OHIO -- Granville police are investigating a pit bull’s fatal attack on another dog in Granville.
The pit bull was staying with an occupant of a home near downtown Granville when it left the property and attacked a dachshund that was in the yard of a neighbor at 1 a.m. Jan. 1, according to Granville police reports.
The dachshund’s owner immediately took the dog to a vet for treatment, but on Jan. 5 the owner told police the dog had died, the reports said.
Police were able to identify the home where the pit bull was staying by following its tracks in the snow. But when they arrived, the home’s occupant said a family member had taken the dog.
Police are trying to identify the owner of the dog, Police Chief Jim Mason said. He said the owner of the dog wasn’t at the home at the time of the attack. The occupant of the home was dog sitting for the owner, who police think might be a relative, when the dog left the premises, Mason said.
The dog’s owner faces a possible charge of dog running at large, but no greater charge because of the death of the dachshund, Mason said. The charge carries a maximum fine of $150.
Police data show there have been three reports of loose dogs but no other dog bites on the street in the past few years, Mason said.
Asked if the dog poses an ongoing risk to the neighborhood, Mason said he thinks the pit bull was present at the Granville home to be watched for a relatively short time and doesn’t stay there on an ongoing basis.
(The Newark Advocate - Jan 9, 2013)
