DogsBite.org - From May 26, 2007 to July 31, 2010, DogsBite.org recorded 6 children from military families who suffered death due to dog bite injury. Of these cases, 3 occurred on base housing, 3 occurred off base housing and 2 of these involved dependents (Isis Krieger and Seth Lovitt) whose fathers were flown back from deployment. 67% (4) of the incidents involved pit bulls and 50% (3) involved family dogs1. Such losses to these families can only be described as massive.2
Fatality Victims
- 2010, July: San Diego, CA - Aaron Carlson, 2-years old, was killed by the family's shepherd-mix at his family's home on base housing. The boy's father was deployed at the time. (U.S. Navy)
- 2008, August: Anchorage, AK - Isis Krieger, 8-years old, was killed by the family's pit bull at the family's home. Isis' father was deployed to Iraq at the time. (Military branch unknown)
- 2008, May: Camp Lejeune, NC - Julian Slack, 3-years old, was killed by his babysitter's friend's pit bull at his family's home on base housing. (U.S. Marines)
- 2007, November: Killeen, TX - Seth Lovitt, 11-years old, was killed by his grandmother's pit bull at his mother's home. Seth's Father was deployed to Korea at the time. (U.S. Army)
- 2007, July: Cookeville, TN - Trey Paeth, 11-months old, was killed by two huskies while visiting the home of Allen McCaffrey. The young boy's father was in the Marines. (U.S. Marines)
- 2007, May: Hunter Army Airfield, GA - Dandre Fisher, 3-years old, was killed by two pit bulls while his mother was visiting a friend on base housing. (U.S. Army)
2It must be noted that the 2005 death of Arianna Fleeman, 2, involved a pit bull, named Brutus. The dog was owned by Donald Brewer who purchased the dog while living on military housing in Texas.
Related articles:
07/31/10: 2010 Fatality: Military Family Dog Kills 2-Year Old Boy in Tierrasanta
09/02/09: Grandmother and Mother Charged in 2007 Death of Seth Lovitt
08/19/08: 2008 Fatality: Isis Krieger, 6-Years Old, Killed by Family Pit Bull
05/08/08: 2008 Fatality: Child Dies In Pit Bull Attack At Camp Lejeune
11/07/07: 2007 Fatality: Seth Lovitt, 11, Killed by Family's Pit bull
My family was stationed in Spangdahlem US Air Force Base in West Germany from 1986-1990. I went to high school @ Bitburg H.S. which was Army and USAF. I don't remember anybody having dogs. I wonder if rules are different for military personnel depending if you are in USA or overseas?