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Posted on 02/26/2012 5:45:57 AM PST by marktwain
The owner of a pit bull and a boxer involved in a fatal dog shooting Thursday was cited Friday on suspicion of two counts of unlawful ownership of a dangerous animal, said Erica Meyer a Humane Society spokeswoman.
The incident happened around 4 p.m. Thursday at a house on Portrait Place in northeast Colorado Springs.
Bud Linton, who owns a german shepherd, said the two dogs had jumped his 6-foot fence and were fighting with his dog, Max. Linton said he coaxed max into the house when the boxer and pit bull chased after a neighbor and her two small dogs. That's when Linton got his gun and ended the chaos.
Linton used his Smith & Wesson revolver to subdue the dogs, killing the pit bull.
"I shot him twice, and he went two doors down and died," he said, noting he shot at the boxer but it ran off.
Meyer said the boxer is in custody at the Humane Society. She said the owners have 10 days to post a $600 bond to ensure that they maintain ownership of the animal while the case goes through the courts. The dog will not be released until after the proceedings are complete.
The name of the owner has not yet been released.
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Bud Linton, who owns a german shepherd, said the two dogs had jumped his 6-foot fence and were fighting with his dog, Max.
Your question illustrates much of the problem with the so-called, "breed," and the generic application of the name, "pit bull" to a broad range of dogs. But, yes, I've seen very athletic dogs that could fit into the loose definition of "pit bull" that could launch themselves. At the no-kill shelter I volunteer at, we had one run specially fit with a caged roof for just such dogs, and while they may not be able to physically "leap" over a fence of that height, they can easily get up on it, and scramble over the top if they feel the compulsion to do so.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1v5vjCWOK6Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKDXThV3bgU&feature=related
I’ve seen a doberman climb a 14 foot ladder. I wouldn’t say “Jump” as much as “Jump some, climb some”
But yeah, I can believe that part.
Those are all truly amazing. I will look at these breeds in a whole different light from now on.
Police said Linton will not face charges in connection with the incident,...
Good.
Not unlikely at all. Especially if chain link (which I suspect, since they reacted to the visual cues of the presence of other dogs behind said fence). I've had Corgi pups climb over a "critter gate" with a mesh similar to chain link, of approximately equal ratio of "size of dog to height of fence".
Pit bulls aren’t like English Bulldogs - they are very muscular, but not “stubby”. I wouldn’t doubt that inch for inch in height, they could out jump a boxer.
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