I to feel sorry for the op, his daughter and their dog in what seems to be a totally unprovoked and distressing incident and hope everyone is ok. However it never ceases to amaze me how one dog incident is now being turned in to a witch hunt of staffies yet again. There are a large number of staffies around and despite what many people now believe most of them belong to responsible owners and are kept not just with children but with other animals as well and should not all be branded dangerous or their owners irresponsible just because of a small minority of irresponsible owners. You dont punish every car driver because one or two people drink and drive and it should be no different with dog owners. Staffies in the right hands can be loyal, loving companions a great addition to any family and who are a joy to have and this can be shown by the number of them being re-homed from rescue centres. The incident was terrible and especially frightening for the child and dog involved but it is not the action of all staffs and should not be seen as such