He said he would continue to lobby the government for more stringent dangerous dog legislation.
Its owner, Caroline Barnes, was given a conditional discharge for keeping a dangerous dog.
The council's dog warden, Bernadette Burns, said anyone facing attack from a dangerous dog "should stand still and do not run".
In August, new advice was issued for judges and magistrates aiming to encourage the courts to use harsher sentences when dealing with dangerous dog offenders.
Humane societies point out that it is often the actions of owners, rather than the particular breed, that make a dog dangerous.
Police and local authorities already have powers to deal with irresponsible dog owners and dangerous dogs.
During environment questions in the Commons on 26 April 2012, Mr Cunningham tabled a question asking what the government's policy was on the control of dangerous dogs and tackling irresponsible dog owners.
Mrs Laing called for a number of measures aimed at controlling dangerous dogs, including compulsory micro-chipping, creating dog-free areas in parks and a system of dog insurance.
In addition to tracking canine activity levels, the Tagg pet tracker, created by a division of Qualcomm, tracks the location of your dog should it wander outside and get lost or into dangerous situations.
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Mr Swinney was responding to questioning from Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Willie Rennie, who said the finance secretary had previously referred to the bill as a "dog's breakfast" and asked if he still thought it was dangerous.
The Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 means it is an offence to be the owner of a dog that is dangerously out of control in a public place but it does not apply to attacks that take place on private land.
It said some dog owners failed to clean up after their pets and there were reports of dangerous dogs being off their leads.
The dog was seized by police last week after a warrant was issued by Truro Magistrates' Court under the Dangerous Dogs Act to determine whether it is a prohibited breed, or a pit-bull type which has restrictions against it.
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