Posted on 06/26/2007 4:09:55 PM PDT by highimpact
DELTONA, Fla. -- A woman who went on a jog with her two dogs Monday night attempted to shoot a pit bull because she felt threatened, according to the Volusia County Sheriff's Office.
According to sheriff's deputies, Christine Bruce was jogging past 1435 Gainesville Drive in Deltona when she observed a pit bull in the front yard. Bruce told officials that the dog's owner, Rickey Ward, was exciting the animal in such a way that she felt like she was going to be attacked. Bruce, who was attacked by a pit bull three years ago, said she asked Ward to stop, but Ward released the pit bull and told it to attack her, according to a sheriff's report.
"If it happens to you once, you'll never forget it. I wasn't going to let that happen to me again," Bruce said in reference to the prior attack. "Large dogs are a leathal weapon. If they're unleashed on you, you've got to treat them as such."
Bruce, who was carrying a baseball bat, mace and a gun, shot at the dog but missed, and the pit bull retreated, the report stated.
"(My dog) didn't get but 100 feet from the woman. The woman wasn't in any danger, and I stand by that," Ward said. "My dog started darting off, and I said, 'Cleo, stop!' and she stopped. I got the leash and carried her back."
"Had I not shot at the dog, he wouldn't have stopped," Bruce said.
Sheriff's officials said Bruce went to the nearest fire station and called 911. She does have a permit to carry a concealed weapon, officials told Local 6 News.
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really?
That's a really BIG *IF*. Most owners do NOT fall into that category and the breed is so unpredictable that they are disasters waiting to happen.
No, they are not misconceptions about pitbulls. The breed is dangerous and unpredictable.
Fireplace rug?
More to the story?
She said she was attacked by a pitbull three years ago.
Dang right. Don’t get me wrong, I’m a dog lover and owned one all my life. The dog that came after me had a history of doing so not only with me but with others.
Which breeds?
No gun, though. I used a machete.
“A woman who went on a jog with her two dogs Monday night “
Not only was she carrying the mace, gun and baseball bat while being with her two dogs (I’m assuming on leashes) it says she was jogging. I would really like to see how someone pulls this off...
well in that case , good shooting. its not easy to hit a moving target with a handgun. how close were you?
“well in that case , good shooting. its not easy to hit a moving target with a handgun. how close were you?”
2-3 feet
Could use a little more sophistication, but highly effective.
WHAT a great post!
“Large dogs are a leathal weapon”.
“Leathal”? Does the so-called news organization employ kindergartners?
“Leathal” weapons are almost as bad as “marshall” law.
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