Posted on 05/15/2008 7:10:46 AM PDT by 95Theses
A 3-year-old boy died Wednesday after being attacked by a dog at Camp Lejeune, Onslow Memorial Hospital spokesman Tim Strickland confirmed.
The dog, a pit bull, attacked the child at Tarawa Terrace I, base spokesman 1st Lt. Craig Thomas said. The dog was captured and is being held at the Camp Lejeune kennel, Thomas said.
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“Throw the @$%&* dog out of an airplane at 20,000ft.”
I think the owner should share that fate. This dog is a dog bred to fight. It knows nothing else.
IBTPBD
The dog just killed someone.
How the heck did they capture it ?
I can’t figure out why someone just did not shoot the dog, either.
Sorry if I was rude, but if my post and others here have prompted you to take action and call the police, I’m pleased. I hope you get a response that keeps you and your son safe. Good luck.
They should put them both down at the same time.
This owner failed his dog miserably. Although pit bulls are bred to fight, the fact that he attacked a child indicates that his owner didn’t care for him properly. Pit bulls need constant attention and interaction as much as they need excercise. This guy (or gal) obviously didn’t bother with either.
Ping.
The dog needs to be D-CON-taminated.....;^)
People keep getting mauled and killed by these damn dogs and this is the same crap we hear. There is something different about these dogs than other breeds. There are stories of these dogs turning on their owners. Dade county Florida along with other counties and cities have outlawed them. There is no good reason to own these dogs.
Why don’t your husband kill the dog then?
You can train that pit bull to be a coward.
Wait until the neighbors leave the dog in the back yard and aren’t home. Pummel the dog with a couple of water balloons filled with vinegar, and lots of ice cubes, preferably from a hidden position the dog can’t see. Repeat this at random intervals.
Pretty soon the dog will be afraid of it’s own shadow, and will scratch at their door trying to get in the house. It will also lose it’s aggression.
I have two Akita lab mixes, brothers. It’s funny, one weighs about 50 more lbs than the other and is pure Akita with attitude. The other loves to retrieve and cuddle and is pure lab. I’ve broken up a few fights, it’s always the lab that starts it. The akita responds more strongly to discipline.
IMHO, the world is full of aggressive breeds and aggressive dogs. You can’t forbid them all, they were bred to do a job. The problem is people thinking they are “cute” or “cool” and getting dogs when only people who are truly committed should have any of the aggressive breeds.
Dogs have no conscience. They do what they do. It’s a sad mix in an irresponsible culture.
Akitas are the cutest puppies going. But they are not toys. They are tough dogs for responsible people.
Dreadful. RIP.
When our daughtwer was little she was attacked by a doberman. The owners kept the dog chained to a tree no doghouse and no fence. The dog whined and barked non stop. When the man left for work his wife would turn the dog loose. It took the dog’s wife and a passer by to pull the dog off my child. Thank God our little girl was wearing a heavy coat! When my husband paid them a visit, they suggested if we didn’t like their dog we could move.
My father seriously suggested poison steak at midnight. It never came to that because a drug deal they were in went bad and the other people killed the dog in retaliation. Poor dog beaten to death with chains and pipes. I felt sorry for the animal, short sad life with stupid owners.
daughter I can spell
And I was tryong to get the dog off too. So it took 3 people.
People keep getting mauled and killed by these damn dogs and this is the same crap we hear.
THATS BECAUSE ITS THE TRUTH. WHEN I WAS A CHILD MY COUSIN WAS MAULED BY A LAB. I HAD ANOTHER GET ATTACKED BY A CHIUAUA. LOOK IT COMES DOWN TO ONE THING. THE DOG SHOULD DIE BUT ITS AN ANIMAL TAUGHT BY A HUMAN TO BEHAVE THIS WAY. THE KEY WORD HERE IS ANIMAL. ALL ANIMALS ARE UNPREDICTABLE. IVE OWNED A PITBULL FOR 7 YRS NOW AND THE ONLY THING HE AS EVER DONE IS LICK MY 4 GIRLS TO DEATH AND KNOCK THEM OVER PLAYING. HE LIVES IN SIDE, IS ALWAYS BEING HUGGED, PETTED, GROOMED, HE IS PART OF THE FAMILY. NOT SOME DOG THAT GETS STUCK ON A CHAIN TWICE THE NORMAL AMOUNT OF HIM, SO THE OWNER CAN TAKE HIM OFF ONCE AND AWHILE TO SHOW HIM OFF. OH LOOK AT MY PITBULL SO MUSCULAR. ITS ALL YOU EVER HEAR BECAUSE THATS ALL THE MEDIA DISHES OUT. NO ONE WANTS TO HEAR ABOUT A COCKERSPANIEL ATTACKING A CHILD. OH BUT A PITBULL (ITS BREED TO FIGHT) ITS SO DANGEROUS YEAH OK BE SIMPLE MINDED. TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH THERE HAVENT BEEN BREED TO FIGHT FOR QUITE SOME TIME. UNLESS YOU BUY YOURS WITHOUT PAPERS FROM THE BACKWOODS. MOST TOP QUALITY PAPERED PITBULLS ARE TAKING TROPHIES IN WIEGHT PULL AND SHOW COMPITIONS. DO SOME HOME WORK. HAVE WE EVEN SEEN PICKS OF THIS DOG. WE KNOW FOR A FACT IT IS A PITBULL? OR IS IT A MUTT THAT LOOKS LIKE ONE. SEEN IT BEFORE THAT ALL?
HEY DAVE ANY DOG CAN KILL A KID ITS AN ANIMAL WITH CARNIVEROUS NEEDS. K9’S TAKE A LAB AND PITBULL TREAT THEM THE SAME YOU WILL GET SAME RESULT. CHAIN THEM UP DONT PAY ATTENTION TO THEM AND BEAT THEM ON OCCASION, THE END RESULT TWO PISSED OFF DOGS. THINK ABOUT IT
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