7 yr old girl killed by 2 malamutes

[vonissk]

A few days ago a 7 year old girl was killed by 2 malamutes. Here is the link so you can read it for yourself. www.rockymountainnews.com. Click on news on the menu bar and then scroll down. Minta

[ChiChi]

OMG!! that is HORRID!

[babyblue5290]

Thats just horrible!

[sheltiepups]

It just proves that any breed of dog can kill someone.

It's horrible.

[LabLuver22]

That is so horrible!!!!!!

[elegy]

there was another kid killed just a day or two later by 2 husky-type dogs. link

huskies are actually kind of far up there on the bite fatalities list, but they're usually newborn babies. mals and husky-type are listed at 17 each for the years 1965-2001.

edited to add link.

[Silverke]

NEVER let a little child alone with dogs!

[FurryAngel33]

Thats soo horrible!!

[husky lover]

It sure does sound awful BUT i wonder if the place that you saw it on has its facts straight,it often happens that the media people don't get their facts straight.There was an incident here at night where a girl got badly mauled,the authorities happened to see two other dogs in the same area,came to the conclusion that it must have been them and had them put down.it was proven after that there was absolutely no way that the responsable dog/s could be found,no one actually saw the attack and the little girl couldn't remember.There was another case of a little girel putting her head thru a fence and getting bitten for it,it was the girl fault,the stupid mother should have been responsable enough to keep an eye on her child.I was out walking my two one day and a child wanted to say hello,i barked at the mother to watch her child more closely,sheesh.!!

[vonissk]

Where I got my info was from a person who happens to live in that community and knew firsthand about it-she just published the link for everyone to read for themselves and I posted it.

[elegy]

why, because a husky would never do such a thing?

here's a followup story on the 7-year-old's mauling. ironically, it took place in denver, where they're currently rounding up and executing all pit bulls within city limits.

Wednesday, May 11, 2005

By EMILY MORRIS

The Daily Sentinel


Dog pedigrees can be a confusing and murky area that experts recommend researching thoroughly.

The 6-year-old Alaskan Malamute, Wakon’s Arctic Iceman, that fatally bit 7-year-old Kate-Lynn Logel in the neck was registered with the American Kennel Club, but that may not be enough.

The Logels had only had the dog for three weeks. They got Iceman and his female companion, Dark Timber, for free from Marla Arnold in De Beque, said Don Page, owner of the home where the incident occurred and the Logel family’s roommate.

Page said Arnold had assured the family there had never been any signs of aggression in either of the dogs.

Arnold was not available for comment.

According to the AKC registration papers, Iceman was bred by Marlene Ross, owner of Wakon kennels in Washington. “They did not get those dogs from me. There was another unscrupulous breeder who bred those dogs together and forged my name on her puppies,” Ross said.

Sue Renkert has been a breeder of Alaskan Malamutes for more than 20 years and is former president of the Alaskan Malamute Club of Alaska.

Renkert expressed no surprise when she heard Iceman was bred at Wakon kennels.

“I have been involved in Alaskan Malamutes since 1980. In all those years the one name that keeps coming up when there are problems is Wakon,” Renkert said.

Renkert said she does not know specifically of any temperament problems with Wakon dogs, but when people call her in Alaska about a problem with a Malamute, in the back of her mind she said she wonders if the dog is from Wakon.

“She has a reputation as a puppy mill, someone who does not recognize quality control in her breeding,” Renkert said. “She breeds for size to the exclusion of other things that are important.”

Renkert said it is possible to register a dog with another kennel’s name, but the name Wakon would generally indicate it was of Wakon kennels.

“I haven’t known of that many Malamutes in my lifetime with an aggression problem, because it does not happen,” Renkert said, calling the dogs big lovable teddy bears. “But when you are breeding for a specific trait, whether it is size or color or something else rather than for overall quality of the breed, you open yourself up for problems.”

Renkert said it is so contradictory to the dog’s nature that one suspects it is a hereditary problem.

Every breeder contacted agreed that a small child should not be alone with a dog, especially not after three weeks.

Chuck McWilliams, a former breeder and the Plum Creek Animal Club delegate to the AKC, said when he sold his dogs he included a clause in the contract stating children under 12 years old were not to be left alone with the dogs.

“You can always build up trust with these animals, but until you have lived with the dog for a long time you have to be very cautious with children,” McWilliams said.

Fruita Police Chief Mark Angelo said the investigation of Logel’s death is continuing.

Emily Morris can be reached via e-mail at emorris@gjds.com.

http://www.gjsentinel.com/hp/conten..._death_WWW.html

[husky lover]

There was a story in our local headlines about a woman that got bitten by one of her malamutes and died thru loss of blood,it so happened that it was an accident and one of the local malamute breeders was very quick to contact the local media about it and this is where other breeders need to do the same thing,the guy who DID contact the local media has good standing as well and it is also because of all the media hype that brings all the dog haters and general animal haters out of the woodwork and quite often the dambed media don't know when it is best to keep their dambed mouth shut.
There was a local story about you teenage goons who have hotted up cars,the tv station evidently had many complaints asking them WHY did they showed these idiots

[vonissk]

"There was a local story about you teenage goons" I don't know how to put the quotes in so I will put it in italics. May I ask who you are referring to?

[doberkim]

just goes to show you - lots of people are ok when its OTHER peoples breeds in the "spotlight" and being banned - but heavens forbid your own breed bites someone - all you want to do is make excuses, etc.

dog owners need to understand that they need to fight BSL - no matter WHAT their breed. because once they are done with pits, rotties, chows and dobes, your breeds WILL be next. THAT is pretty much the only thing you can count on.

[Tortilla]

Horrible stories. It always upsets me when I hear about children being mauled by dogs. Like some of you have pointed out, it is usually the parent's fault because you should NEVER leave a young child alone with a dog, no matter how friendly that dog is thought to be.