Dog bites woman

In the Nova Scotia news, The Cronicle Herald comes this story of a dog bite, which obviously wasn't blamed on a Pit bull. The difference of reading a story like this and one involving a so called Pit bull is like reading night and day.

In this story, even the victims friend felt this whole ordeal was sad and the dog had such a cute face. I wonder why there were reporters there at all? Are they not aware that all dogs have teeth, cute or not and capable of biting? What about the "chunk" out of the womans thigh and how did that become minor injuries or was the media over emphasizing again?

Dog bites woman
By JOSH VISSER

A Halifax-raised woman was showing her fiance around the city Thursday when a dog attacked her on Sackville Street.

The medium-sized, mixed-breed black dog "took a chunk" out of the woman’s thigh, said a friend, who did not want to be named.

The victim, who was in her 20s, could be seen getting into the back of an ambulance with blood dripping down her legs. She and her fiancé are on a weeklong vacation to Halifax.

Her fiancé, who also did not wish to be identified, said they live in London, Ont.

The dog’s owner, who was restraining the animal with a leash, refused to speak to a reporter but was overheard telling a Halifax Regional Police officer that the dog had never attacked anyone before.

He and his friend, both dressed in dirty jeans and long shirts, asked police whether they could leave but were told they had to wait for animal control.

The dog appeared to be friendly and sat panting near the corner of Barrington and Sackville streets while police talked to the owner.

"It’s really sad," the victim’s friend said. "(The dog) has such a cute face. I don’t know what the hell happened."

Police later said the dog had managed to break away from its owner and bite the woman.

She was treated in hospital for minor injuries and released.

The dog’s owner was ticketed, police said.