She was mauled to death by her own dogs.
Poor girl - makes you wonder wth happened out there.
What an unfortunate incident, it does make you wonder wth happened doesn’t it. Who knows what caused the dogs to maul her…
But also, I’d be cautious of posting anything singling out pitties in COTH. Fair warning considering how protective we all can get over our babies. :sadsmile:
The article points out what a pit bull/pit bull cross is capable of…even towards their own caretakers.
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For a few yrs I had a trainer who,had 40yrs of experience dealing with problem/difficult dogs. At that time a woman was apparently mauled to death out in the woods by her 2 mastiffs. He didnt believe it. There had to have been something else that happened to precipitate the dog attack if thats even what happened. He dealt with some of the most difficult dogs imaginable so he deeply understood aggression and the causes. He didnt buy the story the police were putting out.
he wasnt a pittie fan but considering his attitude toward the mastiff kill I dont think he would buy this story either. Something else happened.
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I don’t buy it either.
The article/police seem to make a lot of assumptions that it was the dogs that mauled her. It’s entirely possible that it was other dogs or wild animals in the woods.
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“If” it was “other dogs” don’t you think there would be evidence (pieces) of those other dogs at the scene?
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It’s a rare occasion where I live to learn of dog attacks let alone “pit bull maulings” causing me to wonder if some people go looking for such incidents because they don’t like pit-Bulls/crosses and it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy supporting their own obsession against the breed.
They or someone close to them must have suffered injury to somewhat explain the hostility and hatred of the breed.
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A few yrs ago I was in the woods with my 2 dobes. They were off investigating and as I was walking along I encountered a pair of coyotes. These were not your usual coyotes but the ones that had crossed with the grey wolf. Beautiful animals, the size of a big gsd and not afraid of me at all. One was in front of me and the other behind me, maybe 20 ft from me. These canines were not afraid. They just stood there watching me. I dont know what would have happened but just then the dobes came back and the bigger dobe who was a very, very dog aggressive dog went after one of the coyotes. The other coyote blended into the brush and disappeared. The other coyote was smart and broke off the fight and disappeared. A few minor bites and a rabies booster later from the vet and the dog was fine. But that was an enlightening experience.
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so sad to think her dad found her first. 
its difficult to accept that her dogs killed her. but as most people LIKE dogs, I find it difficult to believe that the police overlooked physical evidence of say, blood on her dogs, etc just because of the breed of her dogs?
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Horrible for her dad…
Local channels reported a woman killed by her pet dog last week. No follow up and it seems to have been rationalized since she was elderly. .
Hopefully with the younger woman, someone might note if one of those dogs had signs of being aggressive. Sure she may have loved them , but that doesn’t mean she wasn’t overlooking signs.
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While I’m not a pit bull fan by any means, I don’t think the dogs did it. That area is known for having large coyotes and coyotes have been a huge nuisance in that area. They are much bigger than the ones out west and are very bold. They have been attacking big dogs as well. There are also bobcat and bear in that area. Lots of wild animals that could inflict the damage assumed to be caused by the dogs.
http://www.c-ville.com/coywolves-albemarle-county-new-species-calls-area-home/#.WjaoAFWnGM8
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another horrible attack. My GF had 2 pitbulls when she moved to another state with them and her 2 horses. one day, when the dogs were out, one escaped from the run and attacked one of her horses. the other horse ran to help against the dog, her DH ran in and got kicked in the jaw. :eek::mad:
but if asked, I know she would have said both dogs are not vicious. then what happened? it certainly wasn’t the horses’s fault.
both are dead now, natural causes. but she had another one.
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My horses were attacked by a rag tag pack of different breeds, also attacked two of my neighbors bulldogs. Many dogs are capable of attacks on livestock, particularly when there are two or more.
Doesn’t the pit bull fear mongering ever get old?
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Assuming the police did their job…it would be pretty easy to match the bite marks on the body to her dogs teeth. So it was probably her dogs, again assuming the police did their jobs.
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Latest news says they were not pits, they were Canary Mastiffs- 130 lbs. each. there’s a lot more coming out about this
so we’ll have to wait and see what happened.
Canary Mastiff also known as Presa Canario, a breed bred for fighting and aggression. A woman was killed in an elevator in San Francisco a few years back
by 2 of these.
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What a terrible death that must have been…just a nightmare
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This is exactly what I keep saying. Everyone is too quick to claim that a dog attack is a pit bull without really identifying the breed.
They weren’t bred for fighting either, they were bred for livestock management and guarding. They have been used for fighting, but that wasn’t their original purpose
People in past have also claimed a pitbull after an attack was actually a border collie since it was black and white… would be amusing except that involved a death as well.
Her dogs have a brindle coat but beyond that they sure don’t look like mastiffs, but who knows… the block head look with brindle is popular so who knows what was crossed for those dogs to get that look.
Presa Canarios were bull baiting dogs and pit bulls descend from bull baiters, as well.
I imagine if she has been calling them pit bulls on facebook and other, that may come to light. Her dad likely knows the story behind the dogs. Sad.
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Makes you wonder what happened out there. Were the dogs attacking some woodland creature and she tried to stop them? Or maybe the dogs started fighting between themselves? It seems that redirected aggression is a strong possibility.
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