Julia Lewis I hate to say it but one of my spaniels could have done that. Certain spaniels have a nervy streak and they hate people bending down over them. It's a defensive thing. I absolutely bet that if that little girl had walked on past the dog without looking at it, it would not have gone for her.

Myranya Werlemann

March 13 at 2:36am · Zeist, Netherlands

Springer spaniel attacks girl. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/…/Eight-year-old-girl-left-eatin…

Girl, 8, left eating through a syringe after springer spaniel attack

Annie Ramsay was walking with her friends near her home in Whittle-le-Woods, Lancashire, when she bent down to stroke the dog as it made its way out of a...

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  Lynne Smith Family has been through enough, glad that it looks like this scarring for this victim won't be severe.

  March 13 at 3:39am · Like
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  Amber A Maclin Wow

  March 13 at 6:49am · Like · 1
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  Julia Lewis I hate to say it but one of my spaniels could have done that. Certain spaniels have a nervy streak and they hate people bending down over them. It's a defensive thing. I absolutely bet that if that little girl had walked on past the dog without looking at it, it would not have gone for her.

  March 13 at 7:02am · Like · 4
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  Julia Lewis Unfortunately, maybe because of their breeding, some spaniels have a nervous streak in them. They are not so stable as labradors. They are not going to rush up to someone in the street and "attack" them but this is a typical situation that can go wrong. Children must be told not to bend down over dogs they don't know well, or even put their hands over their heads.

  March 13 at 7:08am · Like · 4
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  Julia Lewis One of mine wears a muzzle out on walks because this is the kind of thing I dread happening.

  March 13 at 7:09am · Like · 5
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  Julia Dolan Green Esp with English Springer Spaniels there's this known condition called "Springer Rage Syndrome". Don't know if that is what caused this attack.

  March 13 at 7:18am · Like · 1
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  Julia Lewis Could well be that.

  March 13 at 2:58pm · Like · 1
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  Julia Lewis There used to be a cocker rage syndrome too. But it was in the show-bred cockers, not the working-type English cockers, which are very different. The working varieties of both English springers and English cockers have very good temperaments on the whole.

  March 13 at 3:00pm · Like · 1
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  Julia Lewis So many people seem unable to recognise which dogs are genuinely friendly and want to greet you and which just want to be left alone. One of my spaniels loves people and you can tell she wants to say hello because she does a really wide wag with her tail and her whole body moves with it. She is all bendy and looks as though she is begging to be stroked. It's also the expression on the face, with the soft eyes and the ears back, and the relaxed mouth. When dogs are unresponsive and don't look like that, no-one should approach them if they don't know them.

  March 13 at 3:04pm · Like · 2
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  Olivia Wyatt I have run across vicious cocker spaniels and nice ones. Watch these dogs around children, especially if the child is a stranger to these types of dogs.

  March 14 at 2:52am · Like · 1
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  Olivia Wyatt I pray that Annie Ramsay little face will be made beautiful again. She is such a precious child. She doesn't need to grow up with scars on her little face. Lord help her face to heal. amen

  March 14 at 2:54am · Like · 2
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  Julia Lewis Yes. Poor little girl. She will probably be frightened of dogs now.

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  Stacy Renee Snow Children should be taught to never touch strange dogs, no exceptions. And dogs should be muzzled. Though this one may have never showed signs before, that's why teaching children not to touch dogs is important. It's such a shame she had to go through this after losing her brother.

  March 14 at 4:41am · Like · 1
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  Marvin A Maclin I thought small dogs were harmless

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  Julia Lewis Oh no! They can be more snappy than large dogs, I find.

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  Julie Edwards-Matanga Springer Spaniels are not small dogs.

  March 15 at 10:46am · Like · 2