Posted on 03/07/2013 8:31:50 AM PST by Slings and Arrows
SALEM, OR (KPTV) - A 6-year-old girl is recovering after she was attacked by a pack of Chihuahuas in Salem.
The attack happened Wednesday night on 17th Street Northeast near Nebraska Street, according to Salem police.
The girl was taken to the hospital but is expected to be OK.
Four of the Chihuahuas are now at the Marion County Animal Shelter under a 10-day quarantine. Once that is finished, a veterinarian will evaluate each dog for either adoption or euthanasia.
William Van Aken, the victim's father, said he and his daughter were on a walk to her school.
"We were only two blocks from the school when the five dogs just ran up barking and they ran straight after her and I thought they were just going to come up to us and back off, but the biggest one jumped up and bit her in the shoulder," he said.
A school crossing guard who was nearby chased the dogs away.
Neighbors said the Chihuahuas would routinely get loose from their yard and roam the streets.
"They actually tried to come at me and bite me but I was with my dog and he started barking at them," said neighbor Ryan Cade.
Since no one could say which dog out of the pack actually bit the girl, all but the quietest one were confiscated.
"It was bound to happen," said neighbor Barbara Gault. "We've seen them chasing after people all the time."
The dogs' owner told FOX 12 that children in the neighborhood often let the dogs out. He also said he understood it was time to give them up.
Are there any good tempered chihuahuas?
Yes, I have one girl, 10 years old. She’s so sweet and friendly but timid weighing in at under 5 lbs. She barks when someone is at the door but immediately becomes submissive when the visitor comes in (uniformed guests excluded). She doesn’t care too much for uniforms.
Great little doggie!!!
This one was raised from puppyhood to adore people....especially her human.
First failure to post a picture....
I am not fond of Chihuahuas. Our next-door neighbor had one that tried to bite me twice while she was holding it in her arms. She told me that it wasn’t the dog’s fault, it just got nervous around people. No thanks.
The Medio appears to be a happy, healthy dog. I’m no fan of Chihuahuas, but people have a right to own and love them. I would suggest to the owners of any dog(s) that they buy a lock for their gates. That would solve the problem.
‘The father should have been able to keep the girl from being bitten ‘
You know, on fourth and long, you can punt a Chihuahua about 25 yards or so.
Along with pit bulls, the Chi dogs are probably the least connected to reality of all the dog breeds.
Yes, but most of them are treated like puppies and indulged all their lives. They end up the spoiled brats of the dog world.
Well, I now have a long haired, long, lazy Dachshund. He only barks when the other dog barks. But, I know the snarly Dachshund.
LOL!
Too bad....let me restate my original comment:
The dogs should be tested for rabies using the OLD procedure.
I see a big pit, into which Chet was thrown. ;^)
The little snot oughta cuz she runs this place....:)
lolol but I wasn’t kidding! There really are feral Chihuahuas in western Arizona.....no joke! I almost ran over one on the hwy and thought it was a coyote cub until I saw thse hunting packs later on in the week.....BTW the dove hunting is superb, and back then there were generous limits for both daily bag and possession......ya just had to be aware og both the sidewinders and those dang dogs!
I suspect they’re all failed doberman mixes; attempts by the dobermans to breed as many doberman-dominant characteristics into the other breeds as possible.
It’s all a Vast Doberman Conspiracy.
You rarely hear of liberals owning Dobermanns.
Coincidence?
I think not.
/cue scary music
Huh. How did they survive the other predators?
Liberals: Bitterly clinging to their Chihuahuas.
He could have dropped the chalupas.
No wonder she has such a happy smile. :)
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