ANOTHER pit bull attack

CARY, Illinois (AP) -- A 10-year-old boy was in critical condition Sunday after three pit bulls escaped from a home and went on a rampage, attacking six people before police shot and killed dogs, authorities said.

No charges had been filed Sunday, but McHenry County Sheriff Keith Nygren said it was being investigated as a crime scene.

Neighbors said the attacks started late Saturday afternoon when children going door-to-door for a fund-raiser arrived at the home of Scott Sword, 41, who owned the dogs.

"We had music playing, and I heard this bizarre sound," said Debby Rivera, who lives three houses away. "I looked out the window, and I saw a young boy. The dogs were just jumping on him."

"The screams were horrible," she said. The dogs were "relentless, like they were possessed."

The pit bulls attacked the two children, and when the dogs' owner tried to stop them, the dogs turned on him and bit off his thumb, Nygren said. The boy's father also tried to protect his son and was attacked. The dogs went after another neighbor as well.

"The scene sprawled over a couple blocks; it was a very chaotic scene," said Lt. Michael Douglas of the Cary Fire Protection District.

Residents threw rocks at the dogs and honked car horns to try to distract them from attacking before police arrived and shot the animals.

Jim Malone said he and a neighbor tried to beat the dogs back with baseball bats. "He'd hit them, they'd run, and they'd come back," Malone said. "This went on for 15 minutes."

The boy who was attacked, Nick Foley, was hospitalized in critical condition Sunday. His friend Jordan Lamarre, also 10, was in serious condition. Nick's father was listed in good condition. Sword and two others were treated for injuries and released.

Last week, another 10-year-old boy in Colorado was mauled by a pack of pit bulls that attacked him in his own back yard. The boy was in critical condition after the attack, and the hospital said Sunday his family had requested no further information about his condition be released.

The attack in the Denver suburb of Aurora came two days after the City Council banned pit bulls and other "fighting dogs." Owners who already had the dogs could keep them if they paid a $200 annual license fee.

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There's something wrong with a dog/breed when it turns on it's OWNER too. Those poor kids...They are NOT GOOD PETS!!!

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OMG...that's so sad....

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Posted by Shorty



There's something wrong with a dog/breed when it turns on it's OWNER too. Those poor kids...They are NOT GOOD PETS!!!

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Oh it's definitely true - my sister was trying to adopt a dog, and the shelters had nothing but "American Staffordshire Terriers" - aka PITBULL. My father told her "over my dead body". You just can't trust a dog that was bred to kill. It's his nature.

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Dh works next to a warehouse where they have a pitbull in a cage with another dog. The Pitbull killed the other dog. They are just not meant to be pets.

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it is definatly not the breed, it is the owners and how they are trained and bred. some are bred from agressive parents, tehn in turn you get aggressive pups... BUT it all stems from the way they are trained from their owners.
Pit Bulls have bad rap and its not their fault.
EVERYONE around here ownsa pit bull, they are the sweetest dogs.

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I wrote a research paper on pitbulls 2 years ago - they were initially bred to fght and KILL.... it has nothing to do with aggressive parents, or owners...killing is in their genes and the dog can't control it. I can't stress enough that they are NOT good pets. You never know what is going to set them off. If you're lucky, you'll never have to witness that.

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I agree- its the same thing with Akitas. I always wanted one. I had a friend who had one- and she was the most loving sweet dog. Then one day she just flipped and killed their cat. There is something genetic in these animals. They are bred to be killers. You can love them and care for them- but its in their genetic code. Not all of them snap= but they all have the potential to snap.

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I would never, ever get a pit.

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there are def. bad dogs & bad owners out there

i have a 12 year old pit who now lives w/ my parents - she is the best dog we have ever had
friendly and loving
she has been w/ me since she's a tiny little girl
my ex got her from some kids on the street in the bronx

she is terrific - the lady that watches her has 2 small kids
she stays w/ her family all the time
this summer the kids were swimming and the dog got very nervous
she thought the kids were in trouble
they were splashing around and having fun
the dog ran all around the pool barking at them
finally she jumped and swam over to one of them
the kids said the dog needs a lifeguard vest!!

when my parents came to get the dog, the smaller kid was crying
he didn't want her to go home
even the mailman likes her!!

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I read this in Newsday today! I was like !
I dont think I can ever own a pitbull.

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And people wonder why most insurance companies will not write a homeowners policy if you have a certain type of dog in the household.