A Wauwatosa woman who works as a visiting physical therapist for Horizon Healthcare reported last Monday that while she was at the home of a client in the 2200 block of North 73rd Street, she was attacked and badly bitten by a dog the client was watching for her daughter.
The dog had been shut in the bedroom during most of the therapy session, whining and barking the whole, time, until finally the client asked if it would be all right to let it out.
The therapist said it would be OK, but her client warned her to keep her hands up and away from the dog. She then let the dog, a 3-year-old American pit bull, out of the bedroom.
The dog approached the therapist calmly but then without the least warning leaped up and sank its teeth into her arm. The victim jumped backward and was able to break free of the dog, but it lunged again and bit her in the calf.
She was again able to escape and barricaded herself in the bathroom while her client corralled the animal.
The victim suffered puncture wounds in both her arm and leg. She was treated for her injuries at Froedtert Hospital and was vaccinated against rabies after it was learned that the dog was not up to date on its rabies shots. The dog was ordered quarantined.
The dog's owner said it had been friendly to all when it was adopted as a puppy but after it matured to about two years old, it had become extremely protective of family members.
The goal of normal dogs is to make the intruder leave. Most normal dogs bark to give warning, rush and retreat.. If they do bite, most normal dogs immediately release as their goal is to make the intruder leave, so the let the intruder leave, and live. The goal of the pit bull, the BEST FIGHTING DOG, the choice of essentially all US dog fighters still, is the mauling, the attacking. Your pit bull might not be a "good" pit bull (yet) but this is what pits were designed by cruel pit bull fanciers (fighters) to do. A good pit's goal is the mauling,the crushing bone, the tearing of flesh, the killing of their "opponent". While it is never the dog's fault, as dogs control no aspect of their lives (not their heritage, not their management or training), it is the fault of the pit breeders and pit mongers that these handicapped dogs have invaded our communities and are currently flooding our pounds, where they must be killed by the ton. You cannot adopt your way out of killing pits because most pit owners do not spay/neuter. This is caused by the fact that dog welfare is not a priority of pit owners or pit mongers.
While the AKC is simply a beauty pageant for dogs, the UKC stresses form and FUNCTION, the dog had to win Iin contests doing his "job" in order to become a Champion. Beagles had to win in field dog trials and bird dogs had to prove they could point and hunt. Pit bulls? Did they have to win "farm dog" competitions or "nanny dog" tests? Nope, pits had to win 3 dog fights (kill other dogs) with a UKC referee to report the "contest" results to the UKC. The dog fighting rules were written by the UKC! There is no pit bull breeder website (AST, SBT, APBT) that states: "we never breed dog aggressive dogs; all our dogs have excellent social skills." Although the new pit mongers want the public to believe otherwise, pits were created to kill other dogs. They still are being created to kill dogs! Some do not display their abilities until they mature, but there is no way to anticipate when their instincts will make them act on their centuries of fighting dog heritage and attack. Like it or not, pits who attack or kill are being "good" pit bulls.
Pit mongers insist that breed doesn't matter and that behavior is dependent on training and management. I disagree. I believe that pits can do more damage than chihuahuas, as no pack of chihuahua's has ever killed a jogger in the USA; pits have killed passersby and neighbors too. Since pit mongers insist that breed doesn't matter, they should not oppose steps that would make pits become extinct, right? When pits become extinct, pit mongers can adopt any homeless dog and manage/train that dog to be their charming pet. Ban pit breeding. Enact and enforce mandatory spay/neuter microchiipping of all pits, pit mixes all dog aggressive dogs. (MSNM). to the breeders of other dogs. Know who is buying your pups and for what purpose. When in doubt, spay/neuter puppies before sale, so your breed is not selectively bred for increasing reactivity and unprovoked aggression. If you fail and over the decades your breed becomes the "next pit bull", your breed wll be added to the MSNM law. This law punishes no responsible pit owner, as his dogs are spays/neuters already.
My dogs and I have walked with many wonderful and sweet Pitties over the past 3 decades. We have also run into those we totally steer clear of. And also those which were having fun with my dogs, but I sensed they were getting overcharged and it was time to shut down play and time to walk away. You just have to know dogs well enough and have common sense.
Let's lock away or kill all of the big and strong humans because if they were ever to attack someone they would surely hurt them. Anyone over 6ft tall with a muscular body is just a danger to society. You never know which one of them might have this "violence gene" and hurt or kill someone else. So let's get rid of them just to be safe. Then what? Start in on the religions that have some extremists that give them a bad name? How about race? Gender? Small minds.
Somebody call Kathy Pobloskie, so she can sit this attack dog down with a nice cup of tea for some positive affirmations and some Reiki. You know, to keep all the kids safe.