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Dog Attack Leaves Man Mauled and Two Pets Dead (and that's not all)
WJLA 7 DC ^ | Sept 17, 2007 | WJLA 7

Posted on 09/17/2007 2:57:24 PM PDT by RDTF

A Prince George's County man says he feels lucky to be alive after he was attacked by two large dogs while walking his own dogs Monday morning in Fort Washington. The incident left two dogs dead, a third in the animal hospital and a fourth at the pound.

Richard Kenner was walking his dogs, a shih tzu and a shepherd-husky mix, about 7:30 a.m. in the 12,900 block of Asbury Drive when two Cane Corsos attacked him.

Kenner described what happened during an ordeal he says lasted as long as twenty minutes.

"He went around behind me, before I could turn around he attacked me from behind. One latched onto my buttocks area and was just... I could feel my flesh tearing, actually.

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Kenner was bitten on the arms, the legs and in the groin area. He was treated at the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries.

Kenner says he feels luck to be alive and credits an off-duty federal officer who happened by and intervened. The man, who was not identified by police, fatally shot one of the attacking dogs, but also, in the confusion, fatally shot Kenner's sheperd-husky mix.

Despite the accidental killing of his own dog, Kenner says he's thankful the officer was there.

"I'm very grateful, very grateful," said Kenner. "When I told him, while I was laying on the ground, waiting for the ambulance, I let him know how grateful I was to him for freeing me from that attack."

But that wasn't the end of it.

Somehow, in the confusion, the shih tzu's leash was snagged by a car, which dragged it down the road. The dog was taken to an animal hospital and is expected to recover.

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(Excerpt) Read more at wjla.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: District of Columbia; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: canecorso; canecorsos; dogattack
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To: tupac

Cane corsos and also dogo argeninos. I think they are about the same thing...kinda like a cross between a pit and an american bulldog...except with a pure evil disposition. They aren’t bred for dog fights. As I understand it they are bred to kill people.


41 posted on 09/17/2007 3:32:45 PM PDT by mamelukesabre
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To: RDTF; Brucifer

Good grief! This story has got it all...


42 posted on 09/17/2007 3:33:00 PM PDT by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: Tribune7
Frankly, it's a pit. Pits/Rots whatever--large, strong-jawed dogs bred for aggression. Dogs people buy to laugh when they scare other people. He'd just lick you to death. As time goes on, I'm more and more angry at those who breed and own these monsters.
43 posted on 09/17/2007 3:36:02 PM PDT by Mamzelle
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To: I still care

“Cane Corsos aren’t pit bulls.

They are worse. They are like giant pits with attitude.”

In the wrong hands they are also very dangerous. If the dog establish dominance, forget about it.


44 posted on 09/17/2007 3:36:56 PM PDT by L98Fiero (A fool who'll waste his life, God rest his guts.)
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To: SengirV; I still care; lesser_satan; BearCub; dandelion; NapkinUser; Whiteman; twinzmommy; ...

LOL!!! That was too good. You will now be required to beat yourself with a wet noodle.


45 posted on 09/17/2007 3:38:12 PM PDT by 70times7 (Serving Free Republic's warped and obscure humor needs since 1999)
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To: dawn53

It was two of these dogs that attacked and killed the woman in her San Francisco apartment a few years ago.


46 posted on 09/17/2007 3:38:37 PM PDT by Jack Black
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To: Mamzelle

If you’re trying to start an argument, your doing a good job of it. But I’ll let someone else take the bait. I’m too tired to get into it with you.


47 posted on 09/17/2007 3:43:10 PM PDT by mamelukesabre
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To: Jack Black

oh right - the ones owned by the 2 lawyers


48 posted on 09/17/2007 3:43:29 PM PDT by RDTF (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, but Democrats believe every day is April 15th. - Reagan)
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To: L98Fiero

“Somehow, in the confusion, the shih tzu’s leash was snagged by a car, which dragged it down the road.”

If it wasn’t for bad luck, that guy wouldn’t have any at all.


49 posted on 09/17/2007 3:45:05 PM PDT by BerryDingle
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To: RDTF

I’ve not heard of these dogs before. I’ve never seen one shown. Looking up Cane Corso’s in my 1981 ca The Complete Dog Book, AKC, the breed is not included.

But I have had four Shih Tsus. I hope that poor little one heals well. What a terrible experience! I hope the victim sues the sox off the owner of the Cane Corsos!


50 posted on 09/17/2007 3:49:26 PM PDT by Paperdoll
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To: SpaceBar
This story makes a good argument why ordinary citizens should be able to arm themselves. If the off duty officer hadn’t been there, the guy would probably be dead.

Not only that, his own beloved pet would still be alive. Still, I'm glad he's going to be ok, and am sorry for his loss.

51 posted on 09/17/2007 3:50:19 PM PDT by Kieri (Midwest Snark Claw & Feather Club Founder)
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To: dandelion
Yeah, but it's still not the breed, it's the owner, right?

Same loser who ownes these dangerous dogs could have owned a couple of ... oh, let's say, bassett hounds, and there's still a chance this would have happened, then.

Right.

Same loser + different breed = very different outcome. It's a breed problem.

Still, on the "slippery slope" principle, I reject breed banning. It's wrongheaded. I do endorse the full recognition that this is a breed problem. That would go a long way toward reaching a ban-free solution.

52 posted on 09/17/2007 3:50:30 PM PDT by Finny ( Only saps buy man-caused global warming.)
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To: Black Guy who is a Republican

Everything that can go wrong, did.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Actually, not QUITE everything, fortunately!


53 posted on 09/17/2007 3:50:40 PM PDT by RipSawyer (Does anybody still believe this is a free country?)
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To: Jack Black
It was two of these dogs that attacked and killed the woman in her San Francisco apartment a few years ago.

Wrong.

54 posted on 09/17/2007 3:51:48 PM PDT by Dysart (Lip-readers are more fun than naked Jell-O fights.)
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To: SengirV
I’ve heard that pitbulls are very misunderstood loving pets.

Wrong thread.

55 posted on 09/17/2007 3:53:07 PM PDT by Dysart (Lip-readers are more fun than naked Jell-O fights.)
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To: Paperdoll

Is this the dog in the movie “Hootch” with Tom Hanks? Great movie, btw.


56 posted on 09/17/2007 3:54:34 PM PDT by Mamzelle
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To: SengirV
I’ve heard that pitbulls are very misunderstood loving pets.

Most are just moderate pits, it's the radical pits that cause the problems. Kinda like muzzies. Hard to trust.

57 posted on 09/17/2007 3:54:34 PM PDT by umgud
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To: Jack Black

I thought those dogs were Presa Canarios.


58 posted on 09/17/2007 3:55:19 PM PDT by dawn53
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To: dawn53

Because they were.


59 posted on 09/17/2007 3:55:45 PM PDT by Dysart (Lip-readers are more fun than naked Jell-O fights.)
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To: Dysart

Just so you know, you aren’t being cute.


60 posted on 09/17/2007 3:58:33 PM PDT by RDTF (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, but Democrats believe every day is April 15th. - Reagan)
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