My dog licked my father-in-law to death.
Posted on 01/14/2007 5:00:17 AM PST by Racehorse
Lori Jones heard her daughter's screams. She ran into the backyard and saw the pit bull on top of her daughter. It had bitten Amber in the stomach and was now attached to her neck. Frantic, Amber's mother tried to push the dog off. A man rushed to help and added the needed strength to get the dog away from both mother and daughter.
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As they waited for the ambulance Lori Jones held her hands over the wounds in her daughter's neck and stomach. The dog continued to hover. Amber's father, Robert, drove from his job at the Hilton Palacio del Rio downtown to University Hospital, where Amber was airlifted.
Amber died just a couple hours later at about 6:30 p.m.
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The family wants Amber's death to be a lesson to others about the dangers of dogs. But, they said, they had no reason to think this dog, whose name they did not know, would ever attack their daughter.
"She was in the back just like she had been 100 times before," Megan said.
(Excerpt) Read more at mysanantonio.com ...
Perhaps we could outlaw and abolish stupid people! ;)
susie
Ran across this link today...
Egads! I didn't look at who ran that site.
Even a broken clock...etc.
I have always heard that the "locking" story is an urban myth that actually reflects a perception of the pit bull's stubborn streak. Being stubborn myself, it makes for a good match...
How are those fine animals of yours, bro... Any bears lately?
My dog licked my father-in-law to death.
That is why I was asking a vet those questions. So, you bite people and don't let go because you are stubborn? ;)
Your dad was probably nearly as panicked as the dog, and that was part of the problem.
Bottom line is: dad lived, dog lived, no serious injuries even though there were a couple of lives momentarily in danger.
No hit, no harm, no foul.
Exactly. And I will bet the dog was a great dog, too. Dogs definitely think differently than we do. Having said that, I can't help but think of some of the hospital documentaries I have seen where people, so confused from their injuries, have lashed out at their doctors.
It's all a matter of perspective, I guess. The lesson, though, is that no child should be handling a distressed dog, and a large dog needs the utmost respect and care when panicked and in pain in order to eliminate or reduce the probability of human injury.
You better believe it.
Now, if I could even get mine off the couch and away from Oprah long enough to pose in front of nature-type places...
(Just kidding, they like Fox News and Animal Planet.)
My dad's only problem was that he knew that his dog was going to most likely bite him, etc because he wouldn't understand my dad was helping him. My dad knew he was going to be taking several bites for the team in order to get the chicken bone out. Growing up on a farm teaches you that animals, no matter how wonderful they are, are animals with an animal instinct. Fight or flight instinct kicks in when they are distressed. I speak from experience with that.
LOL, When all the hoopla was going on I told my friends
that if Oprah called I was heading back to the woods!
Snicker!
My poor little pup isn't big enough to slurp out of the toilet. It's funny because he'll follow the 2 big dogs into the bathroom and watch them drink. It doesn't matter whether I've just filled their water bowl or not, they much prefer freshly flushed toilet water.
Oh, and he only gets to check out what the other dogs have had recently when they lay down. Their hindquarters are a bit too tall for him unless they're laying down.
Maybe Rufus had settled down just enough to let your fiance' pick him up:-)
My dogs know that *I* am boss. At most, they would "nip" or "mouth" me when in serious pain. Weird as it sounds, they don't even "yip" if you step on any of their feet by accident. Any more than an "I'm in pain" mouth action, they will be put down. I honestly think they know that, too.
Fortunately, that scenario has never occurred, though I've been forced to put down many critters. Never for any violence or danger towards humans or other critters, either.
Then again, I've only dealt with about 2 dozen dogs as pets. My brother, my girlfriend, and I only have 5 right now ranging in size from 8 lbs to 130 lbs, so we're not NEARLY as experienced as you.
Yeah, they do occasionally make a good point. Doesn't cancel out all the bad points they make tho... ;)
susie
Dagnabbit, these threads always get me to checking out the latest pit rescues on the local shelter websites. I need a bigger homestead property.
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