Kansas: Cyclist says Pit Bull chased and attacked him for 1/2 mile

KANSAS -- Steven Sutton posted on Facebook March 15, 2018 ·

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Riding gravel with Keith Ehrlich last night and got chased by a Pit Bull and a couple of other dogs at 143rd E and 111th S. Been by there many times and seen the Pit Bull before but it never came out in the road before.

 

 

It kept trying to get in front of me and managed to bump my front tire once and then came around and latched onto my leg. It let go, bit again and then chased me for 1/2 mile before giving up. 

Keith Ehrlich went to the ER with me. The folks at the Wesley ER were great and I choose to start the Rabies shots as a precaution. Hurt like hell last night but better today. No Land Run 100 for me now. I also ordered some dog repellent.

Canada: 'If I don't get there, that girl maybe die,' said Yun Qi, who bravely jumped in to rescue little girl being attacked by a Rottweiler

CANADA -- Sitting in this living room with his hand, arm and leg wrapped in bandages, Yun Qi says it was the right thing to do to help a young girl who was attacked in his Surrey neighborhood by a dog on Saturday.

Qi, along with his father, wife and two children were on their way out for dinner when they saw two girls and the dog.

"The older girl is [crying] and I, is very dangerous, the dog bite the girl, and pull the girl, a lot of blood, it's very dangerous," he said on Sunday.

 

"So I get out of the car to get close to dog and when I arrive the dog look at me, it's very [lucky] because the dog drop the girl."

'There's no time to think'

Qi says the dog then attacked him, but his father came to his aide by picking up a bicycle that was on the ground and swinging it, using it to protect himself from the dog.

Yun Qi's father demonstrates how he used the girl's 

bicycle as a shield to fend off the dog. (CTV)

He said as his father struggled with the dog, its owner came on the scene, got the dog and took it away. Qi's father was unharmed.

On Sunday, police said the dog was put down with the owner's consent, while Qi says he's unsure how the dog got loose and came to be in the alley.

"Beware of dog" signs were posted all around the yard where it lived.

SURPRISED OWNER

According to a family member of the owner, the dog was a young Rottweiler that was never allowed out. But somehow, on Saturday, it escaped.

"It's a tall fence. We don't understand how he jumped out," Maninder Khatkar, the owner's uncle, said.

 

Officers said the girl was treated in hospital for bite injuries, while Qi is worried about his left hand as he has no feeling in the middle finger. He will see a specialist on Monday to further assess his injuries.

He says he doesn't consider himself a hero for stepping in to help the girl.

"Actually I haven't think anything," he said. "There's no time to think anything. If I don't get there that girl maybe die.

"As a parent I had to do that. No matter whose children, I had to do it. That's it."

The girl, who was four years old, sustained serious injuries and remains in hospital. She was walking with her siblings to go to a store when the attack happened.

According to people living nearby, she and her family are Palestinian refugees who moved here in November.

 

 

(CBC.ca - June 4, 2017)

Boy mauled by Pit Bull in Saginaw

MICHIGAN -- Animal Control was investigating a vicious dog attack on Wednesday evening that left a child with serious injuries.

The boy — said by witnesses to be 10 or 11 years old — was riding his bike near Opal Street and Mustang Drive when he was suddenly attacked by a Pit Bull around 4:30 p.m.

The boy was mauled outside this house

"He had blood down his face, and then down the arm," said Ashley Faulk, who was getting off a school bus when she saw the attack.

Ashley said a man stepped in and tried to beat the dog away with the boy's own bike.

Blood was still visible on the sidewalk and grass near the scene. The incident apparently happened directly in front of the dog owner's home.

Saginaw police spokesman Damon Ing told News 8 that the the animal was seized by Animal Control and was under quarantine.

The extent of the boy's injuries wasn't clear as of Wednesday night, and an investigation into what happened continues.

(WFAA - March 18, 2015)

Connecticut: Archie Hilliard, 60, describes surviving attack by Nicole Hoyt's Pit Bull

CONNECTICUT -- A 60-year-old city man who was mauled by a pit bull said the dog was “in attack mode” when it leapt toward his throat and began biting him.

Archie Hilliard, who will undergo skin graft surgery Friday to repair his ankle, recounted his struggle with the violent pit bull during an interview Thursday in his room at Norwalk Hospital.

“The only thing running through my mind was: ‘This dog is serious,’” he said.

Samantha, a two-year-old white and tan pit bull, was quarantined after attacking Hilliard on Monday, and the dog was euthanized Tuesday night.

Hilliard’s left ankle was chewed to the bone during the attack, but doctors say he suffered no broken bones or nerve injuries. His left arm and leg were also injured during the attack.

Police told the media that Nicole Hoyt, 33, was walking two pit bulls, including Samantha, when Samantha mauled Hilliard.

However, Hilliard said the dogs wandered out of their home, unbeknownst to Hoyt,

Hilliard said he was walking on Haviland Place toward Monroe Street when he saw a small dog wander out of the residence at 5 Haviland Place. He thought it was odd that the dog did not have its owner with him. Seconds after the small dog wandered out of the Haviland Place residence, Samantha walked out of the same home and headed toward Hilliard.

 “The big one (Samantha) came out of the door in attack mode,” he said. “Everything happened so fast.”

Samantha jumped toward Hilliard, who raised his left forearm to try and protect his neck and face.

“All I could see is a pink tongue and teeth,” he said.

The dog bit Hilliard’s arm, and Hilliard yelled for the owner to get her dog.

Samantha eventually gave up on trying to bite Hilliard’s face and began to bite his leg. Hilliard grabbed onto the fence at 2 Haviland Place to try and hoist himself up, but the fence broke.

The residents at 2 Haviland Place came to his aid, beating the dog with a skateboard, a scooter and a tricycle to try and stop the attack.

“I can laugh about that now,” he said.

Despite the best efforts of the residents, the attack continued.

Nicole Hoyt eventually came outside and apologized profusely while Hilliard was being attacked. She did nothing to stop the attack, according to Hilliard.

Police rushed to the scene. In order to subdue the dog, three officers had to deploy their Tasers.

However, Samantha was only fazed briefly, and the dog stood up and walked back home, ripping the Taser darts out of its skin.

“I was just in shock,” he said. “I was scared to even move.”

While police were collecting witness statements, Samantha walked back out of the Haviland Place residence with a large piece of Hilliard’s flesh hanging out of its mouth. The dog again ran toward Hilliard, and Hilliard said he yelled to alert police.

The dog was Tasered again and finally subdued.

Nicole Hoyt, 33, of 5 Hanford Place, was cited for allowing a dog to roam and owning or harboring a dog to create a nuisance.

PIT BULL HAD PREVIOUSLY ATTACKED ITS OTHER OWNER
Monday was not the first time Samantha attacked a person, police say.

Samantha was quarantined from July 8 to July 22, because the dog attacked her owner, police said.

In May, Samantha attacked Vamond Elmore, 35, and Elmore stabbed the dog to get away from its grip, police said. The Pit Bull also bit Nicole Hoyt.

Elmore was subsequently charged with animal cruelty, reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct. His case is still pending.

Hilliard said authorities should have taken the proper actions to keep the dog off the streets.

“I blame them,” he said. “They were the ones that gave the dogs back to the girl. If they had done their jobs, this wouldn’t have happened.”

Francis DiScala, Hilliard’s attorney, said Hilliard is reviewing his legal options.

In the near future, Hilliard has a simple goal.

“I just hope to be able to walk again,” he said.

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Norwalk police blotter - May 11, 2012
• Nicole Hoyt, 32, of 56 North Bridge, was charged with failure to appear in court and failure to respond to an infraction. She was held on $5,250 bond and given a court date of May 18.

Norwalk Police Blotter - June 27, 2012
• Nicole Hoyt, 33, of 5 Hanford Place, was charged with criminal violation of a protective order, failure to appear in court. She was held on $31,000 bond and given a court date of July 6.

(The Hour - August 9, 2012)