"I see you've met Sluggo".
Posted on 02/08/2012 5:36:55 PM PST by beaversmom
85-pound Argentine mastiff dog dramatically rescued a day earlier from an icy lake was impounded Wednesday after viciously biting a Denver television news anchor on her face during a live in-studio segment.
Kyle Dyer was conducting an interview on the rescue of Gladiator Maximus, also known as Max, after the dog fell into a frigid Lakewood lake Tuesday while chasing a coyote. The live segment was aimed at reuniting firefighter Tyler Sugaski, who rescued the animal, and Michael Robinson, the dog's owner.
According to KUSA-TV ( http://on9news.tv/wOefIb ), firefighters, paramedics and animal control were called to the station after the attack.
The station later showed video of Dyer petting the dog, but stopped before the attack occurred and said they would not rebroadcast it. Other video posted online showed the dog lunging at Dyer and viciously biting her face.
Meghan Hughes, spokeswoman for the Denver Environmental Health department, said Robinson, 39, of Lakewood was cited with failure to have his dog on a leash, allowing a dog to bite and failure to have a vaccinated dog.
Hughes said the dog is being quarantined until a judge can hold a hearing on the charges and rule on the dog's fate.
Robinson did not return a phone call seeking comment.
Julie Lonborg, spokeswoman for Denver Health hospital, said in a statement that Dyer was in fair condition and being evaluated by a trauma team. The hospital said she was awake and visiting with family.
KUSA news director Patti Dennis said Dyer was doing well after reconstructive surgery on her lip.
"The dog bite accident that happened today at 9News was unfortunate and certainly not expected based on what we knew about the dog and his owner," Dennis wrote on the station's Facebook page. "Our goal was to unite the owner with the...
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I don’t care WHO the dog is...you do NOT stick your face in its face!!! Stupid, stupid human. I wouldn’t even get as close as she did, after the dog had been through the trauma of the day(s) before. I made that mistake once too. SAME thing happened, only to my hand. I STILL LOVE DOGS WITH A PASSION but you don’t enter their space like that. It’s HER fault. She was ignorant to that fact, but that doesn’t change anything.
She stuck her face right in the dog’s face. Not smart. She didn’t even know the dog.
What a totally dumb thing to do.
Shoot, she invited the dog to play with her like another dog !
Retards. The dog will lose
I know. I wonder if that dog will end up getting put to sleep for biting her. I bet the owner wishes he never went on the news that day.
Gee, you say that like its a bad thing.
Exactly! God knows I’ve had the “must love my dog”-type girlfriends where they INSIST the dog doesn’t bite and they try to bite afterwards. Just like the animal expert they brought in, petting a new dog is like hugging a total stranger...the stranger will think you are a fag/perv and you will get your ass kicked which is what happened.
Big mistake. Dog doesn’t know her, and she has her hands all over his muzzle, just really over doing it with the petting. Around a dogs mouth is very sensitive and I think he was saying enough already. I wouldn’t even call it a viscous attack. But a big heavy dog like that, a jab like that would be like getting punched. I’m sorry for her but you should always keep your distance from a strange dog.
"I see you've met Sluggo".
Judge will most likely have it euthanized. Liberals love to kill animals. On a couple of those animal cop shows, instead of adopting a dog out, they tie a rubber glove on a board and shove it against the dog’s face until it snaps while eating from a bowl. Then they announce they are going to euthanize it because it can’t be trusted “around children”.
Oh come on, people. Yes, it’s not smart, but you all act as if EVERY dog will snap at anyone who’s that close, and of course, thus, it’s not the dog’s fault and it’s all kosher. Never mind scores of dogs won’t do such a thing. Some dogs just have better temperament than others. This dog does not - not surprising, considering its type.
I don’t care who you are, you DO NOT stick your face in front of an Argentinian Dogo dog! That was just a little friendly nip. I have a little cat that does that.
I’ve been in a “bad dog” training course for folks like utility meter readers and such. The lady running the course raised a champion German shepherd attack dog, Bulli Ray. This gal once survived an attack by three Rottweilers at a dog farm because she knows dogs and doesn’t take crap from nobody.
They would bring a couple dogs like a Belgian Malinois and a Rottweiler and let them chomp on a member of the audience who was wearing the heavy bite-proof gear. They did not let anyone get near the Dogo, no way, nowhow. Big, dumb-looking white dog with all the patience in the world. Until you turn your back. I think they are the go-to dog where pit bulls are banned and folks want a tougher dog. They were bred to hunt things like wild boar and jaguars (and eat them for lunch). If you see a fairly big short-haired white dog (with chest muscles like Arnold in his heyday), think about going the other way, but do not turn your back.
They were breed from Great Pyrenees, Irish Wolfhound, Pointer, Great Dane, Dogue de Bordeaux, Boxer, Spanish Mastiff, Bulldog, Bull Terrier and the (now extinct) Cordoba fighting dog.
It’s corrective action by the dog. Everything was going fine until the lady got the date of Valentine’s Day wrong. Bad lady! Valentine’s Day is February 14’th.
I was helping set up a final day picnic for my kids' school last year. A man came to the park with a big, muscular dog. I think he said it was an American Bulldog. He was massive. Huge head. Extremely muscular. I did pet the dog quite a bit and talked with the owner, but I was a little nervous because you could feel and see the power in the dog. Seemed like a nice dog, but I wouldn't want to cross him or get in his face and wish him a Happy Valentine's.
Maybe he’s sensitive about Valentine’s Day?
Probably a dumbass Obama voter.
Even my laid back pet house cat will attack any entity, human or animal, she perceives to be an irritant in her established environment.
Just as children are not small adults, pet animals are not “people”.
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