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    None involved the vicious pitbull!



    Boy Loses Part Of Nose, Lips In Dog Attack
    10-Year-Old Attacked By Mixed-Breed Dog
    July 31, 2009


    BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- A 10-year-old Bloomington boy is recovering from disfiguring injuries after he was attacked by a dog at a friend's home.


    Nicoles Williams was bitten by the mixed-breed dog while playing at the home of Lorraine Miller, the mother of one of the boy's friends, 6News' Ben Morriston reported.

    "According to the mother, she had to pry the dog off the boy's face and realized part of his nose and lips had been torn off," said Lt. David Drake with the Bloomington Police Department.




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    Golden Retriever attacks 2, killing one
    7-15-2009

    Police have charged a Barrington woman with harboring a vicious animal after they said her dog attacked two neighbor dogs, killing one.

    Ashley J. Andersen, 27, of the 300 block of East Lincoln Avenue was arrested about 4 p.m. July 11. Andersen's dog, which, police reports said, appeared to be a golden retriever, attacked a neighbor's two Yorkshire terriers. One died and the other was critically injured, the report said.

    Cook County Animal Control officials said a dog that attacks another is typically tested for rabies afterward, but there is no county ordinance requiring it to be destroyed.

    Andersen is due in court Aug. 10. She could not be reached for comment Wednesday, and police were not available for further details.
    Thank you so much for Eric Peterson’s story, “Left without a home.” The story broke my heart and gave me continued empathy for those who just need a little extra “hand up” and not a “hand...


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    GERMAN SHEPARD dangerous dog attacks head in court
    10th July 2009

    A CLAMP-DOWN on Ipswich's irresponsible dog owners has seen a Booval man fined $2000 after his pet attacked a tourist.

    The Ipswich Magistrates Court heard the German shepherd was being walked by a young girl in a Brassall park when it broke free and bit the tourist on the calf.

    The court heard the dog had been declared dangerous and the owner had a long history of similar offences, and had not co-operated with council officers by putting up appropriate signage.

    This case follows a string of other convictions to pass through the courts in recent weeks.

    A Churchill couple were fined $900 plus court costs after their dog escaped and attacked a domestic cat, which later died from its injuries in a vet's surgery.

    In another case a dog, being walked by his owner in One Mile, was attacked by a roaming dog, which clamped its jaws around its throat.

    The dog walker had to beat the dog off with a skateboard.

    The owner was fined $900 after telling the court the dog had escaped during a storm.

    Finally, a Goodna woman was convicted and fined after her dog attacked a teacher's aide, who was dropping leaflets into houses along Dorricott Crescent.

    The court heard the owner ignored the victim's pleas to show her injuries, and instead got into a car with her dog and drove off.

    The Goodna woman was fined $1500 plus court costs.




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    Quiet Weldon community outraged after vicious dog attacks and kills pony
    July 29, 2009


    I spoke with the reporter on this story, and although breed IS NOT mentioned in this story, she assured me that NO PITS WERE INVOLVED IN THIS. The breeds involved were Lab pups, and all Heinz 57 mixes.
    You can contact Susan Barr (reporter) to verify this at susanb@kvsun.com


    The peaceful quiet of a hot and lazy afternoon in Kelso Valley was shattered on July 10 as a pack of frenzied dogs brutally attacked and killed a defenseless miniature pony in its pen. The animals were all owned by Keith and Sandra Irons of Cottontail Lane and occurred on their property located off of Kelso Creek Road. The couple were
    not at home at the time of the attack. Neighbor Terry Berry heard a ruckus from her next door property and went to investigate. She and her husband, Don were used to hearing the frequent dog fights that occurred on the Iron property, but something was tragically different on that afternoon.

    As she looked over their common fence, the sight that awaited her was both shocking and sickening. Approximately 15 of Iron’s estimated 30 to 50 canines, ranging in ages from mere puppies to full grown large dogs were viciously attacking the pony as it lay on the ground trying uselessly to fend off its’ attackers.



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    What are the odds? A Rochester lawmaker that banned so called "dangerous" Pit Bulls, awaits verdict after his own Lab bites neighbor
    July 1, 2009

    SIOUX CITY -- The city councilman who led the drive to ban pit bulls in Sioux City is waiting to find out whether his Labrador retriever will be euthanized for biting a neighbor.

    Councilman Aaron Rochester said Tuesday he has appealed Sioux City Animal Control's determination that his family's yellow lab is vicious after Saturday's incident, which resulted in an emergency room visit and five stitches for the injured neighbor.

    Sioux City Police Capt. Pete Groetken said he held a hearing on Rochester's appeal Tuesday morning and will reach a decision by the end of the week. He can either uphold Animal Control's designation or overturn it.

    The 3-year-old dog, Jake, is being held at the Animal Control shelter until the case is resolved.

    At 4:45 p.m. Saturday, a man and woman who live in the neighborhood walked by the Rochesters' home in the 1300 block of 46th St. The lab was sitting on the front porch. As the couple walked by on the sidewalk, the dog ran off the porch and jumped the man, Groetken said..

    The neighbor suffered a scratch to his right leg as he tried to push the dog away, some marks on his chest and bites to his thumb that required five stitches at a hospital emergency room. Groetken declined to identify the man because the case remains under investigation.



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    July 15, 2009
    Boy recovering after dog attack - A German Sheperd/Rott cross
    Parents call for tougher fines, want accused dog destroyed


    The parents of a four-year-old Airdrie boy bitten by a dog are calling for tougher penalties against the owners of pets that attack people and say the low fines associated with such attacks are unacceptable.

    Matt and Melissa McCann are now considering civil action against the owner of the dog to recoup costs associated with the traumatic injury to their son, who they say nearly lost the use of his arm due to the attack.

    The McCann’s say their son Keegan was outside their Luxstone condo June 28 with his uncle when he was attacked in a neighbour’s yard by a large dog.

    They say the owner of the dog had invited Keegan over to pet the animal and reassured them the dog wouldn’t bite.

    But when Keegan went over, the dog grabbed onto his right arm and began biting, Matt said, claiming it was an unprovoked attack.

    “My wife ran outside, only to be met with my son yelling and bleeding uncontrollably,” Matt said.

    As the couple waited for the paramedics to arrive, they surveyed the damage done to a three-inch area of Keegan’s forearm.

    “A chunk of flesh was missing from his arm,” Matt said. “Not cut, not scraped, but missing. It was deeper than the bone in his arm.”

    Keegan was rushed to the Children’s Hospital in Calgary where he underwent three surgeries and a skin graft to repair the damage.

    “It just missed his artery and nerves,” Melissa said. “The doctor said it was ridiculously close.”



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    Kentucky - Family dog drags infant out of home into the woods.
    July 21, 2009

    LEXINGTON - A father was frantically calling 911 to report his missing newborn when he spotted the baby, bleeding from the mouth and clutched in the mouth of a family dog, a Native American Indian dog — a breed that looks similar to a husky — were gone. The dog had carried him from his crib to the heavily wooded backyard.
    Four-day-old Alexander James Smith was rushed to the emergency room at University of Kentucky Hospital in Lexington, where he was listed in critical condition Tuesday with two collapsed lungs, a skull fracture, broken ribs and various cuts and bruises.

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    15-Month-Old Injured In Dog Attack
    July 30, 2009

    Dog's Owner Cited For Not Having Animal Properly Vaccinated

    A 15-month old child is recovering after being bitten by a mixed-breed dog Tuesday.

    Rockingham County Sheriff's Department spokesman Dean Venable said a deputy responded to Morehead Hospital after receiving word that a child was being treated for bites on the shoulder, jaw and nose.

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    Great Dane owner cited in Carlisle dog attack
    April 15, 2009



    Carlisle police said they filed a dog law citation Tuesday against the owner of a 150-pound Great Dane that broke free from her and killed a tiny Yorkshire terrier while the owners of the terrier watched.

    The incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. April 5 as the owners of the Yorkie were eating ice cream outside Bruster's in the Penrose Plaza, police said.

    Police said Jessica Dietz of Carlisle was cited because her dog was running at large.


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    July 22, 2009
    Woman hospitalized after Boston police dog attack

    (NECN: Greg Wayland, Boston, Mass.) - Boston police are investigating after a woman walking her small dog was attacked by a police dog. It happened this morning in the city's Mattapan neighborhood.

    Police say the woman was walking by the Sturbridge Street home of a K-9 officer when the dog somehow got out.

    Police say the woman sustained three wounds while trying to protect her dog, who was attacked by the German Shepherd police dog.

    The woman is being treated at Boston Medical Center.






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    Illinois dog attack - toddler killed.
    June 29, 2009

    JOHNSTON CITY, Ill. (AP) - Investigators in southern Illinois say a weekend dog attack killed a 3-year-old boy.

    Williamson County authorities say Gabrial Mandrell was attacked by at least 1 of his family's three dogs Saturday night at their home near Johnston City. He was pronounced dead at a hospital a short time later.

    Investigators say the boy pushed out the screen in a bedroom window and crawled outside before being attacked by a dog while the family thought he was sleeping.

    The family's three mixed-breed dogs are being held by animal control officials.

    An autopsy concluded that the boy died from blood loss from multiple dog bites.





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    AUGUSTA, Ga. - 4 mixed breed dogs attack 2 year old
    July 23, 2009



    Family members spoke out Thursday about the 2-year-old boy who was seriously hurt when attacked by four dogs (none of which were Pit Bulls) and why they’ve been denied custody.

    The family says two-year-old Damien Chavous is up and doing better after seeing him for the first time since the Department of Family and Children Services took him into their care.

    "He was trying to sit up, arms up, wanting me to take him,” his great grandmother, Maggie Swint said.

    The child got out of her fenced-in back yard and into the neighbor's yard where four dogs attacked him two weeks ago.

    “He's awake and crying and drinking out of his little cup,” Swint says.

    His mother Jessica Chavous was charged with cruelty to children on July 15, 2009 because investigators say she left her son unattended.

    Since then, his mother has been in jail and her family denied custody of her other two children.

    Family services put her eight-year-old daughter and a six-month-old son in a foster home.

    "She doesn't understand why she was taken from her family and staying with someone she doesn't know,” Swint said in reference to her eight-year-old great granddaughter.

    Swint says the children's mother hopes to regain custody after she gets out of jail and straightens up.

    “She's going into rehab when she gets out,” Swint said.

    Chavous recently got a lawyer and will be back in court before the end of the month.

    Swint says she doesn’t know when she'll be able to see her great grandson again.

    "We can't go see him now because it upset him. I can understand that. I don't want to do anything to hurt him, but it hurts not being able to see him," Swint said.

    Investigators say the great grandparents won't face any charges.

    Investigators from the Richmond County Sheriff's Office and the Department of Family Services were unable to comment further because the investigation is still open.



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    Gravette Arkansas-
    July 25, 2009

    DOG ATTACK- A retired narcotics dog
    GRAVETTE, Ark. (AP) - A narcotics dog that attacked a 7-year-old boy at a fireworks display has been euthanized.

    The dog, named Rush, was put down on Friday. Gravette Mayor Bill Howard says the city council voted on Thursday to have the dog euthanized.

    Howard says the dog was nearing retirement age and officials could not be sure he would not attack somebody else.

    Benton County investigators say the boy suffered injuries to his legs, neck, face and head when he was attacked on July 3.

    A Sheriff's Office report says the attack occurred when the boy walked toward the dog and his handler, officer James Boothman. Police say the dog was not on a leash because he is trained to respond to voice commands.



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    Great Dane owner cited in Carlisle dog attack
    by MATT MILLER, Of The Patriot-News
    Wednesday April 15, 2009, 9:59 AM

    Carlisle police said they filed a dog law citation Tuesday against the owner of a 150-pound Great Dane that broke free from her and killed a tiny Yorkshire terrier while the owners of the terrier watched.

    The incident occurred around 7:30 p.m. April 5 as the owners of the Yorkie were eating ice cream outside Bruster's in the Penrose Plaza, police said.

    Police said Jessica Dietz of Carlisle was cited because her dog was running at large.

    Read dog attack story here.


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      Dog attack sends 2 women to hospital

      Dog attack sends two to hospital

      DICKSON CITY - A Jack Russell terrier bit two women in their legs Monday evening, sending them to hospitals, police said.

      The attacks occurred at about 7 p.m. along Mary and James streets, Dickson City police Officer Ron Mercatili said. He did not release the names of the victims, but said one remained hospitalized at Moses Taylor on Monday night. Police could not find the dog's owner Monday evening, but neighbors said the dog returned home, the officer said.

      The Lackawanna County dog warden will follow up on the incident today, the officer said.



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      Rescued Pit Bull attacked in own backyard, as 2 Huskies break through fence and rip her up.







      Friday Mrch 6 '09,
      Star my Pit Bull was out in my backyard. 5 minutes after she went out I heard a horrible commotion going on out there, so I ran to see what it was.
      My neighbor's 2 Huskies, yes that's right 2 Huskies broke through my fence and were attacking my Pit Bull. They had her belly up on the ground and she was pinned down. They didnt want to stop attacking her at first, so I hit one on the back and they stopped.
      This scared my Pit Bull so bad. She has never been a fighter, or in a fight.

      And they say Pits are vicious?!?
      After a trip to the vet and many staples later, Star is doing okay.
      I'm going to quickly get her back out around other dog's, because i don't want this to emotionally scar her.



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      Horrific and fatal dog attacks that were not Pit Bulls.

      Toy' Dog Attacks 80-Pound Pit Bull
      by Vince Gerasole
      WAUKEGAN



      The owner of a 10-pound "toy" dog was cited over the weekend when her dog attacked an 80-pound pit bull.

      Garry Laffredi was walking his 2-year-old pit bull Capone near his apartment complex Thursday when a neighbor's Pomeranian named Tiger came running at them and attacked the dog.

      "(Capone's) not a bad guy. He's real friendly. He's people friendly," Laffredi said. "He loves other dogs. (But) this little Pomeranian ran out and starts biting him on the foot."

      Laffredi also said Capone "loves everything."

      "He walks around with the squirrels. I got ducks coming to the back door. They dont even fly away when he comes out," said Laffredi.

      Pomeranians, which are classified as Toy dogs by the American Kennel Club, can be as small as three pounds and resemble a fox in appearance, generally having a bushy orange coat and pointed ears.

      Laffredi said the Pomeranian bit Capone's foot hard enough "to draw blood" also managed to nick Capone on the top of the head as he tried to pull the pit bull away on a leash.

      Eventually, Laffredi said, Capone "grabbed the dog and more or less set him off to the side" before the two dogs were separated.

      It was not the first time Laffredi had a run-in with the 10-pound dog.

      Laffredi says this was the third attack by the unleashed Tiger. He was bit in the hand two weeks ago by the Pomeranian but chose not to report it, he said.

      No one answered the door at Tiger's home as CBS 2 searched for a comment, but Laffredi identified the dog at the window as Tiger. He's an owner who is proud that his powerful best friend never fought back.

      "You hear nothing but bad about pits, but it's the way you bring them up," he said.

      Waukegan animal warden Tina Fragassi said she was not surprised when her office fielded the report about Thursday's attack.

      "They stand their ground, those little dogs," she said.

      "My mother had one at one time. They're cute little dogs, but they can be nasty," :Laffredi said. "Sometimes the little dogs are meaner than the big ones."

      The Pomeranian's owner, who declined to comment, was cited with failure to prevent a dog bite, owning a dog running at large, not possessing a dog license, and not having updated rabies shots.



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      Child attacked by the families Rhodesian Ridgeback

      19th May 2008


      The young son of ex-England rugby captain Lawrence Dallaglio is recovering after being mauled by the family's pet dog.
      Six-year-old Enzo suffered facial wounds in the attack last week at the Dallaglio home in West London.
      Doctors have said he will make a full recovery although they warned several scars may take some time to heal.
      The youngster spent two days in hospital with his parents at his bedside.
      The dog, a Rhodesian ridgeback named Como, has been destroyed.
      Mr Dallaglio said: "I feel guilty about it because I brought Como into our family.
      "Enzo didn't provoke him in any way and I am pretty sure there's an explanation for what happened.
      "The vet and I believe Como may have had a tumour that is pressing against his brain and when touched on that part of the head, the pain was unbearable and made him react as he did.
      "I loved Como, but not like I love my son."
      The dog attacked on Wednesday, as Dallaglio, 35, and his wife Alice were about to leave home for his club Wasps' end of season banquet at the Hurlingham Club in Fulham.
      As Enzo tried to stroke the dog, which had never previously shown signs of aggression, it lunged, biting him repeatedly on the face.
      The couple - who have two other children, Ella and Josie - took their son to St George's Hospital in Tooting, South London, where doctors stitched the wounds.
      Enzo was put on an antibiotic drip to fight off infection and was able to leave hospital on Thursday evening.
      Yesterday he watched his father play for London Wasps who beat Bath in the Guinness Premiership play-off semi-final, winning a place in the final.
      The scars from the attack were visible under his left eye as he sat in the stands wearing a signed shirt.

      The rugby star had tried to find dog behavioural specialists to take the animal after the attack but no-one could help and Como - named after Lake Como in Italy where the couple married - had to be put to sleep.
      Dallaglio - who recently announced his impending retirement from rugby - added: "My only concern now is Enzo, making sure he is okay and for all my love of rugby, it doesn't compare with how I feel about my family."
      Dallaglio captained England for several seasons from autumn 1997 and has 85 caps for his country.
      Rhodesian ridgebacks, so- called because of a ridge of hair along the spine that grows against the direction of the coat, are hard to handle and are not recommended for first-time dog owners.


      They are not thought to be aggressive by nature.
      However in April last year, four-year-old Thomas Miles - a partially sighted boy from Holyhead in North Wales - was viciously attacked by one.
      Thomas's aunt Caroline Miles said the child was 'shaken like a rag doll' when a ridgeback went berserk in a local chip shop.

      His father Steven was able to fight off the dog but the boy needed emergency surgery on his arm and leg.



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      Toddler Dies After Attack By Family Sheepdog
      Jul 25, 2008 4:55 pm US/Eastern
      Toddler Dies After Attack By Family Dog PITTSBURGH (KDKA) ―

      A one-year-old girl from Erie died at Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh after her family's dog mauled her yesterday morning; now officials are trying to figure out what prompted the English Sheepdog mix to attack the toddler.

      Officials say Addison Sonney was in a cemetery in Millcreek Township where her father works as a caretaker when the dog attacked her early Thursday.

      Sonney was flown via medical helicopter to Children's Hospital where she later died.

      Her mother is hospitalized in Erie where she's being treated for injuries sustained while trying to protect the little girl.

      Police shot and killed the dog after it wandered into a neighborhood.

      Authorities say the dog will be tested for rabies.

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      Husky kills newborn baby
      WARREN, Ohio — A newborn baby has died in northeast Ohio after being attacked by the family dog as she was lying in a bassinet, police said.

      The 3-day-old girl suffered bite marks and scratches and was pronounced dead Monday at Forum Health Trumbull Memorial Hospital, Warren Township Police Lt. Don Bishop said. Police believe the husky mistook the child for a stuffed animal.

      Bishop said the infant's father left the room briefly and discovered the attack when he returned.

      Fire Chief Kenneth Schick said the baby was in full cardiac arrest when the rescue squad arrived.

      The animal was taken by the Trumbull County dog warden.

      Police are investigating the accident. The family's name has not been released.

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        Teenage mother charged in dog-mauling death of baby
        Published: 11/4/2008 5:18 PM
        Last Modified: 11/4/2008 9:36 PM

        Black Lab pup kills infant

        A teenage mother whose 2-month-old son was killed by a puppy has been charged in Tulsa County Juvenile Court with second-degree manslaughter.

        Prosecutors on Friday charged Linzy Earles, who turned 18 on Oct. 24, in connection with the July 28 death of her baby, Zane Earles.

        Because Earles was 17 at the time of the baby’s death, the case was filed in juvenile court.

        Earles is not in custody. Juvenile officials can retain jurisdiction and supervision over a juvenile only until his or her 19th birthday.

        “The whole case is frustrating,” Assistant District Attorney Jake Cain said. “It’s a horrible tragedy. It never should have happened.”

        A Tulsa police affidavit states that the boy “suffered multiple dog bites” and was “eaten alive” at his grandparents’ home in the 2900 block of East 102nd Street.

        While in the care of his mother at that residence, Zane “was left unattended in an infant swing on the opposite side of the house for approximately two hours,” the affidavit asserts.

        Linzy Earles went to sleep in her bedroom, and a black Labrador puppy “that was left loose in the house ate the two-month-old victim,” the police affidavit states.

        In response to a records request filed by the Tulsa World, Chief Juvenile Judge Doris Fransein on Tuesday authorized the release of juvenile court records and law enforcement records involving Earles.

        By statute, the confidentiality requirements of juvenile records do not apply to arrest records of a juvenile arrested for committing an act that would be a felony if committed by an adult.

        Fransein’s order states that Earles was previously adjudicated as a delinquent child. A police affidavit states that Earles “has had a history of drug abuse and she was just taken off probation on June 2” in a drug-related matter.

        Second-degree manslaughter involves an accusation of “culpable negligence” — an omission to do something that a reasonably careful person would do or failure to use ordinary care and caution.

        “We feel that if not for her culpable negligence, it would have been prevented,” Cain said.

        The prosecutor indicated that he expects the case to remain in juvenile court.

        Defense attorney Robert Brown said Earles is heartbroken regarding her child’s death.

        Earles now faces a Dec. 3 appearance in juvenile court.

        Brown said he did not want to comment in detail regarding the case because “she has her rights of privacy and she is a juvenile.”

        The Labrador was taken to the Tulsa Animal Shelter, where it was euthanized at the request of police so that evidence could be recovered.

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        3-week-old baby mauled by family dog-
        Family Siberian Husky kills baby.


        Story Created: Jan 20, 2009 at 1:08 PM EDT

        Story Updated: Jan 20, 2009 at 1:08 PM EDT

        BOURBONNAIS, Ill. (AP) — A 3-week-old child is dead after being mauled by the family dog in the north-central Illinois community of Bourbonnais.

        Bourbonnais police say the child died late Monday in Chicago after being transported from a Kankakee hospital. The family's names have not been released.

        The child's mother called 911 about 5:45 p.m. Monday to report that the family dog, a Siberian Husky, had pulled the infant off of a bed in the master bedroom and dragged the child into a hallway. The child suffered multiple bite injuries to the head.

        Police said Tuesday that the dog has been removed from the home without incident and is impounded at Kankakee County animal control.

        (Bourbonnais is about 50 miles southwest of Chicago.)

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        Mixed breed dogs kill 10 yr old boy-
        Published: February 3, 2009

        DILLON — Four dogs belonging to a Dillon man convicted last week of owning three dogs who mauled a 10-year-old boy to death have been turned over to the Dillon County Pound and will be destroyed if they aren’t adopted.

        Bentley Collins was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and three counts of keeping unconfined dangerous animals in connection with the death of Matthew Davis in November 2006. He was sentenced to five years in prison Friday. The dogs involved were euthanized about a week after Davis’ death.

        Collins, however, continued to keep dogs on his property, including the four in custody at the pound.

        Just before Collins’ was sentenced, 4th Circuit Deputy Solicitor Kernard Redmond told Judge Paul Burch, who presided over case, that authorities had been receiving complaints about Collins continuing to own unconfined animals.

        Redmond called Collins’ ownership of the dogs “an act of defiance and disregard.”

        Collins’ attorney, Robert E. Lee, told the Morning News that he directed his client’s brother Russell Collins, who testified during the trial, to take the dogs to the pound.

        The decision was made to give up ownership of the dogs because of Bentley Collins’ conviction and the circumstances surrounding the case, Lee said.

        In addition to jail time, restitution and probation, Burch also said Collins wasn’t ever allowed to own dogs.

        Interim Dillon County Pound Director Douglas Pernell said he picked the dogs up from Collins’ house Saturday morning. A friend of Collins, who lives on his property, told him she tried to find homes for the dogs but was unable to do so, Pernell said.

        One of the dogs is three years old, two others are about a year and six months old, Pernell said. The other is a puppy, he said. The dogs appear to be mixed breed.

        “They are all in good shape and are good, healthy dogs,” he said.

        Not many people adopt dogs from the Dillon County Pound, so most are kept at the pound for about a month before they are put down because of lack of space or because they are sick.

        “We have a lot of people come and look, but we don’t have a lot to adopt,” he said.

        The shelter has space for about 70 dogs but more than half of that space is filled.

        The Collins’ dogs are all being housed in one kennel outside the facility.

        “If we get them together we try to keep them together,” Pernell said. “They are just like humans — if they’re out there running around together, they already know one another.”

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        Governor’s Maltese dog attacks carpenter (again)
        July 17, 2009

        I didn’t even know Gov. David Paterson had a dog, never mind the fact that it’s a 6-pound Maltese named Cheerio.

        Anyway, the New York Post has a story about the dog attacking a state carpenter yesterday at the Governor’s Mansion, allegedly the third such attack on a state worker this year.

        A source familiar with the incident said (Thomas) Keyser, who was fixing a staircase rail, had to “repeatedly shake his leg up in the air because the goddamn dog wouldn’t let go.” Paterson was in New York City at the time.

        “The dog came running out of the kitchen and bit me on my calf,” Keyser, 53, of upstate Troy told The Post.

        “Everyone over there knows the dog is aggressive. I know plenty of these guys who got bit, and if they can’t put this dog in a cage, I can’t understand it.”

        Paterson spokesman Peter Kauffmann confirmed the attack.


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        Small dog killed by larger dog
        July 29, 2009

        A dog killed another dog on Hendry's Beach, a favorite area for dog-owners to bring their pets to socialize and frolic off leash at the seaside. On July 14, according to a report by City of Santa Barbara Animal Control, a small poodle-terrier mix dog that was off-leash approached a larger, leashed border collie-Labrador mix from behind. The larger dog attacked the smaller, ultimately killing it.

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