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Posted on 04/21/2006 2:47:52 PM PDT by solosmoke
Dejae Galvin has grown up around pitbull terriers without so much as a scratch. But it was a corgi that bit him, leaving him with a suspected broken nose.
He was attacked by the "friendly" pet corgi at his friend's house as he attempted to pat it.
The last thing the 8-year-old remembers is seeing blood everywhere, being in pain and covering his face to avoid being bitten again.
Ms Galvin said his skin was pulled together with butterfly clips to close holes on each side of his nose. "He looked like he had been in a car accident or something." When she took him back to the doctor he was given strong antibiotics and told if he did not improve he would need to be hospitalised.
Ms Galvin, who has owned pitbulls for 15 years, said her family did not want the corgi to be put down if it was not normally hostile. "I think this particular dog should be tested for being aggressive. "I just want to make sure it doesn't go on to attack other kids if it's proven to be temperamental."
Ms Galvin said the attack was further proof that all dogs, however loving and loyal they might seem, needed to be treated with caution. "My kids were born into a family that had American pitbull terriers all their lives. We've never had any problems with our dogs the whole time but we never leave our children unsupervised with any dogs - not even our own. "Although Dejae has learnt a lesson the hard way, children will be children and dogs will be dogs. "It's the adults who need to take the upper hand and teach both parties how to act responsibly."
Dejae loves his new dog Lexus and sympathises with the owner of the corgi.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailypost.co.nz ...
VERY misleading headline. Why isn't there an outrage against corgies?
The corgi did it.
Check this out.
I think all those people are too busy crucifying "other" breeds right now to notice what's going on in neighborhoods everywhere.
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BAN ALL CORGIS!!!
DEATH TO CORGIS & CORGI OWNERS!!!!
DOG OF PEACE ALERT!!!
IF I SEE A CORGI COMING AT ME, I WILL SHOOT IT!!!
/copies of stupid reactionary responses I see on every pitbull thread
From a Rottie lover to a PB lover ...
I thought you'd appreciate this one.
Corgis and Chihauhaus should be put on the evil dog list. This is the SECOND time I heard a story of those vicious animals attacking.....
Dog of PEACE? I think not.
/sarc
PS.. how is Mo? How is his big sister? Have they eaten any of the neighborhood children lately?
LOL!!!
Dog of peace ping!
Mo just turned 9 months & he was getting his butt kicked by a 15 month old Great Dane at the dog park. All in good fun, but 130 pounds vs. 30 pounds is scary to watch....finally Mo spoke up to get the Dane to calm down.
Roxy just gets better & better. She never cared about playing with the other dogs before, but now with Mojos influence....she socializes with all the dogs & rarely even get her cackles up. I still keep my eyes on her as she is older & can get grumpy. Luckily, she stops whatever she is doing immediately as soon as I say her name. Unfortunately, that has left her vulnerable to other dogs snapping & biting at her. The sad life of a sweet pit bull....she has to take crap from lesser dogs.
As an Auntie - I need monthly pictures of my nephew Mo.
I would love to have seen him with that Great Dane.
Smooch to all!
DD
Gotta watch those corgis!
:)
Much as I like to give the headline writer a cuff,
it's good when they include a lesson in these reports
to highlight the duties of responsible owners.
Here's a story with a happy ending that includes a lesson learned...
Dognapped pit bull back with owner
"I learned some really hard lessons on how to be a responsible dog owner," she said. "We're going to put up a definitely taller gate that he can't sneak out of, and people won't see into our yard. We patched up any possible openings in the fence. And I'm not letting him out in the yard without me. We're not taking any chances."
If the dog doing the attacking had been a pit bull, this kid would be on a slab in a mortuary.
In sinkspurs world every pit bull attack is fatal.
More wisdom from the Jack Chick of the dog world. lol
OUCH! That's gotta hurt! ;-)
This brings back childhood memories of that damn Pekingese who chased me down the street everyday on my bike- until my Boston Terrier jumped the fence and kicked it's little fuzzy @$$ one day.
Yep, Major was a cool dog and a good friend. And he won a fight with a St. Bernard once too.
Bush's fault!
(sorry, I couldn't resist)
;^}
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