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September 06, 2007

Laughs turn to screams as dog bites party girl

An investigation is under way after a 10-year-old girl was bitten by a dog at a friend's birthday party on Saturday.

Kaylee Bird was enjoying Singstar with her friends when she was bitten above the eye by a Jack Russell terrier.

Not all dogs are the mastiffX that bite !!

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Ms Brown did not blame the dog for the incident but had laid a complaint with Tauranga City Council.

"I just want people to know and realise they are animals," she said. "You can love them to death but they need to be treated like animals. They're animals and animals need to have boundaries."

Tell your kids that too!

The owner of the dog refused to comment but there are differing accounts of what happened leading up to the attack.

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In Kaylee's case it did not matter what had happened leading up to the bite, he said. "The bottom line is the dog has bitten her face and that's not good."

Well, that's not good enough to NOT consider what went on before the dog bite. I mean, perhaps the dog would want to complain about the kids teasing it to death!

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"It doesn't default to legal action. It's about what's the best thing in the interests of the community? And can we arm the owner with some knowledge? We have a lot to offer in terms of knowledge and education." Mr Payne said face bites often resulted from direct eye contact with a dog.

How about arming the kids too!

"Even with your own dogs we discourage that. Dogs can see it as a threat or a challenge." He cautioned people to ask an owner's permission before they approached a dog and should not treat a dog like a toy or child.

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