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The body of Makayla "Booter" Paige Sinclair was found where eight of Hancock's nine Great Danes were kept chained to a tree. She was found 265 feet from her front door. Hancock called 911 at 10:05 a.m., and when EMS arrived, Makayla was dead.
At least one of the Great Danes had attacked her.
That was the horrifying story told by sheriff's deputies and Coroner Jim Burnett.
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The body of Makayla "Booter" Paige Sinclair was found where eight of Hancock's nine Great Danes were kept chained to a tree. She was found 265 feet from her front door. Hancock called 911 at 10:05 a.m., and when EMS arrived, Makayla was dead.
At least one of the Great Danes had attacked her.
That was the horrifying story told by sheriff's deputies and Coroner Jim Burnett.
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Toy Dog Attacks 80-Pound Pit Bull
by Vince Gerasole
WAUKEGAN
The owner of a 10-pound "toy" dog was cited over the weekend when her dog attacked an 80-pound pit bull.
Garry Laffredi was walking his 2-year-old pit bull Capone near his apartment complex Thursday when a neighbor's Pomeranian named Tiger came running at them and attacked the dog.
"(Capone's) not a bad guy. He's real friendly. He's people friendly," Laffredi said. "He loves other dogs. (But) this little Pomeranian ran out and starts biting him on the foot."
Laffredi also said Capone "loves everything."
"He walks around with the squirrels. I got ducks coming to the back door. They dont even fly away when he comes out," said Laffredi.
Pomeranians, which are classified as Toy dogs by the American Kennel Club, can be as small as three pounds and resemble a fox in appearance, generally having a bushy orange coat and pointed ears.
Laffredi said the Pomeranian bit Capone's foot hard enough "to draw blood" also managed to nick Capone on the top of the head as he tried to pull the pit bull away on a leash.
Eventually, Laffredi said, Capone "grabbed the dog and more or less set him off to the side" before the two dogs were separated.
It was not the first time Laffredi had a run-in with the 10-pound dog.
Laffredi says this was the third attack by the unleashed Tiger. He was bit in the hand two weeks ago by the Pomeranian but chose not to report it, he said.
No one answered the door at Tiger's home as CBS 2 searched for a comment, but Laffredi identified the dog at the window as Tiger. He's an owner who is proud that his powerful best friend never fought back.
"You hear nothing but bad about pits, but it's the way you bring them up," he said.
Waukegan animal warden Tina Fragassi said she was not surprised when her office fielded the report about Thursday's attack.
"They stand their ground, those little dogs," she said.
"My mother had one at one time. They're cute little dogs, but they can be nasty," :Laffredi said. "Sometimes the little dogs are meaner than the big ones."
The Pomeranian's owner, who declined to comment, was cited with failure to prevent a dog bite, owning a dog running at large, not possessing a dog license, and not having updated rabies shots.
Child attacked by the families Rhodesian Ridgeback
19th May 2008
The young son of ex-England rugby captain Lawrence Dallaglio is recovering after being mauled by the family's pet dog.
Six-year-old Enzo suffered facial wounds in the attack last week at the Dallaglio home in West London.
Doctors have said he will make a full recovery although they warned several scars may take some time to heal.
The youngster spent two days in hospital with his parents at his bedside.
The dog, a Rhodesian ridgeback named Como, has been destroyed.
Mr Dallaglio said: "I feel guilty about it because I brought Como into our family.
"Enzo didn't provoke him in any way and I am pretty sure there's an explanation for what happened.
"The vet and I believe Como may have had a tumour that is pressing against his brain and when touched on that part of the head, the pain was unbearable and made him react as he did.
"I loved Como, but not like I love my son."
The dog attacked on Wednesday, as Dallaglio, 35, and his wife Alice were about to leave home for his club Wasps' end of season banquet at the Hurlingham Club in Fulham.
As Enzo tried to stroke the dog, which had never previously shown signs of aggression, it lunged, biting him repeatedly on the face.
The couple - who have two other children, Ella and Josie - took their son to St George's Hospital in Tooting, South London, where doctors stitched the wounds.
Enzo was put on an antibiotic drip to fight off infection and was able to leave hospital on Thursday evening.
Yesterday he watched his father play for London Wasps who beat Bath in the Guinness Premiership play-off semi-final, winning a place in the final.
The scars from the attack were visible under his left eye as he sat in the stands wearing a signed shirt.
The rugby star had tried to find dog behavioural specialists to take the animal after the attack but no-one could help and Como - named after Lake Como in Italy where the couple married - had to be put to sleep.
Dallaglio - who recently announced his impending retirement from rugby - added: "My only concern now is Enzo, making sure he is okay and for all my love of rugby, it doesn't compare with how I feel about my family."
Dallaglio captained England for several seasons from autumn 1997 and has 85 caps for his country.
Rhodesian ridgebacks, so- called because of a ridge of hair along the spine that grows against the direction of the coat, are hard to handle and are not recommended for first-time dog owners.
They are not thought to be aggressive by nature.
However in April last year, four-year-old Thomas Miles - a partially sighted boy from Holyhead in North Wales - was viciously attacked by one.
Thomas's aunt Caroline Miles said the child was 'shaken like a rag doll' when a ridgeback went berserk in a local chip shop.
His father Steven was able to fight off the dog but the boy needed emergency surgery on his arm and leg.
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/article-1020329/Six-year-old-son-rugby-star-Lawrence-Dallaglio-mauled-family-dog.html
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by Vince Gerasole
WAUKEGAN
The owner of a 10-pound "toy" dog was cited over the weekend when her dog attacked an 80-pound pit bull.
Garry Laffredi was walking his 2-year-old pit bull Capone near his apartment complex Thursday when a neighbor's Pomeranian named Tiger came running at them and attacked the dog.
"(Capone's) not a bad guy. He's real friendly. He's people friendly," Laffredi said. "He loves other dogs. (But) this little Pomeranian ran out and starts biting him on the foot."
Laffredi also said Capone "loves everything."
"He walks around with the squirrels. I got ducks coming to the back door. They dont even fly away when he comes out," said Laffredi.
Pomeranians, which are classified as Toy dogs by the American Kennel Club, can be as small as three pounds and resemble a fox in appearance, generally having a bushy orange coat and pointed ears.
Laffredi said the Pomeranian bit Capone's foot hard enough "to draw blood" also managed to nick Capone on the top of the head as he tried to pull the pit bull away on a leash.
Eventually, Laffredi said, Capone "grabbed the dog and more or less set him off to the side" before the two dogs were separated.
It was not the first time Laffredi had a run-in with the 10-pound dog.
Laffredi says this was the third attack by the unleashed Tiger. He was bit in the hand two weeks ago by the Pomeranian but chose not to report it, he said.
No one answered the door at Tiger's home as CBS 2 searched for a comment, but Laffredi identified the dog at the window as Tiger. He's an owner who is proud that his powerful best friend never fought back.
"You hear nothing but bad about pits, but it's the way you bring them up," he said.
Waukegan animal warden Tina Fragassi said she was not surprised when her office fielded the report about Thursday's attack.
"They stand their ground, those little dogs," she said.
"My mother had one at one time. They're cute little dogs, but they can be nasty," :Laffredi said. "Sometimes the little dogs are meaner than the big ones."
The Pomeranian's owner, who declined to comment, was cited with failure to prevent a dog bite, owning a dog running at large, not possessing a dog license, and not having updated rabies shots.
Child attacked by the families Rhodesian Ridgeback
19th May 2008
The young son of ex-England rugby captain Lawrence Dallaglio is recovering after being mauled by the family's pet dog.
Six-year-old Enzo suffered facial wounds in the attack last week at the Dallaglio home in West London.
Doctors have said he will make a full recovery although they warned several scars may take some time to heal.
The youngster spent two days in hospital with his parents at his bedside.
The dog, a Rhodesian ridgeback named Como, has been destroyed.
Mr Dallaglio said: "I feel guilty about it because I brought Como into our family.
"Enzo didn't provoke him in any way and I am pretty sure there's an explanation for what happened.
"The vet and I believe Como may have had a tumour that is pressing against his brain and when touched on that part of the head, the pain was unbearable and made him react as he did.
"I loved Como, but not like I love my son."
The dog attacked on Wednesday, as Dallaglio, 35, and his wife Alice were about to leave home for his club Wasps' end of season banquet at the Hurlingham Club in Fulham.
As Enzo tried to stroke the dog, which had never previously shown signs of aggression, it lunged, biting him repeatedly on the face.
The couple - who have two other children, Ella and Josie - took their son to St George's Hospital in Tooting, South London, where doctors stitched the wounds.
Enzo was put on an antibiotic drip to fight off infection and was able to leave hospital on Thursday evening.
Yesterday he watched his father play for London Wasps who beat Bath in the Guinness Premiership play-off semi-final, winning a place in the final.
The scars from the attack were visible under his left eye as he sat in the stands wearing a signed shirt.
The rugby star had tried to find dog behavioural specialists to take the animal after the attack but no-one could help and Como - named after Lake Como in Italy where the couple married - had to be put to sleep.
Dallaglio - who recently announced his impending retirement from rugby - added: "My only concern now is Enzo, making sure he is okay and for all my love of rugby, it doesn't compare with how I feel about my family."
Dallaglio captained England for several seasons from autumn 1997 and has 85 caps for his country.
Rhodesian ridgebacks, so- called because of a ridge of hair along the spine that grows against the direction of the coat, are hard to handle and are not recommended for first-time dog owners.
They are not thought to be aggressive by nature.
However in April last year, four-year-old Thomas Miles - a partially sighted boy from Holyhead in North Wales - was viciously attacked by one.
Thomas's aunt Caroline Miles said the child was 'shaken like a rag doll' when a ridgeback went berserk in a local chip shop.
His father Steven was able to fight off the dog but the boy needed emergency surgery on his arm and leg.
http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/news/article-1020329/Six-year-old-son-rugby-star-Lawrence-Dallaglio-mauled-family-dog.html
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Toddler Dies After
Attack By Family Sheepdog
Jul 25, 2008 4:55 pm US/
A one-year-old girl from Erie died at Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh after her family's dog mauled her yesterday morning; now officials are trying to figure out what prompted the English Sheepdog mix to attack the toddler.
Officials say Addison Sonney was in a cemetery in Millcreek Township where her father works as a caretaker when the dog attacked her early Thursday.
Sonney was flown via medical helicopter to Children's Hospital where she later died.
Her mother is hospitalized in Erie where she's being treated for injuries sustained while trying to protect the little girl.
Police shot and killed the dog after it wandered into a neighborhood.
Authorities say the dog will be tested for rabies.
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A one-year-old girl from Erie died at Children's Hospital in Pittsburgh after her family's dog mauled her yesterday morning; now officials are trying to figure out what prompted the English Sheepdog mix to attack the toddler.
Officials say Addison Sonney was in a cemetery in Millcreek Township where her father works as a caretaker when the dog attacked her early Thursday.
Sonney was flown via medical helicopter to Children's Hospital where she later died.
Her mother is hospitalized in Erie where she's being treated for injuries sustained while trying to protect the little girl.
Police shot and killed the dog after it wandered into a neighborhood.
Authorities say the dog will be tested for rabies.
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Husky kills newborn baby
WARREN, Ohio — A newborn baby has died in northeast Ohio after being attacked by the family dog as she was lying in a bassinet, police said.
The 3-day-old girl suffered bite marks and scratches and was pronounced dead Monday at Forum Health Trumbull Memorial Hospital, Warren Township Police Lt. Don Bishop said. Police believe the husky mistook the child for a stuffed animal.
Bishop said the infant's father left the room briefly and discovered the attack when he returned.
Fire Chief Kenneth Schick said the baby was in full cardiac arrest when the rescue squad arrived.
The animal was taken by the Trumbull County dog warden.
Police are investigating the accident. The family's name has not been released.
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The 3-day-old girl suffered bite marks and scratches and was pronounced dead Monday at Forum Health Trumbull Memorial Hospital, Warren Township Police Lt. Don Bishop said. Police believe the husky mistook the child for a stuffed animal.
Bishop said the infant's father left the room briefly and discovered the attack when he returned.
Fire Chief Kenneth Schick said the baby was in full cardiac arrest when the rescue squad arrived.
The animal was taken by the Trumbull County dog warden.
Police are investigating the accident. The family's name has not been released.
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Teenage mother charged in dog-mauling death of baby
Published: 11/4/2008 5:18 PM
Last Modified: 11/4/2008 9:36 PM
A teenage mother whose 2-month-old son was killed by a black lab puppy has been charged in Tulsa County Juvenile Court with second-degree manslaughter.
Prosecutors on Friday charged Linzy Earles, who turned 18 on Oct. 24, in connection with the July 28 death of her baby, Zane Earles.
Because Earles was 17 at the time of the baby’s death, the case was filed in juvenile court.
Earles is not in custody. Juvenile officials can retain jurisdiction and supervision over a juvenile only until his or her 19th birthday.
“The whole case is frustrating,” Assistant District Attorney Jake Cain said. “It’s a horrible tragedy. It never should have happened.”
A Tulsa police affidavit states that the boy “suffered multiple dog bites” and was “eaten alive” at his grandparents’ home in the 2900 block of East 102nd Street.
While in the care of his mother at that residence, Zane “was left unattended in an infant swing on the opposite side of the house for approximately two hours,” the affidavit asserts.
Linzy Earles went to sleep in her bedroom, and a black Labrador puppy “that was left loose in the house ate the two-month-old victim,” the police affidavit states.
In response to a records request filed by the Tulsa World, Chief Juvenile Judge Doris Fransein on Tuesday authorized the release of juvenile court records and law enforcement records involving Earles.
By statute, the confidentiality requirements of juvenile records do not apply to arrest records of a juvenile arrested for committing an act that would be a felony if committed by an adult.
Fransein’s order states that Earles was previously adjudicated as a delinquent child. A police affidavit states that Earles “has had a history of drug abuse and she was just taken off probation on June 2” in a drug-related matter.
Second-degree manslaughter involves an accusation of “culpable negligence” — an omission to do something that a reasonably careful person would do or failure to use ordinary care and caution.
“We feel that if not for her culpable negligence, it would have been prevented,” Cain said.
The prosecutor indicated that he expects the case to remain in juvenile court.
Defense attorney Robert Brown said Earles is heartbroken regarding her child’s death.
Earles now faces a Dec. 3 appearance in juvenile court.
Brown said he did not want to comment in detail regarding the case because “she has her rights of privacy and she is a juvenile.”
The Labrador was taken to the Tulsa Animal Shelter, where it was euthanized at the request of police so that evidence could be recovered.
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Last Modified: 11/4/2008 9:36 PM
A teenage mother whose 2-month-old son was killed by a black lab puppy has been charged in Tulsa County Juvenile Court with second-degree manslaughter.
Prosecutors on Friday charged Linzy Earles, who turned 18 on Oct. 24, in connection with the July 28 death of her baby, Zane Earles.
Because Earles was 17 at the time of the baby’s death, the case was filed in juvenile court.
Earles is not in custody. Juvenile officials can retain jurisdiction and supervision over a juvenile only until his or her 19th birthday.
“The whole case is frustrating,” Assistant District Attorney Jake Cain said. “It’s a horrible tragedy. It never should have happened.”
A Tulsa police affidavit states that the boy “suffered multiple dog bites” and was “eaten alive” at his grandparents’ home in the 2900 block of East 102nd Street.
While in the care of his mother at that residence, Zane “was left unattended in an infant swing on the opposite side of the house for approximately two hours,” the affidavit asserts.
Linzy Earles went to sleep in her bedroom, and a black Labrador puppy “that was left loose in the house ate the two-month-old victim,” the police affidavit states.
In response to a records request filed by the Tulsa World, Chief Juvenile Judge Doris Fransein on Tuesday authorized the release of juvenile court records and law enforcement records involving Earles.
By statute, the confidentiality requirements of juvenile records do not apply to arrest records of a juvenile arrested for committing an act that would be a felony if committed by an adult.
Fransein’s order states that Earles was previously adjudicated as a delinquent child. A police affidavit states that Earles “has had a history of drug abuse and she was just taken off probation on June 2” in a drug-related matter.
Second-degree manslaughter involves an accusation of “culpable negligence” — an omission to do something that a reasonably careful person would do or failure to use ordinary care and caution.
“We feel that if not for her culpable negligence, it would have been prevented,” Cain said.
The prosecutor indicated that he expects the case to remain in juvenile court.
Defense attorney Robert Brown said Earles is heartbroken regarding her child’s death.
Earles now faces a Dec. 3 appearance in juvenile court.
Brown said he did not want to comment in detail regarding the case because “she has her rights of privacy and she is a juvenile.”
The Labrador was taken to the Tulsa Animal Shelter, where it was euthanized at the request of police so that evidence could be recovered.
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3-week-old baby mauled by family dog (
Siberian Husky).Story Created: Jan 20, 2009 at 1:08 PM EDT
Story Updated: Jan 20, 2009 at 1:08 PM EDT
BOURBONNAIS, Ill. (AP) — A 3-week-old child is dead after being mauled by the family dog in the north-central Illinois community of Bourbonnais.
Bourbonnais police say the child died late Monday in Chicago after being transported from a Kankakee hospital. The family's names have not been released.
The child's mother called 911 about 5:45 p.m. Monday to report that the family dog, a Siberian Husky, had pulled the infant off of a bed in the master bedroom and dragged the child into a hallway. The child suffered multiple bite injuries to the head.
Police said Tuesday that the dog has been removed from the home without incident and is impounded at Kankakee County animal control.
(Bourbonnais is about 50 miles southwest of Chicago.)
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Mixed breed dogs kill 10 yr old boy
Published: February 3, 2009
DILLON — Four dogs belonging to a Dillon man convicted last week of owning three dogs who mauled a 10-year-old boy to death have been turned over to the Dillon County Pound and will be destroyed if they aren’t adopted.
Bentley Collins was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and three counts of keeping unconfined dangerous animals in connection with the death of Matthew Davis in November 2006. He was sentenced to five years in prison Friday. The dogs involved were euthanized about a week after Davis’ death.
Collins, however, continued to keep dogs on his property, including the four in custody at the pound.
Just before Collins’ was sentenced, 4th Circuit Deputy Solicitor Kernard Redmond told Judge Paul Burch, who presided over case, that authorities had been receiving complaints about Collins continuing to own unconfined animals.
Redmond called Collins’ ownership of the dogs “an act of defiance and disregard.”
Collins’ attorney, Robert E. Lee, told the Morning News that he directed his client’s brother Russell Collins, who testified during the trial, to take the dogs to the pound.
The decision was made to give up ownership of the dogs because of Bentley Collins’ conviction and the circumstances surrounding the case, Lee said.
In addition to jail time, restitution and probation, Burch also said Collins wasn’t ever allowed to own dogs.
Interim Dillon County Pound Director Douglas Pernell said he picked the dogs up from Collins’ house Saturday morning. A friend of Collins, who lives on his property, told him she tried to find homes for the dogs but was unable to do so, Pernell said.
One of the dogs is three years old, two others are about a year and six months old, Pernell said. The other is a puppy, he said. The dogs appear to be mixed breed.
“They are all in good shape and are good, healthy dogs,” he said.
Not many people adopt dogs from the Dillon County Pound, so most are kept at the pound for about a month before they are put down because of lack of space or because they are sick.
“We have a lot of people come and look, but we don’t have a lot to adopt,” he said.
The shelter has space for about 70 dogs but more than half of that space is filled.
The Collins’ dogs are all being housed in one kennel outside the facility.
“If we get them together we try to keep them together,” Pernell said. “They are just like humans — if they’re out there running around together, they already know one another.”
DILLON — Four dogs belonging to a Dillon man convicted last week of owning three dogs who mauled a 10-year-old boy to death have been turned over to the Dillon County Pound and will be destroyed if they aren’t adopted.
Bentley Collins was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and three counts of keeping unconfined dangerous animals in connection with the death of Matthew Davis in November 2006. He was sentenced to five years in prison Friday. The dogs involved were euthanized about a week after Davis’ death.
Collins, however, continued to keep dogs on his property, including the four in custody at the pound.
Just before Collins’ was sentenced, 4th Circuit Deputy Solicitor Kernard Redmond told Judge Paul Burch, who presided over case, that authorities had been receiving complaints about Collins continuing to own unconfined animals.
Redmond called Collins’ ownership of the dogs “an act of defiance and disregard.”
Collins’ attorney, Robert E. Lee, told the Morning News that he directed his client’s brother Russell Collins, who testified during the trial, to take the dogs to the pound.
The decision was made to give up ownership of the dogs because of Bentley Collins’ conviction and the circumstances surrounding the case, Lee said.
In addition to jail time, restitution and probation, Burch also said Collins wasn’t ever allowed to own dogs.
Interim Dillon County Pound Director Douglas Pernell said he picked the dogs up from Collins’ house Saturday morning. A friend of Collins, who lives on his property, told him she tried to find homes for the dogs but was unable to do so, Pernell said.
One of the dogs is three years old, two others are about a year and six months old, Pernell said. The other is a puppy, he said. The dogs appear to be mixed breed.
“They are all in good shape and are good, healthy dogs,” he said.
Not many people adopt dogs from the Dillon County Pound, so most are kept at the pound for about a month before they are put down because of lack of space or because they are sick.
“We have a lot of people come and look, but we don’t have a lot to adopt,” he said.
The shelter has space for about 70 dogs but more than half of that space is filled.
The Collins’ dogs are all being housed in one kennel outside the facility.
“If we get them together we try to keep them together,” Pernell said. “They are just like humans — if they’re out there running around together, they already know one another.”
