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Mother slept while Luling toddler was mauled, killed by pit bull
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Posted on 03/30/2009 5:21:37 PM PDT by Chet 99

The Central Texas toddler attacked and killed by a pit bull wandered into a backyard with the dog while his mother slept.

18-month-old Tyson Miller died Thursday in Luling.

Police say the child woke up before any of the adults in the house and walked outside through an open door.

His mother, Melissa Miller, woke up between 12:15 and 12:30 p.m. She told police she searched the house then went to the backyard and discovered her son with severe wounds to his head and neck.

Police say it appeared the child had been dead for "a while" but they don't know how long.

Miller and her son had been living at the home on Hackberry Street for about two weeks with her boyfriend. A friend of Miller's boyfriend, Amanda Ayala, had asked him to keep the dog there. It was chained during the attack.

Police say the dog does not have a history of aggressiveness or complaints.

Ayala has signed a voluntary euthanasia order for the animal.

The Caldwell County District Attorney will investigate the incident.


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KEYWORDS: addicts; criminals; pitbull; rdo
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To: brytlea

Hmmm.. I agree. Good point!


101 posted on 03/31/2009 1:41:35 PM PDT by China Clipper (My favorite animals usually are found next to the rice on my plate.)
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To: Wicket; LongElegantLegs; kanawa; Squantos
Not disputing that pits can be quite dangerous, they are only slightly more likely to kill than Rotts.

http://www.dogbitelaw.com/PAGES/statistics.html#Thedogsmostlikelytobite

The most common biters are the Dachshund, Chihuahua, and Jack Russel/Fist...granted their bite is unlikely to be fatal.

Some folks here including our absolutely hilarious comedic squad would favor a banning of pits. mark my word this is just how it starts.

It will result in complete dog registration, outlawing all alpha breeds and total banning in metro areas....which we already have.

Loss of freedom is always incremental and almost impossible to stop after it starts. Look at guns, property rights, freedom of association, cell phone use and smoking just for starters to see where it leads. What's next fast cars, fast motorcycles, helmets for skiing and so forth.

It's amusing to watch conservatives on a liberty site clamor for statist control so readily. Makes it easy to understand how authoritarians get power so easy from their subjects.

And once again, responsible folks..in this case pet owners are punished because irresponsible folks screwup. This is exactly how gun control rose out of the ashes of criminal minority rioting in the 60s and ends up only affecting legal responsible gun owners since the folks the legislators were reacting to don't obey the law anyhow..

Same thing with potentially dangerous dogs....soon everyone will only have Teacup Yorkies....just as an example, no offense to them.

102 posted on 03/31/2009 2:06:41 PM PDT by wardaddy (America, Ship of Fools)
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To: wardaddy

Great post WD. My rotts are smiling !!


103 posted on 03/31/2009 3:45:24 PM PDT by Squantos (Be polite. Be professional. But have a plan to kill everyone you meet)
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To: wardaddy

Bless you. Excellent post; well said.


104 posted on 03/31/2009 3:46:54 PM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: trisham; Squantos

thanks


105 posted on 03/31/2009 4:19:41 PM PDT by wardaddy (America, Ship of Fools)
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To: LongElegantLegs

Not particularly with the Pit Bull type (not breed). Just that the whole hype about “chaining” - as if it’s so evil - is BS. We grew up commonly having dogs tethered in the world, and never heard of any particular problems, whether chains or leads to the ground, or run lines, etc.


106 posted on 03/31/2009 6:38:40 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
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To: null and void

Correct.

Sorry, but the nature of pit-bull-type “attacks” is just that - attacks, vs. “bites”. From what I’ve understood PBTs tend to truly “attack” - they get into it and don’t let go (like most terriers), literally. Relentless. As if their entire being is solely about killing. Other dogs tend to be more “bite once and get it over with”, or at least let up even if they do continue the “fight” - more about defense than about offense.

Regardless, I am solidly against banning so-called “pit bulls”. As living beings of great variance, dogs cannot be positively identified, including by so-called “experts” who often are as ignorant as anyone else. On that principle alone I won’t go along with banning a dog.


107 posted on 03/31/2009 6:46:13 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

With most dogs, I think it’s a personal rather than a moral choice.
With a bull dog or terrier of any type, though, I think it’s foolish and irresponsible.


108 posted on 03/31/2009 6:46:14 PM PDT by LongElegantLegs (Militant fecundity personified.)
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To: LongElegantLegs

You could be right.


109 posted on 03/31/2009 6:46:45 PM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
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To: LongElegantLegs

Another dead infant today.


2 dogs fatally maul San Antonio infant
Newsroom
3/31/2009

SAN ANTONIO (AP) - A 7-month-old boy is dead after he was attacked Tuesday by his caregiver’s 2 dogs at the caregiver’s aunt’s house just west of downtown San Antonio.

The attack happened between 8:30 and 9 a.m. Tuesday. According to the San Antonio Express-News reports in its online edition, the caregiver told police she had gone to warm a bottle and returned to the room to find her two pit bulls attacking the child.

Police arrived and fatally shot the dogs. The child was taken to University Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
No identities nor charges have been revealed.


http://www.590klbj.com/News/Story.aspx?ID=1077515


110 posted on 04/01/2009 6:27:32 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (It took almost 250 years to make the USA great and 30 days for "The Failure" BO to tear it down.)
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To: Arrowhead1952

Yes, I saw that on the news last night.
They knew the dogs were vicious, but left the baby alone with only a babygate between him and the dogs.


111 posted on 04/01/2009 8:08:48 AM PDT by LongElegantLegs (Militant fecundity personified.)
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To: Chet 99

This may have already been mentioned, but it won’t hurt to repeat...

“Police say the child woke up before any of the adults in the house and walked outside through an open door.

His mother, Melissa Miller, woke up between 12:15 and 12:30 p.m. “

MORE THAN 1 ADULT IN THE HOUSE SLEEPING UNTIL NOON. OPEN DOOR????!!!

BET YA MONEY THERE WERE DRUGS INVOLVED...


112 posted on 04/01/2009 8:17:03 AM PDT by DrewsMum (www.williamsfortexas.com)
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To: LongElegantLegs

I’ve been listening to the callers on KLBJ today and I cannot believe the number of idiots who are DEFENDING pit bulls.


113 posted on 04/01/2009 8:27:23 AM PDT by Arrowhead1952 (It took almost 250 years to make the USA great and 30 days for "The Failure" BO to tear it down.)
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To: Arrowhead1952

I myself, have a pit mix.
I don’t demand that everyone love him like some pit owners, but I hope people will respect my right to own him.


114 posted on 04/01/2009 10:07:29 AM PDT by LongElegantLegs (Militant fecundity personified.)
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