Posted on 07/19/2022 8:55:12 AM PDT by Red Badger
'They were good dogs, they are not a banned breed and were not dangerous,' Joanne Robinson's mother said
Who was Joanne Robinson? Mom-of-two, 43, MAULED to death by her pet XL Bully Joanne Robinson was killed at home by her pet dog named 'Rocco' after she returned from a night out (Facebook/Dillion Robinson and YappApp)
A mother-of-two, Joanne Robinson, was mauled to death by her pet American Bully XL dog while her partner was left with life-changing injuries that have been pictured. She is understood to have been pinned down by the jaws of the pet, named Rocco, after coming home from a night out. Jamie Stead, 42, suffered devastating injuries to his face, hands, and chest as he tried to pull the animal away from her and is still recovering in hospital. He has reportedly undergone skin grafting for the potentially life-changing injuries.
Joanne's heartbroken mum, Dotty Robinson, told The Sun, “I am in total disbelief and shock. I just hope it was quick and that she didn’t suffer too much.” She added, “I want everyone to know how well-loved she was. She was born and bred in this village. They all know her and love her.” Joanne was earlier described as a "beautiful angel" by her friends in tributes left near her home in West Melton, near Rotherham, South Yorkshire. Pictures of the tragic animal owner have now been released following the fatal attack as police in Rotherham took the dogs away.
Dotty urged dog owners to be extra vigilant of their pets during the UK’s blistering heatwave. She pleaded, “Try to keep your dogs cool. Keep them inside and give them plenty of water. The heat affects them too.” Dotty told how Rocco - who was nearly two and his two-year-old mate, Bully XL Lola - were both destroyed this morning. Speaking about the family’s horrendous ordeal, the gran of nine, supported by other members, told how her daughter and partner had had the dogs since puppies. She said, “They were good dogs, they are not a banned breed and were not dangerous. They were not related but they got on well together. I don’t know why they suddenly snapped. I can only think they turned mad in the extreme heat. It must have set them off."
“Rocco’s a big dog, he’s bigger than a lion.” Her tearful granddaughter added, “He was like a small horse.” Also a mother of three, Dotty re-emphasized, “It must have been the heat. There’s a saying about mad dogs going out in the midday sun.” Reliving the horror, she told how her daughter has been to visit a friend and had walked back into the house about 10 pm. She explained, “She was downstairs and suddenly Rocco attacked her, it got her, I think it was around the throat." “Lola was going mad, she was trying to be protective and Steady, Joanne’s partner but we call him her husband, tried to save her. He was trying to get Lola out of the room, he had no choice but to get her out and during that time Rocco attacked.”
A sea of cards, flowers, and balloons adorned the home where the couple has lived for twenty years - including a poignant one from Joanne’s grown-up children Elle, 24, and Dillon, 19, saying “Mum I love and miss you.” Neighbors had told how they had heard piercing screams coming from the top of the road. Dottie continued “I’m hoping it was quick. I can’t bear to think of her suffering. I think she was grabbed around the throat but we haven’t had the results of the post-mortem yet. They are due today. There’s rumors and gossip going around that Joanne was attacked while she was in bed asleep. That is all rubbish. Rocco carried out the attack not Lola but both dogs were seized by police.” Emergency crews raced to the scene but it was sadly too late to save her and she was pronounced dead at the scene.
The saying is that "only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the noonday sun.” So that Yorkshire couple were forewarned if they let their pets stay outside in blistering heat.
You are a resource for sure!
GLOBAL WARMING TO BLAME....NOT THE VICIOUS DOGS!!!
The dog was as big as a LION!!!
Not a bully
Do you live in a hut in the ARTIC???
Looks like a droop eared cane corso mix
Bullies are short legged
Gator mouth
Much smaller
Not me
Only issue I’ve had with them is male pits will always hit other male dogs
Mine made lousy guard dogs
I prefer Rotts who also kill on occasion
Or Dobies
A standard American bulldog or old southern bulldog
Is a much more dangerous to people than usual pit bull
But wardaddy why do they kill so often
Cause there are tons of them and anything remotely resembles Petey is called a pit bull
That pic on this thread is cane corso eyes
And too square a snout
A mongrel called a large bully
A bully is not a pit bull for the record to the uninformed
Chet was banned here personally by someone with juice over something that had zero to do with his pit bull threads
Don’t weep too much
Pit bulls are 20% at least of all dog breeds in America
Yes I have the link I always do you know that
Nothing else is remotely close
Not even
If 20% of dog breeds were Rottweilers it’d be worse
And I say with a 150 pound male uncut of course laying by my tub as I type
I’m 64 he’s my sixth Rottie
They are exponentially better guards and man killers than pit bulls would ever dream to be
I know it’s free republic
Why let facts and info get in the way of heartfelt earnestness and sound and fury
by God!
I swear this is all I would do here had I the mind to
But Sancho left me long ago
That’s why I’m always surprised at people who get something like a Blue Heeler and then complain when they “nip”
Dogs of Peace
Yikes. I will continue to remain unfamiliar with this breed if at all possible!
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