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Attacked Pit Bull Owners Order Dog to Be Put Down

Horse Play, Loud Music Caused Attack
UPDATE 10/17/08: A video update reports that the owners of the dog had been "horse playing" with the music turned up loud and the pit bull "suddenly attacked." (See a related post on pit bull triggers). The dog then tore off into the woods. The reporter said, "This dog already attacked its owners, there's no telling what it would have done to a complete stranger." Both victims suffered severe bite wounds to their arms.

10/17/08: Dog to Be Put Down
Charlotte, NC - Two men recently helped a couple being attacked by their pit bull. Witnesses said they saw a woman being bit on the elbow then a man came out of the home, already bleeding from an apparent attack. The two men grabbed pieces of wood and a broom to fight off the dog. "There was no choice," Jeff Frost said, who used the piece of wood. "They were screaming for help, and someone had to come to the rescue."

The dog was taken away and will be put down.

Owners of dangerous dogs nearly always have the dog euthanized after it attacks them. When their dog attacks someone else or an animal (even if it is a second attack or when the attack results in amputation), they typically fight like mad to keep their dog alive. Two notable examples concern uncles in Kansas and New York. Each strove to keep their dogs alive after both inflicted serious attacks upon their nieces.

These types of attacks must destroy families.

Related articles:
10/17/08: Dog Owner Cited in Palm Bay Attack that Ended in Amputation
10/16/08: Rottweiler Inflicts 3,000 Stitches on Victim; Judge Frees Dog
08/04/08: Triggers: What Prompts a Pit Bull to Attack?

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