[Kate]

Last December, four blocks away, a pit bull attacked a 7 year old girl.
Her 9 year old sis and Dad were all on a sled.

She had to have two big wounds stitched up on her shoulder. She has nightmares alot, and both girls are in counseling.

The dogs owner's live next door, and brought over food and said they were
sorry. This did not cut it. Problem is that they let the dog out of the yard every time it need to go to the bathroom.

The Mother has a lawyer, and does not want to sue the dog's owners, but wants the dog put down before it kills someone.

They are in the process of moving, as the girls won't play outside now.
Sad!

And, today I have Sadie outside on a very long lead, unhooked, as she follows me everywhere. I just don't know her well enough to trust her, so if she took off, I would have an easy time catching her.

I live on a dead end street, and the few dogs in my area are fenced, or leashed.

Just yesterday my neighbors got a baby pitbull. They are moving in a month, so I am not too worried. Anyway, that dog, which is big for a pup, came right over and I turned around and he was sniffing out Sadie. I was scared.
The owner came right over.

This is like having a baby.

Kate

Originally Posted by PZGunstar

I don't know how much it is happening around the area where you guy's are living but over the past two or three year's I've seen the amount of people and dog's attacked and killed by bigger dog's go up dramatically. Having it happen to myself and having to watch my baby die in my arm's it's something that really upset's me and makes me sit up and take notice. Just recently I believe a Doberman attacked a 5 year old boy in my county, when the paramedics arrived he was pronounced dead. Even our animal control is having a tough time as a pit-bull tore an officers tire to shreds when he pulled up to the house to get the dog. It's been getting pretty nasty some vet decided it was a good idea to dump animal bodies, about 150 of them off the side of the highway.

But what got the most attention in our area is the mauling of a elderly lady who only wanted to protect her dog. It's said her body was found on top of that of her small dog and for the effort of trying to save her dogs life she lost her own.