April
Date: 04/17/10
Location: Dickson City, PA
Breed: Rottweiler
Incident: Dog bites owner
Sources: The Times Tribune
Date: 04/16/10
Location: Wilmington, NC
Breed: Pit Bull ("appeared to be")
Incident: Dog jumps fence, bites 13 year old boy's leg.
Sources: StarNews, WWAY, Davis Law Group
Date: 04/15/10
Location: Toledo, Ohio
Breed: Pit Bull mix
Incident: Non resident dog at large attacks 16 year old girl
waiting at a bus stop.
Sources: Toledo Blade, ABC 13
Date: 04/15/10
Location: Macon, GA
Breed: Pit Bull
Incident: Man bitten six times by a pack of loose dogs as he was walking.
Sources: Macon.com
Date: 04/15/10
Location: Macon, GA
Breed: not mentioned
Incident: 7 year old girl bitten in leg while walking with mother
by loose dog.
Sources: Macon.com
Date: 04/15/10
Location: Newark, DE
Breed: German Shepherd
Incident: Dog walked on leash bites a UD student's arm.
Sources: 1150AM WDEL Delaware Police News
Date: 04/15/10
Location: Newark, DE
Breed: Unknown ("small white dog")
Incident: Dog at large bit a jogger's leg.
Sources: 1150AM WDEL Delaware Police News
Date: 04/15/10
Location: Sparks, NV
Breed: Pit Bull
Incident: Dog bites 13 year old girl's arm after being released
from his yard by a neighbor's child.
Sources: Mason Valley News, Topic Local, Kane Law Group
Date: 04/12/10
Location: Portland, OR
Breed: Not mentioned
Incident: Police officer bitten by resident dog while
inevestigating suspicious activity.
Sources: KGW.com
Date: 04/11/10
Location: Waterford Township, MI
Breed: Pit Bull mix
Incident: A pit bull mix bit a 5 year old boy who came into
the owner's gated yard unannounced. The dog had
previously bitten someone just a week before.
Sources: ClickOn Detroit, WXYZ, Oakland Press
Date: 04/11/10
Location: Pataskala, OH
Breed: Not mentioned
Incident: 4 year old boy bitten; circumstances not mentioned.
Sources: WHIZ News
Date: 04/10/10
Location: Crafton, PA
Breed: Saint Bernard (possible)
Incident: Dog at large enters boy's yard and bites 5 year old's
face.
Sources: Pittsburgh CW, Post-Gazette
Date: 04/09/10
Location: Blackfoot, ID
Breed: Pit Bull
Incident: Dog gets on school grounds, attempts to play with and
chase children, is reportedly antagonized by said
children, and bites. 2 children and a teacher's aid
recieved bites. Nine other children received scratches
and abrasions.
Sources: KIDK News, Idaho State Journal, KPVI News 6,
LocalNews8 (first post), LocalNews8 (second post)
Date: 04/09/10
Location: LaVista, NE
Breed: American Bull Dog, and Pit Bull.
Incident: Two dogs escaped their yard, and bit two children in
two seperate attacks.
Sources: WOWT, Action 3 News
Date: 04/08/10 (posted)
Location: Brainerd, TN
Breed: Akita
Incident: Owner was walking his two dogs on lead when a woman
approached and attempted to pet one of them. The dog
bit her arm.
Sources: Chattanooga.com Date: 04/08/10
Location: Safford, AZ
Breed: Pit Bull Terrier
Incident: Dog on long chain jumps over low fence, bites 6 year
old boy's face. Boy was playing unnatended in the alley
behind the dog's yard.
Sources: Eastern Arizona Courrier
Date: 04/07/10
Location: Glens Falls, NY
Breed: Mixed breed
Incident: The family dog become upset for an unknown reason, and
bit the foot of of a 3 month old baby being held by
it's mother, and also bit a toddler.
Sources: PostStar
Date: 04/07/10
Location: Springfield, IL
Breed: Pit Bull
Incident: Dog at large bites both hands of a man walking down the
street.
Soruces: The State Journal
Date: 04/05/10 (posted)
Location: Taylor County, FL
Breed: German Shepherd mix
Incident: Dog jumped fence, and chased 6 year old boy on bike,
and bit his ankle.
Sources: WCTV
Date: 04/05/10 (posted)
Location: Taylor County, FL
Breed: Labrador mix
Incident: 17 year old boy walks through a neighbor's yard and is
bitten on his calf by resident dog.
Sources: WCTV
Date: 04/05/10 (posted)
Location: Taylor County, FL
Breed: Not mentioned
Incident: All that is said is that the dog bit it's owner.
Sources: WCTV
Date: 04/05/10 (posted)
Location: Taylor County
Breed: Not mentioned
Incident: All that is mentioned is that the dog bit it's owner. This
is a seperate incidence than the above involving a
different dog.
Sources: WCTV
Date: 04/05/10 (posted)
Location: Taylor County, FL
Breed: English Bulldog
Incident: A bulldog jumped into a fight between two humans,
biting one of them.
Sources: WCTV
Date: 04/04/10
Location: Huron, OH
Breed: Cane Corso mastiff
Incident: Police officer bitten on the leg by dog. Circumstances
not discussed.
Sources: Sandusky Register
Date: 04/01/10
Location: West Fargo, ND
Breed: Labrador Retriever (Black)
Incident: Woman was walking her two dogs on leash when the lab
lunged, and bit a passing jogger on his knee.
Sources: KFGO, West Fargo Pioneer
Date: 04/01/10March
Date: 03/31/10
Location: Concord, CA
Breed: Labrador Retriever (Yellow)
Incident: Leashed dog walked by owner bites 10 year old girl's
leg as she is riding a bicycle
Sources: Mercury News, The Reeves Law Group
Date: 03/31/10
Location: Poquoson,
Breed: Golden Retriever
Incident: Dog alledgedly bites part of 3 year old boy's ear off.
Sources: WVEC, WTKR
Analysis:
Date: 03/31/10
Location: Warren County, MS
Breed: Black Mouth Cur
Incident: Family dog mauls 2 year old boy while family was
playing in their yard.
Sources: The Vicksburg Post, WLBT, Topix Local News,
Date: 03/29/10
Location: Carlisle, PA
Breed: Pit Bull
Incident: Two woman were engaged in a physical altercation. When
a teenage girl "jumped in", the family dog "was getting
worked up", and "eventually jumped into the mix" biting
the teenager's arm.
Sources: The Sentinal, WGAL,
Analysis:
Date: 03/28/10
Location: Plattsmouth, NE
Breed: Pit Bull
Incident: Family dog alledgedly bit 10 year old boy's face
while the child is laying on the sofa. Victim's father
says that the dog had been behaving strangely in the
weeks prior to the attack.
Sources: WOWT (first post), WOWT (second post),
The Journal (first post), The Journal (second post)
Date: 03/25/10
Location: Summit County, OH
Breed: Boxer mix/ Pit Bull mix/ Pit Bull (has been reported as
several different breeds)
Incident: Dog bit his owner's father, and then bit a deputy who
was called to the scene. Witnesses describe the dog's
behavior that day leading up to the incident as
unusual.
Sources: FOX 8 News, Canton Rep., WKYC News, Ohio.com,
The Suburbanite, Cleveland.com
Date: 03/23/10
Location: Washington D.C.
Breed: Not mentioned
Incident: 12 year old girl attacked by dog. Circumstances not
discussed.
Sources: The Washington Post
Location: West Fargo, ND
Breed: Boxer/Bulldog mix (possible)
Incident: Dog at large bit a female jogger.
Sources: WDAY News 6, West Fargo Pioneer
Date: 04/01/10
Location: Long Beach, CA
Breed: Pit Bull
Incident: Dog at large injured man and his dog.
Sources: Press-Telegram, LBPOST, KCAL, and 80 other reports.
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