Dog Attacks In The News

Daxton’s Friends for Canine Education and Awareness believes it is important to stay informed on current affairs and issues relating to animal welfare and public safety. The following news links will feature information that may play a role in our mission. Daxton’s Friends believes that the media does an accurate job in reporting canine related incidents involving any breed of canine and does not find there is substantial evidence that only certain breeds are reported. However, many canine related incidents involving attacks on other canines do not make media news. If you have been involved in a canine attack, find a canine related incident that you think we should share, or just have a good dog story to tell, please e-mail us at [email protected]. *Abusive and/or deceitful emails are subject to being published in full.*


10-year-old boy mauled by two “Rottweiler/Lab-mixes” on his way home from school in Glen Burnie, MD (4/14/15)

2 dogs maul boy near school in Glen Burnie By WMAR Staff – 7:12 AM, Apr 14, 2015 The owner says this wasn’t the first time Susquatch and Grizzly, a pair of young, mixed Rottweillers had gotten out of their fenced-in yard, but this time they headed for Woodside Elementary […]


Judy Whitson – Attacked By 3 Pit Bulls While Taking A Walk In Nashville, TN (4/13/15)

Dog attack victim thanks strangers who called 911 Reported by Jennifer Johnson – 4/13/15 NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) – A south Nashville woman said she owes her life to the neighbors who saved her from a vicious dog attack. Two days after being brutally mauled in a Nashville street, Judy Whitson shared […]


70-Year-Old Woman Attacked By Rottweiler In Beaufort County, South Carolina (4/11/15)

Deputies: Woman severely injured in dog attack By WCTI Staff – POSTED: 11:13 PM Apr 10 2015 WASHINGTON, BEAUFORT COUNTY – The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office said a woman was attacked by a dog Friday night.  The injuries were so severe that she was flown to the hospital, that’s according to Chief Deputy Charlie Rose. […]


Two German Shepherd-mixes Attack Seven People In Wagon Wheel Park, Plano, Texas (4/13/15)

Two dogs attack 7 people in Plano WFAA – 7:26 a.m. CDT April 13, 2015 PLANO — Seven people are recovering after being attacked by two dogs in Plano. Police say the incident began at the Park Springs Townhomes off Alma Drive Sunday at about 7:15 p.m. when the dogs escaped […]


Police Officer Fatally Shoots Pit Bull During Attack In Santa Fe, NM (4/9/15)

POLICE OFFICER FATALLY SHOOTS DOG DURING ATTACK IN SANTA FE; PUPS SEIZED  – By Tracy Clemons – Thursday, April 09, 2015 SANTA FE, TX (KTRK) — An officer is recovering after a pit bull attacked him at a storage unit on FM 1764 in Sante Fe. But it was who else the officer […]


Pit bull type dog attacks 8-year-old boy while walking with mother in Miami, FL (4/9/15)

Family speaks out after son attacked by dog WSVN.com – 4/10/15 MIAMI (WSVN) — A South Florida family is speaking out a day after their 8-year-old son was attacked by an American bulldog while walking in his neighborhood with his mother. Leon Montiel is recovering at Jackson Memorial Hospital a […]


6-year-old boy recovering after getting bitten by a chained pit bull in Bartlesville, OK (4/8/15)

Bartlesville boy recovering after getting bitten by pit bull chained up in a neighbor’s backyard By Will Dupree – 9:35 PM, Apr 8, 2015 BARTLESVILLE, Okla. – A six-year-old boy in Bartlesville is recovering after a neighbor’s pit bull bit his face and his arm.Crystal Fugate said her son, Malachi, and his twin […]


Pit bull previously deemed dangerous attacks and kills a neighbor’s miniature poodle in Shoreview, MN (4/7/15)

Dog Deemed ‘Dangerous’ Mauls Miniature Poodle In Front Of Owner Kate Raddatz – 4/7/15 MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A Shoreview woman is mourning the loss of her dog. The miniature poodle, named Freddie, was mauled by another dog while the two were out for a walk. “He just was just the cutest […]


New Video Showing New Jersey Police Siccing German Shepherd On Suspect (4/8/15)

New Video Surfaces Showing New Jersey Cops Siccing Dog on Non-Resisting Man, Who Ended Up Dying Posted by: Carlos Miller – Citizen Journalism – 4/8/15 A third video has surfaced from New Jersey, showing a Vineland cop straddling a non-resisting man while punching him repeatedly, ordering a police dog to join in the […]