...your dog attacked them surely the dog can't be blamed? That's what they do, protect property. It's totally different to a dog biting someone in a park. How would the law stand?

i think thats right! strangers entering the house - dog attacks thats wat they r meant for

i didn't think baliffs were allowed to physically force their way into your home. thats pretty scary!! i'd say it wasn't the dogs fault. As far as the dog is concerned the baliff is an intruder.

I would hope the dog would be ok as he is on his own territory and not biting someone in public ..Think i need to get myself a Rottie

Yes it would be blamed and whats More it could be put down too. If you have a sign on your gate for example saying 'beware dog' then to the law you are advertising that your dog is dangerous! Honestly it is true. These days everyone else is 'safe' and 'in the right' apart from the innocent......

A lot would depend on what you mean as 'broke in'. If the property was occupied, the person responsible for the dog would be the occupier. Any dog can be nasty to strangers so the law would favour a legal entry by a Courts Officer.

Baliffs are only allowed to enter a property by invite, or by court order accompanied by a Police officer or Officer of the Court and they must show you that order first before entering. Any right minded baliff / Police Officer would hear the dog first and ask you to move it to a secure location.The only time an Officer would force their way into property if lives where at risk or there was a known / suspected danger to health, property or criminal activity going on.

No what you must say this. Office I thought he was breaking into attack me.I thought he had a knife(You can always place one near his cold dead body later).You can then break both his legs with a bat I favour a pick axe handle, then set the dogs on him...Bailiffs and debt collectors are just one small step up from child molesters, but not much............... Hope I have been of some small help............... .By the way chums this is a new law that our great leader herr Blair and the morons want to put through letting these scum break in.True!

Death to anyone who breaks into your home!And if I had a dog and it dutifuly savaged some intruder...and some idiot ordered it to be put down....then I would have to hunt down and destroy the person who ordered the death of my dog.

You are absolutely right. The dog was and is protecting it's Family/Home.The bailiff can't force entry into your home without the cooperation of the police with a judge signed Warrant for a specific reason.ie- Property "stolen"/"retrieval of". Drugs possession/supply. Arrest, occupant/visitor.Before taking this particular action, he must prove that he has exhausted all other options of retrieval of whatever he was hoping to take possession of. You should talk to a Solicitor about sorting your problem out with the Bailiff,and come to an amicable solution to end your trouble with his company. good luck.

Good question.Unfortunately,the law will consider the dog to be dangerously out of control.The fact that there was an intruder is a totally separate issue in the eyes of the law.However,there would obviously be strong mitigating circum stances in such a situation.I would think that any court would excercise leniency against you as far as the law allows.If for no more than fear of a public backlash.

Alas, dogs that attack strangers are not fit for the family home. Probably right in being put down for the safety of everyone, especially your family.

Hmm, you could set up a chip pan accident and set him alight, after all it would be your word against a charcoaled body.