PORTALES, NM -- An officer was dispatched to the 600 block of West 18th Street about 7:10 p.m. in reference to a complaint of a vicious dog.
A woman said an orange pit bull came into her yard and attacked her dogs. The officer already knew that the female pit bull lived next door and was friendly with people but unsure about other dogs.
The officer asked the woman to bring her dogs inside so the officer could try to get the pit bull. As the woman was doing so, the pit bull attacked one of her dogs.
The officer yelled the pit bull’s name, and the dog stopped and jumped on the fence to be petted. The officer took it to its house.
The man who owned the dog said he couldn’t keep it in the yard without chaining it. He said he didn’t want the dog and didn’t want to be liable if it bit a person.
The man agreed to let the officer take the dog to the animal shelter.
The officer asked the woman to check her dog. The woman said the Beagle had puncture wounds, but she thought it would be OK.
(Portales News Tribune - June 25, 2011)
