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Woman Seriously Hurt In Pit Bull Attack

GIG HARBOR, Wash. -- Two pit bulls that entered a Gig Harbor home through a pet door attacked and severely injured a woman while she slept, sheriff's deputies told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News.

The dogs may have gone into the house to attack another dog, according to animal control officers. They attacked the woman in her bed as she tried to fight off the dogs.

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Deputies said the woman got a gun and fired at the dogs, but the attack continued. She was eventually able to escape the house, get into her car and call 911.

According to deputies, after the pit bulls attacked the woman they went after a neighbor's Jack Russell terrier, killing it.

"They've had problems over there before a couple of houses down with the dogs. It's one of those things. We just hope Sue is OK," neighbor Ricky Russell said.

Pierce County animal control officers were able to capture the pit bulls.

"Highly aggressive, people aggressive, animal aggressive. They attacked a Jack Russell terrier out there and they attacked the lady pretty severely," Brian Boman, with animal control, said.

According to investigators, the dogs were determined and difficult to stop.

"We ended up having to pepper spray them an our deputies thought they might have to terminate the dogs out there, that's how vicious they were," Detective Ed Troyer said.

The woman is at St. Joseph's hospital and is listed in satisfactory condition, according to a hospital spokesman.

The victim is disabled. Her dog is a caretaker dog, according to a neighbor.
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  • jwb267
    wouldn't have one of the damn things[}:)][}:)][}:)][xx(][xx(][xx(]
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  • Ramtinxxl
    It's obvious from this report--and from the very nature of those gentle pups--that this woman did something to taunt the dogs. Perhaps she was snoring like a hamburger. Or dreaming of destroying all pit bulls. Something, for sure, set those little lambs off. And it's obvious that the Jack Russell was leading the "attack" when he must have said something offensive to the pits. No way would they have harmed another dog--it's just not in them. The woman should be charged for using a gun on those poor defenseless dogs.
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  • Talented
    Actually many policedogs are just insane and is out of controll if let loose....But i have never heared anyone complaining bout them.....
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  • Talented
    Sooo i actually understand if some of the police officers...Ehh customers [:)]Seemes reluctant to lay down close to a barking policedog...When ordered to do so....
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  • dongizmo
    quote:Originally posted by Talented
    Actually many policedogs are just insane and is out of controll if let loose....But i have never heared anyone complaining bout them.....

    Well of course they are, and bless your little heart for bringing it to our attention!
    Don
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  • David Nunn
    I just checked the official AKC and UKC list of breeds, and I didn't find a "policedog." What sort of dog is a "policedog."
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  • Talented
    Sure thing dongismo...i even have a coupple of stories to back up my point...and it would maybe be worthwhile a discussion also in all fairness ?
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  • Talented
    http://www.asta-k9.tk/

    Havent seen any other breed than this....Nunn.

    Just added a link for anyone curious...
    http://web.telia.com/~u42802113/k9sweden/eng.html
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  • FEENIX
    quote:Originally posted by nunn
    I just checked the official AKC and UKC list of breeds, and I didn't find a "policedog." What sort of dog is a "policedog."


    Have you tried PKC?













    (Policedog Kennel Club)
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  • Horse Plains Drifter
    quote:Originally posted by jwb267
    wouldn't have one of the damn things[}:)][}:)][}:)][xx(][xx(][xx(]
    That's it in a nut shell.
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  • David Nunn
    I have very limited experience with "policedogs," limited to being acquainted with them and their handlers. To date, our "policedogs" have been:

    2 German Shepherds,

    3 Malinois,

    1 Yellow Lab, and

    2 Bloodhounds.
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  • select-fire
    Here is a little read for y'all who don't exactly know what a Police Dog is. Speak up if anyone knows of or ever heard of a Pit Bull/ Pit Bull Alligator.. doing Police work. BTW.. Our next House Dog will be one of those trained Police Dog's. Don't care what it cost to have one, I want one that will do the commands.( In German )


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_dog
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  • buschmaster
    yeah, I've heard stories about police dogs being psycho too. maybe cause they never really have but 1 person they're loyal to. and they do train them that way, and train them a lot. the handler spends almost all his time with them.

    now these pit bulls.. either they were out looking for something to shred and that's how they nosed their way into the doggie door -that's too predatory to be allowed; or, maybe the jack russell was running around outside, got chased by them and they followed him inside. came across the lady first.

    I'm surprisd the cops didn't just shoot them on sight. I've heard of dogs getting shot, for practically nothing, that were far less of a threat.
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  • KrinkovMan
    quote:Originally posted by select-fire
    Here is a little read for y'all who don't exactly know what a Police Dog is. Speak up if anyone knows of or ever heard of a Pit Bull/ Pit Bull Alligator.. doing Police work. BTW.. Our next House Dog will be one of those trained Police Dog's. Don't care what it cost to have one, I want one that will do the commands.( In German )


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_dog


    Ive seen them online for 6k! Completely trained in german, and come with a guarantee!
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  • select-fire
    Well I am just fortunate last year when I was raking out the back yard my shotgun was leaning up against the deck. I could have been out in the yard .. to far to get to the shotgun and I would have been a 200# meat sandwich to three wild dogs. Two pits and some other crossbreed rott/something. They came around the side of the house and I just about died right there. Foaming mouths , growling with teeth showing. I had a rake. I was about 20-25 foot from the shotgun. They were about 50' away. I got to the shotgun before they got me. First one was shot about 15-20'. A 12 gauge 3" mag with #4's sure do mess up a dog that close. The second one was just a little farther and actually was running away when I splattered it. The third BIG dog was about 25 yd away when it was shot. I knocked it down and then it got up and stood still. Second shot and it met its waterloo. I was shaking so hard I needed a shotgun to hit em'. Had it been a pistol no doubt I would have been bitten or mauled. Damn dogs.
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  • David Nunn
    quote:yeah, I've heard stories about police dogs being psycho too. maybe cause they never really have but 1 person they're loyal to. and they do train them that way, and train them a lot. the handler spends almost all his time with them.

    I don't believe that a dog having only one handler makes it "psycho." The military uses dogs, don't they? A dog's service live is what, 8-10 years? His handler's enlistment is likely to be much shorter than his service life, therefore, that dog may very well have to become acclimated to more than one handler during his career.

    I reckon lots of dogs do respond better to only one person. In any pack, there can be only one Alpha male. My dog Sam obeys my commands instantly. He obeys commands from Dawnie reluctantly, and often after checking with me to make sure he has to.
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  • Colonel Plink
    I've spent many years railing agains breed-specific animal ordinances. I've maintained that nurture, not nature is to blame.
    I still believe it, but the low-life punk-assed good-for-target-practice losers who make up the majority of Pit Bull owners in my area are doing the breed no favors.

    Thank God most of those losers haven't heard of the Canario (sp?)yet.
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  • select-fire
    At 4:45 this morning I heard a ruckus. Dog was barking. I got up and Wife was in kitchen, dog had got into trash. He had last nights hominy can on his pillow. Wife tried to take it away. Bad move. I went over and just picked it up. He knows he doesn't bite the hand that feeds him. He plays games with the Wife. He always looks at me to see if it is OK to do her command. If I am not home he minds her perfectly. I guess he just liked the hominy I fed him off the plate last night and decided to lick the can. Can't punish him if the trash wasn't tied up or the food source was there for him to get.
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  • ljwrench
    Same sort of thing happened in Louisville this summer. A Pitbull (or whatever the pitbull apologists call them) ran into an open door and mauled a little girl while the family was eating dinner. The dog belonged to a neighbor. In the dog's defense, the owner was found to have a meth lab at home. I guess it was just a cry for help pitbull style.
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  • dongizmo
    quote:Originally posted by Talented
    Sure thing dongismo...i even have a coupple of stories to back up my point...and it would maybe be worthwhile a discussion also in all fairness ?

    Well you just go right ahead with that.
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  • buschmaster
    quote:Originally posted by nunn
    I don't believe that a dog having only one handler makes it "psycho." The military uses dogs, don't they? A dog's service live is what, 8-10 years? His handler's enlistment is likely to be much shorter than his service life, therefore, that dog may very well have to become acclimated to more than one handler during his career.well.. uuhh.. heh.. what I meant to say was, they're trained to find and restrain people (riot control, etc ain't talking about drug/bomb sniffing) with their handler. I've heard, put them in a new household, and now they're living with normal "people" they've been trained to be wary of. that's the stories I've heard... plus, I do know that 'civilians' will have sloppy body language, and what's worse, some people just don't know how to interact with a dog. rubs them the wrong way.
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  • David Nunn
    I am not a handler, but I have been able to pet and play with any of the police dogs we have had, even the ones trained to attack/control people. They don't respond to cues but to commands.
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  • buschmaster
    well I hope I'm wrong then. I like dogs, I don't like to see them have problems.
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  • mateomasfeo
    That's one hell of a wake up call.
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  • TrinityScrimshaw
    I have owned three Pit Bulls, and all of them were great loving pets that never bit a flea. One of my females did hate cats, and tried hard to rid the area where we lived of stray cats. I ended up having to put her down when she ate the neighbors cat. Dang thing was eating her dog food, and she didn't care for that.

    Trinity +++
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  • Colt Super
    I had always thought that the Pit Bull's reputation was wrong.

    Then... I got one.

    Doug
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  • mateomasfeo
    I give pit bulls respect and a wide berth.

    I consider it professional courtesy...
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  • Old-Colts
    This is a subject that pits has two diametrically opposing beliefs and it is doubtful that very many opinions will be changed regardless of facts, innuendo, or common beliefs. Personally, I don't know what the truth is, but I'll err on the side of caution and along with my family avoid contact with them where possible!
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  • spryor
    quote:Originally posted by TrinityScrimshaw
    I have owned three Pit Bulls, and all of them were great loving pets that never bit a flea. One of my females did hate cats, and tried hard to rid the area where we lived of stray cats. I ended up having to put her down when she ate the neighbors cat. Dang thing was eating her dog food, and she didn't care for that.

    Trinity +++
    I had a female black lab do the same thing..musta had some pit in her somewhere.[;)]
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  • AHansen
    Brother in law has one. Its as nice as con be. But I still don't trust it. As for police dogs; aren't they trained to help enforce the law and protect the police officer? I haven't seen a pitbull bread to help anyone but a dumb ass punk kid. Never seen one used to sniff drugs or bombs. Wonder why?
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