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hard_kandi · 07-13-2005, 07:12 AM

This happened to a Yorkie in MY hometown

This is sick. The stupid thing should have had a muzzle on.

Pitbull-type rips out stomach of little dog
Humane society hunts for dangerous dog

ROGER LEBLANC
Local News - Wednesday, July 13, 2005 @ 08:00

A pitbull-type dog that wasn't muzzled snatched a small dog from an elderly woman's arms Monday and ripped out its stomach, the Peterborough Humane Society said.

“It picked it up, threw it around and actually ripped its stomach right out,” said Brad Algar, acting general manager. “It just ripped it all to pieces.”

Veterinarians have said the eight-pound Yorkshire Terrier named Riley has a 50 per cent shot at surviving after undergoing two surgeries.

Algar said he wants the public's help to track down the pitbull-type before another animal — or person — is hurt.

He said he calls it a pitbull-type because the dog appeared to be part pitbull, but may not have been a purebreed.

Algar is now patrolling East City neighbourhoods.

“Not for the sake of enforcement or getting this lady’s vet bill paid, but this dog is dangerous,” he said.
“I want to get control of this dog. This dog is going to kill some kid if it’s acting like this.”

Monday's attack started when two young women had been walking the dog along Armour Road.

The pitbull-type spotted the small dog and pulled its walker across the street, Algar said.

While Barbara Hedmann, 76, wasn’t harmed, the five-year-old terrier had massive injuries.

The dog's owner Gail McQuaid said she was at work Monday when her partner’s mother, Hedmann, walked Riley down the street near St. Luke’s Anglican Church around 11 a.m.

“When she looked up this dog was running across the street,” McQuaid said.

Seeing the dog coming at her — narrowly avoiding being hit by a car — Hedmann said she raised Riley above her shoulders.

But the pitbull-type jumped and tore Riley from her hands.

Hedmann retrieved her dog and ran back to her house shouting for help. A neighbour rushed out and took the dog to his veterinarian on The Kingsway. Tears welled up in McQuaid’s eyes when she said she couldn’t see her pet because he gets too excited and must rest if he’s going to have a shot at surviving.

“They’re really broken up. This dog was like a child to them,” Algar said.

McQuaid said the family has been driving around the neighbourhood looking for the dog and warning other dog owners and parents of young children to be careful.

Tears returned to McQuaid’s eyes when she noted one such couple returned yesterday to give her a card of condolence.

“I don’t know these people,” she said. “That just warmed my heart.”

But that feeling left quickly when she questioned why the two young women walking the dog fled.

“Hopefully they’ll have a heart and they’ll call,” McQuaid said. “They never came to see if she was OK or the dog.”

The two women are described as being in their mid to late teens or early 20s.

One is said to have shoulder-length light brown hair and the other with short dark hair. The dog had a white or blonde coat.

Anyone who witnessed the attack or has information is urged to contact the Humane Society.

New provincial rules governing pit bulls come into effect Aug. 29 and owners having until Oct. 29 to comply, Algar said. The rules include putting a muzzle on the dogs when outside the home and using a short leash.

Sydney'sMom · 07-13-2005, 07:27 AM

Ahhhhhhh! I shouldn't have read this. I had a pitbull incident last week that I posted about...now I'm even more nervous. I think I'm going to start carrying pepper spray just in case.

Does that work on dogs?

hard_kandi · 07-13-2005, 07:32 AM

My dad likes to carry pepper spray at the trailer because NO ONE keeps their dogs on leashes. If it works I have no idea!

JCarlson2004 · 07-13-2005, 07:33 AM

Outrageous! How could those 2 women run away? Weren't they at all concerned about that poor woman and her poor Yorkie? I hope they find that dog (and those 2 girls) and justice is served.

Deegan's mom · 07-13-2005, 07:39 AM

Stories like that disgust me, and those dogs really scare me. I hope the find that dog and the owner and punish both of them. That yorkie needs justice!

yorkielovebug · 07-13-2005, 08:34 AM

That is so sad, I know it happen's, I just wish the girl's had the decency to stop and help. That should never have happened, they should have had a dog like that on a leash. I'm so sorry. Yorkielovebug

FireFish · 07-13-2005, 08:39 AM

That "pitt bull type" dog is on a very bad line that will end up in the death or maulling of a human. I certainly hope that they find it.

I am glad that there is any hope at all for the baby Yorkie. Quick thinking on the part of the people. Can you imagine how traumatized the puppy and her person must be.

It is nuts.

Find that dog.

txshopper73 · 07-13-2005, 08:49 AM

This ticks me off!

They need to find this dog and destroy it. It is a danger to society. That could have been a child with it's stomach ripped out. This is why people that breed these dangerous dogs need to be put out of business along with the millers. Anyway you put it, these dogs were bred to be very aggressive. It is in their genes and lines. No amount of good breeding will ever take this aggression out. Here in my town, a family raised pit bit their teenage son and all he was trying to do was pet her. I stand firmly on this and I don't care who is against me when it comes to dangerous dogs. They must all be destroyed.

FireFish · 07-13-2005, 09:02 AM

My attitude about this breed is different than all others. So I do agree with you, txshopper73.

Here is why:

My grandmother had a Doberman for years. The grandkids were all over her all the time. She loved grandma and took her cues from how granma acted.

One day she had a cuple guys come to her secluded home on a big farma dn try to break in while she was there! Her Dobe stood the door on them. She stood teeth bared while grandma was on the phone to the police.

She followed them around in the inside of the house while they were looking for a door to get in where the Dobe was not. There was none. THAT dog was all over threatening them and baring the teeth at them. When the police got there She was calm and relaxed...she knew that they were friend.

After the Dobe died (old age), my grandmother got a PittBull. From her nephew a vet from a "well bred" line.

Her name was Katie....She was slow in making a connection when she saw someone. She could know them but she would come at the door like she wa taking it down....even family. I would call her name out. Katie, Katie, Katie. Finally it would connect what I was saying and she would step down. Thank goodness there was a door between us ...solid oak. Grandma could be calling at her from inside the house too. She didn't make a quick connection. She wasn't stupid either.

This was before all th hoopla about the breed. They think differntly.

They are something other than just a dog. They were bred as killers killing machines.

Fran42478 · 07-13-2005, 09:07 AM

I have to disagree that this type of dog is breed to be this way...I live with a Pit Bull mix and we have had him in the house since 9 weeks old...He is the most gentle, kind, smart dogs we have ever had...Sammi ADORES him and he allows her to do WHATEVER she pleases to him...Including walking on his twig and berries when they play...

I feel that what happened to that poor Yorkie is awful and justice needs to be done...But to say death to all of that breed I cannot agree with...Esp. that I (my sister's dog really) live with one and interact with him everyday...

We love Storm just as much as we love our Yorkie and Maltese...And it infuriates me that people seem to think it’s the breed...When IMO it’s the person who is bringing up/training this breed...

As you can see from the pics of Sammi and Storm, he lets her literally walk all over him...The first pic she fell asleep on him...

I also have some video of them...

http://jusspress.com/day.php?userid=...tDate=20050527

I am sorry if I am coming off in a mean/abrasive way (I hope I am not!) I try to stay out of the controversial posts, but this one I can’t...I wouldnt want someone to tell me we had to put Storm down, just because he is a pit bull mix...

Lots of hugs!
Fran

txshopper73 · 07-13-2005, 09:17 AM

Well, with the kid in high school that had been bit. Their pit was also raised inside the home and in a good, caring environment. Grace and Aaron talked so highly of their beloved pet. She talked about her pit as many of us talk about our yorkies. Aaron felt the same way. I warned Aaron one day, you better be careful because one day, she's gonna turn on you. It wasn't even a couple of days later and he came to school with his hand all bandaged up. I asked him what happened and he said that I jinxed him and their pit bit him. I asked him what was he doing to her to get bit and he said that he was just petting her.

Nothing anyone can say will make me change my mind about these types of dogs.

My in-law's next door neighbor has a Rott named Axle. We've played with Axle and been around him many times. For the most part, he is a very sweet natured dog raised in a loving home. Axle was out late last year and while my 4 year old son was walking to the trampoline (in my in-law's yard), Axle spotted him and started creeping up on him. Teeth bared and growling. My father in law shot him with a bb gun to get him to back off and Axle did and went home. On another occasion, when my son was 3, we went next door to see their exotic birds. There is a white picket fence that blocks off the patio and birds from the yard that Axle played in. Now mind you, I am standing right there next to my son admiring the birds. I turn my head just in time to see Axle miss my son's face by 2 inches. If Trent would have stood any closer to that fence, he would have had to have years of reconstructive surgery.

FireFish · 07-13-2005, 09:19 AM

But they were bred to be "pitt" dogs. The function was to kill the other dog.

If people that want to own a PittBull terrier understand that, there would be less of a problem with them.

I understand that Scotties were bred to kill vermin...rats, mice, badgers and the like. They went in holes and fought the animal out. I watch VERY carefull all the time with Roxy. She moves like a rabbit as we know Yorkies do. Libby understands that Roxy is a dog and that she is a baby...but instinct is strong. I never leave them alone together unsuprvised. Never. I know where Libbys breed comes from through history....and they are a very old breed in comparison.

Anyone getting any breed should know what the propensities of that breed are. Some people get a dog, as we know all breeds, and really never think about the big picture of getting one. The responsabilities. There are certain/particular responsabilities that go with a dog of that size and natural bred in power. Not everyone thinks about that.

JCarlson2004 · 07-13-2005, 09:24 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fran42478

I have to disagree that this type of dog is breed to be this way...

I feel that what happened to that poor Yorkie is awful and justice needs to be done...But to say death to all of that breed I cannot agree with...

We love Storm just as much as we love our Yorkie and Maltese...And it infuriates me that people seem to think it’s the breed...When IMO it’s the person who is bringing up/training this breed...

I agree with Fran. I don't think it's fair to discriminate against a breed. I think it’s not so much a case of a bad breed as it is a case of BAD OWNERS/TRAINERS. Sick people TAUGHT these dogs to be vicious. If we agree to this, (in my opinion), it would be like agreeing with Hitler to eradicate an entire race of humans because of our opinion of them. Or it would be like saying that that all Arabs and people of that culture should be killed because of the 9/11 attack.

I live in NY and I’ve seen a lot of racial tension in my short life span (especially after 9/11 because it dramatically escalated). A few weeks after 9/11 happened, one of my close friends was gang raped and beat at her college and while she was being attacked, the bastards were making racial comments and calling her an Arab bit*h and other awful, disgusting things. They said they were paying her and “her kind” back for the attack on the World Trade Center. By the way, my friend is not even Arab … she’s Indian and Italian. She is just dark skinned and happens to look a bit Arab. But that’s not the point. The point I am trying to make it that she was attacked and brutalized because of what OTHER people did, and that’s just plain wrong. I feel the same applies to animals. We shouldn’t generalize and think an entire breed is vicious when only some portray this behavior. But again, this is only my opinion. I hope I did not come off as rude or pushy. I apologize in advance if I did.

txshopper73 · 07-13-2005, 09:28 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FireFish

But they were bred to be "pitt" dogs. The function was to kill the other dog.

If people that want to own a PittBull terrier understand that, there would be less of a problem with them.

Anyone getting any breed should know what the propensities of that breed are. Some people get a dog, as we know all breeds, and really never think about the big picture of getting one. The responsabilities. There are certain/particular responsabilities that go with a dog of that size and natural bred in power. Not everyone thinks about that.

Why would anyone take this kind of chance? Eventually, once my children move out of the house, I would like to get a Doberman. I think that they are a beautiful breed of dog. However, I WILL NOT do it while I have kids in my own house or while I have any other animals in the house. I do not want to take the chance of them getting bit or even worse. We have tons of ads in our paper of people selling pits and it sickens me. I'm just waiting to read the news of someone in our town getting mauled or killed by one of these animals. But in honesty, I think that they are being used for dog fights and then dumped.

Just on YT, do a search on Pit Bulls and see what you find.

Also, the neighbor had another Rott...female many years ago. Same situation. Raised in the home with the kids. When their youngest girl was 6 or 7, she was outside eating an ice cream cone. This loving dog that they had attacked her. Grabbed her by the head and was slinging her around like a rag doll. They are damn lucky that this loving...raised with the kids Rott did not kill their daughter.

txshopper73 · 07-13-2005, 09:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JCarlson2004

I think it’s not so much a case of a bad breed as it is a case of BAD OWNERS/TRAINERS. Sick people TAUGHT these dogs to be vicious.

No, Ma'm. That is not always the case.

07-13-2005, 07:12 AM	#1
hard_kandi Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 26	Pitbull-type rips out stomach of little dog This happened to a Yorkie in MY hometown This is sick. The stupid thing should have had a muzzle on. Pitbull-type rips out stomach of little dog Humane society hunts for dangerous dog ROGER LEBLANC Local News - Wednesday, July 13, 2005 @ 08:00 A pitbull-type dog that wasn't muzzled snatched a small dog from an elderly woman's arms Monday and ripped out its stomach, the Peterborough Humane Society said. “It picked it up, threw it around and actually ripped its stomach right out,” said Brad Algar, acting general manager. “It just ripped it all to pieces.” Veterinarians have said the eight-pound Yorkshire Terrier named Riley has a 50 per cent shot at surviving after undergoing two surgeries. Algar said he wants the public's help to track down the pitbull-type before another animal — or person — is hurt. He said he calls it a pitbull-type because the dog appeared to be part pitbull, but may not have been a purebreed. Algar is now patrolling East City neighbourhoods. “Not for the sake of enforcement or getting this lady’s vet bill paid, but this dog is dangerous,” he said. “I want to get control of this dog. This dog is going to kill some kid if it’s acting like this.” Monday's attack started when two young women had been walking the dog along Armour Road. The pitbull-type spotted the small dog and pulled its walker across the street, Algar said. While Barbara Hedmann, 76, wasn’t harmed, the five-year-old terrier had massive injuries. The dog's owner Gail McQuaid said she was at work Monday when her partner’s mother, Hedmann, walked Riley down the street near St. Luke’s Anglican Church around 11 a.m. “When she looked up this dog was running across the street,” McQuaid said. Seeing the dog coming at her — narrowly avoiding being hit by a car — Hedmann said she raised Riley above her shoulders. But the pitbull-type jumped and tore Riley from her hands. Hedmann retrieved her dog and ran back to her house shouting for help. A neighbour rushed out and took the dog to his veterinarian on The Kingsway. Tears welled up in McQuaid’s eyes when she said she couldn’t see her pet because he gets too excited and must rest if he’s going to have a shot at surviving. “They’re really broken up. This dog was like a child to them,” Algar said. McQuaid said the family has been driving around the neighbourhood looking for the dog and warning other dog owners and parents of young children to be careful. Tears returned to McQuaid’s eyes when she noted one such couple returned yesterday to give her a card of condolence. “I don’t know these people,” she said. “That just warmed my heart.” But that feeling left quickly when she questioned why the two young women walking the dog fled. “Hopefully they’ll have a heart and they’ll call,” McQuaid said. “They never came to see if she was OK or the dog.” The two women are described as being in their mid to late teens or early 20s. One is said to have shoulder-length light brown hair and the other with short dark hair. The dog had a white or blonde coat. Anyone who witnessed the attack or has information is urged to contact the Humane Society. New provincial rules governing pit bulls come into effect Aug. 29 and owners having until Oct. 29 to comply, Algar said. The rules include putting a muzzle on the dogs when outside the home and using a short leash. __________________ .:.Heidi's Sister.:. Heidi's Dogster

07-13-2005, 07:27 AM	#2
Sydney'sMom YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Erie, PA Posts: 517	Ahhhhhhh! I shouldn't have read this. I had a pitbull incident last week that I posted about...now I'm even more nervous. I think I'm going to start carrying pepper spray just in case. Does that work on dogs? __________________ Holly & Sydney visit me on Dogster: http://www.dogster.com/?160307

07-13-2005, 07:32 AM	#3
hard_kandi Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 26	My dad likes to carry pepper spray at the trailer because NO ONE keeps their dogs on leashes. If it works I have no idea! __________________ .:.Heidi's Sister.:. Heidi's Dogster

07-13-2005, 07:33 AM	#4
JCarlson2004 Mommy To 3 Poochies Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New York Posts: 8,287	Outrageous! How could those 2 women run away? Weren't they at all concerned about that poor woman and her poor Yorkie? I hope they find that dog (and those 2 girls) and justice is served. __________________ Mommy Loves Codie, Tia & Baby Cali RIP My Precious Katie - I Love You

07-13-2005, 07:39 AM	#5
Deegan's mom YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Windsor, ON Posts: 1,271	Stories like that disgust me, and those dogs really scare me. I hope the find that dog and the owner and punish both of them. That yorkie needs justice! __________________ Jayde, Deegan & Trooper ~Be the change you wish to see in the world - Adopt a rescue pet~

07-13-2005, 08:34 AM	#6
yorkielovebug Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 40	soooo sad yorkielovebug That is so sad, I know it happen's, I just wish the girl's had the decency to stop and help. That should never have happened, they should have had a dog like that on a leash. I'm so sorry. Yorkielovebug

07-13-2005, 08:39 AM	#7
FireFish Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 425	That "pitt bull type" dog is on a very bad line that will end up in the death or maulling of a human. I certainly hope that they find it. I am glad that there is any hope at all for the baby Yorkie. Quick thinking on the part of the people. Can you imagine how traumatized the puppy and her person must be. It is nuts. Find that dog.

07-13-2005, 08:49 AM	#8
txshopper73 Donating YT 14K Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 14,226 Blog Entries: 1	This ticks me off! They need to find this dog and destroy it. It is a danger to society. That could have been a child with it's stomach ripped out. This is why people that breed these dangerous dogs need to be put out of business along with the millers. Anyway you put it, these dogs were bred to be very aggressive. It is in their genes and lines. No amount of good breeding will ever take this aggression out. Here in my town, a family raised pit bit their teenage son and all he was trying to do was pet her. I stand firmly on this and I don't care who is against me when it comes to dangerous dogs. They must all be destroyed. __________________ As always...JMO (Just My Opinion) Kimberley

07-13-2005, 09:02 AM	#9
FireFish Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 425	My attitude about this breed is different than all others. So I do agree with you, txshopper73. Here is why: My grandmother had a Doberman for years. The grandkids were all over her all the time. She loved grandma and took her cues from how granma acted. One day she had a cuple guys come to her secluded home on a big farma dn try to break in while she was there! Her Dobe stood the door on them. She stood teeth bared while grandma was on the phone to the police. She followed them around in the inside of the house while they were looking for a door to get in where the Dobe was not. There was none. THAT dog was all over threatening them and baring the teeth at them. When the police got there She was calm and relaxed...she knew that they were friend. After the Dobe died (old age), my grandmother got a PittBull. From her nephew a vet from a "well bred" line. Her name was Katie....She was slow in making a connection when she saw someone. She could know them but she would come at the door like she wa taking it down....even family. I would call her name out. Katie, Katie, Katie. Finally it would connect what I was saying and she would step down. Thank goodness there was a door between us ...solid oak. Grandma could be calling at her from inside the house too. She didn't make a quick connection. She wasn't stupid either. This was before all th hoopla about the breed. They think differntly. They are something other than just a dog. They were bred as killers killing machines.

07-13-2005, 09:17 AM	#11
txshopper73 Donating YT 14K Club Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 14,226 Blog Entries: 1	Well, with the kid in high school that had been bit. Their pit was also raised inside the home and in a good, caring environment. Grace and Aaron talked so highly of their beloved pet. She talked about her pit as many of us talk about our yorkies. Aaron felt the same way. I warned Aaron one day, you better be careful because one day, she's gonna turn on you. It wasn't even a couple of days later and he came to school with his hand all bandaged up. I asked him what happened and he said that I jinxed him and their pit bit him. I asked him what was he doing to her to get bit and he said that he was just petting her. Nothing anyone can say will make me change my mind about these types of dogs. My in-law's next door neighbor has a Rott named Axle. We've played with Axle and been around him many times. For the most part, he is a very sweet natured dog raised in a loving home. Axle was out late last year and while my 4 year old son was walking to the trampoline (in my in-law's yard), Axle spotted him and started creeping up on him. Teeth bared and growling. My father in law shot him with a bb gun to get him to back off and Axle did and went home. On another occasion, when my son was 3, we went next door to see their exotic birds. There is a white picket fence that blocks off the patio and birds from the yard that Axle played in. Now mind you, I am standing right there next to my son admiring the birds. I turn my head just in time to see Axle miss my son's face by 2 inches. If Trent would have stood any closer to that fence, he would have had to have years of reconstructive surgery. __________________ As always...JMO (Just My Opinion) Kimberley

07-13-2005, 09:19 AM	#12
FireFish Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 425	But they were bred to be "pitt" dogs. The function was to kill the other dog. If people that want to own a PittBull terrier understand that, there would be less of a problem with them. I understand that Scotties were bred to kill vermin...rats, mice, badgers and the like. They went in holes and fought the animal out. I watch VERY carefull all the time with Roxy. She moves like a rabbit as we know Yorkies do. Libby understands that Roxy is a dog and that she is a baby...but instinct is strong. I never leave them alone together unsuprvised. Never. I know where Libbys breed comes from through history....and they are a very old breed in comparison. Anyone getting any breed should know what the propensities of that breed are. Some people get a dog, as we know all breeds, and really never think about the big picture of getting one. The responsabilities. There are certain/particular responsabilities that go with a dog of that size and natural bred in power. Not everyone thinks about that.