Platitudes

"trite, meaningless, or prosaic statements, often used as thought-​terminating clichés, aimed at quelling social, emotional, or cognitive unease."

Compare with RSPCA's list of circumstances which could 'provoke' an attack: A baby crawling on the floor, hot weather, noise, unpredictable behaviour and 'other factors'.

In other words, they are saying a dog could attack at any time.

Phrase Name
... part of the family ... Ryan Busa Ryan Busa
never shown any signs of temper ... Kellie Lynch Kellie-Lynch
not a bad or dangerous dog ... really good around my sister’s other three kids ... It was a big softie ... wouldn't expect it to do anything like that ... He's a big soft dog ... looked harmless Elon Jase Ellis-Joynes Elon Jase Ellis-Joynes
mild-mannered ... never been aggressive ... [no] signs of dangerous behaviour ... he wasn't vicious at all ... "[Dog] was my baby before I gave birth to Harry." Harry Harper Harry Harper
The dogs are our babies ... the dogs were docile ... They have never been dangerous before ... Reuben McNulty Reuben McNulty
They are not guard dogs ... they are pets David Kearney David Kearney
docile as a dormouse ... act affectionately towards the baby, licking his hands and feet ... Jaden Joseph Mack Jaden Joseph Mack
very friendly ... very gentle ... never shown any aggression ... laid back and placid Lexi Branson Lexi Branson
never known those dogs to be violent ... My kids have slept on those dogs and used them as pillows ... seemed like they were nice enough dogs ... never out of control Elayne Stanley Elayne Stanley
a happy dog ... placid and docile Frankie Macritchie Frankie Macritchie
appeared friendly ... family pet Dean Parker
no history of aggression Reggie Young Reggie Young
never been any problems Liam Eames
it had bonded well Keira Ladlow Keira Ladlow
It was a docile dog ... I have played around with it ... never been a cause of concern Kirsty Ross Kirsty Ross
It was a docile dog ... never shown any signs of aggression ... I had no concerns ... placid and friendly Eliza-Mae Mullane Eliza-Mae Mullane
no history of aggression ... wasn't at all vicious Archie Joe Darby Archie Joe Darby
never shown aggression to humans Dexter Neal Dexter Neal
never seen any aggression ... loving, really friendly, timid ... giddy ... her babies [Owner] Jade Lomas-Anderson Jade Lomas-Anderson
... was a big softie...didn’t go round terrorising things...timid 95% of the time...had done nothing wrong...not a vicious dog David Ellam David Ellam
family pets...neither had caused problems before...friendly animals...liked being petted Cadey-Lee Deacon
[Victim] had grown up with him ... [Dog] used to play with her ... playing ball ... pinching toys ... let her take toy off him. Ellie Lawrenson