Seattle Woman Attacked by Pit Bull
A woman in Seattle, WA was out jogging when a pit bull attacked the woman and bit her five times. The dog fled from its owners watch and ran toward the woman. A man who witnessed the attack ran to save the woman, stepping between the dog and the woman to allow her to get away, and the man was bitten during that time. Katelynn Doolittle stated that she most likely would have been killed had Lloyd not come to her rescue. The report on NWCN.com states there is no information whether the dog’s owner will be facing charges or not or if the dog will be put to sleep.
A dog’s owner should always be able to keep track of their dog at all times. However, there are situations when a dog is able to get away from its owner without the owner’s knowledge. If the owner has a leash on the dog and holds it at all times, then it is less likely for the dog to escape and cause harm to innocent bystanders. There is no information in this report whether the dog was on a leash or not. If the dog was not leashed, the owner could be held responsible for not maintaining security of their dog, which directly led to this attack. When a dog is out in public, the safest thing to do is keep them on a leash to avoid incidents like this one.
