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Not even sure where to begin on this case.

Rugers-Kris

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OMG! That is horrible. What is going on? Bunch of assholes. That made my stomach turn and one dog has already died!! How can they get away with this? Sickening and saddening.
 

kbuchanan66

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To me it just sounds like the place they moved to has really strict laws for any breed under the Dangerous Dog list. Resulting in having to be muzzled off of private property.
 

Amanda F.

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Wow...I don't even know what to say to this. It's absolutely disgusting. I can't get over the wording "potentially dangerous"!?!
 

voidecho

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Something just seems weird or "off". From what I read, they signed some type of agreement or consent in their old town (Jersey City) where they agreed if they walked them, they'd have them muzzled. Then they moved to a new town (Oakridge). The Oakridge police caught them walking the dog (or dogs) at 5:30am on an empty street unmuzzled. The police cited them and took the dogs and the prosecutor is saying they violated the "consent" form they signed with their old town.

Just doesn't make sense. I guess the most obvious answer is what someone above said, in that the towns have a list of dangerous dogs and Boerboels are on it, however I don't see anywhere that mentions that law in either town. I would have thought someone would have mentioned it.

Also, either the cops are really bored or these people rarely muzzled the dogs. I'm not sure if the cops followed them numerous times and happened to quickly catch them when one of the dogs got out of it's muzzle (sounds like what the owners are saying), or if the cops watched them one morning and the owners weren't using muzzles.

I'm wondering if the dogs attacked someone in the old town which is why they had to be muzzled?
 

voidecho

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Not sure. They have another court date this Thursday.

The new town they live in appears to be in Jefferson Township. Per their codes, there is no BSL. A viscious dog as defined by their codes:

For the purpose of this section, any dog which has attacked or bitten any human being or which habitually attacks other dogs or domestic animals is hereby defined to be a "vicious dog."
 

trixie28

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Omg totally sickening those poor dogs. Can't imagine having to stand back while your beloved pets are subjected to such neglect and be powerless,heartbreaking. Hope the second dog makes it home:(
 

voidecho

Well-Known Member
I just don't understand how they could have been taken in the first place. There's no law that you have to muzzle you dog out on a walk.
 

DMikeM

Well-Known Member
This is so sad. The BB is generally so good with people, and when you take it away from human contact they break, and then just give up.
 

voidecho

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Well if all of that is true, it sure helps to explain what the hell is going on. Knew we didn't have all of the story. Sounds like the owners of these dogs are idiots and have been given numerous chances to keep their dogs, even after they'd attacked other people. How hard is it to have them on a muzzle when out and about?
 

mx5055

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It sounds like this has been ongoing for awhile; and it's sometimes hard to get the true facts when you have only the media to rely on. It does sound like the people involved were given their fair share of chances to keep their pets, and that they didn't live up to their part of a legal agreement. The ones I truly feel sorry for are the dogs.
 

voidecho

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^OK, my post above was after the first article, but before the second.

I'm not sure what to think now. Any large dog could accidentally knock over a grandmother and who knows if the bitings were provoked. You almost wonder if they were provoked since the previous town actually let them keep the dogs after two biting incidents.

I still find it odd that the cops caught them out without a muzzle on at least one dog. It's either a big coincidence, or the cops followed them all the time, or they didn't use a muzzle all of the time. Not sure I buy the muzzle fell off story, but who knows
 

mx5055

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I agree with you, there is a lot "fishy" or missing information so it is hard to know what to believe; and, unfortunately, the dogs are the ones ultimately paying the price :(
 

DMikeM

Well-Known Member
Jade's sister knocked over her new mom when she was 7 months old. Broken wrist that needed pins and traction. She still has the dog and still loves her. Stuff happens.