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Wristpin, here's a Pit Bull story you can add to your files. You are keeping files, right? You never reply to me on these threads except for the personal attacks but for every story you post I could post stories like these. Unlike you, I do have better things to do with my time. You never clicked on my screen name and played find the Pit Bull. Better yet click on my screename and watch the video, In Hope, A Shelter Story. Where's your buddy sinkspur, he hasn't shown up yet. Quick alert him to the thread.

Pit bull attacked by 'Toy'

Warden not surprised: 'They stand their ground, those little dogs'
04/22/06

WAUKEGAN — Animal Warden Tina Fragassi said she was not surprised when her office fielded a report Thursday about a 10-pound Pomeranian attacking an 80-pound pit bull.

"They stand their ground, those little dogs," she said, describing how one of her relatives has a small mixed-breed dog that charges her own pit bull and Labrador every time the three dogs cross paths.

That's basically what happened Thursday afternoon at a Sunset Avenue apartment complex, where Garry Laffredi said he was walking his 2-year-old pit bull Capone when a neighbor's Pomeranian came running at them.

"(Capone's) not a bad guy. He's real friendly. He's people friendly," Laffredi said. "He loves other dogs. (But) this little Pomeranian ran out and starts biting him on the foot."

Pomeranians, which are classified as Toy dogs by the American Kennel Club, can be as small as three pounds and resemble a fox in appearance, generally having a bushy orange coat and pointed ears.

Laffredi said the Pomeranian bit Capone's foot hard enough "to draw blood" also managed to nick Capone on the top of the head as he tried to pull the pit bull away on a leash.

Eventually, Laffredi said, Capone "grabbed the dog and more or less set him off to the side" before the two dogs were separated.

Citations issued

Animal control officers called to the scene reported that Laffredi told them the Pomeranian also bit him on the hand two weeks ago, but he chose not to report it at the time. The owner of the Pomeranian was issued four citations for Thursday's incident — failure to prevent a dog bite, owning a dog running at large, not possessing a dog license and not having updated rabies shots.

Each citation comes with a $25 fine if paid within 30 days. Fragassi said in cases of a first-time animal-to-animal bite with no current rabies shots, the animal is not seized but the owner must have the dog checked by a veterinarian for rabies after 10 days.

The owner of the Pomeranian declined to speak about the incident, describing it as an unfortunate episode that she wanted to put behind her.

Yeah. Did you see the story about how the guy in Riverdale early this month ended up with 88 dead exotic breed goats after his property was invaded by three attacking Pomeranians? Something like $68,000 in damage, and it's a darned good thing the three pomeranians, who'd gotten loose from the yard of a neighbor, didn't come to the ranch on a day that schoolkids were visiting.

Ah ... er, wait a minute. Did I say pomeranians? I meant pit bulls. And guess what the owner said? "My dogs would never hurt anybody!" Well, that's a relief!

Your pomeranian story, while interesting if only because the person with the pit bull being attacked didn't boot that little asshole pomeranian as if it was a football in search of a field goal, has nothing to do with people and livestock being maimed and killed by large dogs with powerful jaws, disporportionately Rottweilers and pit-bull breeds. And again ... I AM NOT FOR BANNING ANY BREEDS. What I am for is for "power" dog advocates to own-up to the fact that there is a problem. Hasn't happened yet. Which makes it ever more likely that the worst-case scenario of breed-banning will come to pass.