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Pregnant San Francisco woman killed by pit bull
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A pregnant San Francisco area woman was killed by one of her pit bulls, her mauled body found by her husband, police said on Friday.
The 32-year-old woman was pronounced dead on Thursday afternoon at the couple's home in the seaside village of Pacifica, south of San Francisco, Pacifica Police Capt. Dave Bertini said.
Authorities withheld the names of the victim and her husband.
Bertini said the woman's husband told police he came home from work at around noon on Thursday to find one of the couple's pit bulls standing, bloodied, over his wife's mauled body.
First responders to the scene found the woman unresponsive in a front room of the home with massive trauma to her upper body, Bertini said.
A second pit bull was found cowering in the corner.
Bertini said the man told authorities that the attacking dog, a two-year-old male named Gunner, was confined in a back room.
But when the dog managed to escape and enter the front yard, officers shot it three times, Bertini said.
Both pets were taken to Peninsula Humane Society, which performs animal control services for San Mateo County under contract.
The society's spokesperson Scott Delucchi said a necropsy scheduled for Friday would seek to retrieve the bullets as well as examine stomach contents and tissue samples to establish whether the dog was correctly implicated in the attack.
Tissue samples will be taken from the second dog to determine if it could be returned to the victim's husband.
"This person has lost everything; this dog is all he has left," Delucchi said.
"Right now we are assuming that one dog was involved and one was not. We investigate hundreds of dog attacks every year but I've never seen anything like this in 13 years," Delucchi said.
(Editing by Dan Whitcomb and Greg McCune)
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Personally not sure I'd want any dogs after this. Turns my stomach.
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Personally not sure I'd want any dogs after this. Turns my stomach.
Just like having kids...having a dog is a responsibility, especially with a breed like a Pitbull. The breed itself is not bad, but you have to know how to train them properly.
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I'm Glad someone said it...
it's all about how you raise them.
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That's what I hear, but I find it hard to believe this guy raised one properly and not the other one.
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blinddeafmute That's what I hear, but I find it hard to believe this guy raised one properly and not the other one.
Dogs are animals, and they follow a pack mentality. So you can have two dogs, not train them worth a damn, and have one become the "alpha male," and be aggressive, while the other becomes the beta male, the follower. To properly train a dog...YOU, the human, have to become the alpha in the pack, and have the rest follow you. I have a friend that has 2 pits and 3 husky half breeds, and they are trained well enough, you can put a baby in the middle of them and nothing would happen, because the dogs know their boundaries.
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Jimmors Dogs are animals, and they follow a pack mentality. So you can have two dogs, not train them worth a damn, and have one become the "alpha male," and be aggressive, while the other becomes the beta male, the follower. To properly train a dog...YOU, the human, have to become the alpha in the pack, and have the rest follow you. I have a friend that has 2 pits and 3 husky half breeds, and they are trained well enough, you can put a baby in the middle of them and nothing would happen, because the dogs know their boundaries.
True, but as with any animals, some are naturally more agressive than others. There's nothing wrong with admitting that Pit Bulls are naturally more agressive than Labs, etc. It just means (like you are saying) that extra care needs to be taken with them.
I would never own an agressive breed because I have kids. It's just a personal preference... don't want to take any risk. Even with an alpha male, there are times when the non-alphas will test their limits, or even try to take over the alpha role. Especially if the "alpha" isn't around, just like this guy was at work.
It reminds me of a lady I used to work with. Her best friend was dying of cancer and was in the hospital. She had 4 dogs. My coworker was stopping by her house every morning and evening to feed/water and let out the dogs. One morning she stopped by, after about two weeks of doing this, and the oldest of the dogs (who always kind of ruled the roost) snapped at one of the other dogs. The three other dogs attacked and killed him right in front of her. She was traumatized...
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I agree all dogs can bite; but it sure seems like a few breeds excel in finishing the job...
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Reductio ad absurdum...it's how we roll...
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Originally Posted by
blinddeafmute True, but as with any animals, some are naturally more agressive than others. There's nothing wrong with admitting that Pit Bulls are naturally more agressive than Labs, etc. It just means (like you are saying) that extra care needs to be taken with them.
I would never own an agressive breed because I have kids. It's just a personal preference... don't want to take any risk. Even with an alpha male, there are times when the non-alphas will test their limits, or even try to take over the alpha role. Especially if the "alpha" isn't around, just like this guy was at work.
It reminds me of a lady I used to work with. Her best friend was dying of cancer and was in the hospital. She had 4 dogs. My coworker was stopping by her house every morning and evening to feed/water and let out the dogs. One morning she stopped by, after about two weeks of doing this, and the oldest of the dogs (who always kind of ruled the roost) snapped at one of the other dogs. The three other dogs attacked and killed him right in front of her. She was traumatized...
See, thats one common misconception about pitbulls (and dogs in general), that certain breeds are "more agressive." Any dog has the capability to be "agressive," even small tiny dogs...but the small dogs dont get the stigma because people think its "cute" when they do, whereas a breed like a Pit, gets legislation enacted against them, simply because genetically they are stronger then other breeds.
Pitbulls are no more agressive then any other breed, they just happen to be much more stronger, and genetically were bred for hunting, they are a cross breed from an English Bulldog and a Terrier...Bulldogs have the strength, but they are not very fast or active; Terriers are quick and able to hunt small animals (rodents/foxes), but are too small for larger game. So, they crossbred them and youre left with a breed that is both strong, quick and able to hunt larger game like boars. Their method of hunting is similar to other hunting dogs...strong biting mechanism, holding prey in place and shaking them to cause more damage. So, if a person does not train them properly, then you end up with a dog that tries to follow its natural behavior...a pack leader that excels at hunting.
Im just passionate on this subject because dos should not get the blame, people should. Plus, i have seen both ends of the spectrum...Pits that were poorly trained and were dangerous animals, and Pits that were properly trained and would not endanger anyone without cause (even a well trained dog will defend its master).
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