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Family dog mauls girl
NT News ^ | Sept 11, 2010 | Annie Sanson

Posted on 09/10/2010 12:01:58 PM PDT by LongElegantLegs

A TERRITORY girl is lucky to be alive after she was mauled by a savage dog.

Seven-year-old Meg Croton and her brother Connor, 9, had been feeding their family's dog - an eight-year-old mastiff cross - in their Humpty Doo back yard when the girl was attacked by the vicious hound.

"I tripped on a rock and fell, and I think I kicked his leg," Meg recalled the attack. "And then it hurt very badly and he was on top of me and ripped on my head. "But my brother saved my life."

(Excerpt) Read more at ntnews.com.au ...


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1 posted on 09/10/2010 12:01:59 PM PDT by LongElegantLegs
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To: LongElegantLegs
"I tripped on a rock and fell, and I think I kicked his leg," Meg recalled the attack

Hmmmmmmm.... oh, my dear little girl, I am not entirely certain I believe this version of events.

2 posted on 09/10/2010 12:03:32 PM PDT by A_perfect_lady (Instead of building a grand mosque at Ground Zero, let's build a Ground Zero at their Grand Mosque.)
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To: LongElegantLegs; Chet 99

This can’t be true since chet99 knows that ONLY pit bulls attack humans.


3 posted on 09/10/2010 12:05:46 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Islam is the religion of Satan and Mohammed was his minion.)
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To: A_perfect_lady

Most likely she tried to take the dog’s food away.


4 posted on 09/10/2010 12:06:46 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Islam is the religion of Satan and Mohammed was his minion.)
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To: A_perfect_lady

Well yes, kids generally tell a story that fits what they want adults to hear. Additionally, it appears this is another chained dog. And an adult dog adopted a year ago. Don’t know if the dog was neutered, etc. Not much info to go on. I tell you, I am not opposed to shelter dogs, but when you adopt an adult dog of unknown origins, and unknown parentage, you had be very sure you know what you’re doing and the fact that you would chain it in the yard and allow your children around it unsupervised suggests to me that you don’t meet the criteria of responsible adult. I’m just saying.
Having said that. Poor little girl, and brave big brother.


5 posted on 09/10/2010 12:10:10 PM PDT by brytlea (Jesus loves me, this I know.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants; Chet 99

Shocker: Sheep Dog mauls toddler:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1310813/Toddler-needed-200-stitches-attack-grandparents-timid-collie.html


6 posted on 09/10/2010 12:11:40 PM PDT by BunnySlippers
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To: A_perfect_lady
oh, my dear little girl, I am not entirely certain I believe this version of events.

Well obviously the little girl attacked the dog. Everyone knows that dogs ONLY attack when "provoked."

7 posted on 09/10/2010 12:13:35 PM PDT by from occupied ga (Your most dangerous enemy is your own government,)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Children do stupid things. Dogs too.
But the results are different: a poor innocent child gets a new puppy and suddenly vicious monster gets killed.
Sad. Some people just should not have animals...


8 posted on 09/10/2010 12:13:40 PM PDT by Samogon (Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something. - Plato)
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To: LongElegantLegs

This will piss off the Animal wackos, but NEVER, Never, never, never, never, adopt an adult dog.

Ever. You do not know what behaviors, triggers, emotional baggage the animal carries. Or if it will turn at something totally off the mark.

If you want a pet: get a baby animal. A puppy, kitten, chick, whatever. Raise it, train it, care for and nurture it. And do NOT have a pet BEFORE you have children.

Your doggy loves YOU and will see the new “pets” aka your children, and lessor animals in the “pack” and will attempt to dominate them, forcing them to submission. And human children have NO PACK instinct, they will do the human thing: RESIST.

You might as well TRAIN you dog to attack and kill your children as at least then you won’t be shocked when it happens. /s


9 posted on 09/10/2010 12:14:01 PM PDT by RachelFaith (2010 is going to be a 100 seat Tsunami - Welcome to "The Hunt for Red November".)
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To: LongElegantLegs

Why is every frigging dog bite story a newsworthy event on FR? Jeeze.


10 posted on 09/10/2010 12:14:05 PM PDT by ozzymandus
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To: Blood of Tyrants
Most likely she tried to take the dog’s food away.

Yep she probably wanted to eat it herself. Everyone knows that dogs NEVER attack children without a good reason.

11 posted on 09/10/2010 12:15:27 PM PDT by from occupied ga (Your most dangerous enemy is your own government,)
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To: LongElegantLegs

Maybe the poor doggie is mortally ashamed of living in a place called “Humpty Doo.” I know I would be.

/s


12 posted on 09/10/2010 12:19:13 PM PDT by EggsAckley ( There's an Ethiopian in the fuel supply!)
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To: RachelFaith
Right, because we all know that if you raise a dog from puppyhood, it's guaranteed not to ever attack.

How about putting in the time and effort required by your dog's breed and personality, instilling a sense of self-discipline and adequately restraining and supervising your dog at all times? Has that been proven ineffective, somehow?

13 posted on 09/10/2010 12:20:00 PM PDT by LongElegantLegs (To be determined...)
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To: ozzymandus

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14 posted on 09/10/2010 12:23:30 PM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Visualize)
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To: ozzymandus

Because another Freeper frequently likes posting stories about pit bulls to ad nauseam. Others are posting stories showing that pit bulls are not the only dogs that attack.


15 posted on 09/10/2010 12:25:47 PM PDT by HungarianGypsy
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To: LongElegantLegs

I was very clear in stating that you get it AS a puppy and THEN train it, love it, and treat it right. They are inseparable. You cannot retrain it, because you do not know what adult behaviors were conditioned. And you cannot just get a puppy and ignore it. I was VERY clear.

In no form was my post the singular event your blind animalist idolatry suggests.


16 posted on 09/10/2010 12:27:28 PM PDT by RachelFaith (2010 is going to be a 100 seat Tsunami - Welcome to "The Hunt for Red November".)
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To: ozzymandus
Why is every frigging dog bite story a newsworthy event on FR? Jeeze.

Because people lost interest in hippo attacks.

17 posted on 09/10/2010 12:30:01 PM PDT by Moonman62 (Half of all Americans are above average.)
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To: ozzymandus

What if a dog bites a Koran?


18 posted on 09/10/2010 12:31:08 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: ozzymandus

If you hadn’t spelled your user name incorrectly back in 1998, none of this would have ever happened. :O)


19 posted on 09/10/2010 12:31:51 PM PDT by library user
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Mastiff dogs can refer to a specific breed, generally the English Mastiff, but it is also a classification of dog. Rotties, English Mastiffs, Dogues, BullMastiffs, etc. are all considered Mastiff dogs. It is very, very unusual for an English Mastiff to attack and BullMastiffs are bred specifically for their ability to subdue WITHOUT mauling.

Since this was a Mastiff mix, no telling what kind of dog it was. Unfortunately, it is very common to mix Mastiffs with Pits to increase the prey drive. I’m not saying a dog with Pit blood was involved, but nobody can say it wasn’t either. I would just question what kind of mix it is.


20 posted on 09/10/2010 12:34:05 PM PDT by TXDuke
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