"Don't let that dog near my child!"
Hello mate "Put that dog on a lead!"
I know.
Oh my god!
"Those types of dog are vicious and should be killed."
Wait, wait...
"Does it bite?"
What, the dog or me?
Oh!
It, first off, has a name...
Well, Brindle doesn't bite.
And he's called Lionel, and he is named after Lionel Richie.
Of course it bites, it's an animal, everything bites.
It's got a jaw, it's got teeth hasn't it?
Any dog can bite, it's not just this breed.
Yes I've worked with dogs that have bitten.
It's about not putting the dog in a situation whereby it could be dangerous.
Don't get me wrong, the attacks are horrific.
If it's been taught to bite, then that's the owner's fault.
It's not about a specific breed thing, you know.
If you push my parrot too far he'll nab your finger.
Maybe it'll lick you to death.
"Keep that animal away from my dog."
Keep that animal away from my dog!
I get that all the time.
All the time.
People will put their dogs on the leads when they see you coming.
People walk away from us, people scream that we shouldn't own a dog like that.
I've got loads of other dogs but they always want to stroke them, never him.
You'll just be walking through with your Staffie and you'll see the crowds part.
You know when I go to, maybe try and socialise my dog with another dog they're like, "Oh,
oh no, no."
Looks at them like they're absolute dirt and their owners are absolute dirt, because we
own, what is perceived as a dangerous dog, and a dog for the lower classes.
I can understand why people find them scary, but people find me scary with dreadlocks,
so "Those dogs were bred to kill"
They were bred to cuddle.
It just saddens me to be fair, when people say that.
I think the reputation that they have managed to get themselves is really quite unfair.
Why don't they think that about the hunting dogs?
Beagles, you know, foxhounds, harriers.
No they're companion dogs, you know.
Look at them I mean, soppy as arseholes.
He's soft, loves his treats, loves his ball, loves other dogs.
If somebody tried to mug me on the street, Lionel would go, "Hi, how are you doing?"
And wiggle his bum.
He's scared of cats, so The only thing Leyla would kill you with is
kisses, to be honest.
I got proper kissed, that was minging.
Slobber in the eye!
Oh god yeah, I've had this one.
"Don't let that near my child!"
I hear that a lot when I'm walking in the park.
Stop!
Don't let that snotty little rug rat near my dog!
So I was at a fair, and I looked down and there was an one-and-a-half-year-old child
that had left it's parents, lifting his gums up.
We're supposed to be a country of animal lovers and we don't teach people
No How to interact correctly with them.
Kids and animals should always be supervised.
Just because he's a bull breed doesn't mean he's more predisposed towards biting.
"Shouldn't it be wearing a muzzle?"
I've been asked that loads of times.
No it should not.
Yeah but it is already.
Yeah but he shouldn't.
The Dangerous Dogs Act has created an absolute monster.
And now he looks dangerous to people, I walk down the street, people are crossing the road.
They're being muzzled in public simply because of the way they look.
He has to live the rest of his life as a prisoner, because he is deemed wrong, his measurements
are wrong.
And yet at the same time they take the dog away, do all these "assessments"
He's passed all his temperament tests, he's proved he is no danger to the public, yet
my dog has to look like Hannibal Lecter.
"What type of person wants a dog like that?"
An amazing person.
If you truly know the breed, I think it's a sensible person.
The stereotypical type of person that would own a Staffie, is probably someone that people
think wants to be "hard."
People with tattoos, hoodies, skinheads Hanging around on street corners with great
big chain leads.
Because that's what they pick out to show everyone on the news, it's going to be the
gangs of lads with Staffs, with Staff crosses.
Public schoolboy here owns, what would be classed as a "chav" dog.
"Isn't it hard work?"
Is what hard work?
Having dogs is an absolute pleasure.
Woohoo!
It's the best thing in the world.
It is extremely rewarding.
Sit, wait.
I think the hardest bit of it is getting like, preconceived judgement against you from having
one.
Want to pray?
Wait.
Want to pray?
There you go.
See they're smart as well.
They're the only animals that will love you, more than it loves itself.
Life would be horrible without them.
It would be so boring.
Yeah I mean, what would we do?
What would we do?
Seriously, what would we do?
I don't think we would be together.
No.
Brindle, come on.
Wait.
Oh god, sit.
Good boy.
What she's just leaning on me.
You're dangerous!
Where's your tattoo?
I've got one too mate.
Wahey!