Officers were called to Komensky Ave and 116th St Monday afternoon to investigate reports of a woman being mauled by a dog in the back yard.
When they arrived officers say the dog was still aggressive and had to shoot it.
They tried to give the woman first aid but it was too late. Police said the woman lived at that address.
A young man walking his dog saw the attack and called police.
Police say the dog was a 6-year-old pit bull and was a pet in the home.
No word yet if anyone else was at the home when the attack happened.
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Wash rinse spin... repeat
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The Pit Bull Hoax: The ATTS
There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.Mark Twain
"Pit bulls score higher than ______" As soon as the topic of pit bulls hits the comment sections, the pit bull apologia goes on the defensive and more often than not, the ATTS (American Temperament Testing Society) is the weapon of choice from their arsenal of myths. Typically the pit bull's ATTS scores will be inflated to unbelievable heights. It is not uncommon to read "pit bulls score higher than ANY other breed." A quick check of the available on demand ATTS statistics will bust that myth straight away. But the pit bull does score higher than many popular, safe, family friendly breeds of dogs. How could the dog responsible for roughly 50% of all fatal attacks, score better than Lassie?
This blog post spells out how and why and touches on the following aspects: The history of the test, the test requirements, the test itself, the evaluation, criticisms of the test, junk science, and examples -- in their own words -- of pit bull owners who acknowledge the test's biases and invalidity.
"The more I learn about people, the more I love my dogs"
IT learned cranky from somewhere. I doubt it could have been you BB
I never even had a dog for most of my life, never paid them much attention, until an ex-wife got the first pit for me; it was an adventure, and honestly, the dogs I have had have taught me more than all of the teachers in my life, combined.
These damn pit-bull owners are all the damn same, and their reversal technique is always very well-rehearsed. They do all this doe-eyed simpleton hand-rubbing, "Oh, he's as good as gold', "Oh, he wouldn't hurt a fly", etc, then make out you're the cruel mean evil one, for pointing out the obvious to them.
Supposedly they like dogs, but they haven't gone out of the way to choose some friendly Cocker Spaniel, or a comical Yorkshire Terrier, instead their object of apparent affection and companionship is a fricking shark with legs.
"The more I learn about people, the more I love my dogs"
I think you should seek out psychiatric help, or even better - go and hand yourself in to the nearest police station.