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Pit Bull attacks 3, survives shot to the head
2004-01-06
Authorities are searching for the owner of a pit bull terrier that attacked two women and a man in Orange County Sunday and survived being shot in the head, according to Local 6 News.
"Honey? Was this hole in Fluffy's head before she ran away?"
Three women were walking in a neighborhood on Lee Avenue off Orange Blossom Trail near Lake Holden when they saw a dog, according to the report. The women reportedly attempted to pet the dog and it attacked. "I felt like a 2-year-old helpless child," victim Jamie Garner said. "The only thing I could do was cry and ask somebody, please get the dog off me. But everybody was scared to come out of the house."
"Harwood! There's a dog eating a woman out in front of the house!"
"On our lawn?"
"Ummm... No. It's on the Jones' lawn."
"Hmmph. They should do something about it."
The dog stopped attacking one woman and attacked another’s leg. "Four bite holes and a big gash on this leg — you can see all the way to my bone," Sabrina Harris told Local 6 News. Neighbors hit the dog with a stick and even shot it in the head, but the pit bull survived. The dog ran by 10 people and found another victim. "After he jumped on her, they got him away from her," a victim said. "He (then) found me. Come looking for me. And he dragged me from one point of the street to the next." Orange County Animal Control workers later captured the dog still roaming in the neighborhood with a visible gunshot wound to the head.
"Here, doggy-doggy-doggy! HOLY JEEZIS CHRIST!"
All three victims were transported to a local hospital with injuries from the dog. Two of the victims were released Sunday night. The dog was being evaluated by a veterinarian and will be quarantined for 10 days. Animal Control officials put up this sign letting the dog’s owner know he or she has until Jan. 9 to claim the dog.
"Bob? Is that Fluffy in that picture?"
"No, no! Fluffy doesn't have a hole through his head!"
Posted by:Dan Darling

#11  I have a few friends with Pits,as a rule they are gentil,faimly oriented dogs.If anybody is to blame it's the owners.
Posted by: raptor   2004-1-7 7:33:39 AM  

#10  "Everyone knows" pit bulls are not to be trusted. In Colorado, if your dog attacks someone, YOU are liabel for all damages. At the same time, walking up to ANY strange dog, failing to take any precautions against the possibility of attack, and failing to take whatever steps you're capable of to defend yourself from an attack all qualify one for the dreaded "Darwin Award" nomination. These people have my sympathies for their pain, but only contempt for their failure to act in an intelligent manner.
Posted by: Old Patriot   2004-1-7 1:10:37 AM  

#9  Personally, I think these two should be Darwin Award candidates. "Oh, Moonbeam, what a pretty Pit Bull, let's pet him!"
Posted by: Anonymous   2004-1-6 5:05:25 PM  

#8  Not surprised at that.

A friend of mine is policemen who related his own dog story a few years ago. He went to arrest a drug dealer at his house. As he was walking through the front gate, the dealer come out to the front step and set the dog on him, a huge pit bull. My friend pulled his revolver out and shot six times into the dog. The first time the bullet bounced off the skull (furrowing it). The dog shook it off and started coming again. 4 of the shots were in the body. He was already deciding what to do next after he ran out. Lucky for him, the dog stopped a few feet from him swayed and then keeled over.
Posted by: capt joe   2004-1-6 4:33:44 PM  

#7  Speaking of which... where's BullDawg?
Posted by: Shipman   2004-1-6 4:23:11 PM  

#6  Could the dog's name be "Tyson"? That's just a guess, but probably a good one.
Posted by: tu3031   2004-1-6 3:17:54 PM  

#5  a 12 Ga to the base of the skull would be as helpfull
Posted by: Frank G   2004-1-6 2:16:55 PM  

#4  Well? Is anyone else going to cite this as a reason to change back to the .45, or am I going to have to do it?
Posted by: Phil Fraering   2004-1-6 2:09:07 PM  

#3  "But everybody was scared to come out of the house."

"Hey Maude, lookee at that. That dog is using that lady as a chew-toy."
"Sakes, Harold, aren't you going to go out there and DO something?"
"And end up like her? Besides, I get enough of that here at home."
[whack!]
Posted by: Steve White   2004-1-6 1:37:12 PM  

#2  I fear the gun-toting, SUV driving pit bull that is in the mood for a hate crime.
Posted by: Super Hose   2004-1-6 1:25:57 PM  

#1  I saw on CNN.com yesterday that there is a campaign to rename Pit Bulls "New Yorkies" in an effort to diminish the negative stigma associated with Pit Bulls.

Yeah, that's the ticket! It's just a sweet, innocent little "New Yorkie" that mauled three people!
Posted by: Scooter McGruder   2004-1-6 1:01:22 PM  

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