Pit bull attacks Roswell Woman

Atlanta Journal-Constitution ^ | June 22, 2007 | Paul Kaplan

[Cecily]

A Roswell woman on her daily walk Friday morning was attacked by a neighbor's pit bull, which tore into her head, police said.

The woman, who was saved by neighbors responding to her screams, was in surgery Friday morning at North Fulton Regional Hospital for severe but non-life threatening injuries, said Roswell Police Lt. James McGee.

Neighbors tried to stop the attack by beating the dog with sticks and shovels, but "they didn't faze him," said Charles Tedford, president of the homeowners association in the Lake Forest subdivision, where the attack occurred.

The dog finally stopped and turned on a neighbor who had been hitting it with a shovel, biting him in the arm, McGee said.

The dog then turned to attack another neighbor who was approaching with a .45-caliber pistol. He killed the dog with one shot to the head, McGee said.

The female victim was not carrying identification and neighbors did not know her name. Her home in the 900 block of Lake Haven Court, is owned by Quoc Khoan Giang, and the home phone is listed under the name of W.A. Trinh, according to records.

[N3WBI3]

I dont own a gun but if one of my neighbors had one of these ‘dogs’ I would buy one. If it got loose and was on my property aggressive or not I would put it down... (after I learn to shoot ;)

[N3WBI3]

“My dog is very friendly, but he doesn’t like to be touched by other people,”

Yea cause when I think loving dog I think of attacking little old ladies. This is the problem with pit bulls most spooked Dogs *might*, worst case, snip the hand not maul somebody. I had a shepard-mix who when he was a year old had a kid run up behind him and yank his, well, male parts. He never trusted kids again nor anyone coming from behind to pet him he would growl bark and get very scary looking but he never bit or attacked.

[Mad Dawg]

You win the Very Good Point prize! What a horrible way to learn a needed lesson, what a terrible thing to live with!

[N3WBI3]

Maybe if she understood english she would have. Still any dog worth breeding would not have mauled her for such an offense but the nature of the pitbull is nasty and agressive.

[N3WBI3]

Defending with a gun possibly bad but owning an aggressive animal and letting a kid walk it in public good?

[Mad Dawg]

My humble but urgent advice:
With due respect to the laws in your neck of the woods, start on the gun project right now. Since we're at war with an enemy who targets civilians engaged in innocent pursuits and since our culture currently thinks it's better to spend money supporting indolence, drug abuse, and bastardy than to spend it on protecting our lives and property and providing jail cells for miscreants, it is more and more urgent that citizens responsibly and informedly prepare themselves to defend themselves, those they love, and the innocent around us.

Besides, shooting is cheaper than golf, more fun, and WAY more useful!

[N3WBI3]

I would but I have kids (2y and 8mo) and while I *know* people can make it secure enough for them I am prone to make subtle small mistakes and I respect guns too much to risk that in my home right now. When the kids are old enough to teach and trust Ill reconsider this..

Still thanks for your advice were my situation a little different I would take you up on it, until then I will have to be a non gun owner who will raise my voice for the second..

[Finny]

I’ve got a jackass neighbor with one of these dogs constantly getting loose and terrorizing the neighborhood. It may meet a similar fate someday.

Hey, better sooner than later.