Viscious dog attack...

[Scout]

I just recieved word that my aunt in nearby Cedar Park, Texas, was attacked by a rotweiler. I have no details other than that she is fighting for her life in a hospital with half her face gone. I'll post more details when I get them, but for now remember to stay safe, stay alert, and always be ready to defend yourself. And if you can legaly carry a handgun, do it. There's more to worry about in this world than just muggers.

[Wyobuckaroo]

Scout

Best wishes for your Aunt.

More people are hurt and killed every year by dogs than many people realize.

Wyo

[Scout]

When I was seven, my father, my younger brother and I were cheking the mail when we were attacked by a rabid rotweiler. I don't know how we made it the quarter mile back to the house before he caught us. My mom was outside and heard us yelling and had the sense to grab the 12ga and load it with buckshot then hand it to my dad as he ran up.

People don't scare me, but big, angry dogs certainly do.

[Native87]

Very sorry about your aunt. I pray the best for her. IMO this is a case where necessity outweighs legality. Keep us informed.

[DM]

I had a german shepard come after me one time... I stood there faceing him as i wasn't about to run, and at the same time i reached into my snowmobile suit for a revolver i had in it. Just as he was getting to me, i fired, killing him with the shot and he slid into my legs...

DM

[Buck]

One solution for this type of dog.........Lock & Load.

[Terri]

Prayers said..

[crafty2002]

Prayers said here too.
I pray she will be OK.
dennis

[kawalekm]

I'm so sorry for you. My best thoughts towards the recovery of your aunt.

Is there any news about the accountablity of the dog's owner?
Michael

[Native87]

I hope things are going ok for your aunt. Terry

[Scout]

She's home now, in the care of her husband. It took 85 stitches to put her face back togeather. One of the dog's nails penetrated her cornea, so I don't know if they can save the eye. Her jaw is crushed, as is most of the facial structure.

I don't know if Animal Controll has picked the dog up yet, but the dog had allready bitten three people. The neighbors let the owner keep it because he was going through some tough times and it was his only companion.

[momma_to_seven_chi]

Our youngest son was attacked by a (then) neighbor's St. Bernard when he was four. *He had his lip ripped off and had over 170 stitches on his face and 154 larger stitches on his head. It was horrible. *The dog's owners had four children of their own, and would NEVER have had the dog if they had known it had any potential to hurt anyone. *AC killed the dog, but our son still had to go through plastic surgery. Sometimes you just don't know what flips the switch to cause a dog to attack. *They don't think like humans think, and are unpredictable.

I pray your aunt is Ok. And I pray the dog is destroyed. A dog with a previous bite history, especially a big dog, should never have a place in society. It is just too dangerous.

[huckelberry]

when the heighbors lab killed 25 layers...shot him..warned all the folks in the area an...typical marine...declared war on canines in general..any mutts not on the owners front porch got one in the nugget,lost count of how many dogs i killed that summer....wonder how many folks i saved from a bite???huck

[Buck]

when the heighbors lab killed 25 layers...shot him..warned all the folks in the area an...typical marine...declared war on canines in general..any mutts not on the owners front porch got one in the nugget,lost count of how many dogs i killed that summer....wonder how many folks i saved from a bite???huck

Many folk's will forget that the dog standing there wagging his tail letting
you pet him........is decended from a wolf and carries a full set of wolf genes!:o

[MYellowRose]

Scout glad to see your aunt's home now but I'll still send prayers her way.
I was bit many year ago, minor thank heavens, but had to take the rabies shots because it took over the 24 hours the hospital gave to find out it had actually had his shots. Owners let the city keep him which meant he was put down as he had a bite history.

[leera]

Any dog is capable of biting and attcking......the ones I've been bit by,have all been little yappy things.......I used to work at a kennel,and have been around and worked with many,many breeds.....

Scout,sorry to hear about your relative,I hope for the best for her,if the dog has not already been picked up destroyed,you should pursue the matter and make sure AC picks it up and does what they get paid for.....

There is no excuse in the world for an owned pet to run loose......

[JW_Parker]

Several years ago, I shot the neighbor's small viscious dog after it attacked only two people that week. I used my .44 mag. lever action , so it almost cut the dog in half. I got a warning ticket for discharging a firearm in the city limits.

[EarthMama]

She's home now, in the care of her husband. It took 85 stitches to put her face back togeather. One of the dog's nails penetrated her cornea, so I don't know if they can save the eye. Her jaw is crushed, as is most of the facial structure.

I don't know if Animal Controll has picked the dog up yet, but the dog had allready bitten three people. The neighbors let the owner keep it because he was going through some tough times and it was his only companion.


I'm so sorry about your aunt. May she heal quickly and completely.

Stupid dog owners make dangerous dogs. I think humans need to be tested & licensed before they can get a dog... rather than the dogs needing to be tested & licensed.

Too bad there's not a vaccination for human stupidity. I find far more humans "foaming at the mouth" than animals!!

>:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(

[cookiehll]

Praying for your Aunt
Cookie

[EarthMama]

Many folk's will forget that the dog standing there wagging his tail letting
you pet him........is decended from a wolf and carries a full set of wolf genes!:o


Many folks will forget that the man standing there, being all nice and sweet as you talk to him, is descended from a previously untransmuted species and carries a full set of transmuted genes!

::)

[HuckFinn]

Dogs learn vicious from their owners.

I know a pitbull that's the sweetest dog I ever met. His owner isn't an idiot though.

"Special" dogs come from "special" people.
;D

[momma_to_seven_chi]

Actually, temperament is genetic. A fearful dog is a fearful dog while a dominate dog is a dominate dog. You cannot change temperament, only control it. If a dog is dominant and aggressive, you can't change that by being "nice" to it. You can only control it with training. It is still a dominate dog who is prone to aggression. The nicest person in the world cannot change a dog's genetic DNA propensity for dominance or for fear. You can just train and control it.

Fearful dogs bite just as easily as dominant dogs, but they don't usually chase people down the street to attack. Fearful dogs are more likely to bite when backed into a corner such as when a child approaches them and is loud and reaches to them while they are afraid. For fearful dogs, you just have to keep them in situations where they will not find themselves overwhelmed with fear and resort to nipping. Dominant dogs just have to be controlled by training that biting is not acceptable. But they are still prone to dominance just as much as a fearful dog is prone to fear. Temperament is genetic.

It is not the owner, it is the dog. The only difference is that some owners keep their dogs in situations where there natural instincts are trained and controlled while others don't.

And some bites are from a prey drive or a working (herding) drive. Those are also genetic traits. The owner being nice to the dog cannot change them. The only option is for the owner to train the dogs what is acceptable behavior and what is not, then control the dog's natural drives.

[flatwater]

I'll take the dog every time. Good point EarthMama

[HuckFinn]

Actually, temperament is genetic. *A fearful dog is a fearful dog while a dominate dog is a dominate dog. You cannot change temperament, only control it. If a dog is dominant and aggressive, you can't change that by being "nice" to it. *You can only control it with training. *It is still a dominate dog who is prone to aggression. The nicest person in the world cannot change a dog's genetic DNA propensity for dominance or for fear. *You can just train and control it.

You know nothing of dogs. You are less than a dog.

Dogs are quite happy with happy owners.

I have had vicious dogs, previously owned by folks like you, that are terrified of people and other dogs.
They were reacting to "your" person types.
Why are these "vicious"dogs so docile with me?
I treat them as puppies and individuals. I do not terrorize or abuse them.
I have had German Shepherds, Rottys, Pitbulls, Akitas and evil tempered Chows.
You do not lead the pack through abuse. Fear doesn't lead to respect.

Dogs are better than you.
Dogs are great judges of character, and you are wanting.

[AlchemyAcres]

If you can't say something nice.......and non-self-righteous and condescending........don't say....awe....heck.........whatever! ::)

No amount of rules or being "nice" can change ones true temperament.

True colors!


~Martin

[DM]

If you can't say something nice.......and non-self-righteous and condescending........don't say....awe....heck.........whatever! *::)

No amount of rules or being "nice" can change ones true temperament.
*
True colors!

~Martin

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DM

[Buck]

Dogs learn vicious from their owners.

I know a pitbull that's the sweetest dog I ever met. His owner isn't an idiot though.

"Special" dogs come from "special" people.
;D

Not so I'm afraid. NO ONE can remove the breeding that the animals genes
carry. If these genes are hostile then the possiblity of hostile action by
that animal is ALWAYS present.

In this case a pitbull was bred to fight and given the trigger attack it will. :P

[EarthMama]

*The only option is for the owner to train the dogs what is acceptable behavior and what is not, then control the dog's natural drives.

And some honest trainers will tell the owners when even this isn't possible.

:'(

[EarthMama]

I'll take the dog every time. Good point EarthMama


:-*

[EarthMama]

If you can't say something nice.......and non-self-righteous and condescending........don't say....awe....heck.........whatever! *::)

No amount of rules or being "nice" can change ones true temperament.
*
True colors!


~Martin

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EM