"You had no reason to think that the dog would behave in this extreme way."

Well, apart from the warning given to you by the 'rescue centre' who sold you the vicious mutt, that is...

The court heard Mr Barge paid the rescue centre in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, £150 for the 10-year-old dog.

Mr Jones added: 'There was knowledge that this dog had a past - it had been trained to be aggressive and had been used in protection and as a security dog.'

But it's perfectly OK to flog it on to Joe Schmoe who walks in off the street with the readies..? 

'Prosecutor Jeff Jones said: 'The dog was trained in Germany and the new owner was told it could easily overstep the mark.

'He was told to keep it away from children's playgrounds and sand pits because it wasn't good with children.'

Do you, Reader, wonder why they too aren't sharing the dock with this idiot?