Posted on 08/30/2010 11:10:32 AM PDT by george76
Charley Norris got a pit bull when it was 2 days old. He bottle-fed it for months, and it was docile and friendly. The dog loved to play with people, especially Norris' young niece, Tyah.
But as the dog grew, Norris noticed it getting more aggressive. After an attack by another dog, it no longer played. Norris made the tough decision to part with the animal.
"I didn't want something like this to happen," he said Wednesday, a day after Tyah, his 6-year-old niece, was attacked by three pit bulls in Blackman Township.
Norris ran to his niece Tuesday and used a piece of lumber to club the dogs attacking her. Tyah's blood stained his clothes and hands. Once a pit bull owner and lover, Norris thinks differently about the breed today.
He wants them banned.
"It's just a dangerous breed. It's in their blood to kill," Norris said. "They're not pets; they're vicious animals. You can't make a family pet out of them."
Tuesday's attack left Tyah with 500 stitches and a long recovery ahead of her. Doctors expect her to remain at C.S. Mott Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor for months.
It also left residents wondering what can be done to prevent future attacks.
Two children were attacked by dogs Tuesday — Tyah, at 118 Mantle Ave., and a 6-year-old girl in Parma Township who was bitten by a lab-shepherd mix. In July, a pit bull attacked Joe Williams near Union and Grinnell streets. He needed about 100 stitches.
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Disaster waiting to happen. Puppies need to be with mom for seven weeks, minimum.
I’m not a veterenarian or anything — but my understanding is that attacking pit bulls have responded well to gunshot wounds.
SnakeDoc
This story can’t be true, because we’re told all the time that it’s the bad owners, not the bad dogs.
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Hoo boy.
At first glance I thought I read “Chuck Norris”.
“Any breed can be vicious”
B.S.! Show me one Great Pyrennes that’s vicious. It’s the breed and what they were bred to do. Period.
Show me a vicious Cavalier King Charles.
There are certain breed dogs that are inclined to bite and certains dogs within breeds that are inclined to bite. If you’ve been lucky enough to see neither it doesn’t mean they don’t exist.
Where’s Chet? Hope he is OK.
“Tuesday’s attack left Tyah with 500 stitches and a long recovery ahead of her. Doctors expect her to remain at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor for months. “
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How much is this gunna cost ?!...
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