Category Archives: Dog Ownership Attitudes

A collection of blog posts about dog ownership and vicious dog ownership attitudes and how they impact neighborhoods and communities.

The Red Notebook - A Fictional Memoir About Unresolved Trauma After a Dog Attack Based Upon a 1980s Incident

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We Created the Protagonist's Voice; Claude AI Created the Story Beats Margarita "Margie" Benedetti sees her reflection in the kitchen window. The Red Notebook DogsBite.org - Earlier this year, we received a letter that contained a 250 word account of a vicious dog attack that occurred in the 1980s.1 She was a substitute mail carrier. It was her first time in that neighborhood. She found a warning card the regular carrier had placed between letters indicating that a problem d… [Read full blog post]

Echo Chamber: A Fatal Dog Mauling Short Story Written by AI

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AI Prompts and Synopsis Choice Determined by DogsBite.org Echo Chamber image created by Reve.art and stylized by DogsBite.org. DogsBite.org - Over the weekend, we experimented with two AI language models, ChatGPT and Claude, to develop a short story about a fatal dog mauling. Based upon the outcome, we used Reve.art to create the photographs. We were stunned at the results and by AI's accurate depiction of the self-branded "truth seeker," social influencer whose online… [Read full blog post]

The Vicious and Dangerous Dog Hearing of Elijah, Attacks Dog Tied in Garage, and the Statement of Decision

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Elijah was determined to be "vicious and dangerous" after the dangerous dog hearing. Statement of Decision San Francisco, CA - On November 25, 2024, a Vicious and Dangerous Dog Hearing was held to determine if "Elijah," a male, neutered pit bull met the definition of "vicious and dangerous" set forth in the San Francisco Health Code. DogsBite.org obtained the audio recording of the hearing and the surveillance video of the attack. After combining them, we embedded open cap… [Read full blog post]

The Vicious and Dangerous Dog Hearing of Max, a High Prey Drive Husky in San Francisco, and the Statement of Decision

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The dangerous dog hearing of Max, a high prey drive husky with animal and child aggression. Statement of Decision San Francisco, CA - On May 22, 2024, about a month before a San Francisco man had to scale a tall fence to escape two vicious pit bulls, another high-profile attack occurred in the city. "Max" the husky had been sitting under a table at an outdoor pizzeria with its owners, when he suddenly bolted and hunted down a child walking nearby with his nanny. After the male owner… [Read full blog post]