Jackson, a two-year-old poodle, died from punctures to his stomach and lungs. The attack happened in the West Highlands Park area near 4th Avenue and Denny Way Friday night.
Witnesses say a young boy was walking the pit bull when it became startled after coming face-to-face with the poodle.
[In the video it says an 8 year-old was walking the pit bull. Don't most laws say that a competent person must be in control of the animal at all times???]
“After the attack, it was just sitting there calmly. It wasn’t still trying to maul the dog. It was truly that it was just startled,” said neighbor Cassandra Miles.
[No, it wasn't 'startled'. It saw its purpose in life in front of it: to maim, maul and kill another animal. Once the poodle had been mauled to death and was no longer moving, the pit bull sat there 'calmly' because it had done its job. The prey was now dead.]
The same pit bull punctured Jim Rowntree’s dog, Fritz, two years ago.
“Our dog was aggressive towards the animal. The other dog took it as a sign of aggression. It was like, ‘OK. This is past my bubble. Game on,’” said Rowntree.
Fritz made a full recovery after hundreds of dollars in medical treatment.
“We as a neighborhood have to worry about the safety of our children and our pets, said Miles.
As a precaution, Liz Frost isn’t allowing her 7-year-old daughter Lilia to play outside.
“If it has a history of attacking dogs besides this one, I don’t think it should be in the neighborhood,” said Frost.
“It can hurt a child,” said Miles.
The owner didn’t want to comment on what happened, but claimed the pit bull is actually a “lab mix.”
“Maybe it has a grandparent that’s part lab but, no, if you look at that dog, it’s a pit bull,” said Miles.
According to Miles, owning a pit bull is against the area’s homeowner association rules. She believes the dog is a good dog, just not good for the neighborhood.
“It’s not OK for a family-friendly dog to stay in a neighborhood where it’s going to kill other dogs,” she said.
Neighbors are starting an online petition to get the dog in question out of the neighborhood. Issaquah Police referred the matter to King County Animal Control, which is expected to address the issue Monday.
(KING5 - July 28, 2013)
