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Deputy Charged In Dog Attack
Breed: Whippet
Survey of adult victims of dog bites in New Zealand
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Deputy Charged In Dog Attack 
 
Deputy Charged In Dog Attack 
Man Charged With 4 Misdemeanors

March 22, 2010
 
INDIANAPOLIS -- A Marion County sheriff's deputy whose two pit bulls attacked and injured a man earlier this month was charged Monday with four misdemeanors in the case.
 
Shawn Middleton, 25, was charged with two counts of dog bite causing serious bodily injury and two counts of harboring a non-immunized dog in the attack on James Bates, 23.
 
The dogs jumped Middleton's fence and attacked Bates in his yard. "His ears were literally almost torn off his face," said Marion County Prosecutor Carl Brizzi. "People need to be responsible, whether it's with their children, whether it's their pets, whatever it is."
 
One of the dogs involved was adopted from the Humane Society of Indianapolis on Jan. 8 and was killed when an officer shot the animal during the March 4 attack in the 5900 block of Grandview Drive.
 
The other pit bull was also shot and was later put down. Neighbors called just days after the adoption to report aggressive dogs.
 
In an interview last week, HSI Director John Aleshire said the dog showed no signs of aggression before it was adopted, but that was disputed in the police report and in a report obtained by 6News, which indicated that workers said the dog played extremely rough, showed its teeth and growled when they came near. "Just because a dog growls, it could be in severe pain. That dog, specifically at that point, was in severe pain," said Tristan Schmid, director of communications and marketing for HSI. The animal had just been neutered, Schmid said, and later passed a behavioral test and was deemed adoptable.
 
"We can't speak as to exactly what happened to this animal after it left the shelter. We just hope that they are given the proper care and are treated with respect, as they are treated while they are here," Schmid said. City-County Councilman Mike Speedy said this case points to a larger problem. Speedy said pit bulls are an aggressive breed and that potential owners should be screened just like the dogs. "The people who do adopt them out should be rescue groups ... who thoroughly understand behavior
and traits of this dog," Speedy said. "They're willing to take the liability should they pick the wrong one." Brizzi said he will consider taking another look at the Humane Society's adoption policy.
 
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Dog bites occur more frequently in the spring and summer months than in winter months. Mainly because owners/families are more likely to be outside.
 
The Center for Disease Control indicates that dogs bite 4.5 million Americans each year. Keep in mind that these are just the cases that are reported. Countless dog bite instances are left unreported.  Education is a needed action for preventing severe instances of dog bites. 
 
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Breed:2 whippetsWhippet
 
The Whippet is a medium sized, active and playful shorthaired dog that is part of the sighthound family. They look like a greyhound, but are a breed of their own.  

Whippets come in different colors and patterns including solid black, solid white with red, fawn, blue, brindle and cream. It is not unusual for one litter to have a mixture of spots patches, stripes or blazes with no two pups looking the same. They come in almost every color imaginable for a dog. Weight: 20 - 40 pounds. 

History: 
The Whippet dog first came to be in Northern England in the middle to late 19th century. Breeders crossed small terriers with greyhounds with the intent and hopes of getting a small but fast hound that could successfully hunt rabbits and other small game. The result was the Whippet. It was mostly the factory workers, mine workers and other working class people in England that owned the Whippet, so the became known as "poor man's greyhound" or "poor man's race horse". In their spare time, the workers raced their Whippets in the fields or roads with the use of a piece of cloth as the lure and the dog had to run a straight 200-yard track.

 

A survey of adult victims of dog bites in New Zealand:  
 

AIM: To describe the circumstances of dog bites to adults in New Zealand, in order to better understand factors associated with these bites.

 

METHODS: A questionnaire was sent to 1,800 adults 18 years + who had made claims to the Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) in 2002 as a result of dog bites.

 

RESULTS: Five hundred and thirty-five questionnaires were returned; 50% of respondents were male, and 30% of bites were reported to local authorities. Most injuries were to the legs or hand. More people were bitten by male dogs than female dogs. A disproportionate number of bites took place in rural areas, but the most common locations for attacks were streets/walkways, and the victim's home. Protection of territory, accidental bites, fear, and pain were considered to be the most common reasons for dogs to bite.

 

CONCLUSION: Many victims were bitten in situations that could have been avoided. Education is the answer.

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The number of recorded dog bite injuries is significantly higher in children than adults. The elderly and home service providers such as mail carriers and meter readers are also high on the list of frequent dog bite victims. CAUTION: Never leave a baby or child alone with a dog.
 

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