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Posted on 05/19/2005 8:28:15 PM PDT by Darnright
A rampaging Rottweiler fatally mauled two tiny, trembling pooches — one a champion show dog — in Central Park as their terrified owner watched helplessly. The grim episode unfolded late Thursday, as Melanie Coronetz, an Upper East Side author, walked her purebreds, Argo, 10, and his half-sister Monkey, 11, and a third mixed-breed dog just inside the park near 101st Street. As the dogs did their business, Coronetz said the hulking Rottweiler bounded out of the bushes and sank its teeth into them.
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According to animal control, the aggressive stray had a "checkered past", but was returned to its irresponsible owner nevertheless.
Bump (this makes me ill, as I had a wonderful Schipperke years ago).
Unfortunate accidents happen to animals like that here in Texas.
To me, Dogs should be like guns. If you leave a gun out on the street and a kid picks it up and shoots a kid, you will be in deep doo-doo. Likewise, if you let your dog out and it kills a kid, you should be in deep doo doo. In this instance, if you walked up to these little runt dogs and shot them, you would be in big trouble. The owner who let this do loose to kill the little rat dogs should be held responsible as if he walked up and shot them.
That's really too bad - I hate to hear stories like this. Let this be a reminder to all dog owners that when they walk their pets, always leash them, and have pepper spray available.
Hmmmmmm...
I've never had my guns dig under a wire fence and chew through a cedar fence to run loose in the neighborhood.
NeverGore :^)
Fair enough, but if you don't take reasonable precations to keep your dogs in, you should be liable for what they do.
I was walking my dog in the neighborhood one evening and glanced across the street to see two Rots running towards us at top speed. I knew I couldn't run or they would take chase. I decided to stand my ground and I charged towards them with arms up and yelling at them as loud as possible. They turned tail and ran.... maybe I had my guardian angel nearby. Whatever, it worked.
That's EXactly what you're supposed to do - good for you!
I guess that used up your adrenaline for the day---maybe the week!
Absolutely.
Even worse are the owners who actually "sic" their dogs on animals AND PEOPLE, just for kicks. I know several people who had that happen to them, and a Doberman was sent after me once, too. It was obvious the owner ordered him after me. I was so shaken that I called the police and asked where I could buy spray. When I explained why, the cop said, "What you need is a gun." He said a dog like that shouldn't be left to run loose and that I would've had the right to shoot it.
I'm guessing the laws on that are similar across the country.
LOL...I have a cedar fence and now a heavy welded wire fence enclosing my backyard. The welded wire is also buried one foot into the ground. My two Rotweillers love to find ways to escape...they live for it...Although they have gotten out in six months....
They are incredibly social dogs and love people, both adults and children but can be aggressive to other animals when provoked...
They do not go out of their way...we also have two annoying toy Shih Tzu's which will eat out of the same bowl while the Rot's are eating, but if a strange dog acts agressively towards them they will attempt to dominate....and they will pervail. Either the other dog will submit or die if no human intervention quickly ensues...All dogs have this behavior, large breed dogs can just inflict more damage incredibly fast...
NeverGore :^)
Melanie Coronetz Performs (loonytune)
http://writersguild1.tripod.com/2004GalaPictures.html
That's bad, but I think a lot of the problem are owners who don't think that their aggressive dogs are a problem to other people just because the dogs are nice to the owners. My mother in law lives a few miles from here, in a nice neighborhood. A few months ago there was a pit bull that would wander the neighborhood and growl at people. Well, my daughter and neice play out there, so I started carrying my .22 rifle around when I went over ther. Lucky for the dog, his owner apparently decided to control him before I saw him again. But, I would not have waited for the Pit Bull to attack someone. It had a history of growling at people on their own property, and I would have shot it on sight.
life in pound without parole.
I have a rhodesian ridgeback. She is about 9 months old. She is very protective of us, but is otherwise bery sweet. She has gotten out before, and I don't worry about her hurting anybody. If anything, she will lick strangers to death... unless they are advancing on my kids.
One day, my infant son was asleep on my bed. I had to go to 7-11, two minutes away. I know, I know, I am a terrible dad. I figured I could run out for the 4 minute round trip. I had closed the bedroom door and left. Well, of course my son woke up and cried. My dog, who is so protective of him, broke down the door and sat at the foot of my bed watching the door, like she always does at night. Great dogs, the ridgebacks are.
If you look a dog in the eye and he looks away, you're in charge. If he holds your stare you could be in trouble. Doggy etiquette.
Good for you.
Yeah, I don't know how many times I've heard: "Oh, he doesn't bite." Anything with teeth bites.
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