72-Year-Old Woman Injured in Pit Bull Attack

sad story, many victims other than the elderly lady, think about the kids that owned the dog. Things like this happen when people dont take the proper measures to make sure that their dog is secure AT ALL TIMES. I feel that there should be guidelines to follow if you are going to own any pet. number one on the list being that you should be responsible with your pets.

I know the lady who was attack.she is very lucky to have not died from this.The owner of this dog should have to pay for her medical bills and suffering.She is a kind,wonderful person.To listen to her story and to see her hand being held together by clamps is heart wrenching. We all hope she will heal quickly.

Good Story. I teach dog obedience and have written a book that is a color book and teachers guide for dog bite prevention. I would be interested in knowing if this poor lady had done the following which would encourage a dog to attack: 1) Screamed as the dog was approaching 2) Maintained strong eye contact with the approaching dog 3) If her dog was calm or barking and wiggling (which they will do when they know their owner is scared too. 4) Did she run from the dog or walk in a quick manner from the dog? 5) Did she spread her legs apart in a manner that would have helped her maintain her balance, anticipating that the dog would jump on her? This action is so important. Once you go down, you are so prone to being killed unless you roll into a ball and don't scream. AND frankly, who do you know that could keep from screaming at that point if a dog is ripping at your flesh? You DO NOT want to go down... All of the above behaviors can and often dogs encourage a dog to attack. The problem is that in news articles when we have a GREAT opportunity to educate the public how to reduce the chances of an attack, we don't because we don't know the triggers that make a dog more prone to attack. I hope you will do a follow-up story so that possibly, in the future, someone else will not be hurt as bad or even killed in a dog attack. My dog bite prevention book has a letter of recommendation from the Education Department Manager of the ASPCA in New York.