Posted on 07/30/2004 8:32:41 PM PDT by Mr. Mojo
A 2-year-old girl was mauled by her family's Rottweiler dog Friday morning.
The girl's father, an East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff's Office detective, shot the dog to death to end the attack, according to a firefighter who helped treat the girl.
The dog attacked the girl just before 8 a.m., biting her several times in the legs, arms and chest.
A firefighter who helped treat the girl said the detective, Terry Felton, began hitting, kicking and choking the dog to get it off of his daughter. He then pulled his gun and shot the dog.
The girl was first taken to Baton Rouge's East Side Fire Station to be treated.
"She was conscious and screaming and crying," said Bob Gatley of the fire department.
Her family then rushed the girl to Summit Hospital before she was transferred to Our Lady of the Lake Hospital.
The Sheriff's Office said the little girl was scheduled to undergo plastic surgery to treat the bite wounds on her body.
The absolute greatest breed of dog on the face of the earth. The two I have owned were absolutely fanstastic with children. Small children can pull thier ears or ride them like a horse with no negative reactions. The dogs may not like it, but they will submit.
One of my cousins was visiting one day with her brattish son, who was about three years old at the time. He wandered toward the street while we were seeing them off. Our german shepherd went and grabbed the child by the shirt sleeve and pulled him back out of the street, and then stood between him and the street to keep him from getting into it.
They are gentle around those tht they should be gentle around, and exceedingly protective of thier "pack". They can be extremely viscious if they percieve anything to be threatening those whom they would protect. They are very easy to train, and socialize very well. You just have to be selective about which bloodline you choose.
All in all, pound for pound, the best thing going in the doggie kingdom. Just my opinion based on personal experience.
Or a Sheltie.
Or a Golden Retriever.
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