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Post by RealPitBull on Jan 24, 2008 10:50:48 GMT -5
If you have stories/articles about attacks by other breeds, please post them to this thread.
Modified to add: This thread is to help add balance and perspective to a subject that is out-of-control biased.
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Post by RealPitBull on Jan 24, 2008 10:51:59 GMT -5
www.herald-dispatch.com/homepage/x607060899Jack Russell Kills Infant Infant died of suffocation, blood loss in dog attack Jan 19, 2008 @ 08:10 PM By The Associated Press The Associated Press LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) _ Authorities say a 6-week-old baby in Lexington died of suffocation and blood loss after being attacked by a family dog. Witnesses told police that the baby, identified as Justin Mozer, was sleeping in a bedroom Friday afternoon when a Jack Russell terrier attacked him. An autopsy was done Saturday on the infant's body, and the Fayette County coroner's office says it showed that he died of traumatic asphyxia, or suffocation, and blood loss due to the attack. Police said the mother was bathing another child while the baby was sleeping in the same room as the dog, WKYT-TV in Lexington reported. The coroner's office says the baby was found unresponsive after the attack. The baby was taken to University of Kentucky Hospital where he was pronounced dead. The coroner's office says the death is being investigated as accidental.
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Post by mastiffsj on Feb 20, 2008 23:25:09 GMT -5
Cookeville TN Elderly Woman and Chi Attacked by Rottweiler WSMV.com
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Elderly Woman Knocked Out By Dog Attack
Rottweiler Attacks Woman While Walking Pet
Reported By Cynthia Williams
POSTED: 5:15 pm CST February 19, 2008
UPDATED: 7:36 pm CST February 19, 2008
COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- An elderly Cookeville woman is recovering from injuries she sustained after being severely bitten by a Rottweiler while walking her granddaughter' s dog.
Video: Elderly Woman Attacked By Rottweiler
Elise Holt, 86, has six grandchildren and said her granddaughter' s Chihuahua, Mojo, is part of the family as well.
"I take care of him and he takes care of me," said Holt.
So, family members said they weren't surprised when Holt risked her own life while trying to save the dog after a Rottweiler attacked the two on Friday.
Holt said she enjoys taking Mojo for long walks down her son's Putnam County driveway. On Friday, the two had made it to the bottom of the driveway when Holt looked up and saw the black Rottweiler staring back at them from across the street.
"At first he stood and looked at us until we got back up here," said Holt.
A calm, but frightened Holt scooped up Mojo and was walking back to the top of the driveway when the Rottweiler attacked.
From a kitchen window, a family member said they saw Holt on the ground with her arms bleeding and knocked out, but clutching onto Mojo. Meanwhile, the Rottweiler was still standing over Holt.
"They said I was lying on the ground and had the little dog in my arms," said Holt.
Cookeville police found the Rottweiler several blocks away, where it was later shot and killed.
Holt's son, Harold, said the dog's owner has absolute liability for what happened to his mother.
State officials are still testing the dog's remains for rabies. The owner was cited for violating the state’s leash law.
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Post by tahla9999 on Feb 22, 2008 20:20:47 GMT -5
Why???
BSL is against ALL dogs, not just pits.
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Post by pitbullcowgirl1988 on May 15, 2008 10:34:27 GMT -5
My fiance's mother has a chihuahua that is more aggressive than his Pit Female Copenhagen, the chihuahua bit my fiance while he was playing with him and drew blood, While I was playing with Cope she got rough and I just said "Oww" and she stopped and sat down and she really hadnt done anything but get a little rough and her claw had scratched me, but the chihuahua just kept trying to bite my fiance even after he had gotten off the floor and sat on the couch, he came after him after he sat on the couch to, if my fiance looked at the dog hed come runnin back over to the couch barkin and tryin to jump on the couch. But yet they still think Cope will attack any second and that the chihuahua is just a baby and wont hurt a fly!
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Post by OurPack on May 15, 2008 10:40:32 GMT -5
Tahla,
I think the BSL is against some breeds mainly Pit Bulls (someone correct me if I'm wrong). The BSL is Breed Specific Legislation meaning it's one breed specifically that being legislated against or banned from an area.
That's why we need to see other breed attacks.
One instance (and I don't have the article) that I can think of if in Denver when their Pit Bull BSL first went into effect an Akita mauled a young boy almost to death. It should've been apparent to them that immediately after their BSL was in use there was another breed that harmed someone. DUH!
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Post by AmyJo27 on May 15, 2008 10:52:55 GMT -5
There is this Chihuahua in my town that has bit many kids and it always chasing kids around and people think its cute! But if my dogs would be to do that they would be euthinized and I would be fined it unfair!
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Post by tbluverjumper on May 15, 2008 11:53:35 GMT -5
I think it just comes back to the age ol' size difference. The dog is 4 pnds so people see it as less than a threat, when they don't realize in specific situations little dogs can inflict plenty of harm themselves. People have it in their brain that little dogs don't require training... hence why so many aren't potty trained..leash trained ect. I have a chihuahua and granted..I took a lot of time looking through puppies and found a particularly mellow one..I still socialize him constantly. It does take a big effort to make these little dogs people friendly. I pretty much will hand him to anyone that will hold him, and he goes everywhere with me. He LOVES little kids, never growls or attempts to bite anyone. Never has. He doesn't have a mean bone in his body...but as I said he doesn't seem to be the norm..I never met a chihuahua I liked before I got this guy.
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Post by RealPitBull on May 15, 2008 12:27:00 GMT -5
Size is definitely a fear factor. Another thing to consider is conditioning - people are conditioned to believe certain things about certain breeds. Pit Bulls = mean/scary/strong jaws/will rip you to shreds, and Goldens (for example) are nice, friendly, sweet family dogs. (My small terrier mix many years ago was attacked by a Golden who ran across a field to get at her and slammed into her without a moment's hesitation; a family member's in-laws hosted a BBQ and their Golden grabbed a child by the head and shook her like a rag doll. All about perspective and REALITY. Not propganda!)
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Post by pitbullcowgirl1988 on May 17, 2008 12:27:18 GMT -5
tbluverjumper, this chihuahua aint no 4lbs hes more like 20 hes fat! hes way bigger than my 6 1/2 week old pup. My fiances mom has been around pits for a few years, so she should know that they arent mean and all that, but she still thinks it, but even after her dog barks and growls at every one and attacks like he does she still thinks hes the sweetest little baby and she dont want my pup over there near him when he gets a few weeks older which aint fair cause my pup aint shown 1 ounce of aggression toward her dog but her dog has snapped and lunged at my pup.
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Post by tbluverjumper on May 17, 2008 19:32:51 GMT -5
Yeah I wasn't talking about yours specifically..just chihuahua's in general. I have a 4pnd one and people are STILL always cautious of him.
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Post by RealPitBull on Jun 9, 2008 12:19:56 GMT -5
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1025197/Seven-year-old-boy-rescued-hunting-dog-attack-hero-dad.htmlA seven-year-old boy was rescued from the jaws of a powerful hunting dog by his father. Charlie Faulding was left with 40 stitches to his head and legs after the Japanese Akita attacked him while he tried to retrieve a football from his neighbour's garden. The boy's father, Mark Faulding, 36, fought off the dog in a dramatic rescue after he found his son lying face down in a pool of blood and unconscious. He said he believed his son would have died if he had not stopped the attack. Charlie's distraught sister Chrissie, 12, who was playing with Charlie, alerted Mr Faulding. The former horse-trainer said: 'The first thing I knew about it was when Chrissie came running in screaming. I could hear the other children screaming and knew something terrible was happening.' The brave father told how he ran out and seeing his son's lifeless body instinctively jumped over the fence. 'It was standing over him growling just inches from his face,' he said. 'I grabbed it and threw it across the yard. I don't know where the strength came from but he flew across to the other side. 'Straight away he ran at me so I grabbed a stick and started swinging it at him but then he went for Charlie again and got hold of his legs.' Mr Faulding said he tried to hit the dog to make it let go of his son but nothing was stopping it. A teenage girl, on the other side of the fence, then passed him a shovel and he hit the dog three times on the back making it finally release its grip. The dog backed into a corner, still bearing its teeth, but allowed Mr Faulding to pass the still-unconscious Charlie over the fence to neighbours before he was able to escape himself. Powerful: The Japanese Akita dog Tyson that attacked Charlie when he climbed over a wall to get his ball back Mr Faulding said: 'I thought he was dead. He was covered in blood and I could not recognise him or tell what damage was done. He was unconscious and the dog was growling inches from his face.' Charlie had been playing outside his family's semi-detached home, in Bradford, West Yorkshire, last week with his sister and other children from the estate just before the attack happened. After a ball was kicked into the neighbour's garden Charlie decided to climb the 9ft fence and sat on it, knowing the dog, named 'Tyson', was there. Mark said Charlie had patted Tyson several times before when he was being walked by its owner. He said: 'Two teenage boys told Charlie not to worry about the Akita, saying it was friendly. When he jumped into the yard, it wagged its tail and let Charlie pat its head. 'But as soon as he threw the ball over the fence, bang, it just went for him.' Charlie, who spent nearly two days in hospital, said: 'I was just lying down putting my hands in his face so he couldn't bite me, then it knocked my hand out of the way.' The schoolboy was rushed to Bradford Royal Infirmary where he underwent a three-hour operation. Despite the boy's injuries, West Yorkshire Police said no offence had been committed because the 18-month-old dog was secure, surrounded by a high wall and behind a padlocked gate. A spokesman for the dog's owners, who did not wish to be named, thinks Charlie may have hurt himself jumping into the garden, angering the dog. He said: 'The boy has jumped into the garden, which we always keep secure and the gate locked, and he could have fallen and cracked his head. There would be a smell of blood, which any dog would react to.' Dad Mark, a former Akita owner, does not believe Charlie was injured before the attack. He now thinks dog licensing laws should be reviewed. He said: 'The damage it had done in such a short time - only 30 or 40 seconds - was scary. Truthfully, I think if I had not been there my son would definitely have been killed.'
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Post by windowdog on Jun 9, 2008 15:23:44 GMT -5
www.kgoam810.com/Article.asp?id=737022&spid=15884
Bay Area News
Relatives Arrested in Dog Attack on Baby
FREMONT (KGO) -- The aunt who was babysitting a 9-month-old boy and the sister who owned the dog that mauled him now face felony charges.
The baby is recovering from serious wounds from the May 27 attack and the dog, a 3-year-old boxer named Tyson, was euthanized Friday. Cube Advertisement
The same day, Fremont police arrested Annette Hodgson, the boy's 37-year-old aunt, and Samantha Alaniz, his 22-year-old sister and Tyson's registered owner. They are to be arraigned Monday on charges of child endangerment and keeping a dangerous animal.
Police say the women knew Tyson had shown signs of aggression toward the baby at least once before last month's incident.
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Post by marty on Jun 16, 2008 21:35:47 GMT -5
Baby's genitals torn off in dog attackSorry so Graphic but related to thread...www.wane.com/Global/story.asp?S=8497320&nav=0RYbFORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A mother woke Saturday afternoon to find her one-month-old baby bleeding after a dog had apparently attacked him. Nicole Hemmick told Fort Wayne Police that after she got home around 6 a.m. Saturday from delivering papers and she went to bed with her one-month-old son. Around 1 p.m., Hemmick told police was woken by her 5-year-old who needed help with the television remote. She noticed that the baby had been moved from his original position. She then saw the baby was missing his diaper and there was blood on him. She immediately rushed to him to St. Joseph Hospital. Police say the child's testicles had been pulled out of the scrotum. Due to the extent of the damage, the baby was transferred to Lutheran Hospital for surgery. The baby is now in stable condition. Police and Animal Control went to Hemmick's apartment at 1009 Fayette on the city's southeast side, with her permission and took custody of the dog, a six-month-old Poodle/Cairn Terrier mix. The dog was put down by Animal Care and Control at the request of the owner. Animal Care and Control Spokesperson Peggy Bender says it's important to start training your dog for the arrival of a new baby as soon as you know you'll be bringing one home. "Once you bring that baby into the home, you need to supervise all children around pets," says Bender. "If you can not do supervision, then that's why it's important to make sure your dog is crate trained." Fort Wayne Police spokesman, Michael Joyner said no charges are expected and there's no reason to suspect neglect. He calls it is a horrible accident. If to Graphic Mary please remove.
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Post by RealPitBull on Jun 17, 2008 7:14:30 GMT -5
It's fine Marty, thanks for posting - pretty horrific case. Pretty amazing that it's called an 'accident' when it's NOT a Pit Bull doing the mauling......
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Post by ivyrose on Jun 29, 2008 14:20:54 GMT -5
several years back there was an article in the news about a pack of chihuahuas attacking someone. i wish i had the reference; does anyone remember that? i think this might be the one: www.msnbc.msn.com/id/10652469/
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Post by RealPitBull on Sept 8, 2008 17:38:17 GMT -5
TULSA BABY MAULED TO DEATH BY FAMILY DOG
August 2008 - Tulsa police report a two months old baby died, allegedly due to neglect by the 17-year-old mother who has a history of drug abuse. Linzy Earles’s baby was “eaten alive” by a black Labrador puppy after having been left unattended in a baby swing for about two hours. The infant was pronounced dead at the scene.
The mother was asleep in her bedroom and initial reports indicate that the baby's grandmother was also asleep on the other side of the home. Police are trying to determine if the mother was under the influence of alcohol or narcotics when she left the baby unattended.
The tragedy here is that the baby was left with a mother who the affidavit indicates was recently on juvenile probation for drug charges. Police records confirm having been called to that home three times previously since May 2007.
The dog will be blamed by PETA and every other rabid organization pushing for anti-animal legislation instead of stronger laws to protect CHILDREN and enforce drug laws. This is a story all dog lovers hope will go away but which will surely be manipulated by the AR groups.
Our sympathies go out to the baby’s family members and to the local child protection authorities who failed so miserably.
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Post by maryellen on Sept 10, 2008 10:57:20 GMT -5
www.nj.com/starledger/stories/index.ssf?/base/news-11/122093492596820.xml&coll=1Tuesday, September 09, 2008 BY JIM LOCKWOODStar-Ledger Staff It only took an instant. A 6-day-old baby girl from Hopatcong was momentarily left alone in her crib Saturday, seemingly safe, authorities said. But that's when the family dog, a 40-pound male husky named Shadow, bit the baby on the head and inflicted a mortal wound. Alexis Hennessy, born Aug. 31, was rushed to Morristown Memorial Hospital, where she was pronounced dead Saturday night, authorities said. Both parents, whose names were not released, were home at the time. Hopatcong Police Chief John Swanson said no other children were in the house. The baby's mother "left the room momentarily and came back in and discovered it (the bite) either ongoing or just done," Swanson said. "They didn't do anything that any other parent wouldn't have done. It's just one of those things." The 3-year-old husky, being held under quarantine at Hopatcong's dog pound, has no history of hostile behavior, Swanson said. "The dog was not aggressive toward anybody," Swanson said. The animal control officer who retrieved the dog after the incident "couldn't get it to be aggressive -- he tried." However, Jennifer Shryock, a dog behavior consultant from dogsandstorks.com, a program that prepares families with dogs for life with a baby, said infants should never be left alone -- even for a moment -- with a dog, due to the animals' unpredictability. "I always tell families you've got to close the wooden door" to the baby's bedroom, Shryock said. "If a baby is in a crib or (a playpen), and if a dog is roaming in the house, the baby is not safe." That's because it's impossible to tell what a canine is thinking about a newborn brought into a home. A dog unfamiliar with an infant may mistake it for prey or a wounded animal, or even a squeaky toy, she said. In such cases, instinct may kick in, and bites may not be done out of aggression, said Shryock, a Morristown native who now lives in North Carolina. Dogs and babies usually do very well as long as there's supervision," she said. While dog bites of all kinds are not uncommon, fatal dog bites are rare. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention does not track fatal dog bites because the numbers are so low. This was the first fatal dog bite in New Jersey this year, and the second one since 1997, according to the nonprofit National Canine Research Council Over the past 43 years, there have been nine fatal dog attacks in New Jersey, according to the organization. At least five different breeds of dogs were involved in these incidents, and the victims were eight children and an adult. The council could not specify what the breeds were. Five of the child victims of dog attacks in New Jersey were infants left unattended with dogs that were unfamiliar to them. Dogs develop familiarity with newborns over time, as babies change daily, from how they hold their heads to the sounds and motions they make. "It's that critical first 30 to 60 days (of having a newborn at home) where a dog is trying to figure out what it is, does it belong here," said Karen Delise, the canine research council's research director. "There's really no fault here (in the Hopatcong case). It's just a species-type miscommunication. They just don't know what it is," Delise said of the dog. Lynn Knauf, a director with the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, said some insurers have lists of dogs they consider dangerous. Lists vary, she said, noting, "I have seen huskies on some of those lists ... they may be a loved member of your family, but they also can be a huge liability exposure." The Hennessys' husky will be quarantined for at least 10 days pending the outcome of the investigation. Dale Sloat, the Hopatcong animal control officer who retrieved the dog, said he prompted the dog for aggressiveness and found none. He pulled its hair and ears and stuck a forearm in its mouth, but "all it did was cry." "I was expecting an aggressive dog. But he ran up to me and licked me," Sloat said. If after quarantine the dog is well and the prosecutor's office releases it from evidence, the owners can reclaim it. However, the Hennessy family does not want the dog back, Swanson said. The Hennessys could not be reached for comment yesterday. Results of an autopsy expected to have been conducted Sunday were not released yesterday. Staff writer Bill Swayze contributed to this report. Jim Lockwood may be reached at (973) 383-0516 or jlockwood@starledger.com.
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Post by RealPitBull on Oct 17, 2008 7:40:31 GMT -5
Phoenix boy mauled by family's Rottweilers Associated Press - October 14, 2008 2:44 PM ET PHOENIX (AP) - A Phoenix toddler is hospitalized in critical condition after being mauled by his grandmother' s dogs. Phoenix police Sgt. Tommy Thompson says the 18-month-old boy was playing with five Rottweilers by himself on Monday afternoon when he was attacked by at least 2 of the dogs. He was bitten on the head and chest at least 10 times and lost a large amount of blood. Thompson says the boy's parents were helping to remodel the grandmother' s house and did not notice the boy had sneaked outside. 2 of the dogs will be euthanized. Information from: The Arizona Republic, www.azcentra l.com www.kold. com/Global/ story.asp? S=9176615
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Post by DiamondTiger on Oct 28, 2008 18:43:44 GMT -5
I've not done a whole lot of research on this particular site and its claims, but it may be worth noting seeing as how Ontario refuses to lift its bans on Pit Bulls and pit bull type dogs. There are quite a few accounts of various (non) pit bull type dogs being involved in attacks on this site. - www.goodpooch.com/MediaBriefs/blackpaper/blackpaper.htm17-month-old girl mauled to death by family dog Last Updated: Monday, July 2, 2007 | 10:46 AM ET CBC News A post-mortem is scheduled for Monday in eastern Ontario after a 17-month-old girl was mauled to death by her grandparents' dog. The infant died in an Ottawa hospital after she was attacked Sunday night in the township of Montague, near Smiths Falls. The girl was visiting her grandparents when the attack occurred, Ontario Provincial Police Const. Paige Whiting told CBC News on Monday. Police said they believe the girl wandered over to where the dog, a 10-year-old German shepherd and Rottweiler mix, was tied. The name of the girl is being withheld until other family members are notified. The dog was turned over to animal control and is expected to be put down. No charges have been laid. - www.cbc.ca/canada/ottawa/story/2007/07/02/dog-attack.html?ref=rss
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