New Zealand Dog News

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May 18, 2007

Crazed pitbull strikes


Pregnant dog attack victim Miriam Brooker feared the worst when a pitbull-cross latched on to her own dog on Lincoln Rd.

But fear quickly turned to terror when the crazed pitbull turned its attention on her.

The Henderson resident was walking Bronco, her german shepherd rottweiler cross, last Monday when the pitbull charged.

(... to read what happened)

Animal welfare has destroyed 11 dogs involved in attacks and aggressive behaviour over the past year.

Three of the dogs attacked people while the rest savaged other animals.

Most were staffordshire or labrador crosses.

"You can't single out any one particular breed," Mr Wells says.

"Most dogs that have aggressive tendencies have a lack of proper socialisation."

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