Coroner: Head injuries from dog attack killed White Mills woman

The News Enterprise ^ | Nov 27, 09 | MARTY FINLEY

[SLB]

If you guessed Pit Bull, you win the prize. I am a dog lover, but for the life of me I can't understand why some people keep dogs who are known to be dangerous. I carry 99% of the time and have no qualms about shooting a dog that is even menacing, let alone attacking. Dogs are dogs, and people need to remember that.

[SLB]

My son-in-law’s parents live about a mile from where this happened. His dad has called the owner and the sheriff department several times about dogs running loose and chasing livestock and wildlife. Nothing was done and now this. Hmmm, makes me sort of wonder about the good old boy syndrome in Hardin County. He now has taken the shoot and forget attitude in dealing with them. No shovel afterwords, just shoot and forget.

[mylife]

Stephen Gillespie said his wife, a retired librarian, had left their home to find and photograph the remnants of a one-room schoolhouse in the area.

At 4 AM?

[csvset]

Dog attack ping

[Marty62]

Stop blaming the breed. IT IS THE OWNERS THAT MAKE A DOG DANGEROUS.
Where is the DNA test to prove the dog did it.
Fast way to end an investigation. Not a murder, the dog did it.

[mylife]

My bad. 4 pm

[Right Brother]

The dog’s owner, Howard Miller, had placed a sign on his property warning visitors of the presence of dogs

That's real effective.

[SLB]

The DNA was taken the day the body was discovered. The victim’s DNA and that of the firefighter were both found on the dog. Read my post to Lion Den Dan and then tell me these dogs were lovely little lap dogs.

[boomop1]

I was wondering if it was a political correct dog beings they failed to mention the breed, but I assume it was a pit bull. My neighbor hood is full of them, all seem docile at this time.

[Radl]

I took my boxer to a dog park a couple of weeks ago. Someone warned me of a white pit that was really nasty. Unfortunately, they didn’t warn me of another dog, a black pit that was just as bad. As soon as this black pit was released he went after my boxer (who just loves to play at the park). Fortunately,the owner got her dog off my dog before there was too much damage.
The boxer was bleeding under the neck and ear but not too bad. I have made a rule that if there is a pit at the park the boxer doesn’t play until they leave. Its a shame I have to do this but these owners don’t really care.

[Hammerhead]

WRONG. Its all about the breed. They were bred to be vicious and until that is bred out don’t even talk.

[Marty62]

I didn’t say they were lap dogs. Any violent, deadly behavour is the responsibility of the owners.

Plus not everyone is capable of having a strong dog.
These animals are pure muscle. And are not to be abused.
Watch out if you have an A hole neighbor that gets his/ her kicks out of teasing and abusing dogs.

[SuzyQue]

Nonsense. The combination of size, power and an innate aggressiveness make the dogs dangerous. Bad owners only exploit what's already there.

In the 3-year period of 2006 to 2008, two dog breeds accounted for 73% of all fatal attacks: pit bulls and rottweilers. http://www.dogsbite.org/dangerous-dogs.htm

[paul51]

Stop blaming the breed. IT IS THE OWNERS THAT MAKE A DOG DANGEROUS.

Right /s

[paul51]

Too bad someone didn’t shoot the beast before it killed a woman

[LongElegantLegs]

If you guessed Pit Bull, you win the prize.

Based on what, exactly?

[SLB]

Based on what, exactly?

The picture in the paper on Wednesday showing animal control holding the dog while a Kentucky State Trooper takes swabs from the mouth and hair for DNA analysis, that came back with DNA from both the victim and the firefighter being present on the dog.

[missycocopuffs]

Dog is described as an American bulldog in another source here and with photos here.

[LongElegantLegs]

According to the comments, that dog was brachycephalic, like a bull dog.
So why’d they remove the picture, and why is the reporter so careful to refer to it as ‘the dog’?

[caver]

“but there was no criminal intent by the dog’s owners”

100% Total BS. The dog owner needs to be locked up and throw away the key.