William Robb wrote:
----- Original Message ----- From: "Gonz"
Subject: Re: PESO: Tanja
A pack of 6 dogs composed of Rotties and Pitt Bulls attacked and
killed an elderly lady down here recently. They had gotten out of the
neighbor's yard. The neighbor might be charged, although not likely,
since they were not trained in any attack fashion, nor did they get
out because of any mistake on his part.
Ummmm, are you implying that the dogs were the smart ones in that family?
Seriously, if the dogs escaped their yard, the owner wasn't responsible
in his kenneling, and should be held liable, unless someone took a bolt
cutter to his fence.
The story is somewhat fuzzy, but last I heard, it was believed that
someone else opened the gate and accidentally left it open.
It's sad that all we hear about with regards to biting is certain
breeds. Most of the biting is done by smaller terrier types and spaniels
(Cockers are notorious biters), but that doesn't seem to make the news
or bite statistics, since small dog bites are not taken seriously.
Generally speaking, you never hear of small dogs actually killing
people, its usually the larger breeds, and its usually certain breeds.
I.e. even certain large dogs like great danes are rarely involved in
serious incidents. The news media of course, tend to gravitate towards
lethal or almost lethal incidents, hence they never report the chihuahua
attacks.
William Robb
