It is 1:00 a.m.. Just got a knock on the door, it was the sheriff. He said that two dogs killed our pet rabbits.
We have a hutch in the back yard. I guess the neighbor saw these dogs after the rabbits, and then they turned on him but he got into his house before they could get him and called the police.
These dogs literally ripped the cages apart and drug the rabbits out of the hutch. There they lay, in the grass all chewed up.
Now the thing is. My daughter has yet to come home tonight, my youngest goes to school early in the morning and I to college myself. Are these dogs gonna be out there and try to attack us?
~Scared in Ohio, THE FURR QUEEN
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MEMEME69247
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Oct 10 @ 1:34AM
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Sorry Shells about your rabbits,,,,hopefully the Sheriff calls the Dog Catcher to come out and take the dogs before your daughter arrives home,,,,,
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shellsmack
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Oct 10 @ 1:42AM
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Thanks MEME. I'm still shook up about it 45 min. later. Can't sleep so here I am. I'm really scared for my daughter AND us in the morning. For that matter, until we hear that the dogs are caught, I will be terrified.
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HollyHummy
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Oct 10 @ 2:00AM
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OMG...that's so awful...  ...I don't blame you for being in shock and also worried that these dogs could attack you and your family...
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ynot7769
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Oct 10 @ 2:00AM
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 ONLY thing i can think of is buyin mace or atleast pepper spray........yeah yeah ...once your out i mean .....damn...sounds like a fukin mess for sure .... 
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zena343
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Oct 10 @ 2:49AM
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Sorry to hear about your rabbits Shells, and I hope there is a way you can contact your daughter before she gets home, just to make her aware. So she can atleast be carful and be on the lookout, just incase!
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slohand_47
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Oct 10 @ 4:01AM
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A guy I know got ahold of some mace one time and decided to see what effect it would have on a dog. He drove in the yard of a particularly agressive dog they knew of, rolled the window down and sprayed him in the face. He said the dog jumped on the hood of the car and tried to eat his way through the windshield. Didn't slow him down a bit..... just SUPER pissed him off. Granted, this was just one incident. Mailmen carry pepper spray so it must work..... I guess.
I would be cautious about going outside until they are caught. Do you have an attached garage? Do you have a shotgun??
Dogs attack for various reasons. They will protect their young. They are very territorial. I've seen dog that would kill if you step in Their yard..... be very timid in someone elses yard. The will attack out of hunger.... in the case of the rabbits, perhaps they were starving? Did the neighbor happen to say if he recognized them as neighbor hood animals.... or were they strays?
Odds are in the light of day you will be allright...... just exercise caution..... and carry a stick, bat, golf club... anything like that for a day or two just in case.
HUGGGggggggggsssssssssssssss............................
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Ashinatrix
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Oct 10 @ 7:01AM
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partytimemary
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Oct 10 @ 7:10AM
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* speaking from experience * if the dogs are already aggressive (which they were) and they are in a pack - stay clear... Pepper spray does only piss off some of them and make it worse, not only that, they will surround u and u are screwed then. Water works...keep a garden hose *ON* with a spray handle close to your front door (if possible) soak 'em down....they don't like this - trust that!
I hope they get them caught, because once they pack up and start killing, and displaying other aggressive behaviors like that, they are truly dangerous....
Sorry 'bout your rabbits......
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sweetinohio
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Oct 10 @ 7:10AM
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Pepper spray awwww nah get a dam gun and shoot their azzes. End of problem.
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GryGoast
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Oct 10 @ 9:01AM
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So ya all know ... pepp er spray dosent work on dogs
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Hammer88
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Oct 10 @ 9:12AM
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very sorry shells that the dogs killed your rabbits .once the dogs have tasted the blood of domestic animals there is no turning back. I just added that to my list of qualifications . if you have this problem again give me a call. I have a pistol permit and I fired high expert with it.
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Lisa46
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Oct 10 @ 10:10AM
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yep that is it shells go buy a gun!!! No one should be scared in their own homes damnet! 
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kozmik_wave
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Oct 10 @ 10:56AM
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Wish I was there...would put them down forever for you...
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BuddhaDon
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Oct 10 @ 11:21AM
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I wish I was there for you too... pack heat, and don't hesitate.
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Good_lil_feller
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Oct 10 @ 12:29PM
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A shot gun works best, hard to miss that way.
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shellsmack
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Oct 10 @ 1:18PM
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I talked with the neighbor guy this afternoon...he's the one who called the police. He said he was upstairs and heard this terrible squealing cry. Went downstairs and out to the driveway and saw the dogs. The pit turned, stanced a glare at him and charged. The guy ran into his house before he could get him. He got his pellet gun, came back out and the pit stopped ripping the bunnie apart and charged him again. The guy shot him several times in the neck and body.
I told him I bet he was shittin' his pants. He couldn't believe it. He said these dogs looked mean and evil.
Now I'm really scared.
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dmbradley1978854
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Oct 10 @ 2:04PM
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* speaking from experience * if the dogs are already aggressive (which they were) and they are in a pack - stay clear... Pepper spray does only piss off some of them and make it worse, not only that, they will surround u and u are screwed then. Water works...keep a garden hose *ON* with a spray handle close to your front door (if possible) soak 'em down....they don't like this - trust that!
I hope they get them caught, because once they pack up and start killing, and displaying other aggressive behaviors like that, they are truly dangerous....
Sorry 'bout your rabbits......
She hit the nail on the head. It's better to be waiting on your front porch with a high powered rifle that's semi automatic. It's life and death for your kids.
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jjhxjpb
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Oct 10 @ 2:22PM
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Sorry bout your bunnies Shells
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shellsmack
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Oct 10 @ 5:00PM
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But I don't have a gun. Neither do the neighbors.
I called the dog warden. Their gonna check it out. The sheriff fuckin' lied to me and said that THEY had called the warden. She said the sheriff had never called.
What a joke.
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sonny2004
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Oct 10 @ 6:13PM
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In the next town where I live a pack of thses dogs chewed up a young kid on his way to school he didnt have a chance now in ourcountry they are trying to make it illegal to hold these dogs..sorry about what happened
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MsAir1948
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Oct 10 @ 6:50PM
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Dogs are a product of their owners. Granted these dogs did bad by attacking your rabbits which I am truly sorry. I believe the dogs are underfed, abused, and taught to be aggressive by the owners. Have the dogs picked up and the owners arrested. The dogs should be checked to see if they can be rehabilitated. The owners should be maced, jailed and not given any food. See how they act when they are treated in the manner they treated those dogs. My son has a pitbull that is as gentle as can be but then the dog is fed and loved. Big difference. I am sorry about the animals in your area and the owners who have no regard for animals other than to abuse them. Good luck.
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MEMEME69247
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Oct 11 @ 2:38AM
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Shells,,MsAir1948 is correct,,,because my daughter has a Blue Nose Pit Bull,,,,and her dog is so loving,,,,friendly,,,,and we love her dearly,,,,but you must look into the law before anyone goes shooting a gun,,,or shotgun,,,,in CA you can't shoot in the Neighborhood,,,,because of the dwellings,,,,so be careful....unless you live out in the country,,,then that is a different story,,,Good Luck
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bandit892
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Oct 11 @ 10:29AM
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Tina Marie Canterbury was dead by 8:15 a.m. when Clay deputies arrived at the scene.
"She was a wonderful, wonderful person to be around -- always smiling and always happy. It brightened up the room when she walked in," said Billie Cantebury, the victim's cousin.
The victim's 21-year-old son, Cody Canterbury, was also attacked by one of the dogs -- bitten in the throat -- but was not severely injured.
"We have two full-blooded red-nosed pits and they just attacked our mom," a second son is heard saying on one of the 911 calls. "We can't get to my mom and my brother just went out there and they attacked him too. They don't need to get out of the ambulance or the dogs will try to get them, too."
Tina Marie Canterbury
Family Photo
Tina Marie Canterbury
The dogs could be heard in the background of one of the 911 calls.
"As soon as I heard it, I stood up and made sure the primary dispatcher had dispatched the call because you could tell the urgency of it," said Director of Communication Diane Pickering, who took the call. "It's attention to detail. It's what the dispatchers do everyday. We hear everything, we don't get to see everything."
A family friend at the home at the time shot at the dogs with a 9mm handgun, but the dogs were still alive and one of them lunged at an arriving deputy before it was shot and killed.
The other dog got loose. The sheriff's office issued a dangerous dog alert while Clay County animal control officers and sheriff's deputies tracked down and the second dog. It was found in a wooded area about two hours later, shot and killed.
"It is a tragic and horrific situation that brings to light the danger of these type of animals," Clay County Sheriff Rick Beseler said. "These dogs had never bitten a human before, but they did today -- they did turn on their owner."
Authorities said they did not know what circumstances caused the dogs to attack Canterbury.
"This was a responsible owner. These animals never had any history of any type of aggression," said Animal Crimes Detective Annie Henderson.
Billie Cantebury said the dogs were his cousin's companions when her husband was away on business. The victim's husband, who was out of town on business at the time, is returning home to be with his family.
"They were house pets, and they literally slept with her when he wasn't home. She would take them out and put them in their pen and walk them and stuff," he said.
The dogs were two years old and had been raised since puppies by Cantebury.
Beseler said the dogs were behind a fence that had a beware-of-dogs sign and the county had never had an animal complaint at the home.
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bandit892
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Oct 11 @ 10:58AM
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21107800
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shellsmack
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Oct 11 @ 7:47PM
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I fear every day, every nite for my girls and myself. I'm afraid when they leave the house after dark. (my oldest) I won't let my youngest (15) out after dark and I do not leave either. We're really frightened and there's nothing we can do about it. Just pray those dogs never come back.
I think they were in the yard last night early evening. Not sure, but they may have been looking for the bunnies again.
I understand that not all pit bulls are viscious. But I really feel they, along with Rott's and others of the more temperamental types should be disposed of. Sure people have to carry insurance on these dogs but what happens when they turn on someone? An innocent person is attacked or even killed. For what?
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sillybillyb
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Dec 12 @ 2:19PM
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update?
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