"YOU AND ME AND A DOG NAMED BOO" lobo
A couple of months ago, I had to listen to council debate a city ordinance that some members believed "profiled" Pit Bulls. Certain council members claimed that 'no such animal as a pit bull exists'. Also that 'tt's unfair to declare a certain dog breed vicious until it actually harms or kills someone' . Myself I have no use for these dogs and I for one view them as a time bomb that could go off at anytime. Read this story then tell me. If anyone you cared for or even yourself would be comfortable around this animal?
No danger here? Just your typical normal dog.
http://connect.cleveland.com/user/pgalbinc/index.html
CLEVELAND -- A Florida woman, formerly of Parma, Ohio, was nearly mauled to death by her adopted pit bull last month when the dog suddenly attacked her after she went into a seizure.
Sarah Ziebro, 30, -- who has suffered from brain seizures (or auras, precursors to seizures) for nearly a decade -- had rescued the dog from a neglectful owner in 2011, but relatives said the animal had never shown any aggressive tendencies in the time she has owned it.
That changed on July 23, when Ziebro began to complain to her mother about numbness on one side of her body and then went into a convulsion.
"Whether this dog was startled, or something else, we'll never know," her brother, John Ziebro said Tuesday in a telephone interview. "But as Sarah seized helpless on the ground, the dog attacked her. Until this assault, the dog had never displayed any form of aggression towards Sarah, and was normally quiet and docile."
Sarah Ziebro was unconscious when the dog bit her face and neck. Her carotid artery was torn and had her mother not arrived in a timely manner, she likely would have died, John Ziebro said.
Sarah Ziebro was taken to the Blake Medical Center in Bradenton, Fla. for surgery to stem the flow of blood and piece her face back together.
View full size Photo courtesy of John ZiebroSarah Ziebro of Florida, formerly of Parma, Ohio, was attacked last month by her a pit bull that she had rescued last year. This photo shows Ziebro in a previous hospital stay before the attack.
John Ziebro said the plastic surgeon who worked on his sister, Dr. Melinda Lacerna, told him that the facial injuries were among the worst she had ever seen from a dog bite.
The surgery required over 600 sutures and four hours of surgery to repair her mangled facial features, he said.
Sarah Ziebro, who is now staying with her parents in Bradenton, also goes to Blake Medical Center in Bradenton for physical therapy. She is relearning how to control her face and lips, and how to talk because of damaged facial nerves. She was recently taken off a feeding tube after regaining the ability to swallow.
I just hope and pray that Joe, Paul,Katie, Mike and Lori didn't vote on something that will come back and bite you on the @%&.
posted by terminator1 @ 6:07 PM
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22 Comments:
Seems some on council just can't seem to leave well enough alone.
There's a difference between a dog you buy as a puppy and a rescue. This woman doesn't know what this dog's behavior was prior to her getting it, or what kind of treatment it had.
I, myself, agree with what council did, but when you rescue ANY breed it's buyer beware.
The American Pit Bull Terrier as it is named is registered with the United Kennel Club, and if you check the American Kennel Club (AKC) you will not find an American Pit Bull Terrier, as the AKC does not use this name for the breed. However, bull terriers registered as AKC under different breed names can be registered as American Pit Bull Terriers with the UKC when proper pedigrees are submitted. As usual, council did not do their homework. Must have all attended Painesville City schools.
term I clicked on the link twice, it shows nothing
5:47 It was in Thursdays Plain Dealer and if you search cleveland.com former Parma woman attacked by rescued pit bull.
Kathy Thank-You,
4:10 You keep believing that.
4:03 Not in the ones I choose to have as companion, along with not even having an animal in my household that potentially cause that kind of damage.
Someone should remind one of the candidates running for President. Corporations aren't people and dogs aren't luggage. [Sorry couldn't resist]
6:46 If council spent the amount of time they spend on chickens, dogs, and even mansions on such important things as the city budget and city contracts this might be a better place to live.
I think everyone is missing an important fact, just like the legislation Lori pushed for property inspection was to solve a problem with her property being cited, she also owns a pit bull and this change of legislation will benefit her, again.
Wake up and smell the personal gains by a politician! She is still local and acting like a state level politician!!
Term, there's a lot you can't resist. Grow up for goodness sake!
Any breed of dog can potentially bite/harm/attack, and nobody can predict when, and if, that might happen. There are certain breeds, however, that are much more prone to it, and nobody can predict which ones of those will, and will not, harm someone. Also, sadly, some people do chose to raise their dogs to be mean. There is no measure of protection, however, in a dog raised gently and properly, especially in the breeds that are prone to attack. I had a doberman, and I speak from experience.
11:57 / 4:10 Then are you telling me that we should put down the dogs instead of having them rescued?
This is what I seem to believe you are telling me.
Very few breeds of dogs will rip your face off. Most bite and retreat.
What do I know you guys are the experts.
This is 11:57: At no point in my posting did I say dogs should be put down and/or not rescued. I, myself, have rescued many animals, and I think they all deserve a chance. My only point was that ALL dogs have the potential to attack/harm someone, and that there are certain breeds that are more prone to it. Period. I was stating the obvious, and I don't appreciate you putting words in my mouth.
11:57 maybe after rereading your comment I shoudn't have combined your thoughts with 4:10?
When you bring an animal into your home, family and neighborhood I would think people would want more assurances than buyer beware or there are some breeds that have the potential to attack/harm someone.
I guess we will just have to assume that you and the woman attacked in this article know best?
Again by you stating the obvious just maybe you shouldn't bring these breeds into your home.
Don't forget it was a black Lab that attacked Isabelle Dinoire, the French woman who received a face transplant because of it. Apparently she had overdosed on sleeping pills and the dog attacked her. ANY dog is capable of this. And who knows if these incidents are acts of aggression or just a dog's anxious and fearful response to something it doesn't understand. It doesn't matter; the damage still happens.
The pit bulls I've met have been friendly and gentle. I would not be afraid to have one in my home.
That said, it worries me when I see young children walking one, knowing they lack the strength/knowledge to control the dog should it become aggressive. Many of the people who own these types of dogs should not, because they are not knowledgeable enough about what they are dealing with to be responsible owners. Pit bulls, Rottweilers, Chows, Akitas - in the hands of a weak or ignorant owner these powerful breeds can indeed be dangerous.
And I would never leave ANY dog alone with a small child. Period.
I LOVE dogs. The best dog I've ever had was a Rottweiler. But a dog is a dog - an animal - it's not a good idea to lose sight of that fact.
Lori will never see Columbus unless she goes there to visit. She make no sense with her comments on council and her only purpose in Columbus would be to vote as she is told. Ask her about SB5 and watch her squirm.
One of the saddest things I ever heard was a few years back now. There was a neighborhood dog being neglected and abused, along with cats and bunnies from the same house suffering the same treatment. After they were done with the bunnies for the little girl for Easter, they threw them out to fend for themselves. By the time I found out about it, one bunny had disappeared, and one was starving to death. We rescued the one we could, and we saved her. They threw the cats out, too, and quit feeding them. When the cats tried to get in the door, the man threw them like footballs away from the house. When I heard of this, we rescued the cats. But the dog was much harder. We couldn't actually just take the dog like we did with the bunny and the cats, so we had to rely on the Humane Society. That was back when there was a different director there, and she, and they, were useless. I ended up complaining about the Humane Society until a new director was appointed, and I hope they are doing a better job now. But meanwhile, I called the Lake County Dog Shelter. They told me that since the dog was a pit bull, it would be put down if they took it, and even if it wasn't a pit bull, they would put it down because it had been abused, and they wouldn't take the chance on either count to adopt it out. Now, I don't know if they still have that policy, but I still think that that is one of the saddest things I had ever heard. By the time we messed around and got screwed around by these agencies, they had moved away with the dog. I did track them down, but still had no way of confiscating the dog, and I could not find any agency to help the dog. Even the police refused to get involved. She was running loose on the streets one night and a woman picked her up. She came to my door and asked me if I knew the dog. I told her yes, and I told her the story of the dog. She took the dog to the police station with my name and number in tow, but the police immediately returned the dog to its home. The officer told me just look how happy she was to see her owners. To him this meant that she was not abused, no matter what the neighborhood people were telling him. She surely deserved to be rescued, and she surely deserved a chance to get a new family.
This is 11:57, and I do not know what the solution to the problem is. I think every dog, no matter the breed, deserves a chance at a loving home. But you just don't know about any dog, let alone certain breeds.
The bottom line for me in this city right now is that to remove the restrictions on some of the breeds like they just did is a very bad idea. Most of those dogs will never harm anyone, but we have all seen what they are capable of doing, and if you choose to have one of these dogs (yes, most of them will be wonderful dogs their whole lives) involved with your family, then that is your choice, but society, as a whole, needs the extra protections that should be given, since we do know the history of those breeds and what they are capable of doing. I think council made a very big mistake, and I think Lori DiNallo is a self-serving fool who should be muzzled herself.
I really appreciated to comment from the person who wrote about a "dog raised properly and gently". The real issue here is not so much a breed, in my opinion, as animals in general that need to be raised properly. With that in mind, I would propose legislation that "the owner of an animal will be held vicariously liable for the acts committed by an animal to whom the animal has been entrusted", this is duty of control.
People can debate sanctions, but I think the larger concept of responsibility has been missed by Council.
I wouldn't concern ourselves too much with Ms. DiNallo, lack of analysis and intelligence tends to weed out the chaff over time.
Money Money Money...I know this is off topic but what in the heck went on at the Painesville Credit union? Any members reading? Was in there, saw some board members and what looked like state officials. Heard the manager had to leave, right then and there. Reminds me of a few others I've read about in the paper, but nothing mentioned in the NH on this either. The tellers aren't or can't say much. I hope my money will be ok.
Money? I heard there was an attemped robbery? didn't post anything waiting for information. I believe credit union money is protected the same way banks are?
If your're waiting for the News-Herald well enjoy the wait.
11:57 It's nice to see there are people like yourself in Painesville. Yes it all comes down to the owner? What protection did council provide to the city? If anything it striped off some protection. A full grown unmuzzled Pit being walked by a 10 year old? This is good policy council? Lori?
These owners have to be held resposible and at the very least have insurance to cover what these animals are capable of doing. Where was that ordinance for that?
That I believe is what 5:03 is talking about.
Come on Lori DiNallo you stired the pot now offer solutions find time during your busy schedule.
It is true that if a dog is not raised properly, it can certainly have an extra tendency to harm and/or attack someone. But that is clearly not the whole issue. Even when raised properly, any dog of any breed can decide to hurt people for whatever reason--because they are dogs--and something just went wrong. Some of the breeds, however, have a greater tendency towards unprovoked attacks, and it is not always (and probably not usually) a matter of how they were raised. I used to think that if you raised a dog properly, it would respond in kind, but that was naive thinking, and it has been proven time and time again--some dogs are just more prone to attacking people, and we have to have protections in place for that.
Robbery? Maybe that is why the manager was removed? In the old days credit unions were not insured with the same insurance as a bank. I believe money at a bank is protected the FDIC and a credit union by NCUA(?).
If in fact there were real robbers and not an inside job, why was this not in the NH either? Maybe all of this is just a dream?
What next 5:45 soon you will want transparacy in city government?
Something happened here? nothing here to see just move along.
That how you run this town.
No drama at the Credit Union. The manager retired and what 8:20 am observed was simply the official "changing of the guard."
Why is everything a newsworthy conspiracy for this site? It was nothing non-transparent, and nothing for the NH to publish!
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