Posted on 04/28/2017 8:31:55 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
UPPER MACUNGIE TWP., Pa. -- Police are investigating a tragedy where a woman was attacked and killed by her own dog in Upper Macungie Township, Lehigh County.
It happened before 1:30 p.m. Thursday on Spring White Drive.
Police say the woman, believed to be in her 30's, was attacked by her dog on the rear deck of her home.
She was taken to Lehigh Valley Medical Center where she was pronounced dead.
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Lemme guess: It was a Pomeranian...
When I read your post I thought of that graphic, “Not that I’m saying it was aliens but, it was aliens...”
I see what you did there.... :)
Golden Retriever?
There is more to this story than we are seeing.
Until she’s the only meat left to eat. /s
Kind of hard to defend them after reading this.
Pit owners should understand that it is well justified for people not wanting to be around them and the the owner assumes complete liability if the dog does harm to anyone.
It’s not that they don’t understand, it’s that they don’t care. It’s someone else’s problem - they want what they want.
So you’re making an assumption that the VICTIM had to have caused the attack? I have an 11 pound mini-dachshund, who goes ape if we pick up a box around him. (No, we’ve never done anything to him that gives him a reason to go nuts around boxes). He’s old and cranky, and we always put him in a closed room when we have company, because he’s unpredictable. I guess I’m glad he’s not a pit bull, or we’d be dead meat.
I consider the owners as being willfully reckless. There is no denying the statistics. If an innocent person is injured or killed, the dog owner should be held liable and possibly lose every asset they have.
It just takes one bad day.
Google “Labrador retriever kills infant”. You may be surprised, if not shocked. NEVER trust a dog around an infant or young child. Always supervise.
People can unwittingly do things that animals interpret in unexpected ways. It doesn’t have to be abuse. In dogs some of the worst behavior is the result not of abuse but comes from letting the dog dominate... being permissively “nice.” Dogs need firm leadership; they are unhappy when it is not forthcoming.
A person can convey the idea they are submissive by getting down on the floor with the dog, encouraging dominant behavior from the dog, or laying on their back in its presence, etc.
Humans think smiling is friendly, for example. Most animals take it to be threatening.
And some animals take a direct stare to mean a challenge, or in the case of some prey animals, they may view a direct stare to be predatory and react out of fear either fleeing or fighting.
Petting a bird on the back is telling the bird you want to have sex and could get you lightly nipped if the bird doesn’t appreciate your interest and wants you to stop, or it can lead to more severe bites out of frustration if the birds was turned on and doesn’t get what it expects.
Pulling away when nipped by a bird [or a number of other animals] tells it you are weak, and may trigger the bird into more aggressive and demanding behavior - and harder bites.
It’s not psycho- I’d bet she was permissive and the dog did what dogs do when their owner is weak and sending mixed signals.... he took the lead and became alpha dog.
In memory and honor of my dear friend, Eaker and his beloved Pitstop.
Wow.
That’s some righteous projection, there.
[or hypocrisy, take your pick]
Every day, millions of veterans and gun owners harm absolutely no one.
But, on the rare occasion one does, the liberal media grabs onto it and screams it to the heavens, endlessly.
And that really pisses us off, doesn’t it?
Cherry-picking the guilty few from the innocent many...yeah, that’s almost evil.
The glaring omission from that list is the “mothers” who murder their kids, born and unborn.
Ban mothers.
“Moms” and “Dads” kill more kids every day of every year, than every other animal, combined.
Drunk/drugged/distracted drivers put dogs to shame.
I have never once left my house and worried that dogs would kill me.
Idiot drivers, all the time, every single time.
Cherry-picking sucks.
In your usual oblivious, willfully blind way, you missed the photos of the dear little girl whose face was ripped apart by a Lab...but her Pit rushed in and saved her.
*So* typical.
Meh.
Don’t waste your time with all these little faggots hand wringing over pit bulls led by super neoYankee race baiter
Have you seen his home page?
LoL
You’re twice the guts any of these bitches and a lot better looking
Dogs to them are like the ones that jump in the back of the Subaru on TV
Tell me you’re not shocked a premier neoyankee race handwringer would also be scared of pit bulls and prolly any other tough breed
They should stick to lap dogs....
My only beef with pits is like any bulldog mix they are down the IQ chain from what I like
I’m like you I like Dobies and Rotts
I have twin Rotts now to replace my big boy Becket II whom I lost in the fall
Only time in my adult life I ever sobbed and I’ve lived a lot at 59.7
My standard American bulldog was a biter but very bright
My Johnson American bulldog from the original
Kennel in Summerville GA was dumb and would kill anything that moved except humans and male dogs...could control my horses too
Bulldogs are just dull
But some are cute as hell like Frenchies and American Bullies but both those are badly bred health wise I
My daughter number one has a gator mouthed bully and he’s so affectionate but any activity and he’s outta breath quick...like me lol
I love that dog though.....he looks like a bluenose pit mixed with a gators mouth..... and
Daughter two has a fighting sized pit....Axle....a 65 pound maniac
He listens to me but I wouldn’t have him around little kids unsupervised
But I had a Giant Schnauzer and an Alsatian I wouldn’t have around kids either
Our big red Dobie all our babies as toddlers slept with him and rode his back
Great family protector no strangers permitted
Anyhow
A lot of freepers just get hysterical from being ignurnt
The primary reason pits kill more is there are more of them and second a lot of trash owns them and third that trash has them poorly kept in bad environments
They are in the top three numerically and that doesn’t count all the mongrel looking terriers called pits
If there were as many Dogos or Bullmastiffs or Caucasian Mountain dogs as Pits we’d be talking about them
Are Pits harmless....hell no....any dog can be a biter
Are Pits more dangerous than say Springer Spaniels.....well duh....except to game birds..lol
I owned almost every major attack oriented breed and no question in my mind I’d rather have a Pit locked on my calf gruesome as that is cause they do lock versus a big very angry Dobie or Rott leaping to bring my down for a throat burrito
I love Rotts but a big 150 pound aggressive Rott is like a bear
An enraged ownerless 100 pound typically very good cardio and focus T-Rex Dobie is much more dangerous to an average person than a Pitbull
Given their athleticism they may be the most formidable...like a Raptor
A good friend of mine trains dogs for govt and security outfits and the King of Jordan and South African elites
He fears Dobies most and uses them and Malnois most applications for IQ and stamina
He says Rotts are best as perimeter dogs because they are intimidating but they don’t have the lungs and he likes the big Dobies and gets some same place we do
I do like some pups beside protection breeds
Frenchies
Bullies
English labs....stockier and feathery
Chessies.....hardy with a little protection instinct
Pyrenees for herds.....they don’t have to be trained
Chihuahuas just cause they are so ugly and nervous but really love affection....thank God they don’t weigh 200 pounds...lord
Shibu Inu.....instincts....
Jack Russels and Feist dogs....I mean who doesn’t right
Anyhow hugs and a salute
I’m in Indianola Miss for a wedding
A “Day Ull Tuh” wedding atop an Indian mound....no fooling
Tri Delts and KDs and Chi Omegas galore.....khakis and polos
This part of Dixie is very preppie
It’s hot....90 today
I do love the Delta I cannot lie......ducks deer and good food and genteel people with purty gurls
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