Dog Attack Leaves Man Mauled and Two Pets Dead (and that's not all)

WJLA 7 DC ^ | Sept 17, 2007 | WJLA 7

[mamelukesabre]

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.

[Liberty Valance]

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

[Mamzelle]

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.

[L98Fiero]

“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.

[70times7]

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

[Jack Black]

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

[mamelukesabre]

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.

[RDTF]

oh right - the ones owned by the 2 lawyers

[BerryDingle]

“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.

[Paperdoll]

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!

[Kieri]

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.

[Finny]

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.

[RipSawyer]

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

Actually, not QUITE everything, fortunately!

[Dysart]

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

Wrong.

[Dysart]

I’ve heard that pitbulls are very misunderstood loving pets.

Wrong thread.

[Mamzelle]

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

[umgud]

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.

[dawn53]

I thought those dogs were Presa Canarios.

[Dysart]

Because they were.

[RDTF]

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