PIT BULL INVOLVED IN INCIDENT WITH CHILD AT AKC EVENT!!!
AP NEWS: BERRYVILLE , VA APRIL 5 2007
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StanlyPolice were called today to the Clarke County Fairgrounds to investigate an incident
involving a Pit Bull Terrier dog and a 9 year old child. According to witnesses,
the child was walking near the show rings unsupervised when
she suddenly came face to face with the 70 lb Pit Bull Terrier dog. The
child threw her arms around the dog's neck, reports say, when the
unthinkable happened. The dog began enthusiastically licking the girl's
face as his tail wagged briskly.
"It was awful", said one bystander, "there was nothing we could do. That
dog was just giving that child every ounce of love he had and no one did a
thing to stop it".
Another witness, who took video of the event, said "This happens all the
time, I don't know how it hasn't made the news before now". One
spectator, who declined to be named in this interview, told reporters,
"The sounds were just heartwrenching, all that laughing and giggling. It
made me smile so hard my face hurts. I plan to sue for pain and
suffering". The handler of the dog admits this is not the first time such
an incident has occurred, and that the owners were "well aware of the
stable, loving and patient temperament of this dog". The owners were
unavailable for comment.
Police state that the handler, who was noticeably unrepentant, was cited
for Reckless Entertainment. The dog was given roasted chicken treats and
was not taken into custody.
