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Designer Puppy Attack!
June 17, 2008FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A mother woke Saturday afternoon to find her one-month-old baby bleeding after a dog had apparently attacked him.
Nicole Hemmick told Fort Wayne Police that after she got home around 6 a.m. Saturday from delivering papers and she went to bed with her one-month-old son. Around 1 p.m., Hemmick told police she was woken by her 5-year-old who needed help with the television remote.
She noticed that the baby had been moved from his original position. She then saw the baby was missing his diaper and there was blood on him. She immediately rushed to him to St. Joseph Hospital.
Police say the child's testicles had been pulled out of the scrotum. Due to the extent of the damage, the baby was transferred to Lutheran Hospital for surgery. The baby is now in stable condition.
Police and Animal Control went to Hemmick's apartment at 1009 Fayette on the city's southeast side, with her permission and took custody of the dog, a six-month-old Poodle/Cairn Terrier mix. The dog was put down by Animal Care and Control at the request of the owner.
Animal Care and Control Spokesperson Peggy Bender says it's important to start training your dog for the arrival of a new baby as soon as you know you'll be bringing one home. "Once you bring that baby into the home, you need to supervise all children around pets," said Bender. "If you can not do supervision, then that's why it's important to make sure your dog is crate trained."
Fort Wayne Police spokesman, Michael Joyner said no charges are expected and there is no reason to suspect neglect. He calls it a horrible accident.
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3 Year Old Savaged by Labrador Retriever
Lucy Warren-Hill, aged 3, was playing in a neighbor's yard when the neighbor's brown labrador suddenly attacked her. According to one witness Lucy was playing with a toy which the dog tried to grab, becoming agitated the dog then attacked Lucy.Lucy's grandmother, Jeanette White, said when they brought Lucy in from the garden: "I noticed that her face was covered in blood and her nose and forehead were cut up. Part of her nose looked like it was just coming away from her face."
Mrs White insists the dog should not be put to sleep because of the attack: "He is usually such a friendly dog. It must have been a one-off attack," she said. Lucy will undergo plastic surgery today and is in the Boxal Hospital for Sick Children.
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Poodle Attack
An Indiana couple is suing the estate of a deceased Fayette County woman whose miniature poodle allegedly attacked their 5-year-old son at her Bullskin Township home in 2002. Timothy and Jennifer Kitchen, of Connersville, Ind., filed an amended complaint Monday on behalf of their son, Micah Daniel Kitchen, against their former neighbor, Janet Williams.The Kitchens and Williams were next-door neighbors on Buttermore Boulevard on May 3, 2002, when Williams' dog, Bill, allegedly bit Micah repeatedly around the right side of his face and eye, according to the complaint.
The boy was taken to Highlands Hospital in Connellsville, then referred to Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh for stitches to his face and left pinky finger, injections and a consultation with a pediatric plastic surgeon, the complaint states.
At the time Micah was playing on Williams' porch, the dog was not on a leash or under any other restraint, according to the complaint. Bill is estimated to be between 10 and 15 inches in height at the shoulders, according to the American Kennel Club's classification of a miniature poodle.
"Based on information and belief, Ms. Williams, specifically, knew or should have known through the exercise of reasonable care, the vicious propensity of her dog, Bill," attorney Brian W. DelVecchio, of Pittsburgh, wrote in the complaint.
The Kitchens seek more than $25,000 in damages for Micah's pain and suffering, mental anguish, post-traumatic stress, and the cost of future medical care and treatment. Micah is now 8.
The Kitchens also filed a claim on Williams' estate after she died on Aug. 14, 2002, at the age of 76. Williams was living at the Fencil Personal Care Home at the time of her death, according to court records.
A message was left yesterday with the Rev. Larry and Linda Hellein, who are listed as the administrators of Williams' estate.
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Pomeranian Kills 6 Week Old Baby
LOS ANGELES (AP) - A small Pomeranian dog killed a 6-week-old baby while the infant's caretaker briefly left the child unattended to warm a bottle of milk, authorities said.The relative, who was caring for the infant girl, found her head buried in the dog's mouth Saturday night, sheriff's Deputy Cruz Solis said. The girl died of head trauma at an area hospital, he said.
The baby's name was withheld because her parents were out of the country and had not been notified, Solis said.
The relative has not been charged. Animal control officers took the dog.
Pomeranians are a breed of miniature canines that have a foxlike face, pointy ears and long, fluffy hair. The deputy said Pomeranian attacks are rare.
``Obviously it doesn't take much to kill a 6-week old baby but it's not something that happens with that breed,'' Solis said.
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