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http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2011/08/26/256071_ntnews.html

Story in the NT news recently, quite upsetting being the owner of a beautifull dogue de bordeaux and can only imagine what this lady went through...but dont want to lay blame on the breed, was it a pit bull or pit bull type, was it trained, well socialized? regardless of breed? Having lived in darwin there are a lot of pit bull type dogs, especially crosses.. shar pei x pit bull x mastiff x etc advertised in the local paper ..

As an example having a dog jump the fence and attack one of my aussie bulldogs years ago and nearly riping hes ear off, while i was walking him , i had my 3 little children with me, my poor boy tried to fight back but he really didnt stand a chance, that dog just wouldnt let go no matter how much i screamed and yelled, a neighbour ended coming out with a broom, it was horrible....the other dog looked more like a ridge back cross though to me, even though the owner said he was a pit bull ...they ended up paying half in vet fees and i was pretty adamant they confine their dog a lot better as it happend in a childrens play ground...

I am also the proud owner of a lovely little staffy whos tail never stops wagging and hate this blaming the breed because my 2 breeds are similar in type to the pit bull......I dont want them to be discriminated because of there looks...IMO i think its back yard breeders putting any dog to any dog not having a clue...these puppys going on to good responsible homes will not cause any problems its when they go onto irresponsible homes then you will have problems...just my opinion and i have put a lot of thought into this and am still very open minded to other opinions.... dogs are not supposed to be killing children........something does need to be done...

A TOP End woman is taking legal action after she was attacked by her neighbour's pit bull.

Christine Vanderburgh had to call a council ranger to remove the American pit bull terrier she trapped inside her Darwin home.

She said the attack was frighteningly similar to one in Melbourne last week where a four-year-old girl was killed.

Ms Vanderburgh was mauled and her pedigree dog had its testicles partially ripped off when the pit bull attacked them in her yard.

She said the pit bull dug underneath the fence of her Tiwi home in a surprise attack one afternoon when she returned from work.

The dog chased Ms Vanderburgh through the yard and cornered her and her two french mastiffs at the front door. "It bowled me over and lunged under my boy's legs," she said.

"I managed somewhere in the attack to throw the dog through the doggie door."

Ms Vanderburgh said she slammed the door shut and called Darwin City Council to help remove the vicious animal from inside her home. The chef had a dislocated wrist, bites and two fingernails ripped off.

Her french mastiff, Spencer, had to undergo surgery to stop internal bleeding and have his testicles removed.

Darwin City Council regulatory services manager David Neall said owners of the pit bull were fined $822.

The dog was declared a category one animal, which means the owners had to put a sign on their Trower Rd home warning people about their pet. They also had to reinforce their fence.

American pit bulls are not illegal in the Territory, but it is illegal to import the breed into Australia.

The attack cost Ms Vanderburgh $2000 in vet bills. She is seeking compensation from the pit bull's owners.

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The story below. Not sure it says anything about pit bulls, but it sure as heck suggests that fines for dangerous dogs are too low. I'd say the guy deserves a little time in the slammer, as well as a big civil penalty for vet bills, medical bills, grief and suffering, and permanent harm done to her dog.

Woman's pit bull attack ordeal

A TOP End woman is taking legal action after she was attacked by her neighbour's pit bull.

SARAH CRAWFORD | August 26th, 2011

mastiffs.jpg Chris Vanderburgh, now living in Cairns, with her dogs Spencer and Georgie who were attacked by a pit bull at her Darwin home. STEWART McLEAN

Christine Vanderburgh had to call a council ranger to remove the American pit bull terrier she trapped inside her Darwin home.

She said the attack was frighteningly similar to one in Melbourne last week where a four-year-old girl was killed.

Ms Vanderburgh was mauled and her pedigree dog had its testicles partially ripped off when the pit bull attacked them in her yard.

She said the pit bull dug underneath the fence of her Tiwi home in a surprise attack one afternoon when she returned from work.

The dog chased Ms Vanderburgh through the yard and cornered her and her two french mastiffs at the front door. "It bowled me over and lunged under my boy's legs," she said.

"Pitbulls are the pits and Pitbull owners are sick. Wanta tell the world you are STUPID? Get a pit."

"I managed somewhere in the attack to throw the dog through the doggie door."

Ms Vanderburgh said she slammed the door shut and called Darwin City Council to help remove the vicious animal from inside her home. The chef had a dislocated wrist, bites and two fingernails ripped off.

Her french mastiff, Spencer, had to undergo surgery to stop internal bleeding and have his testicles removed.

Darwin City Council regulatory services manager David Neall said owners of the pit bull were fined $822.

The dog was declared a category one animal, which means the owners had to put a sign on their Trower Rd home warning people about their pet. They also had to reinforce their fence.

American pit bulls are not illegal in the Territory, but it is illegal to import the breed into Australia.

The attack cost Ms Vanderburgh $2000 in vet bills. She is seeking compensation from the pit bull's owners.

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I think this happened quite a while ago, and the NT news rehashed an old story to jump on the pitbull media bandwagon, they've done it before and will do it again. That paper is the biggest load of crap i've ever read, though they probably have to dumb it down for its readers!

Of course still a horrible story for the woman and her dogs.

And yep no shortage of bulldog crosses up here, along with poor owners.

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"Pitbulls are the pits and Pitbull owners are sick. Wanta tell the world you are STUPID? Get a pit."

WOW what a mental midgit.

Way to paint people with tar and feather!. Some cerebral defunct may just say the same about the french mastiffs owners

Derr.

Ever revolving door.

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