How do you move on after a tragedy?......WARNING THIS IS A GRAPHIC POST!

[Matthew U.]

THIS IS A VERY GRAPHIC POST, REGARDING A ROTTWEILER ATTACK ON A CHIHUAHUA

I got my baby girl last year, she was just the cutest little thing you would ever see. What a roller coaster, she was a whirl wind running through the house playing and getting into things, she has been a blessing for us. My partner and I have been giving her love each and every day, being the best pet parents possible. We have truly enjoyed every moment with her. Gizmo was such an Angel, always a sweet personality and never anything else.

This Friday, August 07, while going out for a short potty break before dinner, we were returning back home, just a few feet from the front steps. Suddenly, out of nowhere a Rottweiler attacked her, causing massive trauma to her brain. I only had a second between the time that I seen him and the time to react. The owners had a leash on their dog but did not have control of him allowing him to run freely, he was the meanest dog that I have ever seen. When he attacked, he was pure evil, his only goal was to kill her. When I was trying to save my dog, he was doing all that he could do to kill her so I had no choice but to kick him in the ass as hard as possible to break his attention. Since I did this so hard, he did finally slam her down onto the sidewalk, and the owner grabbed his leash and took him away. My dog began to crawl up the driveway bleeding and gasping for air, the best that she could after being mauled and shaken, then within seconds she began to go into shock then she just collapsed.

The amount of brain damage was way beyond anything that the vets could help with, after rushing Gizmo to the closet vet possible [we were there within 15 minutes from the attack]. The doctor told me that he had never seen that much brain damage caused entirely by "shaken dog syndrome", just like a baby would have if violently shaken. He had her in his mouth and shook her so hard that she was brain dead within minutes. While being shaken she just kept screaming so loud that it will be the only sound that I will be able to remember for a long long time, the last thing she experienced was being bitten in the abdomen and thrown from side to side then smashed to the ground.

I just cannot get this crap out of my head, there is so much sorrow and helplessness after an experience like this. We were innocently walking along our side of the street, just a few feet from our home, the neighbor's visitor had their dog running loose in their unfenced front townhouse yard. This dog was not there when we left the house, sometime during the short time that we were walking a few blocks around the corner just like we always do. After the attack, this piece of crap neighbor had the dog and all three people that were in the house loaded up into their car and flying up the street to get out of the area before the police came. Immediately after the attack, I knew that Gizmo had very little chance of making it, I told them to stay put that the police would be called and have the dog taken into quarantine but they had no intention of hanging around.

Within a few minutes they were out of there, dog and all. They never asked if my dog was okay or wether or not I was okay after being bitten by both dogs while I was trying to separate them. She was severely bitten, shaken and ultimately died due to the viciousness of this out of control dog and their poor excuse of a dog owner. He has yet to come by and see if I was okay and offer his condolence for losing my Chihuahua, he knew that she has passed away and surely suffered during the incident. I have been suffering for the past 3 days now, losing my dog and knowing how much pain she experienced while being killed by this SOB.

I spoke with a little neighbor girl tonight that actually saw this mess from her bedroom window down the street, she saw the violent attack in its entirety and has been having nightmares since. I know that I have not slept a wink either, now this horror movie just keeps playing in my mind over and over again. I have shed more tears in the past 3 days than in the past 36 years. What do you do after something like this?, how do you move on???

I feel like I am losing my mind, it is just amazing how people can be such cowards. It is bad enough to simply avoid taking responsibility but to tell us to forget about it and just move on is way too much.

The neighbor who had this visitor over at their home taped a greeting card to my door the next day, stating some bible verses telling me that I need to accept that this was God's will and I should put this behind me and move on. It is not their place to make these kinds of statements, what nerve, I cannot believe that these people are so selfish to tell someone to get over having their pet violently killed in front of them.

I had to watch her die there at the vet, then spend 6 hours at the ER getting treated for bites, etc. It took hours for the idiot to actually tell the police wether or not the dog was up-to-date on his rabies shots. I cannot believe that first they kill my dog, then make me suffer and wait to find out if I will need rabies vaccines or die too.

What a ridiculous world this is sometimes...

Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated, since I am having a terrible time dealing with this. I have to make funeral/cremation arrangements for my dog on Monday which is going to be the worst day yet.

Matt

[Sue]

Dear Matt: When I read your post, I immediately wanted to reply and say something. . .anything that may help. I have stared at the blank reply box forever because I am saddened, crying and utterly speechless. Please accept my heart-felt condolences for your loss. Though I have suffered the heartbreak of losing a pet, I have never experienced anything like what you describe. I won't presume to know what you are going through. I am just so, so sorry for you and your lovely puppy.

I hope that somewhere down the line, your criminal neighbors will pay for this horrible act of violence.

[Matthew U.]

Hi Sue.

Thanks for writing back, it is nice to have someone listen to this. I am trying to get some changes made around here, this county and state are just a complete joke when it comes to telling "right from wrong".

I did finally meet with the animal control officer today, she was of very little help, pretty much useless. After losing an hour with her, she informs me that the owner of this dog never had him licensed therefore he has a clean record until this particular incident. The fact that his dog killed mine, is of very little importance, they are mostly concerned with the stupid cuts on my hand. I will survive the hand injury, but my dog was murdered and no one cares. Every time I flip-out about all of the police, animal control staff and other useless county workers I am told that this is just the way that it is. My own partner keeps telling me to calm down and let the civil court handle it. I have experience with those morons too, the fact that the only penalty the owner will have is this:

1. required to pay $50.00 fine for a dog being off of his leash [he was on one but not controlled so they use the same violation language regardless wether or not he was actually leashed or not].

2. will be required to keep the dog under close supervision for 10 days, to monitor for further displays of aggression.

3. the owner will be required to build a 6' tall fence around his rear yard, at this home [this happened 2 miles away from his house, his son took him off property to visit his girlfriend that lives across the street from me].

4. the owner will be required to apply for and keep a dog license while having this dog as a pet.

5. he will also have to report to the animal control board about his dog's temperament issues, if any. [yeah, right, I am sure he will really keep them up-to-date.


It sounds like I am on my own again, this county an state are such a mess. I called the manager of our HOA/Home Owners Association today, I told her how bad the community has gotten over the years and that they need to take the blindfolds off and get real. Their are more druggies and drunks living here in this townhouse development than there is in Baltimore City, my family moved away from there 35 years ago to get away from that activity and just to find out that the folks out in the county are just as bad. Just because someone drives a BMW and owns a $400,000 house does not stop them from using drugs and alcohol. Everybody thinks that only the "trash" uses this stuff, I hate to be the informer but the trash is living right here in the middle of the high-end school district with their kids playing outside while their parents shoot-up inside!!!

I am just so sick of this already, the county gets 15-30 days to make a decision wether or not the owner is responsible or not, then this SOB gets 15 days to appeal the their decision if he is unhappy with it, then another 30 days to actually make him comply with any of the conditions/restrictions that the board imposes on him. What a joke!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

While all of this is happening I have to sit here and suffer emotionally, I want to be able to get this behind me so that I can heal and move forward. Gizmo will always be a part of me and my thoughts, but I need to be able to get some kind of closure soon because I cannot handle reliving it 24/7. I have high-blood pressure that causes the heart to enlarge and creates a frequent arrhythmia, plus my back is still in need of another spinal fusion, etc. I was always healthy as a kid beside allergies and stuff, now I have 5 moderate to severe conditions that make each and every day almost impossible to deal with but I still have to work full-time because I am under 40 and the SSI/Disability office won't even think about helping me until then. I never thought in my younger life that I would want to get old, now I cannot wait to pass 50 or even 60 that way the SSI office will have a much harder time to deny me assistance. Most people do not develop these conditions at such as early age, I am just one of the lucky ones!!!

Anyway Sue, I appreciate you listening. Everyone keeps telling me to just get another dog so that I will forget about Gizmo and what has happened, I don't want to forget about her. I loved her, cared for her every need, we would go on multiple walks every night just so that she could stay "empty" and I could get the walking exercise that I need to stay flexible and keep the weight down some. Most Chihuahuas are not big walkers that I know of?, but she loved her walks as long as it was not cold, windy or rainy. It would take every trick in the book to get her out the door if it was raining or windy, she would double-back and pee wherever she wanted and I usually could not catch her. So I usually woke her from her "naps" to go out when it was rainy and stuff so that I was one step ahead of her whenever possible.

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I will keep you updated if I hear anything else, the police, animal control and owners are all very slow with giving me information and letting me know what is happening. I did get a visit tonight from the owner, I would not answer the door though because I am just too mad right now. He too left a card on my door [apparently these guys get the greeting cards real cheap and have them readily available]. He just wrote his contact info on the back of it, didn't put any thing else other than this simple sentence: "I am leaving this in regards to your dead dog"...........what the???

He could have been much more tactful when writing this, such as: I would like talk to you about your dog passing, or something similar. He is obviously very rude and doesn't care, I think he just wants to settle for some small amount so that I will go away and he can return to his life before all of this happened. Bad news for him, I am taking this all the way to governor if need be, the State of Maryland and Howard County laws regarding the penalties for dog aggression and causing deaths is just unacceptable. Something must be done, I need to honor Gizmo, and the only way to do that is to make sure that this crap stops now before another dog gets hurt or killed. These goofballs think that if an owner get a nicked finger but their dog suffers and dies, that the only important thing is to address the hurt finger and the loss of another pet is just not important. I believe that if an owner is negligent then he should face stiff penalties, a $50.00 fine is just ridiculous, when someone loses their pet companion. I lose thousands of dollars in hospital costs, vet costs, cremation/burial costs, Gizmo's cost was $1,700 alone and his penalties are less than $500.00 total including court costs.

What a joke!!! [this is my new favorite line]

Thanks again for listening.

Matt

[Sue]

What a frustrating load of red tape! I can't believe that there aren't more enforcible laws with very stiff penalties for this kind of irresponsible behavior. I'm sure your friends mean well, but suggesting that you just get another dog right now is a little insensitive--it implies that Gizmo is easily replaced. I lost a 13-year-old maltese last July. Most of my friends/family said the same thing--"go get another dog." I wasn't anywhere close to that then. I do have other dogs (3 chihuahuas) who needed my attention and helped me to heal, but I would not have been ready for a new puppy right away. I would focus on seeking justice for this terrible act and take the time you need to grieve for your "little girl."

It sounds like you are a very loving pet owner. Over time, after you have had time to grieve, you will probably be able to love another lucky chihuahua again. I wish you all the best with this ordeal. Do let me know how you make out with your case.

Sue

[lady isabell]

im so sorry for you my friend.i cannot imagine your grief.why do people have dogs that are trained to kill.a normal dog of any breed would not kill unless trained to.even play fighting with strong dogs can sometimes progress into attacks on humans or animals.i know of an dog that recently killed a cat in our area.he also nearly killed a dog.im still looking for this dog,as posters were posted of a similar large breed.i will say,im always looking over my shoulder for dogs when i take out louis.i dont trust any dogs.even a golden retriever went for louis once.i couldnt believe it.

anyway god bless xx

[Matthew U.]

Hi everyone, thanks for the support......I really need it. I have been very down after dealing with all of this, seems like no one around me really understands [or wants to fully understand]. I was actually the one in the middle of this attack, I didn't just watch but was part of this horrific thing. I have been told by the police, by animal control, the health department and my own partner. They all think that I am being unreasonable because I want justice for that little dog, she did not deserve to die like that.

I have been told by all, that I should just get another puppy and forget about what happened. What if I don't want to forget it?, the people that allowed their dog to kill her deserve to be punished. I am sick of this follow the "status quo" around here, everyone wants me to be quiet so that they don't have to get too involved so that they have more time to relax. I am about ready to say to he__ with this place, and go to a place that actually cares about something other than themselves. My own partner seems to be more interested in the money, he went ahead and bought another dog for me. She is another Chi, very pretty chocolate color w/white band around her neck and a stripe on her head. I will include a pic in my profile of her.

But I am still very upset that this crap happens, these owners are just not being punished/penalized enough. The owner of this vicious animal is going to receive a charge of $50.00 for having an "at large pet" and be required to install a six-foot tall fence. I want him to be required to use a muzzle on this beast at all times when off of his property, right now he is under owner house arrest. During this pathetic process, the owner is supposed to watch him for any signs of aggression, bad temperament, etc. The health department investigator will check on monday and if the owner says that everything is fine then the "house arrest" requirement will be removed and the owner will be free to take him anywhere he chooses. What a joke Maryland law is......I really think that this state needs a complete and total overhaul.

I am paying $400,000 for my home with a 30-year mortgage, I pay $4,000 per year in property taxes, $1,200 a year for HOA based fees and other misc costs and for what, so that I can live in fear that these idiots will bring this dog around here again, anytime they choose. I think this state is an absolute mess, I have been here my whole life [pushing 40 years now!] and it is supposed to be the "FREE STATE" but it is anything but. They even use that stupid slogan on vehicle license plates.

I complained to the police, animal control and health departments that dogs need to be muzzled when out in public, if this was the case then my dog would still be alive right now. Instead of receiving any support, all that I got was arguing, rude comments, people telling me that I do not know what I am talking about, that I am too demanding and a lot more.

I asked many of them, "Did you ever have a dog that was mauled, shaken until brain-dead" just to ultimately have your pet die in front of you? Of course, not one person involved had ever experienced this kind of horrifying situation first-hand, yet they all had nothing but downright mean and nasty things to say to me. Again, my own partner said that I need to just let the whole matter go. That getting some financial resolution was enough and that I should just move on and stop worrying about the negative aspect of this. What the H_LL???

My dog and I both deserve to get justice, since she cannot do this herself, I owe it to her. I will do it in her Honor regardless of what these jerks think, including my own family. As far as I am concerned, anyone that won't stand up against this state and the atrocity that exists, are truly Cowards in my book. If that means that I have to move on as in moving on I am ready for that, I am becoming attached to my new puppy so I would take her with me and start my life anew.

Thanks again, for listening to me ramble and rant. I am just so disgusted by the cowardly people that are around me here, it is so heart breaking to have family and neighbors say "oh, Gizmo was so wonderful, gentle, friendly, smart, loving and such a great little dog", yet when asked to help me fight the stupid laws in this state so that if an animal attacks another they have to face the consequences instead these weak hearted people run the other way.

That shows me what kind of people are around me here, the only person in the neighborhood that had the respect to say something to me about was a 10 year old girl. That is truly sad, after all of the times our dogs have played together over the past 4 years since I moved here. Everyone around here would rather take the easy way out after something like this. They just want to reach a settlement with their insurance company or the other dog's owner and take whatever money they get and go out and buy another "Man's Best Friend".

So much for love and companionship with a pet that typically would live for 10-15 years, instead they would just replace him with another 4-legged friend since it is far easier than trying to change the very flawed state laws. I just hope that no one's mother or baby around gets mauled and dies, they will have to go visit the mall and hope that they can buy a replacement mother or baby, or perhaps just kidnap one instead since that is even cheaper than spending that settlement check that they got for their other one.

Sorry for going on and one........I am logging off for now. Just hope that the "cowardly stuff" doesn't rub off on me if I have to go outside.

Matt

[sarah]

In read everything and I feel sorry for you
I almost cried while reading that. That person with the rottweiler should be put in jail for ownig a killing dog. I feel so sorry for you. I'm sorry, I've never really lost any pets except for a few fish. So really I can't really give you any advice. Sorry.

~Sarah

[Alina]

THAT IS SO MEAN DUDE THAT IS THE MEANEST DOG EVER ! I wish it never happened i have some advice to help you out........do something good for someone it will take your mind off of the attack.......hopefully i have beeen through something like this too except with a poodle bye hope it works i wish i were a even bigger dog that stopped the rottwieller

[Wendy Farias]

Hello, I just wanted to say I am terribly sorry for your loss. The exact thing happened to me, only I was at the park walking my puppy and instead of a rot it was a pitbull who killed my puppy. It has only been a month and I know how difficut it can be. My puppy couldn't survive because the pitbull had crushed both of his ribs and punctered his right lung. What's wierd is that the owner of the dog also left as soon as he saw what happened, he got his dog, and his family and just left. My mom had gone to the store to get food, so I was left there to suffer with my dog.The pitbull had not attacked me but I was completely destroyed...especially knowing that it happened in front of my eyes and I couldn't do anything to help (mainly because I'm 14 and I was afraid the pitbull would turn and attack me). We were about 49 minutes away from a vet, and the vet said that even if we had gotten there earlier there was no way they could have fixed his lung. Trust me, although the saddness will never be completely erased it will get easier to cope with. I still wake up early to take him out to go potty, until I realize that he's no longer here with me. I can totally empathize with you, but hopefully it'll get better in time.

[Matthew U.]

Hi All.

What area are you in Wendy?, I'm in Columbia Maryland [just about 20 miles outside of Baltimore City]. I am having the worst time in the world with the county and state, not a single person here is helpful and most of them simply do not care at all what happened. The animal control, health department and police are only concerned with getting the fines from the owner, which amounts to about $150.00 total. They have offered to pay for his dog to be spayed, micro-chipped and some other services. I had to pay $275 for my dog's spay, $150 for micro-chipping and her dog license. The fact that the family left you there with no help seems to be the new normal in this country, everyone leaves each other to fend for themselves no matter how serious the injury is. There is an elderly lady here in the area, she was attacked by several large dogs being walked by teenagers that once the attack happened they all fled so that they would not be caught and be held responsible. Once the attack was over, they called the dogs to where they were hiding, left the scene and the lady was left with a broken wrist and was mauled quite a bit. She has yet to get the police to make an arrest of the idiots that are at fault for it, so she had to suffer and of course pay her own expenses caused by someone else's irresponsibility.

I paid for mine, my dog was killed and we will not see a single penny but the county will get the fees but then turnaround and pay for his dog's stuff. I really just wish that the owners and dog would jump off of a cliff, somehow I am the victim along with my dead chihuahua but the owners are being cared for and I am being abused. This county and state are just so screwed up, Maryland is called the "FREE STATE". Basically, all this means is that all of the bad people get a FREE RIDE while the innocent and hard-workers get screwed.

I cannot wait until I can move and get the heck away from here, once the housing values come back in 10 years I am out of here. I paid $379,000 for my home, it is now only worth $250,000 even after putting $20,000 in upgrades and replaced the kitchen with commercial grade appliances, etc. Yet the neighbor, the majority of them are renters since most of the home owners got out of here several years ago because they saw what a dump it was becoming. We pay more here in Columbia, than most people pay in LA or NY, that is just ridiculous since this place is just not worth it. There was a slaying just a few miles away earlier this week, across the street the trashy neighbor's kid shot out another neighbor's glass patio door recently, and so and so on. Everyone around turns a blind eye to the problems this county and state are experiencing, within a few years it might be deadly just to walk out of your front door.

The same trash across the street from me, the ones where the attack dog came from while visiting is where a 20 year old was brought out in a body-bag just last year. He died from a drug overdose, of course, everyone swears that he was sick. Nineteen year olds don't just die in their sleep, besides we checked the police crime listings and it clearly stated the cause of death being from drugs. I cannot believe it, these are the same ones that keep leaving me religious notes, tell us how they spend so much time at church, etc. Yet, they are all a bunch of drunken drug addicts, that just don't deserve to be breathing. They allowed the owner of the attack dog to drive their vehicle with them in it back to his residence to avoid the police, it took the police hours to find him yet they only live 1.7 miles away down a straight road. Yes, our police are totally useless too. The average response time here can be 45 minutes, and sometimes they don't even show up at all. I remember earlier this year, in February. The trashy neighbor whose kid shot out the glass door, his adopted brother is handicapped after suffering from Cerebral Palsy. He gets dropped off by a special school bus about 30 minutes earlier than the other kids get out, so he has to wait every day for his adoptive mother to return with her other trashy kids from regular school. Anyway, the kid had to wait thru a cold & windy downpour storm for about an hour before his mother to return, I had called the police twice about the incident but they did not show up until I called child welfare two hours later. Her excuse was she had a key cut for him, but kept forgetting to give it to him, it took her another week or so before she finally did. I was not about to take the child in, knowing the idiot police around here they would probably accuse me of kidnapping.

I am getting some police strength Mace & Pepper Spray today, to try and defend myself and my new puppy should the situation ever happen again. While walking her, I intend to left others know to keep their dog at a reasonable distance or they will get sprayed with pepper spray or mace. I have no choice but to defend myself, and if that includes policing myself and others then so be it. I will not be a victim again because of others that want to act like two here olds.

The attack dog's owner finally emailed me yesterday after almost 2 weeks, to inform me that he knows the Maryland laws and the fact that he is responsible for very little of my expenses. In this crappy state you cannot get a dime for your distress, emotional trauma, lost time from work if you need it, cost of incidental items that you have paid for the dead pet, etc. The only thing that he must pay is my ER bill and the street value of my dog and that is it [the dog cost $1,400 plus spaying, several vet visits, licensing, etc.

He caused the problem yet will spend less money on this fiasco than me.

If anyone wants to call him and express their feelings about how important it is to control his own dog and help anyone if his dog injures them. That is the right thing to do.

You can visit my website that I created in honor of Gizmo [my Chihuahua that was killed by his dog].

http://justice4gizmo.info and click on the blog events for his contact information.

I intend to send everyone in his neighborhood a copy of the letter from the Animal Control Division stating that his dog is now considered "a potentially dangerous animal" that requires special control and confinement for the safety of others since he has the probability of attacking someone again.

If anyone cares to find out more about what happened, you can visit the website above or email: [e-mail]

Thanks again for listening.

Matt

[kennedy shay austyn]

OMG hunny im so sory it is very hard losing an animalthat must have been horible watching that i bet you cant get the pictures out of ur mind again im very sory

[Lauren de lacey]

Saddest thing ever you poor man. august 2008 my rottweiler tiny was killed he was just 10 months old and very friendly by another dog i howled for hours as i came home and found him in my back yard with his throat torn out. It took me a long time to stop crying everyday. my boyfriends mum bought me a chihuhua to cheer me up and it helped because i had something else to focus on i gave all my attention and love to my little wolf it made me happy to know that one lil dog was killed but now i was able to give another lil guy a good home. Although i still think of tiny it gets easier. Even though at the time i thought i would cry forever my boyfriend had to come home from work and i was given valume. Getting another dog was the best cure even though it seemed a bit soon it wasnt. Tiny was also killed on my brothers birthday so im reminded that way which is hard. I hope you are ok and maybe get another dog it will be so lucky to have an owner so caring. Best of luck lauren. I also have a pitbull bitch she is four and she stayed beside tiny when he was killed the neighbours children saw the other dog attackin my rottweiler and saw sheara my pit chase him off. But please also dnt be wary off all big dogs my pitbull loves my chihuahua nobody can touch him when shes playing with him. she is so gentle and i would not be without her either. But as friendly as she is i know she is big and powerfull so she is never given the chance to get to any1 or any animal when i walk her. PEOPLE if you want to own a big dog know how to control it please.... sorry again mat

[Matthew U.]

Hi Everyone,

It has been a little while now since my last post, I have been trying to get past the incredible amount of anger and hostility that I have for the idiots that caused my dog to die that day. They have been nothing short of absolute trash, I just cannot imagine how anyone could cause an animals death and just smile about it and laugh. I was presented with the opportunity to finally confront the trash that had the dog off of its leash that day, he was visiting the other trashy neighbors across the street from me where the attack originally happened on August 07.

He was sitting there on the front steps of my neighbor's section 8 house, with his pregnant 18 year old girlfriend, playing around on facebook.com on his brand new iPhone while sitting there in his also brand new sneakers, jeans, sweatshirt, hat, etc., etc. That outfit most likely costs $200+ yet has offered me nothing!!!

I was going out to get my mail from the communal postal-boxes at the end of the street, while walking down & back this little punk did nothing back smirk and laugh as I walked by having no morals and not the least bit of compassion for the victim of the attack that he caused. While walking back, I stopped in front of my driveway and decided that I could not hold my tongue another second, so I asked the little punk why he has not made any attempt to make the situation right. He has NOT offered any compassion, support, repayment for the dog that he caused the death of, did not offer to get us another pet when we are ready. He has done nothing but be a smart-ass, smiling, laughing, joking and being an absolutely worthless piece of crap to the planet. He is 19, only works 10 hours a week at abercrombie [just for the employee discount], attends 1 class a few times per week at school, has not one but two high-end phones, an endless wardrobe that he seems to never repeat, etc., etc. At that age, I was already working 40+ hours per week, taking care of my dying grandmother [after she suffered several severe strokes], helping out around my parents home, still doing chores in addition to the rent that I paid monthly, etc. This twerp, just does as little as possible, no wonder he is getting bigger by the day. He spends his entire day playing around with facebook, he makes the most useless posts, thinking that he is the godfather or something of Columbia, Maryland. Anyway, when I confronted Mr. Worthless, I called him a f-coward, which is most definitely is. I said that after several months he has yet to even offer us a happymeal or something, they run in and out of that drughouse all day long, most of those times bringing food in with them, you would think they could have thrown us a $5.00 bill or something.......but of course not, they need that money for their drugs. When I was calling him a coward, all he could do was lie down on the steps and hide behind his newly knocked up girlfriend, now that is absolutely nothing but a coward.

What a damn joke........I wish that I could slap that stupid smirk right off of his face, then punch that ugly ass grille right out of his mouth, I wonder who paid for that? After my "assault" on his defenseless child, his daddy wrote me a letter which he sent to me via registered mail demanding that I not assault his son and his equally defenseless girlfriend. What kind of knocked up "child" gets pregnant, yet is too much of a child to have a conversation with someone??? If you are old enough to procreate then you are old enough to have a conversation with someone. I just love it when someone that is guilty can use every excuse in the book to avoid facing what they have done, yet are old to screw around, use drugs & alcohol at 19, drive illegally [with the police knowing about it], and much much more, yet just thumb their noses at those that disapprove of what they are all about.

I am seriously considering suing the state of maryland and howard county where it happened, since they have laws to protect people from dangerous animals yet refuse to prosecute these trash in any way. The county got $150 from this nightmare, won't give me a dime of it, yet act like I am being unreasonable when I tell them that they should be ashamed of themselves for being consumed by the financial aspect of this yet not caring a bit about the dog that was killed in such a vicious manner. I asked that the county & state stand behind me and support the idea of creating a "Dangerous Dog Registry" to allow others to have a tool so that this might not happen to them. I was told by three county employees that it was a stupid idea, and to "just keep my nose out of it", and to move-on and forget about my dog. What a bunch of ignorant SOBs, I wonder if one of their ugly little kids got mauled if they would have the same feelings about this kind of attack?, I am sure that things would be a lot different!!!

As of today, I have not received one dime from anyone involved. Not received any support from anyone, other than the "aw, what a shame that this happened, did you get yourself a new dog?". Damn, what a world we live in, where as soon as something/someone dies, you are just supposed to run out and replace it. This is not a refrigerator that died, it was a member of my family for a year and a half, to me, she had more sense than most of the people that I meet on a daily basis. I relive the way that she died each and every day, yet the punk who caused this crap, states on his facebook page that "Life could not get any better".........I would settle for just one minute in a ring with this little jerk, he would not be able to walk ever again and he would be gumming his food for a very very long time!!!!!!!!!!!

My dog will never be able to go for a walk again, smell the flowers, run through the leaves on a crisp autumn day, curl up with me to get warm after a walk in the snow, or even to just hear the birds around her or hear the rattle of from the jar of milk bones that she loved so much as a treat for being such a good girl.

Signed,

P***ed at the world for letting this punk get away with murder, and then treating me like the problem instead of the victim. Way to go america, you just slipped yet another notch lower than I thought was ever possible.
DOG BITE LAW - Statistics about dog bites in the USA and elsewhere.pdf