Posted on 12/16/2017 11:06:15 AM PST by familyop
"It appears she was taken to the ground, lost consciousness, and the dogs then mauled her to death,...The area where they found the victim’s body was covered in blood, Agnew said, adding that it took at least eight hours for investigators to collect over 60 pieces of evidence. "It was an absolutely grisly mauling," Sheriff Agnew said. "In my 40 years of law enforcement I've never seen anything quite like it.
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That looks more like a Catahoula Leopard hound or something. Hunting dogs with potential for violence for sure.
The problem with pit bulls, especially today, is that MOST, if not all, acquired by regular folk as ‘pets’ are NOT from reputable, professional breeders who breed with personality in mind. They come from ‘my dog had puppies’ people, backyard breeders who brag about the infamous line their dogs come from and shelters who rehome dogs they know nothing about. Given that back yard, dog fighting, people breed the most pit bulls and keep the biggest and baddest, those other puppies get sold to whoever. So that cute pup could have a killer in its bloodline-even generations back. How many litters can a fighting dog produce in even ONE year? As many times as the owner mates it, and then compounds the violent tendencies by crossbreeding litters! Unless bought from someone who can prove there are NO fighting dogs in the bloodline for many generations back, it’s logical to assume every pit-bull available to regular people has a dangerous ancestor. Love and upbringing cannot- as the news proves time and again-cancel out innate instincts. As this woman found out before she took her last breath.
Article said they “appeared to bred for fighting”.
Pretty much that’s what many of them ARE bred for.
My sister-in-law had one; she was a sweet dog, right until the moment it got a bug ups its ass towards a two-year old kid. Literally doing NOTHING except walking past it (the kid was OK afterwards, just scared sh*tless).
They’re unpredictable and a little touched in the head (from all the inbreeding I suppose).
Yep. Dog breeds are like people breeds.
I knew she had several dogs, one a yappy little mutt and her son’s two malamute-husky mixes that she and her husband took in when their 35-something year old son decided to give up his job and sell his house and go to into a seminary. The little yappy dog was annoying but the other two, well every time I came to her house, they were either in the back yard or in the basement or with her son, as she told me, “they aren’t very friendly”.
Later we one day went out for an early dinner.
When we came back to her house, her son had come home and the malamute-husky dogs were loose in the house.
I had just sat down on the couch when the biggest of the dogs walked up to me, his ears laid back, back slunk down low, his fur standing straight up and all his teeth baring and growling a low guttural sound, I could feel his hot breath on me. He was inches away from me and I really thought he was going to attack me.
I knew enough not to panic, not to make any sudden moves and not to make direct eye contact, I just sat motionless.
My friend pulled him back at the last second as he started lunging toward me and screamed for her son for help, at which point he came in and drug him away with the dog now really going berserk, it was all he could do to get him back under control.
I’ve been around dogs, big dogs – Boxers, GSD, Dobermans, but all my life but was never so scared.
My friend apologized and tried to tell me that she saw he was wagging his tail and that he acts that way toward anyone he doesn’t know, so he wasn’t really going to bite me. I didn’t see him wagging his tail but even if he had been, that isn’t a predictor of whether a dog will bite or not.
I politely told my friend that I wasn’t coming back to into her house as long as she had that dog around – either the dog would have to be safely contained or we’d have to meet at my house.
That dog IMO is a ticking time bomb. Being protective is one thing, being viscous and barely controllable is another.
I stand corrected. You are very correct.
He suspected that the dogs had been bred for fighting.
i think they could stop breeding pits and the world would not be missing much. They have their defenders though.
My thoughts exactly.
Pit bulls should be declared illegal. Every single one should be put down immediately, no exceptions. Any argument to the contrary makes you a complete unqualified idiot.
Hysterical much?
Damned moderate pit bulls.
Realistic.
My vet believes, pit bull breeding should be banned. He claims most people who have pit bulls tend to be antisocial, and have a power thing. He believes putting them together is a perfect storm for disaster. It made sense.
If I'm not mistaken, German Shepherd are #2 on the list as far as dogs who attack and kill people.
I'm familiar with at least three different incidents here in South Florida with police dogs—German Shepherds, specifically—who attacked the "wrong" people.
The hysteria surrounding pits is due at least partially to the fact that there are an incredibly popular breed. I haven't seen the statistics, but I do know that they are one of the most widely owned breeds in the country, and every single pit I've known has been a great dog, and grown old and died without any problem. So I'm not going to jump on the anti-pit bull hysteria bandwagon.
The number of people killed by dogs in general—and pit bulls specifically—pales in comparison to numerous other causes of accidental death. Thus, the issue is more one of emotionalism than anything else, and a handful of tragic horror stories every year doesn't convince me of any compelling need to indiscriminately put down every pit bull in the country. By that hysterical criteria, there are a lot of other things in our free society which should be even more readily banned by knee-jerk nanny-staters...
We just got a Catahoula mix a couple of months ago. It's the second Leopard Hound the family has owned. Very intelligent dogs, excellent watchdogs, and very eager to please. The Catahoula has become one of my favorite breeds...
I also have heard (from a vet) that the GSD’s are very high on the “bite list”. I think that due to their popularity, they were irresponsibly bred for many years.
Roanoke Times said it was Glen Allen
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She was killed in Goochland County - I know the road. I believe her residence was in Glen Allen, but she walked the dogs near an old family farm in Goochland. The kill site is 10 minutes up the road from me.
They are excellent dogs for hunting or family pets. The breeder we got ours from bred Rotty into them to give them more size for handling large hogs but we don’t hunt. We live way out in the country and several years ago having a protective dog was necessary. Today not so much. I have two Mtn. Curs outside now and three Feists inside (and outside).
One thing we were careful about was to get out of the way if they got in a fight. They were brothers but they did like to fight occasionally and the Rotty in them didn’t back down. If the lady in the article got between two that were fighting it would have ended badly for her.
It’s why I carry a pistol when I walk in the trails near the house.
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