From My Google Alerts- October 13, 2010

In Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, an 11-year-old girl was attacked by her neighbor’s dog when she was feeding it. The dog’s breed or type is not mentioned in the article.

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A Brevard County Sheriff’s deputy was forced to shoot and kill a pit bull that charged him in a Port St. John neighborhood. The dog, Hoss, died because of his injuries. Two other pit bulls were at the scene and were returned to the owner without citations.
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In New York, a pit bull, which had eaten a skunk, was euthanized after exhibiting signs of rabies. The Oneida County Health Department tells CNY Central that on September 13 a dog living in Rome killed a skunk. The department says that the dog had ‘consumed’ so much of the skunk that there was not enough left to test for rabies. The dog’s owner was then ordered to quarantine the pet for six month to see if it had contracted the disease. The department says that last week the dog began drooling excessively, refusing food and water, and pacing around the cage. The animal was taken to the Rome Humane Society and euthanized on Saturday.
This is why you VACCINATE your pets people!!!

From My Google Alerts- October 4, 2010

In Lantana, Florida, a pit bull was shot and wounded after it charged officers responding to a call. The officers fired two shots, injuring the animal, which was taken to a veterinary emergency clinic. The dog has reportedly been a chronic problem in the neighborhood.
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A German Shepherd/Rottweiler mix aka a MUTT bit a 2-year-old Trenton boy as they were playing together on the floor. Police stated that the boy was possibly too close to the dog’s face. Gee… You think. The child was airlifted to the hospital; however, he is expected to recover. No dog breed is mentioned in the article headline.
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A Tulsa, Oklahoma girl was attacked by a pit bull type dog on Sunday. A witness said the attack was “brutal”; the girl remains in the hospital under serious condition. Police have not said what happened to the dog. The dog type, “pit bull,” is mentioned in the headline of the article.
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In Brookville, Ohio, a pit bull was seen wandering the area and AC was dispatched. The dog was found wandering a bike path. At that time, a woman happened by and she was asked if she knew the dog. Of course, she did; she had given the dog to a man a few weeks prior. She didn’t know the guy’s name, but speculated the dog returned to familiar surroundings. She also didn’t want the dog back and it was taken by AC. So who knows what the fate of this poor dog will be. Its first irresponsible owner gave it away to an even more irresponsible owner, which is exactly why some people should not own any type of dog. This irks me deeply; however, I hope that if the dog is deemed adoptable it will find its forever home.

From My Google Alerts- September 30, 2010

In Roxanna, IL, a cop shot and killed a pit bull that attacked him. The officer and an animal-control specialist were dispatched to a report of a dog running loose when the pit bull jumped on the officer. The dog was shot twice, the second time at the request of the owner to avoid suffering.

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The virtual dog game, Nintendogs, has led to a nine year old girl being being bitten on the lip by a real dog. When her virtual dog barked, this sent her friend’s bull-mastiff cross into a craze. The dog proceeded to bite and drag the nine year old off the couch. She was bitten several times and eventually her lip was bitten off; however, it was able to be reattached. The dog has been euthanized. The child’s grandmother thinks that Nintendogs is to blame, but II am going to disagree because I am sure thousands of other people have played the game with their dogs present and they were not attacked.

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From My Google Alerts- September 12, 2010

A pit bull was shot in the shoulder by police after its owner ordered the dog to attack the police officers. The police were called because Darlene Suzette Taylor allegedly struck her mother during an altercation. Taylor faces charges of aggravated assault on a law enforcement officer. The report says Taylor is also charged with battery on a person 65 years of age or older for striking her mother, Jonell Lazerte, 79, who told officers Taylor threw her to the ground and struck her in the face during an argument before running out of the house.

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A man could not find another home for his dog so he drugged it, suffocated it, and buried it in his backyard. The man now faces jail time for causing the animal’s death. Darron Goodwin will be sentenced for Bilbo’s, the dog, death on September 29.

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A St. Petersburg police officer shot and killed two leashed dogs on Sunday night; an unleashed, blind Labrador retriever approached the two-leashed dogs and began fighting with one, a Chesapeake Bay retriever. Chris Clark, owner of one of the dogs he was walking, said the dogs' leashes were wrapped around his legs and caused him to fall down, so he grabbed them by the collars. "While I'm still sitting on the ground, I hear, 'Mad dog,' and I've got a gun right next to my head firing and shooting Missy, the Chesapeake retriever. Then he (the cop) comes over and shoots my dog in front of me," Clark said. By that point, the dogs were not fighting anymore and the other dog had moved away, Clark said. The dogs were shot four times, killing both of the leashed dogs. Was that necessary? I have no doubt that the fight could have been easily broken up soon enough. There was no need to shoot those two dogs; in addition, if any dog was going to be shot why not shoot the one that is not on a leash. The bottom line is the use of a gun was not necessary and this cop needs to be taken off duty. He seems a little trigger-happy.
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Colerain Township, OH is considering some type of ordinance against pit bulls (despite state law that already targets pit bulls). The next regular meeting of the Colerain Township Board of Trustees is set for 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14, at the Colerain Township administrative offices, 4200 Springdale Road, Colerain Township, Ohio 45251
Phone: (513) 385-7500
Fax: (513) 245-6503
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A 2-year-old boy is bitten by his grandparent’s sheepdog and needed 200 stitches. He was petting the dog when it suddenly jumped up and latched onto his face. The dog has been put down but the boy will remain scarred for life.
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Police shot and killed a pit bull that was in a home that they served a drug search warrant on in Waterbury.
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Terrebonne Parish woman says she shot and killed a neighbor's dog because it was about to attack her child. Police arrested her and booked her on an animal cruelty charge. Watch the video of the news broadcast. I do not know what to think because the woman that shot the dog looks a little Looney herself.
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From My Google Alerts- September 9, 2010

The city of Worcester has just approved new regulations that will make it more expensive to license pit bulls and other dangerous dogs; additionally, these dogs will be required to be leashed or muzzled while off their owner’s property. I would like to add that the Worcester City Council thinks these dogs are dangerous; however, I do not. It is funny how they fail to mention other breeds they consider dangerous, only the pit bulls. How bias of them.

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Detroit police shot and killed a five-year-old pit bull named Bruno. Its owner was trying to get him inside when police arrived. Police say the dog “came at” the officer so he shot it.

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I knew this incident would fuel BSL fire in my state. Douglasville, GA is considering a proposal requiring pit bull owners to house only one dog per pen, but not necessarily one dog per owner, and the dogs would have to be registered and have a microchip implanted. Pit bull owners would be able to keep the ones they have, but wouldn’t be allowed to have any more, according to the discussion, and a person could be fined as much as $500 if found to be in violation. Councilman Terry Miller wanted to know if there was a constitutional issue in singling out a specific breed. Littlefield responded that its constitutionality has been tested, and there is no issue. “There are incidents of guns going off shooting people or cars hitting people, but we’re not fining them,” he said. Miller repeatedly asked for statistics that show pit bulls to be more dangerous than other dogs and questioned the potential fine of up to $1,000 per violation. The council will continue discussion next week during its 5:30 committee meetings. Mayor Pro Tem John Schildroth suggested that the council solicit input from the public before acting on it. Cheryl McAuliffe, Georgia director of the Humane Society of the United States, said the real issue is not the dogs, but irresponsible owners. Instead of a breed-specific ordinance, she favors one that targets dangerous dogs.

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Former dog fighters and young owners take their pit bulls to obedience school; the dogs work toward earning their Canine Good Citizen certificate. The program aims to get young pit bull owners to show their dogs in a positive light.

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A man was bitten by a French Mastiff, or Dogue De Bordeaux, while trying to protect his Beagle. This is not the first time the dog has gone after the man’s Beagle; the dog tried to attack the Beagle in April 2010 too. Where are the owner’s of this Dogue de Bordeaux?? I think it should be put down considering it bit a human. This is a gnarly bite.

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Positive Pit Bull Press: Pit Bull Takes Bullet

What an amazing dog! Loving you, Rico!

Volusia County Deputy Shoots; Kills Dog That Lunged at Him

Volusia deputy shoots; kills dog that lunged at him

By Gary Taylor, Orlando Sentinel

9:24 PM EDT, August 13, 2010

A Volusia County deputy sheriff responding to a disturbance call in Pierson this afternoon shot and killed a large dog that lunged at him, authorities said.

Deputy Charles Hillyard arrived at a residence in the 800 block of U.S. Highway 17 shortly before 12:30 p.m., Sheriff's spokesman Gary Davidson said. As soon as he got there a large dog ran toward him. He asked a man walking behind the dog if the dog bites, but before he got an answer the animal went into a full sprint toward him, Davidson said.

As the dog lunged at the Hillyard, he fired two shots from his department-issued handgun and killed the dog, Davidson said.

The disturbance reportedly involved a drunken man with a metal pole, but deputies determined no crime had been committed, Davidson said

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The dog’s breed or even type is not mentioned anywhere in this article. Interesting. It must not have been a pit bull type dog or else it would have been blasted all over the article and the article would have contained some irrelevant and unrelated incident involving a pit bull type dog.

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Check out KC Dog Blog’s post about the issue of Parade magazine that came out today. Excellent write up!