Pitbull attacks family, dog removed from home

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[Chet 99]

A neighbor says his wife, mother-in-law and eight month old son were walking down the street when the animal attacked the child's stroller.

By Rob Starkey Friday, March 26, 2010 at 7:48 p.m.

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COLUMBIA -- Some Columbia neighbors are up in arms after a brutal dog attack on Thursday.

After numerous alleged incidents, many are hoping this animal will be taken off the streets for good and their home will again become a safe place for families to walk the streets.

Brad Muller lives in the Knollwood neighborhood of Columbia. Thursday afternoon, his family was attacked while walking down the street.

Muller says that he got a call from his wife saying that she and their son had been attacked by a pitbull.

He says his wife, mother-in-law and eight month old son were walking down the street when the animal attacked the child's stroller.

The family tried to fight it off, but the dog grabbed her and took her shoe off. They ran to try to get away.

WACH FOX News tried to speak with the owners of the dog. They declined to go on camera, but they did tell us this was the only incident of an attack.

But neighbors say that's not the case.

[deadrock]

I didn’t say that this particular dog flipped out and my point still stands.

[LongElegantLegs]

If your point is that a large dog ‘flipping out’ will cause more damage than a small dog, I agree.

However, I suspect that most dogs don’t just ‘flip out’. They exhibit vicious behavior over a signifigant amount of time and when the inevitable escalation occurs, the owners are quoted in the ensuing article as saying that they never had any warning, the dog must be defective.