Pit Bull attacks horses in Fond Du Lac...

[Archae]

This vicious dog's owner should pay all the bills his dog inflicted.

A 35-year-old Fond du Lac man was cited for allowing his dog to run at large after the pit bull attacked a group of horses on the grounds of a local non-profit organization, a Fond du Lac County Sheriff’s Office official said.

Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Mark Strand said he was not naming the owner of the dog Wednesday afternoon because the report was not complete. According to a sheriff’s office news release, the dog died from injuries after being kicked by the horses at Free SPIRIT Riders, W3950 Highway 23 east of Fond du Lac.

Strand said the owner was taken into custody on an unrelated warrant and was given the citation at that time. The report is expected to be completed by Thursday afternoon, he said.

http://www.fdlreporter.com/article/20130612/FON0101/306120404/UPDATE-Horses-recovering-from-attack-dog-breed-revealed-story-video-?nclick_check=1

[In_The_Wind]

1. I'm glad the horses will recover.

[Ligyron]

2. Speaking of Sheriffs, I once saw a pitbull take down a horse with a deputy on it.

[KG]

3. good ol' nanny dogs...

[n2doc]

4. Generally it is not a good idea for a dog to take on a horse

My mom had a pitbull cross she adopted as a stray, and horses. At some point early on the dog lost 1/2 of it's teeth. From that point on it couldn't keep its tongue in its mouth. Never saw a scratch on the horses. Dog left them alone too.

[Lizzie Poppet]

13. Yep, that's how it usually ends if the horse elects to fight back.

Not all horses revert to "foal thinking" in the face of an aggressive predator. Once the horse elects to fight, the dog is in very deep shit.

[PearliePoo2]

5. Yikes! Those are some gruesome, nasty bites.

Poor horses, at least they knew how to use their hooves to defend themselves.

[AnotherMcIntosh]

6. One wound required 57 stitches to close. The photos verify the vicious attacks.

No one should mistakenly think that the horses were unharmed or will make a full recovery without any lasting injuries.

[Archae]

7. That dog was a bomb waiting to go off.

How long until it would have killed a human?

[Sunlei]

8. around here, had to chain link fence a huge area to keep strays out of my horses & chicken area.

still had some dig under and wipe out 20 hens once.

poor horses, good thing there were some that ganged-up and kill the dog.

[Marrah_G]

9. Poor horses, poor dog, crappy owner

[hunter]

10. Great. Now they have a bunch of horses who will be much less tolerant of dogs.

My in-laws have neighbors who've "adopted" BLM horses. Those critter have zero tolerance for dogs. I'm always worried when we bring a new dog there, and I also worry about our not-so-bright harmless dog who seems to think rattlesnakes, skunks, wild horses, and other dangerous animals are all potential friends.

[datasuspect]

11. one horse is eminently more worthwhile than every pit bull on earth.

[Archae]

14. I've seen bad horses as well.

Personally.

My Dad when we were farmers, had a horse that had a foal.
That foal was mean, vicious, stupid, vindictive, murderous, (it killed several cats and a dog,) and those were it's good points.

Maybe it was just plain brain-damaged, or something.

And I know a couple people who have pit bulls that are really good dogs.

Animals can be like us humans, either born vicious or noble.