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DENHAM SPRINGS — A sheriff’s K-9 bitten by a chained pit bull as the police dog was pursuing a burglary suspect is recovering well, officials with the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. As the K-9, Gunner, latched onto the suspect, a chained pit bull grabbed Gunner by the hind leg, Chief Deputy Jason Ard said. The suspect escaped, leaving Gunner’s handler and the pit bull’s owner to use force to free Gunner from the pit bull’s jaws, Ard said. The deputy had to use his baton to force the pit bull to release the police dog, the chief deputy...

Little Boy Recovering After Mauling By Pit Bull originally posted on: 4/11/2009 3:10:11 PM A 4-year-old Mansfield boy is recovering from facial injuries he received when a male pit bull mauled him Friday night. The attack happened at an apartment at 767 Park Avenue West in Mansfield. Gabe Cooper suffered life-threatening injuries and was flown by medical helicopter to Akron Children's Hospital. His mother, Allison Cooper, 28, also was injured from bite wounds as she was trying to fend off the dog. She was treated for hand and arm injuries at MedCentral Mansfield Hospital. The mother and son were at...

Video shows Fort Collins woman, dog hurt in attack by pit bulls

Owner defends dog that bit toddler By JOSH LANIER jlanier@islandpacket.com 843-706-8137 Published Thursday, April 9, 2009 The 32-year-old owner of a pit bull that mauled a Bluffton toddler over the weekend said he's sorry his dog hurt the child, but he doesn't plan to put the animal down. The attack happened near Brighton Beach when a Crystal Robic took her 1-year-old don T.J. Bishop for a walk Saturday afternoon in his stroller and headed up Shawn Gorman's gravel driveway to chat, Gorman said. When Robic got about 10 feet from the six puppies delivered by Daisy, a 2-year-old pit bull,...