I said Pit bull but I got the breed wrong. It's the owners not the dog breed that cause the problems.
Showing posts with label flat-coated retriever. Show all posts
Showing posts with label flat-coated retriever. Show all posts
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
United Kingdom: Retriever name Toby attacked by pit bull at park; owner with dog after attack
UNITED KINGDOM -- Poor old Toby, bitten by a brown staffie, that was off the lead in the park. Owner and dog made off sharp like in a silver van, didn't get the reg no.
I said Pit bull but I got the breed wrong. It's the owners not the dog breed that cause the problems.
I said Pit bull but I got the breed wrong. It's the owners not the dog breed that cause the problems.
Sunday, January 10, 2016
Michigan: Is this the dumbest man in Michigan? After getting sweetheart deal from the DA, Christopher Scott doesn't bother showing up at court - where he most likely would've been given probation. Now $5,000 bench warrant has been issued for his arrest.
MICHIGAN -- A bench warrant has been issued for a Lapeer County man accused of shooting his dog in the head with a crossbow arrow last year. The man failed to show up for his sentencing Thursday.
The bench warrant with a $5,000 cash bond was issued for Christopher Scott, his attorney, Matthew Funke, confirmed.
"I wish I could tell you more," Funke said, adding that he could not disclose whether he had contact with Scott on Thursday or if Scott planned to turn himself in.
Lapeer County Prosecutor Tim Turkelson had not heard that Scott failed to appear. He said in an e-mail, "We will have law enforcement attempt to pick him up on the bench warrant as soon as possible."
Scott of Goodland Township was to be sentenced in Lapeer County District Court. He faced up to a year in jail after pleading to a reduced animal-cruelty charge last month. Scott also was to pay $1,600 in fees to cover half of the costs that authorities spent caring for the dog, named Gemma, after it was wounded. He originally was charged with felony animal cruelty which would have put him in jail for up to FOUR YEARS.
Scott said he tried to euthanize the 65-pound mastiff-Labrador mix when he shot her in the head in March. He said Gemma, about 2, mauled his 14-year-old, 20-pound pug.
Scott was accused of taking Gemma to a field from his home, letting the dog out 10-15 yards and shooting her. Scott thought the dog was dead, but when he went to collect the body, she was gone.
Gemma was found two days later by an Oakland County man and had the arrow sticking out of her head.
After recovering with Lapeer County Animal Control, Gemma went to the Devoted Barn, an animal rescue and rehabilitation facility in Newport in Monroe County. The facility announced that Gemma was available for adoption.
(Freep.com - Jan 7, 2016)
The bench warrant with a $5,000 cash bond was issued for Christopher Scott, his attorney, Matthew Funke, confirmed.
"I wish I could tell you more," Funke said, adding that he could not disclose whether he had contact with Scott on Thursday or if Scott planned to turn himself in.
Lapeer County Prosecutor Tim Turkelson had not heard that Scott failed to appear. He said in an e-mail, "We will have law enforcement attempt to pick him up on the bench warrant as soon as possible."
Scott of Goodland Township was to be sentenced in Lapeer County District Court. He faced up to a year in jail after pleading to a reduced animal-cruelty charge last month. Scott also was to pay $1,600 in fees to cover half of the costs that authorities spent caring for the dog, named Gemma, after it was wounded. He originally was charged with felony animal cruelty which would have put him in jail for up to FOUR YEARS.
Scott said he tried to euthanize the 65-pound mastiff-Labrador mix when he shot her in the head in March. He said Gemma, about 2, mauled his 14-year-old, 20-pound pug.
Scott was accused of taking Gemma to a field from his home, letting the dog out 10-15 yards and shooting her. Scott thought the dog was dead, but when he went to collect the body, she was gone.
Gemma was found two days later by an Oakland County man and had the arrow sticking out of her head.
After recovering with Lapeer County Animal Control, Gemma went to the Devoted Barn, an animal rescue and rehabilitation facility in Newport in Monroe County. The facility announced that Gemma was available for adoption.
(Freep.com - Jan 7, 2016)
Earlier:
Saturday, January 9, 2016
Christopher Scott, who shot his dog in the face with a crossbow, faces sentencing
MICHIGAN -- A man charged with shooting his dog in the head with a crossbow faces sentencing today.
Christopher Scott of Goodland Township is to return Thursday to Lapeer County District Court after he pleaded guilty Dec. 18 to a charge of abandoning or cruelty to an animal resulting in death.
His 65-pound black-coated mastiff-Labrador mix named Gemma was found wandering in March with an arrow lodged above her left eye. Some reports say she could have been shot with the arrow days before she was discovered.
A veterinarian later removed the arrow, and Gemma spent months recovering at an animal rescue before she was placed up for adoption in the fall.
“Surprisingly enough the arrow did not do any long-term damage to Gemma’s brain. Four months later she is a totally happy, normal functioning dog!” her Devoted Barn profile reads.
In binding Scott over for trial, Judge John Conover said pets today are revered animals and the days of euthanizing a dog “Old Yeller” style behind the barn “are long, long gone.”
Scott’s lawyer argued that his client’s actions were justified, saying Scott was trying to kill the dog because it had killed another dog — a pug — “literally ripping out its throat.” He said Scott had genuine fear because he has five children in the home and young children living next door.
Lapeer County Prosecutor Tim Turkelson said there was no proof on record that Gemma attacked the pug. He said Scott also initially told Chief Animal Control Officer Aimee Orn that coyotes killed the pug and later, when confronted by Lapeer County Sheriff's Lt. Gary Parks, said Gemma killed the pug.
Judge John Conover even said that Scott's credibility was "less than stellar."
Scott faces up to four years in prison and a $5,000 fine.
(CBS Detroit - Jan 7, 2016)
Earlier:
Christopher Scott of Goodland Township is to return Thursday to Lapeer County District Court after he pleaded guilty Dec. 18 to a charge of abandoning or cruelty to an animal resulting in death.
His 65-pound black-coated mastiff-Labrador mix named Gemma was found wandering in March with an arrow lodged above her left eye. Some reports say she could have been shot with the arrow days before she was discovered.
A veterinarian later removed the arrow, and Gemma spent months recovering at an animal rescue before she was placed up for adoption in the fall.
 |
| Gemma recovered and found a new home |
“Surprisingly enough the arrow did not do any long-term damage to Gemma’s brain. Four months later she is a totally happy, normal functioning dog!” her Devoted Barn profile reads.
In binding Scott over for trial, Judge John Conover said pets today are revered animals and the days of euthanizing a dog “Old Yeller” style behind the barn “are long, long gone.”
Scott’s lawyer argued that his client’s actions were justified, saying Scott was trying to kill the dog because it had killed another dog — a pug — “literally ripping out its throat.” He said Scott had genuine fear because he has five children in the home and young children living next door.
Lapeer County Prosecutor Tim Turkelson said there was no proof on record that Gemma attacked the pug. He said Scott also initially told Chief Animal Control Officer Aimee Orn that coyotes killed the pug and later, when confronted by Lapeer County Sheriff's Lt. Gary Parks, said Gemma killed the pug.
Judge John Conover even said that Scott's credibility was "less than stellar."
Scott faces up to four years in prison and a $5,000 fine.
(CBS Detroit - Jan 7, 2016)
Earlier:
Saturday, July 25, 2015
Christopher Scott to stand trial for shooting dog with arrow
MICHIGAN -- Just cause.
That, a Lapeer County visiting district court judge said today, is a "classic question of fact."
And it needs to be heard and decided by a Lapeer County jury, he said.
With that, Judge John Conover bound over for trial Christopher Scott of Lapeer County, who is accused of felony animal cruelty after he failed to euthanize his dog with a crossbow arrow to its head.
"It's a fascinating case, but it isn't a difficult case," Conover said during the continuation of a preliminary exam for Scott in Lapeer County district court.
Conover added that in today's world, pets are revered animals, different from the days when one euthanized a dog behind the barn. Conover said those days "are long, long gone."
Scott has an Aug. 10 pretrial hearing in circuit court, after an arraignment today when a not guilty plea was entered.
Also today, Scott, 28, of Goodland Township signed off ownership on Gemma — the 65-pound dog he shot for allegedly mauling his approximately 14-year-old, 20-pound pug named Bambi at his home in March — to Lapeer County Animal Control.
Now Gemma, a Mastiff - Labrador Retriever mix about 2 years old, will undergo an assessment to determine if she is appropriate for adoption, Chief Animal Control Officer Aimee Orn said. She said Gemma has not show any aggression in the nearly four months the dog has been at animal control.
Denis McCarthy, Scott's attorney, said he was not expecting the case to be bound over. He filed a motion asking for the case to be dismissed, saying Scott had just cause for his actions. He argued that Gemma killed the pug and with a handful of young children in the home, Scott did not want to harbor a dangerous dog, so he decided to destroy her.
According to Lapeer County Sheriff's Lt. Gary Parks, who testified today, Scott buried the pug in the backyard and dug a hole in which to bury Gemma after euthanizing her. Parks testified that Scott told him that he took Gemma in a van to a field away from his home, let the dog out 10 to 15 yards and shot her in the head. She ran about 20 yards and laid down, he testified.
Parks testified that Scott thought Gemma was dead and he went to get a tarp for her body. When he returned, she was gone. Scott told Parks that he thought she would die anyway, Parks testified, and Scott didn't go looking for the dog. Gemma was found two days later by an Oakland County man and she had the arrow sticking out of the top of her head.
Lapeer County Prosecutor Tim Turkelson called the case unique and said the court had "a lot to grapple with." He said there was no proof on record that Gemma attacked the pug, only Scott's assumption, and that no one knows the circumstances or which dog was the aggressor. He said Scott did not have just cause for trying to euthanize Gemma.
Even if Scott had just cause, Turkelson said, he violated the statute by, in part, committing the act recklessly with a practice arrow that probably wouldn't kill her, by not doing a close-up kill shot and by not going out to locate the wounded animal — which is what hunters are taught.
He said Scott also initially told Orn that coyotes killed the pug and later, when confronted by Parks, said Gemma killed the pug. On a second meeting with Parks — when Scott agreed to dig up the pug for a necropsy — Scott said that after Gemma attacked the pug, she went after Scott but Scott provided no details. Conover said that Scott's credibility was "less than stellar."
McCarthy said he was not sure if he would renew his motion to dismiss the case in circuit court. Conover encouraged both parties to try to resolve the matter. McCarthy said he "did not know at this point" if a resolution would be worked out.
If convicted of the charge, Scott could be sentenced to four years in prison.
(Detroit Free Press - July 23, 2015)
Earlier:
That, a Lapeer County visiting district court judge said today, is a "classic question of fact."
And it needs to be heard and decided by a Lapeer County jury, he said.
With that, Judge John Conover bound over for trial Christopher Scott of Lapeer County, who is accused of felony animal cruelty after he failed to euthanize his dog with a crossbow arrow to its head.
 |
| Christopher Scott, center, and his attorneys |
"It's a fascinating case, but it isn't a difficult case," Conover said during the continuation of a preliminary exam for Scott in Lapeer County district court.
Conover added that in today's world, pets are revered animals, different from the days when one euthanized a dog behind the barn. Conover said those days "are long, long gone."
Scott has an Aug. 10 pretrial hearing in circuit court, after an arraignment today when a not guilty plea was entered.
Also today, Scott, 28, of Goodland Township signed off ownership on Gemma — the 65-pound dog he shot for allegedly mauling his approximately 14-year-old, 20-pound pug named Bambi at his home in March — to Lapeer County Animal Control.
Now Gemma, a Mastiff - Labrador Retriever mix about 2 years old, will undergo an assessment to determine if she is appropriate for adoption, Chief Animal Control Officer Aimee Orn said. She said Gemma has not show any aggression in the nearly four months the dog has been at animal control.
Denis McCarthy, Scott's attorney, said he was not expecting the case to be bound over. He filed a motion asking for the case to be dismissed, saying Scott had just cause for his actions. He argued that Gemma killed the pug and with a handful of young children in the home, Scott did not want to harbor a dangerous dog, so he decided to destroy her.
According to Lapeer County Sheriff's Lt. Gary Parks, who testified today, Scott buried the pug in the backyard and dug a hole in which to bury Gemma after euthanizing her. Parks testified that Scott told him that he took Gemma in a van to a field away from his home, let the dog out 10 to 15 yards and shot her in the head. She ran about 20 yards and laid down, he testified.
Parks testified that Scott thought Gemma was dead and he went to get a tarp for her body. When he returned, she was gone. Scott told Parks that he thought she would die anyway, Parks testified, and Scott didn't go looking for the dog. Gemma was found two days later by an Oakland County man and she had the arrow sticking out of the top of her head.
Lapeer County Prosecutor Tim Turkelson called the case unique and said the court had "a lot to grapple with." He said there was no proof on record that Gemma attacked the pug, only Scott's assumption, and that no one knows the circumstances or which dog was the aggressor. He said Scott did not have just cause for trying to euthanize Gemma.
Even if Scott had just cause, Turkelson said, he violated the statute by, in part, committing the act recklessly with a practice arrow that probably wouldn't kill her, by not doing a close-up kill shot and by not going out to locate the wounded animal — which is what hunters are taught.
He said Scott also initially told Orn that coyotes killed the pug and later, when confronted by Parks, said Gemma killed the pug. On a second meeting with Parks — when Scott agreed to dig up the pug for a necropsy — Scott said that after Gemma attacked the pug, she went after Scott but Scott provided no details. Conover said that Scott's credibility was "less than stellar."
McCarthy said he was not sure if he would renew his motion to dismiss the case in circuit court. Conover encouraged both parties to try to resolve the matter. McCarthy said he "did not know at this point" if a resolution would be worked out.
If convicted of the charge, Scott could be sentenced to four years in prison.
(Detroit Free Press - July 23, 2015)
Earlier:
Sunday, April 5, 2015
Arrow shot through dog's head, 'miracle' she survived, says Lapeer animal control
MICHIGAN -- Gemma, a 2-year-old retriever mix, had wandered Lapeer County for two days with an arrow sticking out her head.
It wasn't until a construction worker in the North Branch area saw the dog Monday, March 30, with the blue-and-yellow arrow in her head that Lapeer County Animal Control was called. The arrow was removed and an investigation launched.
"He found a stray dog and she had an arrow in her head," said Aimee Orn, director of Lapeer County Animal Control. "They called us directly about 12:30 p.m."
An animal control officer rushed to the scene, Orn said, and brought the dog back to the animal control office in Lapeer for an assessment.
The arrow was embedded in the top of Gemma's head, through her skull, with the tip coming out of the roof of her mouth. Orn said the dog was taken to a local veterinarian to remove the arrow.
"Once they realized the arrow wasn't hitting her brain, wasn't hitting her optic nerve, they were able to pull it right out under heavy sedation," she said. "It's extremely fortunate. I can't even say how lucky she is. It's nothing short of a miracle it didn't hit her optic nerve or her brain."
The dog's owner, a Goodland Township resident, admitted to shooting her, said Orn, after questioning by a detective from the Lapeer County Sheriff's Office.
Orn said the owner had driven the dog to a secluded area, where he shot the dog with a crossbow. When he was getting something to wrap the dog in to bury her, he says the dog ran away.
"He claims it was because she was being aggressive with his other dogs," said Orn.
A search of the man's property did not reveal another dog, said Orn.
"Our first step is obviously we take all our findings to the prosecutor for charges." She added the dog remains at animal control and, "Our goal is, obviously, for him to not get the dog back at all."
The owner has been given the option to give up the dog so that animal control can begin the search for another owner.
In her 14-plus years of working with animals, including her time as a Macomb County animal control officer and with the Humane Society of Macomb County, Orn said, "I've seen some bad cases, but nothing this off-the-wall."
Orn said anyone who doesn't want their dog has many options with several animal rescue groups in the area. "There are just too many options if you don't want your dog anymore. Call someone. There's always somebody to call."
Gemma is on her way to recovery, with a dose of antibiotics and healing at the animal control facility on West Genesee Road.
"It's amazing," said Orn.
For information on assistance available for animals, contact Lapeer County Animal Control at 810-667-0236 or visit their website here.
(MLive - April 4, 2015)
It wasn't until a construction worker in the North Branch area saw the dog Monday, March 30, with the blue-and-yellow arrow in her head that Lapeer County Animal Control was called. The arrow was removed and an investigation launched.
"He found a stray dog and she had an arrow in her head," said Aimee Orn, director of Lapeer County Animal Control. "They called us directly about 12:30 p.m."
An animal control officer rushed to the scene, Orn said, and brought the dog back to the animal control office in Lapeer for an assessment.
The arrow was embedded in the top of Gemma's head, through her skull, with the tip coming out of the roof of her mouth. Orn said the dog was taken to a local veterinarian to remove the arrow.
"Once they realized the arrow wasn't hitting her brain, wasn't hitting her optic nerve, they were able to pull it right out under heavy sedation," she said. "It's extremely fortunate. I can't even say how lucky she is. It's nothing short of a miracle it didn't hit her optic nerve or her brain."
The dog's owner, a Goodland Township resident, admitted to shooting her, said Orn, after questioning by a detective from the Lapeer County Sheriff's Office.
Orn said the owner had driven the dog to a secluded area, where he shot the dog with a crossbow. When he was getting something to wrap the dog in to bury her, he says the dog ran away.
"He claims it was because she was being aggressive with his other dogs," said Orn.
A search of the man's property did not reveal another dog, said Orn.
"Our first step is obviously we take all our findings to the prosecutor for charges." She added the dog remains at animal control and, "Our goal is, obviously, for him to not get the dog back at all."
The owner has been given the option to give up the dog so that animal control can begin the search for another owner.
In her 14-plus years of working with animals, including her time as a Macomb County animal control officer and with the Humane Society of Macomb County, Orn said, "I've seen some bad cases, but nothing this off-the-wall."
Orn said anyone who doesn't want their dog has many options with several animal rescue groups in the area. "There are just too many options if you don't want your dog anymore. Call someone. There's always somebody to call."
Gemma is on her way to recovery, with a dose of antibiotics and healing at the animal control facility on West Genesee Road.
"It's amazing," said Orn.
For information on assistance available for animals, contact Lapeer County Animal Control at 810-667-0236 or visit their website here.
(MLive - April 4, 2015)
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
Michigan: Man's dog attacked by two pit bulls, he breaks his hand punching them - then the owner runs off with her two vicious dogs
MICHIGAN -- Otto and I were attacked by two pit bulls yesterday.
They nearly killed my puppy and I broke my hand punching them in the face.
The woman who owns the dogs ran before the cops came. There are children who live in our apartment complex who are at risk of the these dogs because this woman refuses to be accountable. I will find her.
UPDATE
First of all I want to thank everyone who sent their well-wishes for my pup, Otto. As of right now his wounds are starting to scab nicely and he's begun to wag his tail again. The pain meds help him sleep and he's eating well.
For anyone who wants to help Otto my girlfriend and I started a fundraiser for him. It's called "Justice For Otto"
Since the woman who owns the dogs who attacked us hasn't been apprehended yet we have accumulated a few medical bills between the pup and myself. Any money donated will help with medical care for Otto and will also go to to raise awareness about responsible pet ownership and how to protect yourself from other animals.
Once again we're really appreciative of everyone's support and advice. Otto is basking in the glory of his new found rock star status in the neighborhood.
SECOND UPDATE
Reader asked: any updates on finding the owner and the dogs?
Owner said: I found where she lives. I've contacted the authorities
(Imgur - Sept 1, 2014)
They nearly killed my puppy and I broke my hand punching them in the face.
The woman who owns the dogs ran before the cops came. There are children who live in our apartment complex who are at risk of the these dogs because this woman refuses to be accountable. I will find her.
First of all I want to thank everyone who sent their well-wishes for my pup, Otto. As of right now his wounds are starting to scab nicely and he's begun to wag his tail again. The pain meds help him sleep and he's eating well.
For anyone who wants to help Otto my girlfriend and I started a fundraiser for him. It's called "Justice For Otto"
Since the woman who owns the dogs who attacked us hasn't been apprehended yet we have accumulated a few medical bills between the pup and myself. Any money donated will help with medical care for Otto and will also go to to raise awareness about responsible pet ownership and how to protect yourself from other animals.
Once again we're really appreciative of everyone's support and advice. Otto is basking in the glory of his new found rock star status in the neighborhood.
SECOND UPDATE
Reader asked: any updates on finding the owner and the dogs?
Owner said: I found where she lives. I've contacted the authorities
(Imgur - Sept 1, 2014)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)