Posted on 08/16/2008 10:08:41 AM PDT by Issaquahking
The child who was attacked by a pit bull this week remained hospitalized in critical condition as her father was making his way home from Iraq to be with her late this week, according to the girl's family.
The fate of 6-year-old Isis Krieger, in critical care(snip)
"They're still giving her all her fluids and she's been twitching and stuff like that," said Wanda Injasoulian, Isis' great-grandmother. "Her little heart's beating really good, so there's no telling...(snip) The attack by Dozer on Tuesday at Isis' East Anchorage home was not the dog's first, but it was the worst --
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“breed of peace” strikes again.
Choosing dogs over your family safety.....parents are idiots....prayers for this little girl
I realize many so-called experts claim a pit bull isn’t any more likely to attack humans than any other breed of dog, but the anecdotal evidence is somewhat overwhelming pit bulls are involved in a vastly disproportionate number of attacks. 10 out of 10 rocket scientists who own dogs, do not own a pit bull. If you’re single and live alone and you want to own a pit, more power to ya. But if you have other family members, especially kids, within biting distance, then forget it.
Poor kid.
My wife insists.....it's one thing she is extremely adamant about. It would a forever cold bed were I to be foolish enough to bring a pit home.
Our last dog was a trained red Dobie...a fierce dog so it's not that that bothers her, it's just the like you said...anecdotal evidence that they need to be held by a firm master with few victims of opportunity around.
We knew of someone who had a pet bobcat for years...nice as hell. One day it up and killed their 3 year old. You never know even with large domestic dogs.
Where we live now the problem is coyotes.....they have attacked a child, killed many pets and livestock and have become more brazen. We think they killed our older cat last month. I live in semi urban Nashville where the lots are heavily wooded and hilly and average 2-4 acres. I can shoot them if I have to but problem is my open yard in the back is not large then it goes to dense woods.
A nice Anatolian might be good to have around. I'm not sure how another Dobie would be as Coyote deterrent.
\ I pray for this little girl's recovery.
Get a Great Dane. Super coyote deterrents. We had a terrible problem until we got the Danes.
I have been told, repeatedly, that attacks like this are rare.
I am a first time dog owner myself — late in life for this but adopted a shelter dog here in L.A. She’s cute, two years old, looked like a chow mixed with golden retriever. HA! Had DNA done and she is NO Golden at all — dominant German Shepherd, then equal parts Chinese Shar-Pei, Chow Chow, and Tibetan Spaniel. People say whoa — smart but stubborn and difficult!
Short Chow legs, gorgeous double coat with very soft fur on top, not chow-like at all. Red and blonde colors. Big almond shaped eyes.
Anyhow, started off really docile and nice — weeks later she blossomed here — and is aggressive towards most other dogs but not all. Anything that moves gets her going, kids passing by, any wheeled vehicles, cats, squirrels, you name it.
She has nipped at the pants legs of several people/kids and and “did her job” protecting me in my house when a friend came over (she did not know him) and abruptly got up to follow me to another room. She flew across the room and nipped at his pants’ leg. Scared the guy as he is afraid of dogs anyway.
Trainer (taking behavior lessons now) said she is a “tough dog” but a good dog and he works wonders with her. She is perfect at the group lessons and I think it’s because she knows she is NOT the boss.
But I must always be on the lookout as she, or ANY dog per the trainer, can “turn” without warning.
I just took a bad fall on uneven sidewalk while “correcting” her away from three dogs being walked by a couple of people last week. I slammed down with all my weight on one knee — went to ER — got stitches — whole lower leg is bruised, super sore and I am limping terribly.
Question is: How much more can I take? Is it worth it to keep this animal? I like her, and boyfriend loves her, but he is not here every day. She loves her walks but even with the prong collar she acts up and he, at 6 ft., can have a hard time controlling her, calling her “the writhing beast.”
She is super smart — really clever and I can never fool her into doing anything she doesn’t want to do.
No “rescue” will take her around here as she has the nipping history and is not a purebred anything. I would have to take her to another shelter and confess that she is too much for me, and that she has nipped at people and actually torn small holes into a couple of item of clothing.
They would not adopt her out again and would just put her down. I know she is a liability for me and can’t be off leash, ever. Yet I hesitate to turn her back in.
I am looking for suggestions here if anyone has any. If I just kept her on my property (she can’t get out) and let her out on leash for occasional walks with boyfriend, does that seem reasonable? Many people in my area have dogs who never leave their yards — absolutely never get walks. That just seems wrong to me yet I understand some dogs are just too difficult. Any words of advice?
Nice post.
I’m not familiar with an Anatolian, but I hope it works out for you. While I love dogs, I don’t have one (too lazy) but I live on an urban block with a million of them. I’m the guy who walks up to you and your dog and asks his/her name and pets them like crazy- not all dogs because some owners aren’t very friendly. There was a Hispanic family that had a pit who I would see walking without a leash in the alley. I asked them to put it on a leash after a somewhat scary incident in my garage, but they more or less told me to (politely) go “f” myself. I love dogs, but I just avoid pit bulls like the plague.
We had a terrible problem until we got the Danes.
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My dad had great danes and those two huge dogs had strokes everytime a chicken strutted by. One of them was terrified of the family cat. They were both fragile beyond belief.
I think the sight of wildlife would have killed them.
Dogs off-leash are another reason I carry a gun.
I know a woman whose daughter died from sniffing inhalants. At her funeral, I overheard other teenagers talking about how she did it wrong, the friends with her reacted wrong, etc. She died because of all the mistakes that these teens would never make.
When I read your post, that conversation came to mind.
It would be very interesting to get more information on the owners of these dogs.
How much they knew about the breed, what kind of excercise programs they had in place before the attack, etc. I’m betting none.
I am pinging to Hair of the Dog for some answers concerning your dog problems. Good luck!
But as a training matter, I would encourage you to watch Cesar Milan's "Dog Whisperer" Program on National Geographic or look into his books or CDs. This is just the type of dog his methods and tactics work on.
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