CarraghsGem 92 Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 (edited) 10-year-old girl in hospital after savage dog attack Rhianna Kidd was attacked by two rottwieler dogs while she was riding her bike in Dundee. ..................................... A 10-year-old girl is in hospital after being savaged by two rottwieler dogs while she was out riding her bike in Dundee. Rhianna Kidd was attacked around 11am on Sunday August 29 in Dryburgh Street, near to the shops. The girl suffered a fractured jaw in the attack and will require plastic surgery, Tayside Police said. It is understood the dogs will be put down on Monday and their owners may be charged. The girl’s grandmother Irene Grady, who was keeping an eye on Rhianna from her house on Dryburgh Street, hurried to the scene. "Her dad dropped her off at the end of the road at around 10.30am and I was watching her cycle towards me" said Mrs Grady. "The next thing I knew, three dogs — two rottweiler and one rottweiler puppy — surrounded her. I didn't like the situation so I shouted to Rhianna ‘keep pedalling' but one of the dogs just grabbed her off the bike. "One started biting her arms while the other went for her legs. Someone in a car pumped their horn and they stopped but when she got up they just knocked her back down." Rhianna wrestled free from the dogs' grip three times but each time they pounced on her again. "These dogs were like bulls. You should have seen the size of their heads," said Mrs Grady. "When I got to her I didn't know what to do. I just kept repeating to the dogs ‘be good, be good.' They let her go and I managed to get her to the house. Once we were inside, the rottweilers were peering in the living room window. We were so scared." The child was taken to the safety of her relative’s home and an ambulance was called. The girl was then taken to Ninewells Hospital, Dundee. She has since been admitted to the hospital and is being treated for injuries to her face and body. Her injuries are not life-threatening, however she has sustained a fractured jaw and requires plastic surgery. Rhianna's grandmother Mrs Grady said: "Today has been a nightmare. I can still hear her screams," "You hear of this sort of thing happening but not on your own doorstep. She's in an awful mess. She's got bites at the back of her ears and will have to have her jaw wired. "Her clothes were shredded and had to be cut off her when she arrived at the hospital. She has a bite under her chin and I'm just thankful they never got her throat or things could have been a lot worse." "I've had alsatians all my life and I have a wee yorkie now but those were not dogs, they were machines." Police enquiries into the dog attack are continuing. The dogs have been traced by the police and are safely confined in Brown Street Kennels, Dundee. Tayside Police would like to speak to the motorist who stopped at the time of the attack and also to any other persons who may have information relating to the incident. Tayside Police can be contacted on 0300 111 2222 or by speaking to any police officer. ( http://news.stv.tv/scotland/194671-child-in-hospital-after-dog-attack/ ) ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, words fail me as to how any dog owner would let not 1 but 3 rottweilers roam freely around the streets, i like the breed myself + think its been tarred with the label of dangerous due to stupid, irresponsible dog owners like the owner of the dogs in this recent attack. Edited August 30, 2010 by CarraghsGem Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scent 509 Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 oh good jesus the poor little girl Quote Link to post Share on other sites
digging/drawing 1 Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 Words fail me, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hannah4181 260 Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 How horrendous, i got a nasty bite from a terrier once and it was agony . . . poor poor little thing must be in a dreadful state. :cry: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
judge2010 196 Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 no breed of dog should be left un-attended regardless of the breed. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deano7 22 Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 It was a woman who had the dogs they seen the girl and dragged her until she let them go !!! Stupid cow jail for her no excuses Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 no breed of dog should be left un-attended regardless of the breed. never a truer word spoken. must be every grandparents nightmare,or anyone watching someone elses kid.sincerely hope the wee girl isnt scarred for life. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 It was a woman who had the dogs they seen the girl and dragged her until she let them go !!! Stupid cow jail for her no excuses im a bg laddie and i reckon id be toiling to hold 3 rotties if they took it in their mind to take off. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tb25 4,627 Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 very sad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 Hope the girl makes a full recovery. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Irish Lurcher 1,013 Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 How sad Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CarraghsGem 92 Posted August 30, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 It was a woman who had the dogs they seen the girl and dragged her until she let them go !!! Stupid cow jail for her no excuses im a bg laddie and i reckon id be toiling to hold 3 rotties if they took it in their mind to take off. i used to have a big gsd bitch and a boxer x lab that was also huge, bigger than some rotties, used to walk them by myself with no problems, also used to walk the neighbours 2 rotties, they were very strong dogs, wouldnt have been able to handle 3 of them though by any stretch of the imagination. wouldnt try to either. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Deano7 22 Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 U can picture the girl walking them now s**t tattoos on her arm celtic arm band, smoking with baseball hat on LOOK AT ME Because of the slack bitches atitude shes seriously damged this young girls life 10yrs hard labour Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The one 8,487 Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 Heard about it on the car radio today the dogs where going to be put down ,but why the feck does anybody need three rotty's for Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bulldogman 55 Posted August 30, 2010 Report Share Posted August 30, 2010 Sh*t owner if they have three rotts running out of control. At least in Scotland they will proescute and sentencing is likely to be harsher than in England. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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