Posted on 02/01/2005 4:11:03 AM PST by sandalwood
A 10-year-old boy was critically injured in Perry Hilltop yesterday by two large dogs he provoked into attacking him, witnesses told police.
The incident occurred at 1:20 p.m. in the 2100 block of Perrysville Avenue as two teenage boys were walking the dogs -- one a pit bull-chow mix and the other one a Rottweiler, both more than 100 pounds.
Witnesses told police the victim began teasing and provoking the dogs -- slapping and yelling at them -- and didn't listen to the juveniles' entreaties to stop.
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My guess is they are not walking these animals down a residential street on a 6-foot leash?
Can't say that I've seen anyone out walking a cow--but horses are another story. My neighbors (when I lived in OK) occasionally brought their horses to town for a stroll &, when I was a kid, another neighbor brought his horse to town & gave the neighborhood kids rides. Here in WI, yet another neighbor brought her minature horse & sulky to town & gave the neighbor kids rides.
My dad used to tell stories about the 'town cows' & how it was the town kids' job to lead the cows out to pasture on the outskirts of town every morning & collect them in the evening.
Don't complain when you mess with a bull and get the horn.
Well now, another candidate for bull ring poker are we?
Exactly - and I'm glad the MSM is actually reporting it that way!
Usually you get:
Boy, 10, mauled by unprovoked Pit Bulls - owner says "I never saw it coming"
Purebreds may be a bit testy. I have a Chow-Akita mix and she is about the gentlest dog you'll meet.
It just goes to show that abusing any big dog can result in a very nasty reaction. People who approach strange, large dogs should always realize the dogs' inherent destructive power and be nice. That applies to labs and goldens, as well as rots and pits.
"though usually because Mom applied the Staff of Learning to the Seat of Knowledge"
hahaha
Also known as: "board of education applied to the
seat of learning."
Very true.
My pit was "rescued" as a puppy from a shelter in Florida. His parents were put down after being taken during a drug raid. He was raised around alot of people, and didn't have an aggressive bone in his body, or none that we ever found. He lived to be 12 years old (also atypical) and was one of the best pets I've ever had.
My Chow was larger than most, and MOST chows ARE very one-person oriented (I've owned several over the years) - to the point that spouses/children have to be careful around them. Mine was very atypical in that respect; she loved everyone until she was given a reason not to. Also, my neice never rode her unless I was nearby, for the very reason that most are social only to one person. Better safe than sorry, don'tcha know?
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