From My Google Alerts- October 16, 2010

A man in Russia keeps his dog in his car instead of at his house as most normal people keep their pets. The dog is described as a “large pit bull terrier” and he lives in his owner’s old Volga car. The man says he cannot keep the dog at home. This is just so sad because no dog, especially pit bull type dogs should have to be confined to such a small space. The Russian police have stated that the man is not breaking any laws thus there is nothing they can do about the situation.

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An 11-month-old boy was bitten by the family dog, a yellow Labrador retriever named Fat Boy, in Nebraska last week. The baby, the mother, and the dog were all lying in the mother’s bed until she got up to get something. She then saw the dog bite the child, lacerating his forehead and biting his cheek. The dog will more than likely be put down; however, no breed of dog is mentioned in the article headline.

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In Hillsboro, Oregon, a man was bitten by a police search dog when they responded to a call about a possible break in at an Oregon rock museum. The man has been dubbed the “Moss Man” because he was concealed on the ground by a moss-like camouflage outfit. The “Moss Man” allegedly had secretly cut a hole in one of the building's walls days earlier and was trying to get in. Deputies who responded searched the grounds, finding a bike and a backpack.

"The K9 tracked to a wooded area and was very interested in a particular piece of ground about a half a mile away from the building," Thompson said in a release. "The dog then bit the ground that in turn cried out in pain."

The officer then realized there was a man hiding at his feet, dressed in a "ghillie" suit, Thompson said. A ghillie suit is a head-to-toe camouflage outfit used by military snipers to blend in with vegetation. The man was then arrested and is being held at the county jail.
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In Lebanon, Ohio, two women were attacked and bitten by a German shepherd dog when it approached them while walking down the street. The dog jumped on the 18-year-old woman, biting her arm. The dog turned on the mother when she came to her daughter's defense. The dog’s breed is not mentioned in the headline.
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A schnauzer was killed by a pit bull type dog last week after the pit bull attacked it for the second time in eleven days. Michael Kopynec, the 22-year-old irresponsible owner of the pit bull, was arrested Thursday and booked into East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on one count each of unlawful ownership of a dangerous dog and negligent injuring.
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Carrie Rae McKinney of San Diego will not face charges following the April incident when her 7-month-old son’s genitals were mutilated by her boyfriend’s mixed breed dog. She had left the baby unattended in his car seat on the floor when one of the dogs tore into his diaper. One week prior to this incident, her older two children were removed from the home by Child Protective Services.
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In Detroit, a pit bull was shot and killed when it bit a police officer responding to a call about gunfire between two groups of boys. Police arrived and a pit bull was released. The pit bull bit one of the police officers. That is when the officer shot and killed the dog.

  

From My Google Alerts- September 14, 2010

A bulldog has mauled a five-year-old girl southwest of Brisbane. The dog is also described as a bullmastiff cross and it was not registered. She was bitten on her face and upper arm; her lip was torn as well in the incident. The family wants the dog euthanized.
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The owner of the two pit bulls that killed a Mountain Ranch man last month will be arraigned in court today on felony charges of knowingly having a mischievous animal, letting it be at large or keeping it without ordinary care, resulting in the death of a human being. Sheryl Sellers had left her two pit bulls in a fenced yard Aug. 22 when they escaped, attacked, and killed Jerry Yates, 69, while he was working on his property. Information has since surfaced chronicling a long history of aggressive and problematic dogs owned by Sellers. This story is rather disturbing as this woman was a documented irresponsible owner since 2005; the county failed to do anything about her roaming pit bulls for six years. That is iunacceptable.
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Jasmine Bailey, 19, was sentenced to jail for a probation violation after her three pit bulls attacked six-year-old Tyah Norris. Both Bailey and her boyfriend, Brian Nace, 35, were charged with keeping a dangerous animal that caused serious injury, a felony punishable by a maximum of four years in prison, 500 hours of community service, and a $2,000 fine. Pictures taken of her face after the attack are gruesome. The first police officer to come to her aid earlier testified he could not distinguish any of her facial features. The judge sentenced her to jail for being charged with a new felony while on probation and sentenced her to 333 days in jail for violating her probation. The judge said he gave Bailey the harshest possible jail sentence because she was charged with a new felony, and there was evidence presented or testimony given at a hearing Tuesday that she had been drinking. Drinking alcohol is not allowed while on probation.
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The Denver City Council on Monday delayed a vote on whether to create an exemption to the city's pit-bull-terrier ban that would allow the disabled to use the dogs as service animals. Council members sent the issue back to committee for further discussion, saying they feared the exemption would weaken the city's ban and make it virtually impossible to enforce. The issue is scheduled to come back before the full council Oct. 25 for a vote.

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In Marion, Ohio, a 17-month-old child was bitten by a Black Lab; apparently, the dog runs lose frequently. The Health Department is seeking information about the dog. Anyone with information about the dog or its owner is asked to call the health department at 740-387-2875 or the dog warden at 740-386-6150. Interesting, but not surprising, that the title of the article says “Dog Bite Child, Owner Sought.” I am sure if the dog had been a pit bull the title would have been very nasty.

Two Boys Attacked By Dog In Neighborhood Alley

Dog Attack Victim Talks To NBC 4

By Rick Reitzel

Two boys playing outside were attacked by a Pit Bull mix and now that dog's owners are facing state charges.

Two boys playing outside were attacked by a Pit Bull mix and now that dog's owners are facing state charges.

TJ Rapp, 10, said he and his brother were looking for grasshoppers to feed to their fish when they were attacked in a neighborhood alley.

"After he got my brother, I was punching him real hard and he got on my arm and jumped and scratched a chunk off my nose," Rapp said.

Rapp wrapped his hoodie around his arm to fend off the dog's teeth and claws.

"I wanted to hurt the dog and make sure it doesn't get to my brother," he said.

His 4-year-old brother, Matthew, was able to get away. Then TJ had to back down the alley with the dog attacking his arm.

"He was jumping under the bush and I was walking away real slow punching him," he said.

The dog had clawed it's way under a wooden fence behind a home on Midland Avenue in Columbus.

For now, Franklin County Animal Care Control has the dog and according to Spokesperson Susan Smith, they have filed three state charges against the owners. But, Chief of Staff for the City of Columbus Prosecutor's Office Bill Hedrick said, "The victims can come into the Prosecutor's Office and file city charges too."

"What's really good about the Columbus statute is (that) as a prosecutor, I don't have to prove specifically what breed of dog it is. I just have to prove it is a dog," Hedrick said.

Tuesday evening after the attack, one of the owners defended the pit bull mix named Ghost.

"The kids love him to death. He is very, very playful and he plays with the 14 cats we have inside. So he's never hurt anybody since we've had him for over a year," said owner Ronda Reed.

The victims said the dog didn't stop even after they made it back to their home.

"The dog was trying to get my Grandma so my Dad came out and scared it away," TJ said.

TJ had three stitches in his nose and Matthew had stitches in his head and eye.

The dog's owners face charges of:

• Failure to license the dog
• Failure to have Pit Bull insurance
• Failure to control a dog

Animal Control has Ghost quarantined for ten days.

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The dog may not have a history of aggression or attacking animals and humans; however, the owner has only had the dog for a year. It attacked 2 children while they played outside—bottom line is the dog should be put down!! The owner has only herself to blame for allowing it to get loose.