From My Google Alerts- July 16, 2010

A woman was out walking her dog when the two of them were attacked by an American Bulldog. The woman lost part of her middle finger in the attack and her dog, Franny was killed. The owner was cited and he or she could face charges; the American Bulldog will be put down and tested for rabies after 10-day quarantine.

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UPDATE ON RED the BURNED PIT BULL PUPPY

There is a great deal of support flowing in for this sweet puppy. Red's story has captured the hearts of many residents as they look to open their doors and give Red a loving home. But there's a catch, it could be months before animal services can let him go home with a new family. Trimmer said the dog can’t be adopted out because he is classified as a “P.C. Dog”, meaning protective custody. His owner and the man who set him on fire, Tony Knoelle, was charged with animal cruelty. Three hundred people have called and said they wanted to adopt Red. The White Dog and I wish you the best of luck!!

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Mary Tyler Moore has a pit bull name Spanky and he does a cool trick. The pit bull alerts MTM when her blood sugar gets too low. The dog senses when something isn’t right and sits down in front of MTM until she fixes herself.

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A 13-yr old girl was attacked by a police dog when she tried to save her own dog from being attacked. The K9 broke loose from its handler, a state trooper, and charged the girl and her dog. Hmmm… Had the roles been reversed there would be a dead dog and charges pending on its owner.

Media Bias!

The headline first published in the Patriot Ledger online for Lakeville concerning the American Bulldog that attacked a child and its owner read:

UPDATE: Lakeville police shoot, kill pit bull that attacked babysitter and child

Then it later published an article with a headline that read:

Lakeville police kill dog after attack on boy, 5, and baby sitter

once it was discovered that the dog was actually an American Bulldog, which is NOT a pit bull.

Both articles were written by the same person. I am going to email her and inquire about her word choice in each headline; additionally, I am going to ask her why she reported something she had yet to verify. Hmmmm…??

Dog to be put down after biting child, 2, in Lakeville but not really- it is getting a reprieve

Dog to be put down after biting child, 2, in Lakeville

Order comes after unrelated savage attack on 5-year-old

A greyhound bit a 2-year old twice because of the mother’s and canine caregiver’s stupidity. The dog’s caregiver had a co-worker and the co-worker’s 2-year old son and boyfriend crashing at her place along with the greyhound, which she took in to help another friend. It sounds to me like someone doesn’t know how to say no to people and she is taken advantage of easily. That’s irrelevant though. Anyway, the dog bit the 2 year old once on May 8 and again on June 1. After the first incident one would think the girl’s mother would have found elsewhere to crash or take measures to ensure the dog was never around the child ever again. The 2 year old was probably left unsupervised with the dog and he probably pushed the dog’s buttons causing it to bite the child. I don’t fault the dog at all. Those idiots should have been supervising any interaction of the child and the dog if the mother truly had nowhere else to go. The child’s mom even admitted that an argument was taking place when the second incident occurred. What bothers me is that the dog bit a child twice and obviously shouldn’t be around children period. The fact is the dog bit a human not once but twice and needs to be euthanized. The selectman sentenced the dog to be euthanized, which is the responsible thing to do because it could bite another child in the future; however, the selectmen felt sorry for the dog and gave it a reprieve:

Selectmen gave the dog, Firewall, a bit of a reprieve and will ask a greyhound rescue group if it wants to try and place him, with the stipulation the town is released from all liability. But the window of opportunity is only 15 days, after which the dog will be put down, unless the owner appeals the decision.

Now, if this had been a pit bull or any dog faintly resembling a pit bull the town would be in the streets demanding death for the dog. Derek A Masky, one of the selectmen, states, “It was the owner’s responsibility to protect the child from the dog and that didn’t happen.”

I couldn’t agree with him more but then he says it “bothers him” that the dog is the one who is paying for the idiocy of the child’s mother. Would it bother him if it were a pit bull? Or a Rottweiler? Or a German Shepherd?

The owner of the greyhound and the caregiver do not believe the dog would have been sentenced to death if not for an unrelated attack on a 5-year old boy in town last week; the culprit was a 100lb American Bulldog who mauled a boy and its owner in an attempt to get it off the child.

The greyhound is going to be given a second chance if the greyhound rescue can adopt him out but the caregiver and its owner said they are going to try to adopt him, which should NEVER happen. These two are not responsible enough to have a dog. Period.

From My Google Alerts- June 25. 2010

A dogcatcher was attacked by a pit bull resulting in the dog being shot and killed. Three more pit bulls were taken into custody after they were rounded up from running loose. Another pit bull was chained to the porch and was taken into custody. I think they should charge the owner for the dog biting the AC officer and fine them for the loose dogs too. I hope they do not put the remaining dogs down because they didn’t bite anybody; though, they shouldn’t return to the irresponsible owner!!

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There is no grand jury indictment in the case of Anastasia Bingham.

“According to the Hinds County Sheriff's Department, DNA testing on a pit bull found at the scene and one found beaten to death revealed the animals were not involved in the attack.”

What I thought was interesting was

Hinds County investigators said they received confidential tips that stated that there were three other pit bulls, owned by the child's relatives, that were killed and dumped in a wooded area off Saw Mill Road in rural Hinds County.

"They have not been as cooperative as they could have been and given as much information as they could have given," said Hinds County Sheriff Malcolm McMillin.

Deputies also received anonymous reports of dog fighting in the area.

It makes me think the family knows and may even own the dogs responsible for her death. They need to stop calling the dog responsible for her death a pit bull though because they do not know what type of dog even mauled her.
Her grandmother is throwing around the race card too, claiming that if she were white, they would have already charged someone. WHATEVER…
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This is not news in my opinion. The dog became human aggressive and the owner did the right thing.

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A family in the UK fights to keep their beloved dog that has never done harm to anyone. These are responsible pet owners and a perfect example of why the laws in the UK need changing.

“He has never had a complaint made against him,” she said.

“He lives behind secure fencing, he is walked on a lead and he was never allowed to roam.

“After the dog warden visited me to ask about my dog licence on May 10, she reported me as having a pit bull and on May 19 dog wardens arrived at my home and took him away.

“They telephoned us later the same day and said he must be destroyed for no other reason than his legs and muzzle are a certain amount of inches long.

Sign the petition for Lennox!!

Police shoot two dogs in Mississauga

Police shoot two dogs in Mississauga

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - A Peel police officer shot and killed two dogs in Mississauga last night.

Several people called police after two American Bull Terriers were found without their owners. The dogs were seen acting aggressively towards some people, including children in the Indian Road and Mississauga Road area around the dinner hour.

The officer was forced to use his gun after the dogs would not settle down.

"No officers were injured, no citizens were injured and no other pets or animals were injured," Sgt. Russ Anderson said.

The owner was later located but police have not yet laid charges. 

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According to some comments of people that personally knew the dogs, it seems like a recent case out of NC involving a pit bull shot because authorities were tired of chasing her.

Additionally, these were not even Bull Terriers they were American Bulldogs.

Were these dogs acting aggressively or were they just going for a little freedom run? Either way their owner’s irresponsibility cost them their lives.

Make sure your fence is ESAPE PROOF please!