Posted on 09/20/2009 6:14:00 PM PDT by Chet 99
ST. PETERSBURG — Four years ago, Robert Jacks and his wife, Patricia Thiel, rescued a stray dog.
The Labrador-pit bullterrier mix was about 2 years old and had wandered onto the golf course where Jacks works. It was afraid of people. They couple figured it had been abused.
The two dog lovers named it Jake and worked to rehabilitate it. It became part of the family and often would sleep on the couple's bed.
But on Thursday afternoon, something went wrong.
Authorities say Jake fiercely attacked Thiel, a 39-year-old nurse at All Children's Hospital, shortly after 2 p.m., in their fenced-in back yard in Lakewood Estates.
A neighbor coming to Thiel's aid shot and killed the 100-pound dog.
When it was over, Thiel was in critical condition with wounds to her arms, head and neck. Doctors were in surgery late Thursday night working to save her right arm.
Her husband, the golf course superintendent at the St. Petersburg Country Club, spent the night at Tampa General Hospital, trying to fathom why Jake had turned on his wife.
"He was a sweet dog. We don't know what happened," the 43-year-old said. "I'm in shock. It's sad all the way around."
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So glad to hear she's doing better. I put no stock in what I hear on the radio at all. The report was probably two or three days old by the time I heard it.
Thanks for the encouraging news!
Awww! Death is cute!
That’s gotta go down as one of FR’s most bizarre comments, *ever*...LOL
“Yep.
The dogs were breed to fight to the death in a pit. Never stop until the other dog is dead.
They are unpredictable and dangerous.”
According to many reliable sources, only about 0.00004% of them are dangerous, which just happens to be the same for all other breeds. Those other dogs just aren’t as fun to talk about.
And they were not bred to fight until death. They were bred to follow the orders of their owners, which unfortunately involved many of them injured or killed, sometimes by the owners themselves.
I'm flattered. Really. That's some stiff competition.
Aw, he’s lethally adorable!
He had his ears done today.
Now he *thinks* he’s just lethal....all 20 pounds of him...:))
Psycho dog. All pit bulls...even mixes...are sociopathic killers.
He’s such a beauty! What’s his name?
I hope they have good insurance...
You earned it, friend....:)
[and I laughed so loud and suddenly when I read it that I scared my poor peacefully sleeping dogs]...;D
His “normal” name or registered name?
One is “Odin” and the other “Wiking Óðhinn’s Hund Von Der Wilde Jagd”.
[aren’t you sorry you asked?]....;-D
Cripes, that’s scary. Hope you are ok.
I’m ok. the small piece of ear that was missing will grow back. Also got a tetanus shot and some antibiotics. As for the dog, he was put to sleep yesterday. It was so sad. he really was a good dog ruined by people who had no clue. He was happy, and with someone who loved and cared for him until the end. i cried like a baby for hours.
I love them BOTH!!
*blush*
You haven’t tried to hack up the German-hairball-word “Jagd” yet, have you?....LOL!
[glottal stops can hurt]
;-D
Is it as painful as actually drinking ‘jagermeister’?
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