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Pit bull attacks its new owner (3 weeks after adoption)
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Posted on 09/02/2010 9:21:44 PM PDT by Chet 99

By MARK HAYWARD

New Hampshire Union Leader

Thursday, Sep. 2, 2010

CANDIA – A local man was taken to the hospital Thursday night after his family's recently adopted pit bull clamped on his arm as he was trying to keep the family cat away from the dog, his wife said.

When Maggie Wakefield finally got the 3-year-old male pit bull off her husband, he was bleeding profusely and she could see bone in his forearm, Mrs. Wakefield said. She spoke briefly before leaving for the hospital to meet her husband.

Tom Wakefield was in the Elliot Hospital emergency room in good condition Thursday night.

The attack drew a number of police and rescue vehicles to the Wakefield home at 64 New Boston Road.

Candia Officer Kevin Cashman said police found Wakefield bleeding severely when they arrived at his home. The dog's location was initially unknown, but Mrs. Wakefield eventually secured him with a chain, he said.

Mrs. Wakefield said the family, which includes two teenagers, adopted the dog about three weeks ago from the Manchester Animal Shelter. He replaced a docile female pit bull that the family owned for years and had recently died.

But she said the new dog was different.

"I guess it's aggressiveness. Anything can set him off," she said.

She said the dog was going after the family cat. Her husband picked up the cat, and the dog bit him.

Mrs. Wakefield said she wasn't scared at first, but tension built as her husband tried to pull his arm away and the dog grew more aggressive. She said the dog had locked its jaw. She tightened the collar, and the dog eventually let go.

She shut the dog in the shed.

Cashman said an animal control officer took the dog into custody, and he will be quarantined at Candray Kennel for 10 days, which is required under state law. He said the Wakefields could opt to destroy the animal.

Mrs. Wakefield said the dog had been rescued from an apartment, where it hadn't been fed for about a week.


TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: pitbull
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To: Secret Agent Man

Bully breeds are difficult to place. By “bully breeds” I mean all the breeds listed in my above post. (Btw, the `Staffordshire Terrier’ should read: the Staffordshire Bull Terrier’).
The breeds are easily confused by the shelters who tend to lump Staffordshire Bull terriers with American Pit bull terriers and both with American Staffordshire terriers, and there are all sorts of mixes that fall within the generic term ‘pit bulls’.
One in every 600 bulldogs will find a home. For every one pit bull placed in a home, 599 will die. Nationwide 75% of shelters euthanize all pit bulls. Many facilities simply don’t have the staff or the resources to properly screen applicants entering shelters looking to adopt a pitbull.
Casa DelToro Pitbull and Education and Rescue Center www.casadeltoro.org Indianapolis, IN
I suppose the “that’s their nature” vs. the “product of their envirnoment/owners” argument will continue, with many attempting to hold them to the standard of humans. If you ever read J. London’s `White Fang’ you may find that helpful to understanding any dog, but particularly a breed that once was fought, and is fought today by sadistic cretins.
My American bulldog is 10 months old, 70 lbs., strong as a horse and hung like a grandfather clock with balls like apples. He listens to and obeys me. In sum, this type of dog is not for beginners or the fainthearted. end of lecture


21 posted on 09/02/2010 10:37:45 PM PDT by tumblindice (God loves the terrier, especially its derrier)
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To: TheClintons-STILLAnti-American

How else, indeed! Let me know when you find proof...Something that doesn’t reference the daft Merritt Clifton study would be awesome.


22 posted on 09/02/2010 10:40:38 PM PDT by LongElegantLegs (To be determined...)
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To: SIDENET

How fortunate. I’m so relieved.


23 posted on 09/02/2010 10:47:43 PM PDT by Elsiejay (.)
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To: Chet 99
The Truth about pit bulls

Pit Bull Myths

Don't Bully My Breed

24 posted on 09/02/2010 11:14:13 PM PDT by TigersEye (Greenhouse Theory is false. Totally debunked. "GH gases" is a non-sequitur.)
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To: tumblindice
They should have rescued a Boxer. Our wonderful Boxer is sprawled and snoring on the futon behind me. But of course, we don't have a cat!
25 posted on 09/02/2010 11:19:53 PM PDT by higgmeister ( In the Shadow of The Big Chicken!)
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To: higgmeister
Your boxer is probably just biding its time waiting for the right moment to snap and attack you. ;^)

Jogger Encircled, Attacked By Dogs

26 posted on 09/02/2010 11:27:28 PM PDT by TigersEye (Greenhouse Theory is false. Totally debunked. "GH gases" is a non-sequitur.)
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To: Chet 99

When I was a teen working at KFC a friend of mine got a PB puppy.

The pup LOVED the taste of the chicken fat/shortening on my shoelaces. The little guy demanded that I give up my shoes to him and he even bit me as I pushed him away from my foot.

It was a cute scene but if that dude was 80+ lbs instead of 3....

It was a realization for me that these doggies are a “special breed”.


27 posted on 09/02/2010 11:33:35 PM PDT by LifeChoice
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To: wjcsux

Looks like this is the dog for you if you want the death part.


28 posted on 09/03/2010 3:04:22 AM PDT by packrat35 (I got your tag line..)
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To: Chet 99

“...as he was trying to keep the family cat away from the dog...”

Never get between a dog and his food.


29 posted on 09/03/2010 3:26:22 AM PDT by PLMerite (Fix the clock. It's time.)
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To: Chet 99

Did I hear that right, he’s got this cat, and then he adopted a pit bull ... and there was a problem? OK, I understand.


30 posted on 09/03/2010 5:20:41 AM PDT by ThePatriotsFlag (If you aren't at Obama's Table, you are probably on the MENU! - The Patriot's Flag)
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To: TheClintons-STILLAnti-American

Are you saying some that post to these threads will lock on like a pit bull in defense of pit bulls?


31 posted on 09/03/2010 10:27:20 PM PDT by gogov
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To: TheClintons-STILLAnti-American
"Pit Bulls are misunderstood snuggle puppies" deniers.

I'm a Global Warming "denier", too.

32 posted on 09/04/2010 12:17:11 AM PDT by SIDENET ("If that's your best, your best won't do." -Dee Snider)
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To: Chet 99

terrible breed of dog, not suited for anyone. I have had a variety of terriers for the last 30 years, they are tough enough to handle, but not deadly and of no harm to humans. Pit Bulls are bad, they are bred to maim, and they attract owners that are frequently not good people.


33 posted on 09/04/2010 12:25:06 AM PDT by Sto Zvirat
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To: Chet 99

terrible breed of dog, not suited for anyone. I have had a variety of terriers for the last 30 years, they are tough enough to handle, but not deadly and of no harm to humans. Pit Bulls are bad, they are bred to maim, and they attract owners that are frequently not good people.


34 posted on 09/04/2010 12:25:12 AM PDT by Sto Zvirat
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To: LongElegantLegs
All dogs can bite. Rarely do any that do bite continue the attack until the person is dead.

Each decade seems to produce haters of one certain breed. In the 70's it was the Doberman. 80's, German Shepherd. 90's, the Rottie. However, we must acknowledge that throughout those decades there might have been just as many bites by those breeds, but no way as many kills.

Pitbulls are a breed that requires a very capable handler, otherwise the whole neighborhood is in trouble.

I don't know what the answer is, but the random Joe Schmuck who gets this breed is incapable of giving these dogs what they need. Cesar Milan can't keep them all.

35 posted on 09/04/2010 7:49:46 AM PDT by teenyelliott (www.thewaterrock.com)
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To: packrat35

We had a Pit Bull when I was growing up. My parents got him when I was in 3rd grade. He was a great dog. He was protective but he loved kids and got along with other dogs just fine. A lot of a dogs temperment comes from how it is treated, particularly when young.


36 posted on 09/04/2010 7:52:03 AM PDT by wjcsux ("In a time of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act." - George Orwell)
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