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CORAL SPRINGS A mother of two young children was mauled to death by a family dog Friday in what police said was the first fatal dog attack anyone could remember in Broward County.
Shawna Willey, 30, died next to her backyard pool while trying to bathe the dog at about 3:30 p.m., police said
Officers and paramedics were called to the home, where they found a "surreal scene," Coral Springs Police Capt. Rich Nicorvo said Willey dead, covered with blood, wounds on her torso, arms and legs.
The 120-pound dog was standing over her body. Nicorvo said it was "acting aggressively," and police shot and killed the animal, which fell or jumped into the pool before dying. Two more dogs were inside the house.
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The dog that attacked Willey was a Presa Canario, akin to a pit bull.
With powerful jaws and thick skin, the Presa Canario gained national attention in 2001 when a pair bred for dog-fighting mauled a woman to death in San Francisco, leading to the indictment of two neighbors.
The dogs are legal in Broward County.
Horrified residents of the Rolling Hills neighborhood in Coral Springs, where homes are listed at more than $1 million, said they had seen two of the dogs running loose earlier in the day.
"It was frightening," neighbor Linda Kendricks said. "We were afraid to go out."
more at the link http://www.palmbeachpost.com/state/content/state/epaper/2006/08/19/s1a_maul_0819.html?imw=Y
Shawna Willey, 30, died next to her backyard pool while trying to bathe the dog at about 3:30 p.m., police said
Officers and paramedics were called to the home, where they found a "surreal scene," Coral Springs Police Capt. Rich Nicorvo said Willey dead, covered with blood, wounds on her torso, arms and legs.
The 120-pound dog was standing over her body. Nicorvo said it was "acting aggressively," and police shot and killed the animal, which fell or jumped into the pool before dying. Two more dogs were inside the house.
<snip>
The dog that attacked Willey was a Presa Canario, akin to a pit bull.
With powerful jaws and thick skin, the Presa Canario gained national attention in 2001 when a pair bred for dog-fighting mauled a woman to death in San Francisco, leading to the indictment of two neighbors.
The dogs are legal in Broward County.
Horrified residents of the Rolling Hills neighborhood in Coral Springs, where homes are listed at more than $1 million, said they had seen two of the dogs running loose earlier in the day.
"It was frightening," neighbor Linda Kendricks said. "We were afraid to go out."
more at the link http://www.palmbeachpost.com/state/content/state/epaper/2006/08/19/s1a_maul_0819.html?imw=Y
. I don't blame the dog. Anytime you take a breed and confine them (especially a breed whose instincts are to run unfettered)...try to untrain that which is hereditary...well, you are extremely lucky if you or someone else doesn't get hurt. The owner knew better, had numerous warning signs, but chose to ignore them or else thought she knew more than the original breeders. I hate she was killed, I really do, but I'm sure she bought the dog for the exact reasons it killed her.
