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PIT BULL OWNER speaks out after attack on beagle
Trentonian ^

Posted on 06/06/2010 9:51:54 AM PDT by Chet 99

Published: Saturday, June 05, 2010

By JOEY KULKIN Staff Writer

BORDENTOWN CITY — The pit bull that attacked a beagle in front of schoolchildren Friday morning was adopted by a woman who defended herself in a phone interview with The Trentonian yesterday.

“I have not gone away in about two years because I don’t like leaving my animals alone,” the 27-year-old woman said while crying. “I go away for one night, and this is what happens. I am not a bad person.”

The woman said she rescued the female pit bull from a Hamilton shelter in 2007 and that a year later the pit was attacked by another dog in Hamilton. “And ever since then she’s been weird about dogs.”

She said the yellow labrador wandering the streets with the pit bull is hers, too. She left them in the care of her sister when she went to a friend’s wedding. The dogs broke out of the yard Friday morning and found their way to Crosswicks Street, which runs between the Clara Barton and MacFarland schools.

Lori Boberg had walked her kids to school and said she was standing at a corner waiting to cross the street when the pit bull leapt over the lab and attacked Allie, a 15-year-old beagle mix with terminal cancer — and then all hell broke loose.

“I feel bad for her, too. You never want to hear that your dog does something like that,” Boberg told The Trentonian yesterday in a video taped at the site of the attack. “She was very sincere and felt terrible and said right away that she wants to pay any bills we have.

“She was very, very nice. I don’t hold a grudge against her, I just wish her dog hadn’t done that. But I don’t blame her.”

The pit bull’s crying owner said her dog has rabies shots and that she reads book after book on how to raise the controversial breed.

“I have a big fence. I take precautions,” she said. “I’m not the kind of person who has a pit bull as a status symbol. I care for her very much.”

She said her pit bull will be quarantined for 10 days.

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Reporter's note: For the next month I will be working on a series of stories about pit bulls. I urge anyone who wants to be a contributing part of the conversation to e-mail me at jkulkin@trentonian.com. I will be delegating responsibilities so that we can collect the best data and provide the most well-rounded series possible. Time is of the essence. July 4 is the target date for the first set of stories to appear in The Trentonian in digital form and in print.


TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: 1countermorter68; chet99; pitbull; scdd
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1 posted on 06/06/2010 9:51:54 AM PDT by Chet 99
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To: Chet 99
The pit bull that attacked a beagle in front of schoolchildren

Stupid dog should have attacked when their backs were turned!

2 posted on 06/06/2010 9:53:26 AM PDT by humblegunner (Pablo is very wily)
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To: Chet 99

Did she say she’s an avid Freeper, defending the breed from Chet 99 too?


3 posted on 06/06/2010 9:53:48 AM PDT by 9YearLurker
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To: Chet 99
The woman said she rescued the female pit bull from a Hamilton shelter in 2007 and that a year later the pit was attacked by another dog in Hamilton. “And ever since then she’s been weird about dogs.”

So, she knew she had a problem waiting to happen.

4 posted on 06/06/2010 9:54:08 AM PDT by BlessedBeGod
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To: Chet 99

People who claim that you can trust pit bulls are IDIOTS! They should be willing to serve five years in prison, no parole, if their dog attcks a person or other animal. Screw them!! Bob


5 posted on 06/06/2010 9:54:45 AM PDT by alstewartfan (Two broken Tigers on fire in the night, Flicker their souls to the wind." Al Stewart)
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To: Chet 99

I always leave guns at home (can’t carry them all) when I leave, but none of them have ever got out and fired themselves.


6 posted on 06/06/2010 9:56:09 AM PDT by umgud (Obama is a failed experiment.)
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To: Chet 99

Hummm, never got out before.
Strange how these dogs are so smart they figure out how to get out of the yard when their owners are distracted or gone.


7 posted on 06/06/2010 10:00:24 AM PDT by svcw (Habakkuk 2:3)
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To: Chet 99

Of all the breeds she had to pick from why did she pick a pit bull.

She admits the expensives decision has caused her to put up a large fence and keep watchful eye on the dog.. Why would someone voluntarily commit themselves to an animal they know is a risk when they get it. I have a friend with a large Boxer. The dog is super friendly but even when it is playing it hurts you. The thing is strong and plays hard., and is hard to control when excited. Imagine this strong dog as a pit bull that might turn on you at any minute and it’s a nightmare.


8 posted on 06/06/2010 10:02:14 AM PDT by Venturer
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To: humblegunner

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9F5voVXw3zE


9 posted on 06/06/2010 10:06:21 AM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: Chet 99

I’ve owned two pit bulls over the years and plan to get another soon - good dogs. If someone wants an unaltered male as a pet, they should think twice about it.


10 posted on 06/06/2010 10:06:46 AM PDT by dainbramaged (If you want a friend, get a dog.)
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To: Chet 99
Lori Boberg had walked her kids to school and said she was standing at a corner waiting to cross the street when the pit bull leapt over the lab and attacked Allie, a 15-year-old beagle mix with terminal cancer — and then all hell broke loose.

Lori will sooner are later figure out how lucky she was the dog didn't kill one of the kids.

11 posted on 06/06/2010 10:07:00 AM PDT by org.whodat
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To: JoeProBono

Everyone knows hippo meat tastes like crap!


12 posted on 06/06/2010 10:11:48 AM PDT by humblegunner (Pablo is very wily)
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To: humblegunner

13 posted on 06/06/2010 10:16:43 AM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: Chet 99
The second headline was "Will NJ Teabaggers Rise?"

If the Trentonian wants to be considered a NEWSpaper, then they should not be using the derisive term "teabagger."

If it's a story about the less than 1% of all Pit Bulls in the USofA who act out, it has to come from Chet 99.

HOW does anyone know if that poor dog with Cancer didn't BEG the Pit to put it out of its misery? OR maybe the Pit realized the other dog was sick and the Pit was trying to protect the people from the sick dog? The Pit did NOT attack the children. There must have been some kind of primal reason for attacking the 15 yr old dog with cancer.

This woman's sister needs to be questioned as to how the dogs got out.

And Chet, what did a Pit Bull do to you that you have to report on the tragic cases and not on the heroic ones? Why are you so one-dimensional?
14 posted on 06/06/2010 10:16:48 AM PDT by HighlyOpinionated (SPEAK UP REPUBLICANS, WE CAN'T HEAR YOU YET! IMPEACH OBAMA!)
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To: Chet 99
The pit bull that attacked a beagle in front of schoolchildren
That pit bull is lucky he didn't mess with ...

15 posted on 06/06/2010 10:20:40 AM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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To: Chet 99

Goodness, a Pit Bull story. How original.

LAME!


16 posted on 06/06/2010 10:24:38 AM PDT by lefty-lie-spy (Stay metal. For the Horde \m/("_")\m/ - via iPhone from Tokyo.)
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To: HighlyOpinionated
>”And Chet, what did a Pit Bull do to you that you have to report on the tragic cases and not on the heroic ones? Why are you so one-dimensional?”

1COUNTER-MORTER-68 told Chet99 to post these articles and Chet is merely following orders.

17 posted on 06/06/2010 10:25:32 AM PDT by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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To: alstewartfan

Please go proposition them for a screw and take Chet with you. These posts are hackneyed and pointless.


18 posted on 06/06/2010 10:26:39 AM PDT by lefty-lie-spy (Stay metal. For the Horde \m/("_")\m/ - via iPhone from Tokyo.)
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To: humblegunner

I have two large docile dogs and avoid pit bulls at the dog park. Except for one. This nice lady comes in every day with a pit bull put that has one of the best dispositions of any dog I’ve ever met. I play with it every day.

I still trust no dog completley.


19 posted on 06/06/2010 10:31:10 AM PDT by tweakDU
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To: lefty-lie-spy

OK, if you own a “friendly” pitbull that “mysteriously” attacks someone, accept your punishment. 5 years in prison! It’s great to know that you or your animals have never been attcked by one. Some of us haven’t been as fortunate. Bob


20 posted on 06/06/2010 10:37:56 AM PDT by alstewartfan (Two broken Tigers on fire in the night, Flicker their souls to the wind." Al Stewart)
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