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Pit Bull Attacks People, Dogs In Clifton
Chihuahua Pried From Pit Bull's Jaws
POSTED: 4:59 am MDT April 6, 2006
CLIFTON, Colo. -- A pit bull injured several people and two other dogs in Clifton, Colo., the Grand Junction Sentinel reported in its Thursday editions.Three people were injured as they tried to stop the dog from attacking a baby. None of the injuries to the people were serious, but a Chihuahua that was attacked was critically injured.The incident happened Wednesday afternoon as a loose pit bull attacked the Chihuahua and a schnauzer. The pit bull bit the hand of a mother who picked up her 18-month-old child who was playing in the front yard of their home.
A second person was injured trying to pry the Chihuahua out of the mouth of the pit bull, according to the paper. The man hit the pit bull in the head a number of times in order to get it to loosen its grip on the smaller dog.Investigators said the pit bull was owned by a neighbor who could not be contacted and it appeared to be unlicensed.
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