You made me chuckle.
Jack Russells in no way, shape or form have the temperment of a Pit Bull.
Romeo was probably trying to save the poor woman. Jacks are feisty when it comes to defending humans.
Posted on 08/21/2007 8:00:32 PM PDT by paulat
Woman mauled by home-invading pit bulls
07:45 PM PDT on Tuesday, August 21, 2007
KING5.com Staff
Animal control officers say the victim was covered in blood after the dogs attacked PIERCE COUNTY, Wash. - In what deputies describe as the worst mauling they've ever seen, two pit bulls entered a Wauna-area home via the pet door and attacked a woman in her bed.
Pierce County Sheriff's Dept. spokesman Ed Troyer said a neighbor's Jack Russell terrier also entered the home in the 10600 block of 132nd St. Court NW through the dog door and the pit bulls attacked the terrier named Romeo.
The 59-year-old woman was in bed, in her room. Neighbors say she was sound asleep when the attack happened. She managed to get away, run to her car, lock herself in and call 911. Even after fighting off the dogs, she was in pretty bad shape.
Bernard Choi / KING 5 News
Two pit bulls entered a Pierce County home and attacked a woman in her bed.
"Pretty much from head-to-toe, she was covered in blood," said Pierce County Animal Control officer Brian Bowman.
Troyer said firefighters locked the pit bulls in the house until deputies arrived. Officers had to use pepper spray and fight the dogs to get them into custody.
The woman was taken to St. Joseph Hospital, where she was listed in satisfactory condition. The terrier was taken to an animal hospital, where he died Tuesday afternoon.
The pit bulls were taken to the Pierce County Humane Society, where they will remain until the case is resolved.
The pit bulls also attacked a Jack Russell terrier named Romeo.
Troyer said the owner of the pit bulls has been identified and lives on the same street as the victim. KING 5 went to the home, but nobody answered the door. Neighbors say they have had problems in the past with the two pit bulls running wild.
Information will be given to prosecutors, who will decide what, if any, charges will be filed against the owners. Animal control officers say they will recommend gross misdemeanor charges at the very least.
“Conservatives like to be left alone.”
Take a poll of conservatives on this subject and you will find you’re dead wrong.
The reason those larger dogs aren't used in the type of dogfighting we see here in the states is because dogfight handlers need to be able to control fights by stepping in and lifting their dogs outta there at a moment's notice. Good luck doing that with a 180 lb. Neapolitan Mastiff or Tosa.
I had this problem once. When the city didn't stop it, I shot the dog at 3 AM in my front yard and bagged him up and put it in the trash bin, which was picked up the next day.
Thanks Mike.
There’s a marked difference between a dog (JRT) that will stand and deliver to save its owner and a pit bull that kills, because it know how to.
Wouldn’t you agree?
Something most people don’t understand about pitts and other dog attacks is this...most of the time it is a case of a dumb dog playing rough that don’t know his own strength and doesn’t know when to back off. Pitbulls like to play rough. Play oftentimes turns into a squabble and some aggressiveness. All the bulldog breeds have a common trait that they are immature and don’t know when enough is enough. They never learn how to play properly. But the other trait common to bulldog breeds is an intense loyalty to a master and submissiveness. They are, after all, babies, mentally, and will do whatever the pack elders say. Other dog breeds have one of two responses to bulldog breeds(generally), they either see them as juveniles to be coddled, or see them as juveniles to be punished.
Have you ever seen a dog play with a rabbit to the point the rabbit is killed? or a cat, or a rat, or any little furry animal? This is how bulldog breeds fight. They do it because they like to. They do it because they don’t know when to quit. When a person is mauled by a pitt, quite often, the pitt is not trying to kill the person, but just playing with the person like a rag doll or a half dead rabbit.
Use this info to your benefit incase you should ever be mauled by a pitt. Be stern with your voice. Be an authority figure. Do not touch the dog. Touching invites rambunctious play that turns into a mauling. You are not as strong as a pitt and cannot man handle one like you can a poodle.
I meant...
Don’t worry about it! I normally handle pits with a 222, they never whimper.
Thanks again, Mike.;)
yeah
I will remember your advice next time I am mauled by a pit bull. NO NO BAD DOG! NO NO BAD DOG!
That should do it!
Yep.
The reason why the small pitts are the favorite in pitt fights is because of the exitement and the duration of the fight. Big dogs move slow and tire quickly. Compare Oscar De Lahoya(sp?) vs george foreman. A george foreman fight is boring. He’s tuckered out in one miniute and can barely move. Put two ocars against one george, and george won’t have a snoballs prayer in hades.
S.S.S.
;-)
You made me chuckle.
Jack Russells in no way, shape or form have the temperment of a Pit Bull.
Romeo was probably trying to save the poor woman. Jacks are feisty when it comes to defending humans.
If mauled by a pitt, I’ll pull my Smith and drain the cylinder in his face.
You are showing your ignorance of pitts. Your judgement is clouded by your fear of them.
Pit bulls . . . the Muslims of the canine world.
Pretty soon someone will come in and defend the poor misunderstood creatures.
They belong in zoos.
I would too, if I had one in my hand at that moment.
The more pit bulls, the more fly-by-night towing garages, the more fly-by-night towers with pit bulls, ...
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