2022 Dog Bite Fatality: Elderly Woman Found Dead After Dog Attack in a Central Valley Apartment in Las Vegas

Dogsbite.org ^ | August 13, 2022 | staff

[Norski]

Family members said "Buck," a rescue pit bull of five or six years, "would never intentionally hurt her," referring to 89-year old Joan Caffiel.1 On Tuesday morning, Buck suddenly attacked and killed Caffiel. "I don't know what happened, but that is totally not like Buck at all," the victim's grandson, Peyton Faircloth, told reporters. Faircloth said his grandmother suffered from dementia. At the time of the attack, she was being watched by a hired caretaker.

"We had Buck for about five, six years. There was not a mean bone in that dog's body. That dog would sleep with us in our bed every single night. And he 'loved' grandma. Very, very protective of grandma ... He would never intentionally hurt her. He probably was trying to protect her from somebody or something." - Peyton Faircloth

Faircloth lived in the apartment with Caffiel, but was away when the fatal attack occurred. Faircloth erroneously claimed that Buck must have been "trying to protect her from somebody or something," in an effort to explain the deadly attack. Protect her from what? The caretaker? Also, why would a dog that was an alleged "guard dog" for the grandma, kill the grandma? The family, also called the fatal attack a "freak accident," a term first coined by a pit bull owner in 1985. . .

[goodnesswins]

Oops...meant lab/border collie mix...probably will not work out...this is a “project” dog, and at our age not sure we will take him on.

[JCL3]

Pit Bulls are like hand grenades.
They can sit on your shelf for years, cool story, cool look, etc until one day, they blow up and cause death and destruction.
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Exactly!

[old curmudgeon]

Nonsense.

There are two worlds: The imaginary world dreamers would like and the rel world.

AThere are animals that can never be trusted and there are families, strains, etc. within that are more untrustworthy than the breed in general.

Pit Bulls remind me of bovine bulls.

I once owned a bull, a Black Angus. A real pet. He would come to the fence and stand there for you to scrath his head.l He really liked it. Just a big old gentle pet.

Until one day. I was in the pasture driving my pickup and he went nuts. A raging roaring temper tantrum. Had I been on foot I probably would not be writing this.

I got out of there and never went back until after he went to the sale barn. Bulls are just that way and that was not my first unpleasant dangerous experience with one, just the one most apropos.

What triggered him? I have no idea. It is just the way the real world works and those long stories about how if you only understand them and know how to deal with them it will never happen to you only reveal the fact that the individual is living in a dream world, not the real world.

Pit Bulls are not Beagles, Poodles or Corgis.

[Ezekiel]

Still a nice mix for those who would be a good match for the activity level.

That one doesn’t come in decaf, either.

I hope you’ll find your pawmate very soon.

I don’t have a dog, but I have several chickens I can cuddle and love.

Have a great day!

[jacknhoo]

It is a fair assumption, when reading a headline like that, the dog is a pit bull.

It is no wonder, insurance companies require you to report to them you own this breed, they are a serious risk and liability.

[gnarledmaw]

I hope at least one of you is in very good shape.

While its true that its probably, relatively speaking, much safer to to have in your house at the same time as your pet...

“aardvarks, ants, bears, boars, cats, bats, dogs, hogs, elephants, antelopes, pheasants, ferrets, giraffes, gazelles, stoats, goats, shoats, ostriches, octopuses, penguins, wigeons, and especially rabbits,”...

Im not so sure that the rest of the house will see any less damage once you bring that little tornado home.

[Zhang Fei]

[In breeds bred for aggression and fighting, once an attack starts, it may be difficult to stop.]

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Precisely. Traditionally, pets were bred for docility. That is to say, aggressive pups were culled (killed), while obedient ones were kept. What distinguishes dogs from wolves is that puppy-like docility with respect to humans. What these dog fighting breeders are doing is breeding pits for aggression - culling the docile and keeping the Cujos. They are turning dogs back into wolves. No amount of training will turn a wolf back into a dog. However well-trained, it is similar to a pet lion - a ticking time bomb for the owner.

[null and void]

I still have a 1 lb bottle...

[Rappini]

copy the last sentence.

[China Clipper]

69 replies and no one has said it yet?

I'll say it; "Where's Chet when ya need him"?

[goodnesswins]

We had a lab aussie (or border) mix for 14 years...best dog ever

[marktwain]

"They are turning dogs back into wolves. No amount of training will turn a wolf back into a dog. However well-trained, it is similar to a pet lion - a ticking time bomb for the owner."

Exactly. Very well written.

[Boomer]

I had no idea you were a pitbull personality. Who are you again and why should I care?

Norski is a dog hater as are you I assume.

GFYS.

[metmom]

I rest my case.

[Boomer]

Thank God! Now go away dog hater.

[MS.BEHAVIN]

“That would be the first thing I would want done and I would be willing to kill it myself if it had killed one of my family”

Same here!

[mware]

Grand mom had dementia. Wonder what action triggered the dog.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

Family members said "Buck," a rescue pit bull of five or six years … Dog of Peace. A Good Boy. Loved his mama. Turning his life around.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

#33: "Whatever loser picked out this pit bull for an elderly woman should be put down with the dog."

A word of wisdom! The loser who picked this dog for grandma should be fed to a pack of pit bulls waiting for the needle.

[Governor Dinwiddie]

#77: "Grand mom had dementia. Wonder what action triggered the dog."

I dunno. She was breathing maybe? Blinked her eyes?