Posted on 12/09/2012 10:09:21 PM PST by Uncle Chip
SPALDING COUNTY, GA (CBS ATLANTA) - Lilly Goodson, 5, is in critical condition with severe bites to her face and body after being mauled by one of her family's dogs on Wednesday.
Her grandmother, Kathy Goodson, tried to stop the attack. Neighbors also tried to help, but it was Griffin Police Cpl. Stan Phillips that finally ended the attack.
"It was heart-wrenching to see. I never want to see it again," Phillips said.
Phillips is still shaken up by the events. When he arrived at the home on Ruth Street in Griffin, he witnessed a 120 pound pit bull attacking Lilly, and Goodson was trying desperately trying to stop it.
"She was trying to pry the dogs mouth open. She actually lost some teeth biting the dog, trying to get the dog off," Phillips said.
Phillips knew he had to act to save Lilly's life, so he drew his weapon.
"The dog still had Lilly's head in his mouth and I had to try to position myself, because it's a high risk situation, and be able to shoot the dog with being concerned for the child and grandmother's safety," Phillips said.
The 10-year police veteran's training kicked in.
"I fired the first round and the dog stopped and let go and looked at me and went to re-engage again, and I fired a second shot, and at that point he let go and went running around a tree where I pursued the dog and fired several more rounds until it dropped," Phillips said.
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A pit bull? That’s unusual. #sarcasm
Ah, we are splitting dog hairs over the commonly recognized pt bull and stafford shire terrier?
Sorry wrong link. But interesting anyway.
Well, no. The article concerns a pit bull, and I was referencing same.
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/americanpitbull.htm
Yes, it was!
It is a little precious that when someone says "pit bull" one would pretend that it is a specific breed of dog, when it is clear that people have started to use the term to describe agressive bully breeds that are commonly owned by rural drug dealers.
Precious.
Whatever.
The child was walking across a parking lot, two dogs jumped out of the back of a pick up, ripped him to shreds and jumped back in the truck to await Master's Voice. (Nipper the RCA dog was a pit bull mix) The child died.
Whatever, yourself.
A horrible tragedy, no doubt about it.
However, use of a search engine will pull up endless accounts of children being mauled and killed by German Shepherds, Rottweilers, Malamutes, and Huskies.
My sister-in-law owned a German Shepherd for protection; that dog was trained within an inch of his life. If he hadn’t been, he would have been a loaded weapon for anyone who came near him. As it was, he was a potential danger to those he didn’t know, but a big, sweet darling with family. He was the best dog I’ve known. And when he reacted threateningly to strangers, as he was supposed to do, my SIL was prompt to command him to stand down.
The National Canine Research Council, in studying over 40 years of dog bites, has identified poor ownership practices as a factor in the overwhelming majority of dog bites/attacks. Some dogs may be more prone to biting (personally, I believe it’s the small, yippy ones who lead the pack, but that’s me). It’s the responsibility of the owner to train and control his own dog. When that responsibility is shrugged off, bad things happen. And when you think of all the thugs who want pitbulls and Rottweilers so they can strut around with their tattoos showing and the chain collars on the dogs, looking tough, you can begin, possibly, to understand a big part of the problem.
“Non?”
I’ve read about that, as well.
Recently there was a video posted here in which a lion at the zoo showed extreme curiosity about a young girl. Several Freepers said they’d seen big cats react similarly to children, but not adults. So maybe it’s a common thing with both domesticated and wild animals.
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