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| The reporter points to where the dog easily escaped this four foot chain link fence |
Channel 11's Jodine Costanzo spoke to the woman who was taken to an area hospital to be treated for her injuries. The woman said she suffered bruising and had to have stitches after her neighbor's dog got loose and went after her Collie mix [Smokey].
"The dog went after her dog. She broke it up, and it [the Rottweiler] jumped up and bit her in the eye," said the victim's daughter. "I think she's more angry than scared. Thank God she didn't lose her eye."
Animal control Officers said the dog was behind a fence that was latched but was able to use its power to break through the fence.
Neighbors said while the Rottweiler is large, it has never shown signs of aggression before.
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| Smokey was being walked by its owner |
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| The victim shows the injuries to her face from the Rottweiler's attack |
"My kids have actually been in the house a few times playing. I never heard anything about the dog being aggressive," one neighbor said.
Animal control officer said the dog owner was cited in the attack. The Rottweiler had its rabies vaccine and is being quarantined in its owner's home for 10 days.
[NOTE: The video clip says that the owner was given three citations and that the dog was NOT current on its rabies vaccination and therefore had to be quarantined at the shelter.]
(WPXI - May 5, 2011)