to be kept seperate and transportation of the weapons was even stricter and the police could and did visit me at any time to inspect storage and handling.. what checks are there on the owners of killers like Rottweilers and Bull terriers?
I own a cross breed Mastiff/Rottie because I see the dog as my responsibility and train and look after the dog correctly he is well mannered and respectful and amazing with people other dogs and even cats.
When will people understand it is the OWNER NOT THE BREED
I have seen more examples of 'toy dogs' being overtly aggressive as compared to so call killer dogs.
The answer is to make people get a licence to get a dog
My dog weighs in at about 6 - 7 stone and yes he does look intimidating however he walks beautifully on the lead and just gets on with is walk I have to laugh at the chav scum with their staffies/ American Bulldogs/ akitas etc being dragged along the path because they do not even have the slightest concept of how to train a dog
bantam87
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2:11pm Tue 23 Feb 10
ErnestPBarroclough wrote:Touchy touchy, You dont hear it that much actually or else something probably would be done, I accept is a different opionion but I just cant see how murdering ALL dogs would help the situation.
bantam87 wrote:Dont Muppet me you bellend. How often are we hearing about kids getting mauled by these dogs? Something has to be done, the owners cant control them, aslong as they are around it will always happen. I do get your point. Different views.ErnestPBarroclough wrote: ooh its the owner not the dog! Maybe, but obviously alot of owners are not capable or do not care, therefore I say, destroy them all, why risk it.Dont think you quite got my point, if we did that and got rid of every species due a bad few nobody would be left. There would be no dogs, no humans, a cat scratched me once lets kill all them aswell. Muppet!!
zippy25
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2:23pm Tue 23 Feb 10
Iona Cortina wrote:Why do you always come out with such stupid comments ,Thinking of this poor little girl and her mum hope the little girl gets well soon,Thanks to mr Hussain .And Shame on the men who stud and watched !!
Another reason why *all* dogs must be destroyed. . I really don't see the point of their existence.
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2:52pm Tue 23 Feb 10
zippy25 wrote:I agree with the last part of your post, but disagree with the first (part).
Iona Cortina wrote:Why do you always come out with such stupid comments ,Thinking of this poor little girl and her mum hope the little girl gets well soon,Thanks to mr Hussain .And Shame on the men who stud and watched !!
Another reason why *all* dogs must be destroyed. . I really don't see the point of their existence.
Joedavid
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3:01pm Tue 23 Feb 10
Bradford7 wrote:This dog was out without the owner, can you be sure yours will never, never get out without you knowing?
Biker71 wrote: Those of you who are dog owners, what do you think of the pistol ban? ( as has already been mentioned ) Somone posted " they were banned for the greater good " yet a pistol never killed anyone, the shooter did.. doesnt the weapons laws protect us as you say the dog laws do? Large " dangerous " dogs should be banned, no 2 ways about it.. I am fed up to the back teeth of seeing 15 year old chavs with Staffordshire Bull Terriers, and recently the asian gangs seem to have a few with them too, including rottweilers... They banned pistols as 1 loony went on the rampage, how many kids have to die before these dogs are banned? And before anyone says it, yes I was a shooter.. But to own my pistols I needed to keep them in locked cabinets that met police and home office standards, the ammunition had to be kept seperate and transportation of the weapons was even stricter and the police could and did visit me at any time to inspect storage and handling.. what checks are there on the owners of killers like Rottweilers and Bull terriers?My god welcome to hysteria lane everyone. I own a cross breed Mastiff/Rottie because I see the dog as my responsibility and train and look after the dog correctly he is well mannered and respectful and amazing with people other dogs and even cats. When will people understand it is the OWNER NOT THE BREED I have seen more examples of 'toy dogs' being overtly aggressive as compared to so call killer dogs. The answer is to make people get a licence to get a dog My dog weighs in at about 6 - 7 stone and yes he does look intimidating however he walks beautifully on the lead and just gets on with is walk I have to laugh at the chav scum with their staffies/ American Bulldogs/ akitas etc being dragged along the path because they do not even have the slightest concept of how to train a dog
cheeky1
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3:15pm Tue 23 Feb 10
Leighann
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3:18pm Tue 23 Feb 10
Iona Cortina
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5:35pm Tue 23 Feb 10
tornshaunton
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6:30pm Tue 23 Feb 10
Iona Cortina wrote:a large dog scared it away.
Anyone know what happened to that 'bomb scare' story ?
puddingandpi
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6:51pm Tue 23 Feb 10
BD16
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7:56pm Tue 23 Feb 10
Bradford7 wrote:Sorry Bradford7 but I have to take excepion with some of the things you say.
Biker71 wrote: Those of you who are dog owners, what do you think of the pistol ban? ( as has already been mentioned ) Somone posted " they were banned for the greater good " yet a pistol never killed anyone, the shooter did.. doesnt the weapons laws protect us as you say the dog laws do? Large " dangerous " dogs should be banned, no 2 ways about it.. I am fed up to the back teeth of seeing 15 year old chavs with Staffordshire Bull Terriers, and recently the asian gangs seem to have a few with them too, including rottweilers... They banned pistols as 1 loony went on the rampage, how many kids have to die before these dogs are banned? And before anyone says it, yes I was a shooter.. But to own my pistols I needed to keep them in locked cabinets that met police and home office standards, the ammunition had to be kept seperate and transportation of the weapons was even stricter and the police could and did visit me at any time to inspect storage and handling.. what checks are there on the owners of killers like Rottweilers and Bull terriers?My god welcome to hysteria lane everyone. I own a cross breed Mastiff/Rottie because I see the dog as my responsibility and train and look after the dog correctly he is well mannered and respectful and amazing with people other dogs and even cats. When will people understand it is the OWNER NOT THE BREED I have seen more examples of 'toy dogs' being overtly aggressive as compared to so call killer dogs. The answer is to make people get a licence to get a dog My dog weighs in at about 6 - 7 stone and yes he does look intimidating however he walks beautifully on the lead and just gets on with is walk I have to laugh at the chav scum with their staffies/ American Bulldogs/ akitas etc being dragged along the path because they do not even have the slightest concept of how to train a dog
birday
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8:13pm Tue 23 Feb 10
spinnekop wrote:Thank you for making me laugh - but on a serious note the dog situation is out of hand in Bradford, there'll be more incidents like this as no one's doing anything about it. I'm not shocked by your suggestion - the situation is making me think the same way.
albion wrote: I hope Seher and indeed her mother recover soon from this dreadful ordeal, I suspect the mental scars will last far longer than the physical ones. Very well done Mr Hussain! that type of action thoroughly deserves public acclaim. This is yet another sad example of iresposible dog ownership and iresponsible dog breeding (as a former dog owner, trainer and breeder I fail to see why anyone needs to have certain breeds in certain areas).I am sick to the back teeth of this. A pet is one thing but a nutter dog is another. Shoot the owners and let the dogs they breed eat them. Then shoot the 'kin dog
birday
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8:15pm Tue 23 Feb 10
Iona Cortina wrote:For some people pet dogs (not wild/dangerous dogs) are great company!
Another reason why *all* dogs must be destroyed. . I really don't see the point of their existence.
Iona Cortina
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9:00pm Tue 23 Feb 10
birday wrote:Nevertheless, *all* dogs should either be put down, or shipped to Australia.
Iona Cortina wrote:For some people pet dogs (not wild/dangerous dogs) are great company!
Another reason why *all* dogs must be destroyed. . I really don't see the point of their existence.
Welcome To The New World Order
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9:00pm Tue 23 Feb 10
Welcome To The New World Order
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9:05pm Tue 23 Feb 10
Iona Cortina wrote:It's people that should be destroyed or shipped to Australia, not animals.
birday wrote:Nevertheless, *all* dogs should either be put down, or shipped to Australia.
Iona Cortina wrote:For some people pet dogs (not wild/dangerous dogs) are great company!
Another reason why *all* dogs must be destroyed. . I really don't see the point of their existence.
Iona Cortina
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9:12pm Tue 23 Feb 10
Welcome To The New World Order wrote:Don't be silly, please.
Iona Cortina wrote:It's people that should be destroyed or shipped to Australia, not animals.
birday wrote:Nevertheless, *all* dogs should either be put down, or shipped to Australia.
Iona Cortina wrote:For some people pet dogs (not wild/dangerous dogs) are great company!
Another reason why *all* dogs must be destroyed. . I really don't see the point of their existence.
Welcome To The New World Order
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9:22pm Tue 23 Feb 10
Iona Cortina wrote:You started it.
Welcome To The New World Order wrote:Don't be silly, please.
Iona Cortina wrote:It's people that should be destroyed or shipped to Australia, not animals.
birday wrote:Nevertheless, *all* dogs should either be put down, or shipped to Australia.
Iona Cortina wrote:For some people pet dogs (not wild/dangerous dogs) are great company!
Another reason why *all* dogs must be destroyed. . I really don't see the point of their existence.
Wikidi
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11:27pm Tue 23 Feb 10
zippy25
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12:50am Wed 24 Feb 10
Iona Cortina wrote:My dog as got more brains than you will ever had dont talk so stupid you sound one horrible person !!
birday wrote:Nevertheless, *all* dogs should either be put down, or shipped to Australia.Iona Cortina wrote: Another reason why *all* dogs must be destroyed. . I really don't see the point of their existence.For some people pet dogs (not wild/dangerous dogs) are great company!
d-luded
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1:01am Wed 24 Feb 10
Freddy Elliot
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8:46am Wed 24 Feb 10
Iona Cortina wrote:The bombers saw the Westfield site & thought one had gone off already.
Anyone know what happened to that 'bomb scare' story ?
Ding Dong Diddly Dias
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1:28pm Wed 24 Feb 10
kirbz85
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2:13pm Wed 24 Feb 10
Steampig
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4:21pm Wed 24 Feb 10
Iona Cortina wrote:do you ever have anything sensible to say about ANYTHING? you really do post utter rubbish on almost any subject i have the misfortune to see your comments on.
Another reason why *all* dogs must be destroyed. . I really don't see the point of their existence.
Welcome To The New World Order
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5:49pm Wed 24 Feb 10
richmondbull
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1:42pm Sat 27 Feb 10
Iona Cortina wrote:i dont see the reason for your existance, parasitic rat!!please feel free to leave these shores!
Another reason why *all* dogs must be destroyed. . I really don't see the point of their existence.
kadyleigh
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10:56pm Sat 27 Feb 10
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