Comments on: Family Fights For Dog’s Life After Attack

By: EK

EK — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 20:34:05 +0000

Congo, three other dogs euthanized following second vicious attack
http://www.packetonline.com/ar.....840433.txt

By: jc

jc — Sat, 15 Mar 2008 17:51:07 +0000

i have a beagle retriever mix, he’s a year and a half years old, well, my neighbor was walking through my yard while were loading up the Uhaul truck, the dog came out the door and ran up to him, sniffing him out, my neighbor struck the dog with his fist, so my dog latched on to his sleeve, i called the dog off, and wen he let go, my neighbor hummed a rock (softball size) at my dogs head, nearly missing it, he went in to his house and called animal control. and now the county is trying to deem him a dangerous dog, please comment me back with legal suggestions to help my dog out, he is a good dog and doesnt deserve to be locked in a cage for two months until court and then have the possibility of being put down….please any help is appreciated email- godstoolatccc15@aol.com

By: Mikeybbdrummin

Mikeybbdrummin — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 05:53:07 +0000

My two cents. The guy was bitten because he must not understand OUR language. He didnt do what he was asked, to protect himself from the dogs he was scared of. If I was scared of dogs, and someone told me to wait till they put dogs away, you can bet I would be waiting. A Police dog can attack/protect his officer, the job he was trained for, and there is no questions asked. But a family protector can not evidently. A family being protected by its dog is just as important, if not more, as an officer being protected. What gives the guy the right to put his hands on a woman and knock her to the ground? Because he was scared? Scared or not, wasnt that an assault on the woman? And if not for the dog, he should have got his ass knocked out by the husband. To give the guy 250,000 AND kill the dog is ridiculous. This is a heads up to poeple hiring non English speaking help. DONT DO IT.

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By: Trish

Trish — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 01:09:43 +0000

I just have to say that there are so many misinformed morons on here that it absolutely sickens me!
1. The dog was PROTECTING his family. And to the people who are saying that ‘even in a perceived attack you must be able to control your dog’ well….if I “perceive” that I am being attacked I’m going to be upset if my dog DOESN’T defend me!
2. This has absolutely nothing to do with the immigration status of the worker. This has to do solely with the worker’s apparent inability to follow simple instructions, by the way, the owner spoke SPANISH to him, so he KNEW what he was told to do!
3.You idiots who insist that once a dog bites and “gets the taste of blood” it will forever more be a vicious animal need to read up a little. Police dogs bite people all the time, and these officers then take that same dog home to their families and have no concerns! Your argument is a MYTH that has been proved wrong time and time again!
4. Police dogs DO NOT ALL RELEASE ON ONE COMMAND, AND AS SOMEONE WHO HAS WORKED WITH POLICE DOGS I CAN TELL YOU THAT, OFTEN, THE HANDLER HAS TO PHYSICALLY GRAB THE DOGS COLLAR AND PULL THEM OFF! Don’t talk about what you don’t know about!
5. Congo was NOT overly aggressive in his attack, if he was, they would not have been able TO GET HIM OFF, and the guy would probably have been mortally wounded!
6. As someone who has worked both in Vet offices and Shelters I can tell you that 90% of the Dog Control Officers are AFRAID of dogs and are basically pieces of shit on a power trip!
7.And lastly, the guy that said that said if anyone tried to take HIS dog away they would get a face full of lead……..DAMN RIGHT! DON’T MESS WITH MY FAMILY- DON’T FUCK WITH MY DOGS!
Give Congo a MEDAL for being a DAMN GOOD DOG- and the rest of you, crawl back under your rock and SHUT UP!

By: My thoughts

My thoughts — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 19:50:14 +0000

This is not about the man who was attacked being an illegal immigrant. Is it right to put the dog down for defending his owner? Frank had some great points when he said, “I have some questions.
Is he an illegal immigrant?
If so, he was breaking the law first.
Was he invited on the property at that time?
If not, he was trespassing.
Did he not assult the dog?
If so, he should be arrested for animal cruelty.
Did he assualt the woman and hold her against her will?
This would be assault.”

It doesn’t matter if the man who was attacked was mexican, white, black, asian etc… The dog was defending the owner. The dog isn’t trained to always attack and kill, he hasn’t had a record before this incident. The dog, although, was trained to defend himself and his owner.
Put yourself in this situation…
You are at home, someone comes into your home unexpected and they attack you. The dog sees all this and he just sits there and watches. Would you be content that there was no intervention? Let’s try the same situation but your dog actually does something. He tries to protect you and stops the predator.
In the situation with Congo, he interveined. He saw that his owner was pulled down by this unknown man which left the owner to scream, and the dog did what he had to do.
By New Jersey Law it states that a dog is allowed to protect themselves and owners. That was exactly what he did.

By: C.PATTERSON

C.PATTERSON — Tue, 04 Dec 2007 13:55:21 +0000

SAVE CONGO ! THE DOG WAS ONLY PROTECTING HIS OWNER.

By: sstead

sstead — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 17:07:55 +0000

This board is heavily edited. Posts are removed daily. Orwellian at best. Which ones do you choose to remove the most. If you mention race as a factor in this issue then you are a racist. I have read several articles that rightly do not even hint at a racial connection. Change the players to A 72 year old Avon lady who is late for an appointment made by a mexican immigrant home owner whose pitbulls mauled her under similar warnings etc. Would you switch sides in the debate?

By: JT

JT — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 08:59:25 +0000

James’s story about landscaper attacking his wife sounds like utter BS
to me. Something in this story serious does not add up. If my dog was
outside and was aggressively barking at anybody I would have her inside
and under control in 10secs. I know she is protective and so I would not
let her out unsupervised. So either James was not around or his dog does
not obey him. In both cases he can only blame himself .
But that aside - Congo does not know or care if victim was illegal
immigrant. Today he attacked Honduran landscaper and tomorrow he
will attack (and kill) your precious 7yo blond daughter riding her bike
thru the same neighborhood. Dog that attacks and bites is a ticking bomb
and should be destroyed. Ethnicity or legal status of victim has nothing to
do with it whatsoever.

By: Frank

Frank — Sun, 02 Dec 2007 08:24:20 +0000

This dog defended it’s owners. My brother’s rott Matrix will bark if a stranger comes into the house and raises their hands around women when talking. Once it gets familar with those people though, it doesn’t bark, and is a teddy bear.

If a stranger hit Matrix, it would be a silly move that would provoke an attack for sure. The dog would tear their heads off, but then again, it would have to be provoked to attack.

I understand the immigrant was afraid and did things he should not have done. For one, he didn’t obey the owner when he requested he wait until he came into the yard. He then threatened the dog and assaulted the owner’s wife by throwing her on the ground. The dog would be useless if he didn’t attack.

Is the judge clueless in this case? Does he/she own a dog? The guy had several bites, but a dog, when angry is fast and furious. He could have done that damage in 3-5 seconds.

Lets recap:
The intruder went into the dog’s domain
Hit the dog with a weapon
Dragged the owner’s wife to the ground and she was screaming

The dog bites the guy and he got $250,000 ??

I have some questions.
Is he an illegal immigrant?
If so, he was breaking the law first.
Was he invited on the property at that time?
If not, he was trespassing.
Did he not assult the dog?
If so, he should be arrested for animal cruelty.
Did he assualt the woman and hold her against her will?
This would be assault.

The dog doesn’t deserve to die for this. He deserves a metal. He did what he thought he should have done. It happened on his turf. It wasn’t like the dog was running around loose in the streets attacking people.

By: Terry

Terry — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 20:38:42 +0000

You brain dead momkeys that defend these third world scum do not deserve the protection of patriotic Americans. These south of the border racist scum are slaughtering American blacks, because their black!!!!!!! Laraza, the race, true Americans see them for what they are. We are now ready to deal with it.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 20:02:18 +0000

Why is it when people bring up immigration we’re racist? This is the problem…OH, well. I have Mexican Friends, Black Friends, Colombian friends… They all came here Legally! They are not Border Jumpers. They speak English, and live by our governments way of live. They don’t think they need special attention. They are here to make a life, not send money back to their country.
When Immigration is brought up everyone gets touchy. The general phrase is aimed towards, Illegal border Jumpers, not people who come here the right way.

By: Jordan

Jordan — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:50:39 +0000

Why has everyone gotten off the subject. This is why America is the way it is now! U are all fighting among each other instead of fighting for what’s right in the point at hand!
First of all everyone is talking about the dog! Everyone lost focus on the fact that the Man is An Illiegal Immigrant! Another Illiegal Immigrant that shouldn’t be here! Making Money; TAX FREE! Just here to exploit our beautiful country while we sit here and watch. The FACT is that another F*@# Immigrant has won $250,000 of OUR money! Now how many new immigrants are going to go Sue Happy on our people?
Second, He was specifically told not to get out of the Truck! If he can’t speak or understand English, maybe he should go back to where he came from. We as Americans speak English as our primary Language. I know American people who have been denied jobs because they weren’t Bi-Lingual.
Anyway, My point is If we stuck together like we did in the earlier days, instead of fighting amongst ourselfs, maybe we could help some of these situations. A Dog Officer lost the Paper work!? Come on Now. Are we really that Niave? If You or I was Late paying Taxes, they would be taken directly out of our pay, or out of our Bank Accounts. But Immigrants, don’t pay taxes, but yet the’re standing in line waiting for our SOCIAL SECURITY, AND WELFARE, AND GOVERNMENT ASSISTANCE AND they can’t even be considerate enough to learn ENGLISH! AND Yet, The’re SCREAMING Discrimination, and Fighting For EQUAL Rights!? What the HEll? I know I’m not the only one who sees this. Everyone I talk to sees the same things.
What is going on here guys!?
This dog did it’s job. Protect its family. When that man put his hands on the Wife, and she screamed; The dog attacked. Plain and Simple! After he was already Told to stay inside the vehicle till the dogs where put away! Those are the FACTS of the story. You might disagree with my thoughts, but Facts are Facts. And the FACT is the dog did nothing wrong!

By: Peter G

Peter G — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 19:42:09 +0000

The conclusion that I get from the website and the comments “this is a racist website”. If the victim was a white guy named Smith, the dog will be death by now.

By: the REAL truth

the REAL truth — Sat, 01 Dec 2007 14:52:35 +0000

“Mexicans are as American as the native American because where did Americans Settlers originate? Canâ€™t answer that can you? ”

yeah…i can answer that. Mexican ancestors came from Spain and conquered the indigenous Indians who lived there. USA ancestors came from various places in Europe and did the same here and ya know what…they didn’t break any immigration laws in the process because there were none. but now there are laws in place and if you do not go through proper channels to enter the country, you have no right to be here. how does Mexico (and other countries, for that matter) respond to people who have entered their country illegally? what “rights” do they have if they are injured or wronged while illegally in that country?