Posted on 05/31/2009 11:19:06 PM PDT by Chet 99
Police Shoot Pit Bull, Save Collie In Dog Fight
Posted: 5:14 pm EDT May 31, 2009
WASHINGTON, Pa. -- Police had to taser a pit bull twice before shooting it to end a vicious dog attack in Washington County.
The pit bull attacked another dog on Broad Street in the City of Washington.
"I had to get that dog off him. He's all tied up and I didn't want my dog dead."
Donald Jacobs and his wife Vicky said their one-year-old collie named Buddy was attacked by a neighbor's pit bull as they sat outside their house around 11 p.m. Saturday.
"I was hitting the pit bull on the head and everything else, trying to get him off," said Donald Jacobs.
Vicky Jacobs said, "I was petrified. I was horrified- all the words you can think. That was it. I was scared."
As Donald Jacobs tried to get the pit bull off Buddy, his wife called Washington police.
When Officer Matthew Karlowski arrived, he found Donald Jacobs tangled up in a leash still trying to pull the pit bull away.
Karlowski said he used his taser on the dog twice but the pit bull kept getting up. The officer then drew his gun and fired.
"Donald was clear along with his dog and I had to use one shot to put the dog down," said Karlowski.
An animal control officer removed the pit bull.
Karlowski said, "The dog was very vicious and the dog appeared to be on a frenzy."
Donald Jacobs plans to take Buddy to a veterinarian on Monday but the dog is expected to be OK.
Taser the owner, as well.
Good!...
Let all the pit bulls loose down in southern Florida to take care of the pythons and monitor lizards.
That’s Doggist!! Breedist!!
lol...Chet you’re a piece of work man..
wow, imagine, a dog beating up another dog.... I thought bugs bunny cartoons and Spike were just myths... thanks Chet.
I’ll always remember you as the Chet from the last chapter of Wierd Science...
I’ll also buy a pit bull as my next dog just because of hysterical women afraid of the next fad.. “Global Warming” “Pit Bulls” and “illegal Aliens”... Oh my!!!
That was a nice perspective. Thanks for sharing it.
The two collies that attacked my brother looked more like the snarling monster in the second pic.
You're an idiot.
Your pitbull gets anywhere near my dogs and I'll shoot it.
A**hole.
My shitzu was mauled by a pitbull. Guess what the a-hole owner said: "Oh, he was so sweet, he loved my kids, he never hurt anyone."
Lemme guess, your pitbulls are so sweet and sensitive; until they rip some kid's face off.
Keep your Mexican fighting dogs in Juarez, where they were born and bred.
you act mighty violent on this forum for someone who’s upset about what you see as violent dogs
to a female freeper (porterville) I might add
you don’t notice any inconsistency there GR?
mean pitbull bad, angry threatening FR poster good?
Chet, you have metaphorical blood on your hands here..lol...better reel in yer thread enforcers
Why wasn’t the pit bull on a leash?
Don't buy into these little girls screaming about dogs; it is a different dog every 5-10 years. Let them scream. Tomorrow it will be heavy metal.
Here is a bit of visual education:
I meant no threat against a female Freeper, male Freeper, or anyone else. Only the vision of my Shitzu retreating to the back of my AC unit as a pitbull continued to attack and claw at him, even after his owner beat him repeatedly with a golf club.
To this day he's not the same dog.
Moi?
In America, the Pit Bull flourished. It was one of the most popular breeds, highly prized by a wide variety of people. The Pit Bull was used to represent the US in WWI artwork; popular companies like RCA and the Buster Brown Shoe Company, use the breed as their masctos. A Pit Bull named Petie starred in the popular children's television series, Our Gang; a Pit Bull mix named Stubby became a decorated WWI hero. Pit Bulls accompanied pioneer familes on their explorations. Laura Ingalls Wilder of the popular Little House books owned a working Pit Bulldog named Jack. Famous Individuals like Theodore Roosevelt and Hellen Keller owned the breed.
So don’t be a communist.
Yo Porterville; nothing in your profile or in your comments insinuated that you were a female, just to let you know. Wardaddy must think you're hot or something.
But seriously, as long as you're not one of those Chinese-American guys that tries to convince me that Kung Fu beats Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, then I apologize for my earlier outburst.
Yorkie owner here,,,been chased in the house,twice(pit),,,
(search my posts)
I've got a pit-puppy-mill next door,,,section 8 house,,,
They run loose sometimes,,,
I open-carry to walk my lil’dawg in back now,,,1/2 acre,,,
Sorry-ass Sit-Rep...;0/
Oh no, Collies are over 20 pounds and have sharp teeth. They’re clearly too dangerous for anyone to own!
I have had 5 wonderful collies.
No contest with me which type of dog to taser or put down.
LOL.
Sigh.
That would be interesting.
Except a lot of em would end up croc food.
Not a horrible loss though I hate to feed the crocs.
What was the context?
Sorry to hear about your dog’s trauma.
Sigh.
I can respect that many have been wonderful and honorable pets.
However . . . the many incidents are not fantasy, either.
Just like people.
True enough.
. . . as I keenly experienced this week. LOL.
Some dogs are more prone to biting and some are more prone to killing, and they aren’t necessarily the same.
Guess which dog is most likely to kill? If you guessed the pit bull you would be correct.
There have been many news reports about deaths caused by dogs in the USA. The attention given to the homicides has put the spotlight on pit bulls and Rottweilers. There is a very good reason for focusing on these two breeds: in recent years, they have usually been the number one and number two canine killers of humans. (See below, The breeds most likely to kill.) It therefore is correct to single out those two breeds when talking about canine homicides, because those two breeds lately have caused half or more of the deaths — a disgraceful statistic whether it is regarded as the fault of the dogs, their breeders, their owners, or all three.
http://www.dogbitelaw.com/PAGES/statistics.html#Thedogsmostlikelytobite
I’m sorry, context?
I find irony in this post. My brother was attacked by two collies when we were children. The dogs were very bold. They came into the yard and attacked him with many other people around. I was younger and smaller, but they chose to attack my older brother.
My point is that any dog can look like the monster depicted in the ‘pit bull’ - second photo posted. The innocent loving collie in the first pic does not accurately represent the two collies that attacked that day. I had a great fear of dogs through my childhood because of those COLLIES!
I learned over time that it wasn’t collies, german shepherds or any specific breed, but had more to do with how the dogs were raised and trained.
Readers:
Pit bulls are most certainly not American in origin. They were bred from English white terriers, black and tan terriers and bulldogs in Britain. They were first brought here by Irish immigrants during the 1800s along with a few other problems. The dogs have been banned in the UK for a long time.
But,,,I need a bullet that opens fast in this neighborhood.
I've killed 4 hawgs with 240gr. handloads(HOT)with this .44.
(largest 250lbs.)
I trust it as a close range killer when my life is on
the line,,,
Close range here ya’ know...;0)
IMHO it’s mo’people and mo’news and mo’dawgs,,,
Way back when I was a kid they just got shot,,,
And dropped in the trash-can...
Why is the breed called “Pit Bull”? Just curious...
Why is the breed called “Pit Bull”? Just curious...Because The Marines took the term "Devil Dogs" first.
EXCELLENT POINTS.
Though some dog breeds seem to have more individuals which may tend more toward aggressive, uncontrolled, unexpected stuff than others.
Bully(fighting) dogs fought in pits. Some, like English Bull dogs, were bred for bull & bear baiting. Others, like English Bull Terriers, were bred for street fighting. Pit Bull is a loose association of dogs including the American Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, and any random, smooth coated dog between 20 and 150 pounds that scares someone.
HUH?
This guy is on to take his wounded dog to the vet on Monday? Don’t they have Animal Emergency Hospitals is this backward place?
Actually Sherlocke. I have a wife and 5 kids and am faithful which admittedly is an accomplishment. I have a profile which says that...have had for 10 years.
I know Porterville is an Hispanic female to some degree because she has been public about it from the amensty war here in which we were on different sides of the fence. I have no idea if she is hot or not but in all fairness no one should assume she is not fair.
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