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Two young children are dead and their mother suffered major injuries after two family dogs attacked a baby and toddler outside their West Tennessee home.Kirstie Bennard, 30, suffered critical injuries when she tried to intervene in the attack on her 5-month-old boy, Hollace Dean, and 2-year-old girl, Lilly Jane, family and police said.
"She put her body on top of Lilly’s to try and protect her after the attack started," Bennard's uncle by marriage, Jeff Gibson told USA TODAY on Saturday. "Both (dogs) started attacking her while she lay on Lilly."The two children were pronounced dead when officials arrived at the home, the sheriff's office reported.
It was not immediately known what provoked the mauling.The mauling, Gibson said, lasted about 10 minutes.The dogs – two pit bulls that belonged to the family – were euthanized at Memphis Animal Services Thursday.
The family owned the pets, Cheech and Mia, for more than eight years without a violent incident, Kelsey Canfield, the mother's best friend, told Fox News.
"I can promise you those children were her world, and if there was any inkling of danger, she would have never had those dogs near her kids," Canfield told the outlet. "Those children were everything to them, and they just have a really long journey ahead."
How do you feel about PittBull's? I posted this because my wife shared this story with me and my son was just recently participating in a "read to sheltered dogs" event where you could adopt a dog (I know brilliant).
I've heard the arguments that PittBull's get a bad wrap, but it seems time and time again they are the focal point of dogs who do these horrible acts. [Reply]
Used to walk and take care of my neighbor's pit when he was out of town for a couple days or more. Loved me, my boxer and anyone I would give the nod to.
The only bad experience I had was a yip dog stuck his snout through the fence and scared us both. Not scared, just a jump scare. I'm guessing the vertical gaps were about 5" apart so just big enough to fit his snoot through but nothing else.
Well, toby, not having a good grasp on physics grabbed the yip dog by the snout and decided he could pull him out. Had to choke him out before he tore the other dog's face off, which he may have.
They're a double edge sword. Boxers and German Shepards are my goto breed. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Marcellus:
But to be Frank the flat out meanest dogs I’ve seen and would never ever ever own are Chows.
My oldest brothers father had Chows when I was growing up. The rule was you could play in the yard around the dogs but do not look them in the eyes/stare at them in the eyes. I never tried it. [Reply]
back a few years back KC passed an ordinance against these foul bastards. For about 2 months they were being dumped in the country by their awesome dog loving owners. Neighbor and I killed 4 before they stopped showing up. They would kill calves and one neighbor had 4 sheep killed by one that I ended up shooting. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Marcellus:
I love dogs and have always had them and have met some great Pitt Bulls. But I don’t think I would ever own one either.
But to be Frank the flat out meanest dogs I’ve seen and would never ever ever own are Chows.
I had almost forgotten. A good friend of mine ended up in a mess with his neighbors. They were waking theirl little dog down the sidewalk by their house and and another neighbor’s pitt got out and and attacked their little dog.
The woman was trying to get the pitt off her dog and it bit her then went after the little dog again. My friend ran out and grabbed the dog by its collar pulled it away and hung the dog by its collar on chain link fence post somehow.
The little dog died and they had to take the woman to the hospital for stitches.
The dog was likely raised to be mean but Jesus. The neighbor who owned the dog tried to fight to keep it from being put down but obviously lost. [Reply]
Terrible story. What I don’t get, if you have little kids especially, and I’m genuinely curious. Why get a pit bull? What’s the appeal unique to them? There are countless great family dogs that aren’t prone to snapping so violently. I understand it’s rare to get as bad as this story but even bites can leave terrible injuries. [Reply]
Originally Posted by mr. tegu:
Terrible story. What I don’t get, if you have little kids especially, and I’m genuinely curious. Why get a pit bull? What’s the appeal unique to them? There are countless great family dogs that aren’t prone to snapping so violently. I understand it’s rare to get as bad as this story but even bites can leave terrible injuries.
According to the article... the dogs pre-dated the kids. [Reply]
