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 ...
This is news because the mother's own pit bulls didn't bite the kid, the neighbor dog did. Difference here is if it was a pit bull attack, we wouldn't just be talking about butterfly bandages to his nose, we'd be talking about a mauling and maybe a dead kid. Lots of dogs don't like kids (and not without good reason) Few breeds ever KILL them. Pit Bulls, too often, do.
Is that what you think is the purpose of posting this article? Agenda indeed!
Heh... actually, you do... like any dog. Corgis are relatively sturdy for a small dog, but any smallish dog is at risk of being hurt by rambunctious or rough playing children and both need to be watched, as you know.
And people forget that Corgis are a herding dog, with all the same instincts to round up and drive things... I watched a little girl at a 4H show with her Corgi getting nipped in the ankles by her dog repeatedly in the heeling exercise... The dog wasn't heeling, he was herding... LOL
Every Corgi I've ever met had a great clowning playful personality. Terrific little guys.
I think the article was written to be good PR for pit bulls... No other minor bog bite makes the news... the only thing noteworthy about this was the fact that the family had pits.
I own a saw and still have my arms and legs. There is always tomorrow.
There are no bad dogs, just bad owners.
Believe what you want, this is what I find noteworthy...
"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." "
I think the article was written to be good PR for pit bulls
If we stopped posting good PR stories for breeds there would be a lot fewer doggie pings.
It's just my opinion, kanawa... ;~D Filtered through my own biases, just like yours :~D
“Truth is one forever absolute,
but opinion is truth filtered through the moods, the blood,
the disposition of the spectator.”
Now that's the truth :~D
bttt!
Working dogs are my favorite breeds :)
Maybe if she saw this she would be a little more responsible with her pets, especially since they were rescues.
In Hope, An Animal Shelter Story WARNING: LINK CONTAINS GRAPHIC CONTENT
Can I post a bunch of gun pictures and start the d**k measuring content of who likes to shoot Corgis the most now?
Posting decisions are like those in dog ownership...
we can learn from others' mistakes.;~)
Lacks the panache of a pit maul....
http://www.abcactionnews.com/stories/2006/04/060417pitbulls.shtml
"He just grabbed on and hung on. I kept trying to hit him and kick him and I couldn't do anything. He was too strong," recalled Steve, his arm now bandaged.
Steve managed to keep his neighbor's dog away from the attacking animals; he himself was saved when two Tampa police officers rolled up on the scene.
"I turned around and [the dog] got behind me and then the policeman was able to Taser him without hitting me. So he did that and then the dog let go," Steve continued."
And as such is of no interest to you.
So why are you here?
I love dogs.
Just one question about this corgi mauling. How did the little corgi get all the way up to the kid's face?
Don't forget if you see one running around you'll try and drive over it ...
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