[nagdu] FW: [Seeingeye-l] Pit bull attacks guide dog in Royal Oak, Michigan

[Ava Foster]

I know in my county, any time there's a dog attack or bite, and proof
of a rabies vaccination can't be verified, the aggressor dog must be
quarantined for something like 10 days. Maybe this is why they
quarantined the pit bull? Ava and Cocoa

On 5/22/12, Pickrell, Rebecca M (TASC) <REBECCA.PICKRELL at tasc.com> wrote:
>         This is very sad.
> A couple things here.
> First, the daughter may have been a better dog handler then her mom. Age
> doesn't always equal skill or maturity.
> Second, I don't see anything here that the pit bull had been aggressive in
> the past. Did I miss it?
>
> I'm not sure what the rationale is for having the pit bull quaranteened.
>
> Maybe this is just a very sad, very unfortunate accident?
>
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> Of Tina Thomas
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> Subject: [nagdu] FW: [Seeingeye-l] Pit bull attacks guide dog in Royal Oak,
> Michigan
>
> Subject: [Seeingeye-l] Pit bull attacks guide dog in Royal Oak, Michigan
>
> Pit bull attacks guide dog in Royal Oak, Michigan
>
> http://www.dailytribune.com/article/20120521/NEWS01/120529933/pit-bull-attac
> ks-seeing-eye-dog-in-royal-oak
>
> By Michael P. McConnell
>
> mike.mcconnell at dailytribune.com
>
> Posted: 05/21/12 02:32 pm
>
>
>
> ROYAL OAK -A pit bull broke loose from a 10-year girl and attacked a Leader
> Dog for the Blind that was training with an instructor and a blind client
> on
> Main Street.
>
>
>
> The girl's mother, 41, of Jackson left her daughter with the pit bull on
> the
> sidewalk cafe of the Burgrz restaurant, 410 S. Main, shortly before the
> attack Saturday afternoon, witnesses said.
>
>
>
> "I heard the girl scream and looked up to see the pit bull scrambling after
> a seeing eye dog and a blind man who were passing by," said Lana Louys of
> Wyandotte who was dining at the restaurant's outdoor area. "The pit bull
> pinned the seeing-eye dog to the ground and had it by the throat."
>
>
>
> People screamed and about 10 men got involved and somehow pried the pit
> bull
> off the 18-month-old golden retriever, Louys said.
>
>
>
> "One of the men held the dog on his leash while others finally found the
> girl's mother about five minutes later," she said. Police said Monday that
> neither of the dogs needed any medical treatment, though there was a small
> spot of blood on the golden retriever's neck. The city's animal control
> officer is investigating the case.
>
>
>
> A spokeswoman at Leader Dogs for the Blind in Rochester Hills said it will
> take another week or two before they are able to determine if the incident
> will have any lasting effect on the golden retriever and possibly end its
> eligibility as a leader dog.
>
>
>
> "Sometimes after certain incidents the dog will have a reaction and they
> won't go into harness again," said Rochelle Nissen, a spokeswoman. "The dog
> was checked out by our veterinarians after the incident and is in good
> health. It didn't have any puncture wounds and the blood on the dog's neck
> might have come from the other dog's gums."
>
>
>
> The golden retriever had already completed four months of training and was
> in its final fifth month when leader dogs typically work with deaf or blind
> clients, Nissen said.
>
>
>
> After the dog's owner was located and brought to the scene witness said she
> started slapping the pit bull, saying "bad dog." Several people called
> police.
>
>
>
> Royal Oak Police Chief Corrigan O'Donohue said the animal control officer
> will decide whether the pit bull's owner will be ticketed. The owner was
> allowed to take the dog with her and advised to quarantine the animal for
> 10
> days.
>
>
>
> "What it comes down to is that it is the owner's responsibility to maintain
> control of their dog," he said. "I don't think it's a good idea to have a
> child (handling) a big dog like that, especially in a town like Royal Oak
> where there is a lot of stimulus."
>
>
>
> The heavily traveled downtown with outdoor cafes, restaurants and shops has
> been used as a training ground for Leader Dogs for the Blind for years.
> Instructors teach the dog to handle a range of distractions, from traffic
> and loud noises to the scents of food at sidewalk cafes.
>
>
>
> "Royal Oak's downtown is a great working environment for clients and dogs,"
> Nissen said. "We fully anticipate continuing to work there. The community
> and the businesses are very welcoming for clients, instructors and the
> dogs."
>
>
>
> The Daily Tribune and Macomb Daily asked Facebook readers and Twitter
> followers if pit bull owner's should be required to muzzle their pets in
> public. These are some of the things they said: "All dogs that are
> unpredictable and/or known for biting should be muzzled," said Louis Martin
> Cardamone. "Pit bulls should not be singled out. Also, it is irresponsible
> to leave any dog of that size and strength under the supervision of a
> 10-year-old ."
>
>
>
> "So sad," said Mary Adranga. "I think all aggressive breed dogs should have
> to be tested for temperament before receiving their license,"
>
> Stacey M. Washington, a defense lawyer in Ann Arbor, said on Twitter: "I've
> met some very sweet pit bulls. It's the owners and some breeders who cause
> the problems."
>
>
>
>
>
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