Wonder Lake – While walking my two Thailand Ridgeback dogs on the west side of Wonder Lake recently, we were attacked by a brown pit bull that shall remain nameless.
It was trailing a leash.
Both my dogs and I gave it the benefit of the doubt and waited to see what it was going to do after charging across the street to us.
My dogs were calm. I was calm. The pit bull attacked. Twice.
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Northwest Herald Accessed: 2012-02-09. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/65KkSZUun)
Sep 03, 2011 Owner of decapitated dog hopes to save other pets
Chicago - Last week, someone stole a 7-month-old German Shepherd out of a yard in the Austin neighborhood, and three days later the dog turned up dead — its head in one trash can and its body in another.
“They took the dog to fight a pit bull and chopped the dog’s head off,” he initially told me.
"The heinous act has struck such terror in this community; the owner asked that I not use his name."
by Mary Mitchell
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Sep 03, 2011 Neighbor defends stabbing dog
McHENRY – The McHenry man who stabbed a pit bull Tuesday said the dog was anything but friendly.
“The pit bull came literally charging across their front yard onto the road,” Steve Schneider said. “The dog was headed right for my dog’s head or neck.”
Schneider had a pocket knife with about a 3-inch blade, which he used to stab the dog in the side.
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“...I’m telling you, this will happen again.”
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“[With] pit bulls, I think there should be restrictions on them..."
Northwest Herald
Accessed: 2012-02-09. (Archived by WebCite® at http://www.webcitation.org/65Ks6lgNb)
Aug 23, 2011 Central City Police Chief Shoots and Kills Pit Bull About To Attack Him
Central City - Central City Police Chief Mike Berger says he shot and killed a pit bull dog that was about to attack him Tuesday.
Berger says he was called to the Central City Grade School where the dog was running loose on an adjoining street.
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Aug 22, 2011 ELGIN: Police Reports Pit bull attacks poodle
Elgin – A poodle was attacked by a pit bull at about 6:30 p.m. Thursday in the 400 block of South Edison Street, according to a police report. The poodle owner reported it Saturday when the owner of the pit bull refused to pay the vet bill. The pit bull grabbed the 6-month-old poodle by the neck and shook it but should recover.
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Aug 20, 2011 Iroquois County Pit Bulls Attack 3 year old
Iroquois co - Three year old Coyer Murray was playing in his yard when three pit bulls escaped from their outdoor kennel and attacked him. His father, Edward Murray who is afraid of dogs, said it was like a miracle because when he saw the pit bulls attacking "the father thing kicked in" and he was able to pull them off of his son and keep them at bay until the owners could get them in their house.
Half of Coyer's head was covered in blood. He was taken by ambulance to the hospital where he stayed overnight. He was released the next day with 20 staples in his head and leg. He suffered three gashes to his head and bites to his calf.
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The Daily Journal
Aug 20, 2011 Pit bull shot, killed after attacking E. Bluff residents
PEORIA — Two East Bluff residents were attacked by a dog early Friday morning that ultimately ended when police shot and killed the animal.
Police and animal control arrived and attempted to apprehend the dog. Police eventually shot and killed the dog. The owner of the dog was issued a citation for allowing his dog to run at large.
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