Posted on 06/14/2018 11:33:48 PM PDT by Norski
FAIRFIELD (CBS SF) — A 29-year-old Fairfield woman was severely mauled in her backyard by her own dog early Thursday before police shot it dead, authorities said.
Fairfield police said the attack took place in the woman’s backyard in the 1600 block of Kentucky St. A next-door neighbor called 911 to report they had heard the woman screaming and looked over the fence and saw a large dog attacking her.
Arriving officers could see the woman lying face down and bleeding profusely from both arms with a large dog standing over her.
The woman’s house has an unusually large yard, almost a full acre in size, and the attack was occurring in the farthest reach of the yard away from the home and street.
Authorities said the dog quickly alerted to the officer’s presence and charged the fence where the officers stood. One officer on scene fired his handgun at the charging dog out of fear of his safety, his fellow officers and the woman that had already been badly injured.
The dog stopped his attack and soon succumbed to his injuries.
Emergency aid was immediately provided to the woman, and the severity of her injuries were determined to be life-threatening. The woman was taken by ambulance to a local trauma center and later flown by helicopter to a surgical center in the Bay Area. She is listed in serious condition.
Neighbors told police there were about 20 dogs in the home’s backyard. Fairfield Police Lt. Greg Hurlbut said the dogs were described as a special breed of hunting dog.
It was not immediately known what breed of dog was involved in the attack or were being kenneled at the site. Solano’s County’s Humane Animal Services was the lead agency in the investigation according to the sheriff’s office.
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Totally avoidable. At least it was the adult owner that was target of the dog instead of a kid or neighbor.
Dago Argentino?
Someone suggested suing. This lady mauling victim won because the landlord never replied to the lawsuit. She may actually see some money.
Possibly a Dogo Argentino, yes. Or Fila Brasiero. Presa Canario. (sp)
Would anyone like to post pictures of the above for comparison?
Spelling corrections would also be appreciated. Thank you.
LoL
Late night chuckle
We adopted a 1.5 year old 140 pound Great Pyrenees male dog about six weeks ago. They’re not hunting dogs, they’re livestock guardians. This was basically this dogs last chance. When my son came home from college he didn’t accept him in his flock. Three weeks later they’re good now. The dog still hates “strangers”, i.e. anyone other than us but with crate training (was never a believer in it until now) he’s doing better and people are safe. He’s doing amazingly better in the six weeks we’ve had him. Six weeks is an important milestone for dogs. This dog is BIG and still growing. He’s amazingly fast and strong. Luckily he’s in a home where he’s in good hands that have a long history properly training dogs. That’s my rant. :)
....they got a reputation in the UK years ago ( dog fighting)....since the
husband was quick to correct the neighbor about the breed, let’s hope
it’s not about breeding fighters...
(of the Great Pyrenees dog)
Varro, a Roman author who lived in the first century BC, wrote in his treatise of rural economy “De re rustica” in 37 BC.:
“The dog is essential for those who raise animals for wool. It is the guardian of livestock in general but is the natural defender of the sheep and goats. The wolf lurks constantly and we oppose it with the dogs”..
Dogo Argentino picture.
Average male Dogo is 24-27 inches at withers and 100 pounds
That Dogo is easily waist high
Dogos are indeed confused with white pit bulls especially large rangey pits with ears trimmed atlas style
My daughters pit bull Axle is on my homepage in a black and white pic....looks exactly like that dog you posted
Axle cannot be unsupervised around other male dogs. He loves me and sleeps on my bed when we keep him....but he’s a piss poor guard dog....completely unaware of strangers...could care less.....but a male canine challenger and he locks on quick....I kennel my Rotts by the barn when he visits. My main issue with all bully breeds is they are often dull compared to Nazi dogs or say poodles... Scott old southern whip tailed bulldogs are pretty smart and have strong strong catch instincts with livestock.....my little brindle Scott bully is only four months old and already trying to intimidate my 17.2 hands geldings
Old southern Scott style bullies.....my pups grandpa and daddy (top)...i owned the dad...these are hardy dogs with acute guard instinct
Yes. These dogs are wolf bane. Here in central (M)assachusetts they’re coy wolf bane. Yeah, we’re blessed with both coyotes and coy wolves. Yay and shiite.
While the article at the source does not give the dog’s breed, if you will watch the 42-second news vid at the link, one neighbor said it was a pit bull, but that the owner’s husband said it was “not a pit bull, but a special type of hunting dog that is larger and stronger than a pit bull.”
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Whether or not the dog in question which attacked its owner
is a “large pit bull” or a “pit-bull type” dog, “but larger and stronger”, possibly a Dogo Argentino, a Fila Braseiro, A Presario, or another “large pit-bull-type” breed, let us not loose sight of the fact that a large-scale breeding operation of these types of dogs has been taking place here, - ostensibly a commercial operation in a residential neighborhood - and one of the dogs has attacked and mauled its owner very badly.
This is happening way too often. We may just be grateful it was not a neighbor’s child, as too often that is the case.
The National Parks Service has been breeding and loosing wolves into the National Parks for over 20 years now.
The real story is the cops shot a dog and everybody is good with it. Kumbaya!
The real story is that too many people, - including the woman here who is fighting for her life after being attacked by one of her own dogs - are being attacked, mauled, torn apart, disemboweled, “de-gloved” (skin peeled off whole) by these types of dogs, and killed in a manner reminiscent of being torn apart by wild animals - one of the worst ways to die - and the escalation of this over the last 35 years is not acceptable.
The scariest dog I’ve ever run across was a basenji.
It wasn’t that big but boy was it fast and quiet. They don’t bark. So you don’t know they are there.
Years ago, I met and did some work for a couple who married late in life. He was a retired accountant, and she was - well - something. It appeared to be a case of “Jack Sprat and his wife”. They were both on the dog show circuit, and I believe that they were both judges at one time. He bred Papillions and Basenjis, and she and her daughter bred Old English Sheep Dogs.
They also kept cats, birds, and fish tanks. The puppy litters were kept in the kitchen, the cats and Paps had the run of the house, and the OEs were kept in 5x8 kennels in the garage and let out for relieving themselves - sometimes.
The dogs all traveled, showed and placed, but these persons were not clean. And the conditions for the OEs were appalling. I had never seen aggressive OEs before.
On the other hand, I know a bachelor electrician who has kept a Basenji for 6 years, and carries it like a baby everywhere. The dog is silent, and that can startle you, true.
Thank you for allowing a reminiscence.
My bad. I agree. Bad joke.
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