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Hello Friend,
This is a difficult story to hear about.
This wonderful small dog was attacked and killed by a pit bull on Saturday in Vancouver.
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Pit bull kills therapy dog in Vancouver
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Source: CBC News
The owner of a miniature pinscher says her dog was attacked and killed by a pit bull in Vancouver on Saturday.
Mia Johnson says she is devastated by the loss of her dog, Yuri, and was shocked when a Staffordshire bull terrier — a breed commonly referred to as a pit bull — lunged at her two miniature pinschers while she was walking them on Dunbar Street at 10th Avenue.
"How would you know if it would be a violent dog you meet, how would you know?" she asked CBC news Monday.
'We couldn't get it to let go'
Johnson says she was out for a walk with her daughter and two dogs when a woman walking a pit bull approached.
'I just held him against me. I held everything in with my hands, against me...'- Mia Johnson, recounting pit bull attack aftermath
Johnson says the larger dog was on a leash, and appeared to be wearing a muzzle but also seemed out of control.
She says the dogs' leashes became tangled, and at some point the larger dog's muzzle came loose, allowing the pit bull to grab her much smaller dog in its jaws.
"We couldn't get it to let it go, I remember I was banging it on the top of it's head as hard as I could," she said.
Johnson says once the dogs separated, she was horrified to discover her dog appeared to have been disemboweled, and was howling in pain.
"I just held him against me. I held everything in with my hands, against me, and he was alive. He was just letting out these terrible screams, and I just kept holding him as hard as I could," Johnson said.
Johnson says her daughter, Laurel, who has Asperger syndrome and an anxiety disorder, chased the pit bull's owner.
"My daughter was running after her, screaming, 'You're a murderer, you're a murderer.'"
She says Yuri was a therapy dog for Laurel, who has spent the last two days holed up in her room, trying to process the loss of her beloved pet.
A calm little dog
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Clearly this dog should NEVER have been off leash- I doubt that this was the 'first' attack.
TO me the issue is about responsible dog ownership, and having dangerous dogs adequately controlled.
NOT about Pit Bulls.
A recent study reviewing serious dog attacks, though does point towards pit bulls as being a special concern.
Dog Attack Deaths and Maimings, U.S. & Canada, September 1982 to December 31, 2013
By compiling U.S. and Canadian press accounts between 1982 and 2013,1 Merritt Clifton, editor of Animal People, shows the dog breeds most responsible for serious injuries and deaths.
Study highlights
The combination of molosser breeds, including pit bulls, curs, rottweilers, presa canarios, cane corsos, mastiffs, dogo argentinos, fila brasieros, sharpeis, boxers, and their mixes, inflict:
81% of attacks that induce bodily harm
76% of attacks to children
87% of attack to adults
72% of attacks that result in fatalities
81% that result in maiming
Embody 9.2%+ of the total dog population
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Best Wishes,
Dr Andrew Jones, DVM |
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P.S. That pit bull should NEVER have been off leash in that area. The owner should be given a large fine, and that dog should never be around other dogs unless it is well controlled.
Obviously certain dog breeds have been bred for fighting, and when they attack, they cause serious damage. Then of course there is the owners of these particular dogs which at times likely encourage the aggression.
Good dog, bad owner?
Likely some of that which then turned a potentially good dog into a dangerous one.
No real good answers.
P.P.S. My NEW Natural Animal Care Web Seminar is happening next Wednesday Nov 12th- Mark the date and stay tuned for the invitation to come in your email.
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