Post by RealPitBull on May 22, 2008 8:26:23 GMT -5
of their day care centers, because when sh*t happens, THIS is the type of story we get. (Another good reason why I don't trust doggy daycares; even well-known, 'presitgious' ones are cause for concern.)
www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2008/05/22/2008-05-22_suit_claims_pit_bull_ravaged_schnauzer_a.html
A tiny pooch has sicced his lawyer on an upper East Side pet spa because a vicious pit bull mauled him at the doggy day care center.
A doggone mismatch at the Biscuits & Bath spa left Diesel, a 10-pound schnauzer, helpless as a 65-pound pit bull chomped on the tiny pooch, nearly ripping off one of his hind legs.
"Diesel's tough for a little dog," said his owner, Jeffrey Tullman, who is suing the posh First Ave. pet care center for $200,000. "He was way outgunned here."
Tullman, 64, was vacationing in Egypt last month when he left Diesel and his Labrador retriever, Jack, in the care of a doggy spa once hailed by The Times of London as offering "themost extreme form of pet pampering on the planet."
"It ruined the vacation," Tullman said. "Those first 24 to 48 hours, we didn't know whether [Diesel] would survive."
Tullman's dogs were ready to go out for their evening walk on April 9 when a pit bull waiting to enter a canine common area broke free from a handler's leash and "bit and shook Diesel like a rag doll," Tullman said in the suit, filed in Manhattan Supreme Court.
Biscuits & Bath maintains that all its customers sign liability waivers acknowledging that they are leaving their pets in an off-leash and cage-free setting.
"The only way you can keep your dog from getting bit is to leave them in a cage all day where they don't interact," said Scott Smith, the CEO of Biscuits & Bath. "We don't do that."
He added that dogs of all breeds and sizes mingle at the pet spa - where critters are known as "children" - and that problems are rare.
"The type of dog is irrelevant," Smith said. "We don't discriminate based on breed."
The suit says it took five employees to break up the bloody attack, which was allegedly so vicious that Jack whimpered in fear as little Diesel was being mauled.
"Diesel and Jack are inseparable, so Diesel is used to being around larger dogs," Tullman said. "He is not used to a dog trying to rip off his legs."
The 5-year-old schnauzer underwent surgery for a dislocated hip at the Animal Medical Center and needed more than a dozen stitches. He's making a speedy recovery, Tullman said.
"Diesel is back in circulation," Tullman said. "He's raring to go."
jmartinez@edit.nydailynews.com
www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2008/05/22/2008-05-22_suit_claims_pit_bull_ravaged_schnauzer_a.html
A tiny pooch has sicced his lawyer on an upper East Side pet spa because a vicious pit bull mauled him at the doggy day care center.
A doggone mismatch at the Biscuits & Bath spa left Diesel, a 10-pound schnauzer, helpless as a 65-pound pit bull chomped on the tiny pooch, nearly ripping off one of his hind legs.
"Diesel's tough for a little dog," said his owner, Jeffrey Tullman, who is suing the posh First Ave. pet care center for $200,000. "He was way outgunned here."
Tullman, 64, was vacationing in Egypt last month when he left Diesel and his Labrador retriever, Jack, in the care of a doggy spa once hailed by The Times of London as offering "themost extreme form of pet pampering on the planet."
"It ruined the vacation," Tullman said. "Those first 24 to 48 hours, we didn't know whether [Diesel] would survive."
Tullman's dogs were ready to go out for their evening walk on April 9 when a pit bull waiting to enter a canine common area broke free from a handler's leash and "bit and shook Diesel like a rag doll," Tullman said in the suit, filed in Manhattan Supreme Court.
Biscuits & Bath maintains that all its customers sign liability waivers acknowledging that they are leaving their pets in an off-leash and cage-free setting.
"The only way you can keep your dog from getting bit is to leave them in a cage all day where they don't interact," said Scott Smith, the CEO of Biscuits & Bath. "We don't do that."
He added that dogs of all breeds and sizes mingle at the pet spa - where critters are known as "children" - and that problems are rare.
"The type of dog is irrelevant," Smith said. "We don't discriminate based on breed."
The suit says it took five employees to break up the bloody attack, which was allegedly so vicious that Jack whimpered in fear as little Diesel was being mauled.
"Diesel and Jack are inseparable, so Diesel is used to being around larger dogs," Tullman said. "He is not used to a dog trying to rip off his legs."
The 5-year-old schnauzer underwent surgery for a dislocated hip at the Animal Medical Center and needed more than a dozen stitches. He's making a speedy recovery, Tullman said.
"Diesel is back in circulation," Tullman said. "He's raring to go."
jmartinez@edit.nydailynews.com
I look forward to learning much here