Why My dog is not allowed so socialize with certain breeds
 

By Kristina Davis
UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER
November 14, 2006

CARLSBAD – As David Vian's crippling neurological disease progressed over the years, it was his little dog, Kona, who helped take his mind off the constant pain.

The Jack Russell terrier was a faithful companion, sitting with Vian during the day while his wife was at work and curling up on his pillow each night as they fell asleep.



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That ended last week when Vian, who is unable to walk, watched helplessly as a large unleashed dog mauled Kona to death at a park.
What's worse, he said, is that the large dog's owner stood by and did nothing to stop the attack.

County animal control officials say Mark Tracy, a Carlsbad resident and physician for San Diego County, will likely be served a misdemeanor citation for having his 100-pound mixed-breed dog off a leash.

“The law exists specifically to prevent the kind of thing that occurred here,” said John Carlson, regional director of the county animal shelter in Carlsbad.

Tracy's 4-year-old dog was not quarantined because it did not bite a human, Carlson said. Officials will determine whether the dog is a danger to the public.

Tracy's wife, Michelle, said last night that her husband was too upset to comment, but she said he did everything he could to help the Vians.

She added that their dog had never bitten anyone or been in a fight.

“I'm stunned,” she said. “I would've never considered him a dangerous dog.”

On Thursday, Vian watched from the car as his wife, Dana, took Kona for a daily walk at Hosp Grove Park near the Buena Vista Lagoon.

When she saw a man with two large unleashed dogs, she took Kona up another mountain trail to avoid a possible confrontation.

“Then one of the dogs charged up the hill at us, lunged at me and knocked me down,” she said. “It started devouring my dog. He had my little dog in its mouth all the way up to her shoulders. I was wrestling the dog on the side of the mountain and screaming at the other dog owner, but he didn't do anything. Just stood there the whole time.”

Covered in blood and dog hair, Dana Vian was able to pull Kona from the dog's mouth and run away. When she tried to ask the other dog owner for his name, he started to walk away, she said.

“I had to grab him by the shirt and say I was calling police,” she said.

Kona died at a veterinarian's office about an hour later, and the owner, Tracy, met them there to pay the $300 bill.



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I think that dog should be shot AND If I we're them I would be suing the owner for damages, god there is nothing I hate more then owners who should NOT be allowed to own dog, NOTE I did not make mention of rotties or Pit Bulls boys!

A little harsh Bo.
I think the dog should be humanely put down and the owner should write a very sincere apology letter and should offer to help find a new pet for the gentleman who lost his dog. -- That would be "the right thing" to do.

Suing the owner for damages isn't going to help anyone. It's certainly not going to bring the pet back.

B

As usual, owners that don't give a sh*t about the animal the supposedly care for. I've seen plenty of dog owners not act when there dog is doing something critically wrong.

However, I also agree that I would want to pop a cap (50 cent voice) in a dog that openly killed mine with the owner watching.

Unfortunatly it's just a matter of time before we all have to start packing protection just to walk our dogs. People act like this world belongs to them and only them.Being a firefighter I went to an incident recently when a lady was walking her dog on a leash on one of our local trails. She encountered a large dog and to keep her dog from being attacted she let her dog run free....She in turn got attacted. The large dog owner blamed her for the attack. People are quick to blame others for there mistakes.Which is why this world is becoming more and more violent. I myself would just prefer to get in my X5 with my Mini Schnauzer and get away from these folks.

Are you kidding me B? If someone killed me dog I would be DEVESTATED that dog is like a child to me, its family you better believe I would do everything I could to cause those people the pain I felt, I kid you not

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My dog is my family too. And losing Nikita would be devistating. But money is not going to bring her back.
If something like this happened and it really was an accident, I would TRY to be the bigger man.
And, it was a mixed breed dog so you can't count this one up to genetics. It truly might have just been an awful accident.
-- And saying the owner did nothing while the one dog attacked, I can tell you from experience, having seen too many dog fights and one with a dog even dying, sometimes when dogs start fighting there is a "shock" that overcomes people. They don't know what to do. Both dogs are biting and snarling. The ones that usually run in and try to break it up usually get bit.
Sometimes the best thing to do is stand back and hope your dog can defend itself.
then, instead of trying to grab your dog by the collar where the other dog is trying to bite, grab your dog (or the other dog) by it's hind legs and drag it away.

I know I walk a fine line on this dog fence thing, sometimes it may seem I am a liitle liberal others a little conservative and it's true, most cases are different. You can't prevent dogs fighting, that is why VERY aggressive breeds should require licenses, because they have a bad history with breed violence.

But individual dogs and fights, sometimes this stuff just happens. And all the litigation in the world ain't going to fix it.

B