What a beautiful girl she was. Such a sad tragedy.
Posted on 01/14/2007 5:00:17 AM PST by Racehorse
Lori Jones heard her daughter's screams. She ran into the backyard and saw the pit bull on top of her daughter. It had bitten Amber in the stomach and was now attached to her neck. Frantic, Amber's mother tried to push the dog off. A man rushed to help and added the needed strength to get the dog away from both mother and daughter.
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As they waited for the ambulance Lori Jones held her hands over the wounds in her daughter's neck and stomach. The dog continued to hover. Amber's father, Robert, drove from his job at the Hilton Palacio del Rio downtown to University Hospital, where Amber was airlifted.
Amber died just a couple hours later at about 6:30 p.m.
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The family wants Amber's death to be a lesson to others about the dangers of dogs. But, they said, they had no reason to think this dog, whose name they did not know, would ever attack their daughter.
"She was in the back just like she had been 100 times before," Megan said.
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. . . and so from that perspective; one could reasonably offer that it was an accident that did not have to happen.
And yes, for sure the fence was too low; but many motivated dogs; unless met by 'barbed wire. . .or some such; can often take on a chain link fence; no matter how high. . .so height in itself; should not offer one an imagined safety.
And you don't own a gun? A connibear 330 and a five gallon bucket will also do the trick.
Yes.
A dog capable of attacking and killing a grown man was hung up in the fence and was in distress.
For any breed, distress is only one motivation for attack. Limping around at the ancient age of 17, my otherwise affectionately docile minature Dauschund would bite me whenever I made the mistake of getting between her and her food, to include trying to deny her a bone she carried into the house. I don't think I've ever heard of a fatal Dauschund attack. :-)
What a beautiful girl she was. Such a sad tragedy.
I guess I am a sucker for any dog in distress, and I have not ever been bitten (so far anyway). There is a six foot deep drainage ditch behind our house with steep sloping sides. One morning around 4 am we heard this tremendous howling coming from the ditch. I expected the "hound of the Baskervilles", but it turned out to be a male 13 inch Beagle which weighed about 30 pounds. I managed to boost him out on our side of the ditch and kept him a few days until we made contact with his owner across the ditch. He pulled the same stunt a few more times until the owners finally gave him to us after he had ripped down their drapes while they were gone. His name was Killer. We kept him several years until he passed away, but he will always be in our memories, along with a lasting love for stubborn Beagles.
I'm still waiting for the litany of stories about other breeds attacking and kiling people.
My comprehension is just fine. Yes, the parents shouldn't have let the girl go unsurporvised. However, their experience with the dog told them it would be okay. Pit Bulls are known to attack for no reason or any reason. The breed should be abolished.
I was mauled by a chow chow. I almost lost my thumb and had over 70 stitches.
It was my dog.
Okay, I forgot about Chows. They are another inherently aggressive breed.
I'm with you, re pit bulls.
I see no reason for a breed of dog that has the reputation of Pit Bulls. As far as I am concerend owning one should require a license and the dog should be registered as a killer. you ant a nice dog buy one. If you need protection ,buy a gun. Guns dont go off by themselves. guns dont mind being left alone. Guns dont get themselves hung up in fences. Guns dont crap in the yard and they dont need to be fed daily.
Certainly I would got to help any animal in distress,but I wouldnt go near a pit bull without a pistol.
you're.
But heres the thing, in a broad view, about breeds that become aggressive (and I mean any breed, including cocker spaniels):
When a breed becomes very popular, usually due to a movie (dalmations in the 1960's for instance...I was also bit right in the face by one at 6 yrs old in 68) you see the very ignorant of society wanting to make money off the popularity by breeding and selling them, taking into account nothing about what the hell they're doing. You then see major health and behavior problems.
In the 60's, along with Dalmations, you saw many aggressive acts by german shepards because that was the breed du jour. Then came the 70's & 80's and doberman pinchers. Then the 90's and it was rottweilers and pit bulls. I worked at a vet for years and the #1 biter for many years during that time on the dept of health list was cocker spaniels. Why? Because of poor breeding skills by humans for expensive dogs. Look at chihuahua's.
My point is, all of the above breeds are great dogs (even pit bulls) but when you have human interaction of bad breeding, neglect, abuse, etc., you are going to see a prevalence of the popular dogs being aggressive.
Laws need to be strengthened for PEOPLE that mistreat animals and we'll see less and less of bad dogs. Currently the laws MAY contain a slap on the wrist for any abuse of an animal. It's a sin.
...and let me add that chow chows were bred for 100's of yrs in china in large cages because their black tongues were a delicacy.
These dogs were anti social and allowed to breed w/ brothers, sisters, etc. Hence the VERY bad reputation of this breed as unstable and aggressive.
I own 2 pit bull mixes and they are the best dogs I could have. My 2 cats are their bosses :)
Great post, spacejunkie. I have a pit mix and she is a great dog. When I go on vacation, I board her at the pet hotel. When I pick her up, they tell me how much they love her, that she is very sweet, gets along great with the other pups and loves to play. She is now 11 1/2 years old, I have never even heard her growl. Was discussing the pit-bull ban with my step-dad one day, he made the very same points you have about popular breeds during the 60's, etc.
"Laws need to be strengthened for PEOPLE that mistreat animals and we'll see less and less of bad dogs."
Absolutely.
It is the thugs and irresponsible owners of pit-bulls who use the breed to intimidate others. If pit-bulls are banned, they will find another breed to intimidate others with.
The breed should be exterminated. They are dangerous and should not be tolerated.
They should not be called Chow-Chows, they should be called Chew-Chews.
I see you've bought the MSM line of dogsh*t hook, line, and sinker.
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