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| Last updated at 7:09 AM on 09/08/08 |
Young boy being praised after pit bull attack in Flat Bay 
FRANK GALE
The Western Star
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| Braylen Lasaga, right, enjoys colouring with her grandmother Jackie Lasaga at their apartment in Stephenville. Braylen is recovering from multiple wounds she received in a dog attack.
— Star Photo by Frank Gale |
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FLAT BAY — The family of a little girl bitten by a dog in Flat Bay last Saturday has a caution for parents and guardians of small children.
Braylen Lasaga of Stephenville, who is almost five years old, was in Flat Bay visiting with her friend Logan Alexander, a seven-year-old boy, when she wandered off to look at puppies at a home nearby.
Her grandmother, Jackie Lasaga, said Braylen ventured too close to the dog tied on in the yard and was badly bitten.
Lasaga said her granddaughter ended up with 21 wounds, some of them extremely deep and she spent five hours in surgery.
She had high praise for Braylen’s young friend Logan who was persistent in getting the attention of a family member where the dog lived to come out of the house and stop the animal from biting Braylen.
She said her granddaughter had gone into shock and didn’t scream for help. However, the damage was severe with one of the bites ripping through muscles in her bicep, which had to be surgically repaired.
Lasaga said the message her family, including Braylen’s mom Renee, wants heard loud and clear is that children should be warned not to pet animals that are unfamiliar to them.
She had high praise for Dr. Teinye Douglas, the surgeon at Sir Thomas Roddick Hospital, who she said was “awesome” in the treatment of her granddaughter.
Long healing process
Lasaga said it’s going to be a long healing process for her granddaughter, and the family is hoping she will eventually get full use of her arm following physiotherapy and other treatment, but there is severe nerve damage and a full recovery is uncertain.
When contacted, Sgt. Ed Anderson of the Bay St. George District Detachment of the RCMP confirmed police had investigated the incident.
He said the official report says the child wandered into an area where the dog — described as a pit bull — was properly tethered on the owner’s property.
Police have tried to get the three-year-old dog’s medical history, but the owner has only had the dog a year, and is unaware of its history before then. The RCMP had a former animal control officer in the area remove the dog and the owner has agreed to have the animal destroyed.
Anderson said the dog was shipped to the Corner Brook SPCA, where it is quarantined and undergoing tests before being put down.
He said no charges are forthcoming since the animal was properly tethered on private property.
“It was just an unfortunate incident,” Anderson said.
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Kayla from NL writes: It is an unfortunate accident, but I hate how it seems that pit bull attacks seem to be the only attacks to ever make the media - when it's a proven fact that more people are bitten anually by Labs than any other breed.
Why was such a young child allowed to wander so close to a strange dog? A child shouldn't be able to just wander off , some ADULT should have been responsible for her. If she was being carefully watched, why on earth did the adult allow the child to wander so close to the dog?
On the other hand, if the owner knew the dog had a problem with biting, or even if they were unsure, the dog should not have been tied outside unsupervised.
There are no bad dogs, only bad owners.
My brother has a pit bull that he adopted from a less than caring family. The dog was already an adult when they adopted him, too. That dog is now the most well behaved animal that I have ever seen. He will not even open his mouth if your hands are near his head. Children have been able to maul him, and he will just sit there. Of course, behaved pit bulls like that never make the media.
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Terri-Lynn Penney from Corner Brook, Newfoundland writes: I would like to respond to the comment left by Kayla. Braylen is my neice and I would like to ask did your parents watch your every move when you went outside to play with your friends when you were a child. Did they see you at every turn you made? No there is no way any parent can watch every move a child makes. This was an accident a very unfortunate accident but accident's do happen. Also for your information Pitbulls are band in most states in the US because they can be so savage.
It is fine to have your own opinion but you really should think before you speak. Children can be very naive and think all dogs/cats are nice and fun so it is very common for a child to automatically go to pet an animal. This article is to put awareness out there to parents to caution their kids from going near any strange dog not just pitbulls as this is a prime example that accidents do happen and as parents it is our responsibility to educate our children.
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Kayla from NL writes: When I was that age, we always had adult supervision. Yes, sometimes we did wander off, but was always quickly found by whoever was responsible. Besides, I wasn't placing blame squarely on the parents. I was just wondering what really caused such a terrible accident. If no one seen the child approach the dog, how do we not know the child might have scard the dog? Startled it, poked at it a little too hard, or whatever the case may have been. Besides, I did say the owner of the animal should be sharing the responsibility as well. The owner should have requested health and behavioural information before adopting this animal.
Besides, I honestly feel sorry for the child, and I wish the accident never happened. I wish her the best in her healing process, and that everything turns out just fine for her. I'm just stating that, what peeved me the most, was pit bull in the title. If it was any other breed, it would simply have said praised after dog attack .
For YOUR information: Pit Bulls are banned in the states because of stereotypes. People created vicious dogs, and the animals have to suffer for it. The dogs were raised to be vicious guard dogs and fight dogs. They were trained from puppies to attack anything and everything. They're not born with this desire to fight. They don't have a natural instinct to attack or to kill. No one mentions it was the owners who made them vicious. Nearly starve the animals to death. Tied them on a short leash, and beat them horribly until they fought back. Or that their owners would force them to fight another pitbull to their death. They would treat them horribly until the dog started defending itself and lost trust in every creature - animal or humans. No one ever mentions that if a pit bull is given a happy life with people that care and love them, they can be the most well behaved animal you could ever ask for.
I just feel that they're a terribly mistreated and misunderstood dog, and I hate that people are so terrified of them when they havn't even encountered one for themselves. The media (in this case, the western star) is further pushing people away from a dog that is suffering because of human behaviour.
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CBGirl from Corner Brook, NL writes: I'm actually pretty alarmed at the fact this animal, while tied on, doesn't have some sort of an enclosure so children can't have access to a tied down dog. Like a fence with a child proof gate that surrounds a pool. This would help ensure that kids won't need constant supervision as Terri-Lynn so foolishly thinks is supposed to happen. If I was supervised to the level you suggest, I would be the biggest pansy out there. You probably also don't allow your kids to play catch due to the balls ability to hit the kid in the head.
Its sad to hear the dog is being put down all for the lack of a fence. Kids play and dogs bite. A five year old should not be put in a position to know that a dog is a bad thing. They should have the ability to discover the world safely. A dog should not be trusted to get along with surprise visitors.
Best of luck and wishes of a speedy and full recovery.
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Just wondering from NL writes: Sorry to hear about the girl and the injuries she suffered, but both could have been avoided if the owner had a fenced in garden where the dog was and that kids be taught not to trepass on other people's property? Growing up we wouldn't dare go on a neighbor's garden as we were taught respect. Not saying this is the case for this little girl, but a lot of kids today don't have that word taught to them and parents are to blame for what they may endure as a result of it. Eg. crime, bullying, etc... I hope if this dog isn't showing any disease symptoms can be given a second chance and placed strictly behind a locked in fence away from doing any harm because of its aggression. Also, obedience classes could be in order too.
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Chadwell Bennett from Camrose, Alberta writes: I was raised in Flat Bay NL. I am truly saddened to hear about the pit-bull attack on the little girl. This is everyone's fault. I believe they are uneducated, and the stats show that pit-bulls are a dangerous breed of dog.
The only province to do any thing about this was Ontario. In Ontario Pit-bull laws clearly state that these dogs no longer can be imported, bred, or sold.
Under Ontario law pit-bulls must be leashed and muzzled while out doors. A pit-bull attack can include jail time and a fine of up to 10 000 dollars.
We say dog is mans best friend. Well if you put me on a chain, leave me out in the rain, you will feel my pain. You treat a dog like a prisoner that he will become.
If you don't have time for your pet don't have one.
Lets not blame just one person, no ones perfect. Lets watch our dogs,and our kids. This should not have happened. Its unfortunate that an Innocent little girl got hurt, but maybe we can all learn from this tragedy.
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Lee O'Reilly from Corner Brook, Newfoundland writes: To those that are unfamiliar with the issue of dog bites and dog related fatalties regarding the pitbull :
There is no such breed as a pit bull .It is much like our Heinz 57 title.They are dogs with similar characterisitcs ( i.e. broad of head,short coat,muscular dogs).
In Canada,the pit bull has not caused one death,it is not overly represented in the bite data either (what little data exists).In the USA ,it is banned in many areas,but when you look at the bite and death data for these communities,it changes VERY LITTLE.The only thing that changes is the municiple budget which is drained by enforcement,seizure,housing and court costs to apply these laws.Oh and btw the pit bull in the USA is estimated be to in the millions,making it indesputably the number one mixed breed of dog.
In Newfoundland,only one death can be attributed to any breed and that is the huskey back in the early 90's.Same breed involved with sever bite data for our province.A significant number of Shep Huskey type dogs are involved in sever bites.But again,no one is even bothering to record this information,I guess its easier to just blame certain breeds ,pass a ridiculously inept law and hope it all just goes away.
There is no organization that accurately records sever bites requring hospitalization in Canada.The most concise reporting was done by CHRPP and the breeds most responsbile for sever attacks and death are not what the media generally focuses on when reporting.In fact the top 5 are all media freindly breeds we all ASSUME are just great family dogs.
Did anyone here read the recent studies showing that the most aggressive breeds of dogs are Dachshund,Jack Russells,chihuahuas? And before you chuckle,there are over a dozen sever bites attributed to these breeds right here in Canada.
In regards to the remarks about Ontatio,the Dog Legislation Council of Canada ( as part of Banned Aid Coalition )has taken the Ontario government to court over the issue.Over 4000 dogs have been killed for what they look like and that includes day old puppies folks.Thousands more are shipped out and sold for research purposes at 6 dollars per.
Despite over 96% of national organizations stating that banning this mixed breed wont provide for public saefty,the Ontario government went even further and made it possible for anyone charged with enforcing this barbaric law,to invade YOUR HOME WITHOUT WARRANT.
If your dog is a mutt and they call it a pit bull it is up to the owner to prove it is not.Now how does one go about that? Not the governments problem,its yours.Your options? Pass over your dog and let them kill it or pay thousands to try and to possibly save its life.
Please tell me how violating your civil rights,making you a criminal for loving your dog or the fact that since this law came into place there have been two deaths in Ontario,more than twice the norm make this so wonderful a law?
Over a dozen different pure bred breeds of dogs have been misidentified by animal control.
Blaming the dog is laying the blame at the wrong end of the leash.In this case,the owner had a duty of care to supervise their dog at all times.A chain is not supervising.And the parent of the child also had the duty to ensure their child was not on another persons property without their permission.
This is a tragic yet mostly a preventable injury.
Heed the following,all dogs can bite,even the smallest of dog breeds have at least one death attributed to them,owners have the duty to train,contain and socialize their dogs while parents must teach their children that not all dogs are friendly and that they should always seek the owners permission to be near them.
To learn more about this issue please visit our website.
www.doglegislationcouncilcanada.org
LeeAnn O'Reilly, Pres.DLCC
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Jeff from NS writes: If there were a faulty weapon, say a gun, on the market that just went off by itself with no warning, killing and or maiming innocent bystanders, people would be howling at the Government to legislate it out of existence. Well the government might look at having the maker recall and or repair the weapon. In this case who is the maker, and what is the repair process? Please, legislate this dangerous breed/weapon out of existence. I'm not abdicating culling the ones that are currently out there, but they should all be licensed and neutered, so that this type of thing ends with this generation. Remember that the pit bull is not a naturally occurring breed, it is man made. We goofed, get rid of it. I don't care if there are nice ones out there, I'm sure there are nice members of the Alain Legere family as well, and some people who think he is okay too; but the fact is, we cannot allow killers to live among us!
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mary teresa from nl writes: According to several websites. the LAB is NOT a biter. The PIT BULL is top of the list. And MOST people, SPCA included, classify every BLACK dog with short hair as a LAB. I have owned 10 purebred LABs that have grown up with my kids and NEVER ONCE has either dog even attempted to bite.
While I feel sorry for the little girl, it does appear, according to the newspaper report, the dog's owner did have the dog on its own property and secured. He/she seems to be a responsible dog owner. Parents need to teach their kids to stay away from dogs and to stay OFF Other people's property.
Please learn about dog breeds before condemning one such as the mild-manner Lab......a dog is ONLY a LAB if it is bred from 2 purebred LABS. AND PARENTS TEACH YOUR CHILDREN TO RESPECT DOGS AND OTHER PEOPLE'S PROPERTY!!!!
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R Smith from Nova Scoita writes: How is ANY of this the fault of the Pit Bull, who is going to end up being put down?
First of all, the child never should have been on someone else's property.
Secondly, the child should have been taught not to go near strange dogs PARTICULARLY if that dog is a mother with new puppies.
Thirdly, the dog, according to this article, was not running at large.
....Soon a child will run into the street and get hit by a car and the car maker will be held responsible for the accident.
C'mon people...the child is the one who brought this incident about. The blame should be going on their parent(s) for allowing them to go on someone else's property and petting strange dogs. No, you can't watch your kid ALL the time, but it's still your fault if they do something like this and you AREN'T looking.
Aside from putting the dog in a bomb shelter, what else is the owner expected to do?
So now, instead of one dog being put down, they may as well put all the dogs down since they'll be without their mother.
PS: Check your facts before shooting your mouth off. Labs (purebred) are not known to be biters and are not even included on the biggest biters lists.
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Lee O'Reilly from Corner Brook, Newfoundland writes: One of the most disheartening and infuriating characteristics of breed specific legislation is the use of unsupported and unscientific cold, hard facts. Many in the media tend to simply rehash quotes from institutions such as the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) or the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS).
Here are the facts behind these so called data .
The Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) conducted a small
telephone survey a few years ago in which the participants (using random telephone numbers) were asked if they had been bitten by a dog or if they knew of anyone who'd been bitten by a dog, whether or not that bite required medical attention and what type of dog it was.
This was not a scientifically controlled study and unless the bites required medical attention, no aspect of the data could be verified. I have seen no evidence of efforts by the DHHS to check even the verifiable data.
Yet these stats continue to be bandied about, used as fact and used to kill thousands of dogs and cause heart break to their families. How can we justify using what is for all intents and purposes gossip when there is little objective data available from the information provided? Distort it, create hysteria and fear and the good ol' boys in office will look for the simplest solution. The media on the whole also appears to have little interest in true investigative journalism or ethical practices. Often in reaction to a fatal dog mauling, the media looks no further than the dog at the end of the leash. These reports serve no purpose other than to promote fear among the uninformed. They do nothing to even explain, let alone understand, the problem.
Breed Specific Legislation (BSL) fails to address the complex beings on both sides of the equation - the dog and the owner. Responsible dog owners know that the behaviour of any dog is the product of a complex interplay between genetics and experience. Dog owners also know that irresponsible owners and the lack of public education on dog behaviour are the critical factors for risk, not the dog or its breed. This has been proven repeatedly by the most authoritative sources and is documented in the peer-reviewed scientific literature.
When the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) investigated the problem of dog bite injuries to children, they used the DHHS data as part of their fact-finding process. The CDC also used media reports compiled from across the USA.
Media reporting is rife with errors. Breeds were often misidentified. Incidents involving various media unfriendly types or breeds were often highly sensationalized. These reports did not provide factual information regarding the environmental factors that led to the bite or fatality. In fact, the CDC has repeatedly stated to the media that the data provided was never intended to be scientific nor was it meant to be used for condemning any bred of dog. Its intent was to point out that the issue is largely one of ownership and that BSL will not work over the course of time.
If one is looking for dog bite statistics by breed, you must also consider the dog population data. Dog bite statistics compiled by breed will change from year to year and region to region because any poorly raised dog can and will bite. Therefore, the more popular the breed, the more bites and fatalities will occur in that breed.
With the dog population estimated to be at least 65 million in Canada and
the U.S. (maybe as many as 150 million), dogs have proven themselves to be
much safer to be around than are other humans. Insofar as DBRF are
concerned, we estimate that only about 0.00001% of dogs ever kill.
Approximately
- 1000 people will die in falls in their own bathtubs this year, and another
- 20,000 people will die from the flu.
- Thousands are murdered by other humans;
- tens of thousands are killed in automobile accidents, many as a result of human negligence.
No one is arguing that the loss of even one human life is acceptable if it can be prevented; however, banning a breed in hopes of achieving that goal is not supported by any authoritative organization or scientific research into the issue. If anything of value is to be gleaned from current statistics, it is the fact that only the breed involved in the harming of man or animal changes. It is not the total number of bites or deaths that changes. Over the past half century a variety of different breeds or types of dogs have been seen as dangerous, including German Shepherds,
Doberman Pinschers and Rottweilers. What they have had in common is large size and a breed background that included protection, guard work or fighting. Today it is the pit bull . This parade of the changing faces of demon dogs will not end until we put the blame squarely where it belongs -- on the owner and not on the dog.
Banning a breed to prevent the death of even one child is a noble cause; however, among the thousands of dogs that will be killed, there are many dogs that may have saved their owners' lives, which may have been a valuable asset to man and community. If we continue with this belief in banning breeds, where does the killing stop? When it comes to banning the Labrador, or the Poodle?
Eliminating myths about dog breeds and replacing them with facts about the importance of responsible ownership is the only way to ensure all dogs are welcomed members of society.
People hope that breed has something to do with dog bites in order to excuse the dog's owner for raising the animal irresponsibly, and to attempt to exercise control over a problem that is difficult to address. Not many people want to acknowledge that it is not the proper, proven approach to bite prevention.
Since legislators are not usually knowledgeable about dog behaviour, they hope to eliminate dog bites by looking at the most easily definable group. It's a simplistic way to look at the problem, and does nothing to address the cause or prevent
future biting incidents.
If there is a growing problem with certain breeds, this usually indicates that the laws as written have not been enforced for whatever reason. Municipalities have stated they do not have sufficient financial and human resources to enforce the laws as they are now, therefore my question is, is there accompanying financial underpinning for this Bill to be fairly and equitably enforced? Or is it simply a sad misguided attempt by yet another ill informed politician to gain votes?
A thoughtful, responsible government would take this opportunity to examine the issue of the irresponsible dog owner, consult with organizations (including DLCC) that can provide concrete, workable suggestions and solutions, and then enact appropriate, proactive, enlightened laws. Appropriate legislation suitably penalizes the irresponsible dog owner, and provides a better environment for people with and without dogs, as well as for the dogs themselves.
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Sad Reader from Newfoundland/Labrador writes: I don't understand why a dog will have to be killed because of circumstances that could have been simply avoided if someone had been watching over their kid and making sure that it did not trepass onto ones property. The owner had the dog tied on its own property and no one witnessed what the child did for the dog to attack her. I'm sure the SPCA would automatically kill an animal when it knows that it had bitten someone as that is their policy, but I question whether the owner knew their rights too as having the animal leashed on their property. I'm sorry that the girl was injured but in today's society, too much is taken for granted by adults raising their children. It's no wonder why so many kids act the way they do today because of the way that they were brought up. Our old folks would scold us for not respecting others or their property, but there's more crime today because the plain old fashion way of respecting thy neighbour has been long gone. Kids today know that they can get away with doing what we consdier unthinkable because the laws don't punish the young. That's why they get away with so much today. It's time to stiffen the law and make our youth more responsible. I'm not saying that this kid was destructive, but should have more repsonbile parents in teaching them what's right and wrong. Unfortunately, an innocent animal is killed because of their action. Maybe we should all put private property or no trepassing on our land to protect what is rightfully ours.
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Friend of Terry Lynn from Newfoundland writes: I am so sorry your liitle niece had to be the one to go through this.
I am amzed at the people on this page today. The child was not supervised...?????? Look, we live in Newfoundland, NOT toronto. That child was playing outside in FLAT BAY, population what? 10,000 on a come home year. These ppl are neighbours who would not want to see harm come to anyone.
The puppies should have been kept inside. Natural instinct is for a mom to protect its pups...just like little girls love puppies. It is a sad situation.
I would like to change the focus of this comment area to reflect what the story is actually about...knowledge and a little hero. Not one of you even spoke of the brave little boy who choose not to run away. Who instead got help. Bravo little man, I wish I lived in FLAT BAy today for I would buy you the biggest ice cream you have ever seen in your life.
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Joe from Nfld. writes: People think of animals as their kids. They think that they protect them by leashing and others attack the owner for having a certain breed dog. Maybe we should have certain breed kids too.
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wait a sec what ever from cornerbrook, nf writes: I DO NOT MATTER IF THE DOG WAS A
PIT BULL, GERMAN SHEPPARD RO WHAT EVER,,, NO DOG OR CAT ECT SHOULD BE TRUSTED.. THE DOG SHOULD BE IN A CAGED IN AREA POINT BLANK.. I HAVE A PET AND THEY ARE CAGED,, BACAUSE I DONT WANT TO BE THE OWNER OF A ANIMAL THAT BITES A CHILD.. YES NO DOUBT IN MY MIND A CHILD SHOULD BE TAUGHT TO STAY AWAY FROM ALL ANIMALS AND GO THE OTHER WAY IF SEEN ONE THAT THEY DONT THINK IS TRUST WORTHY... BUT THE MORAL IS STAY AWAY FROM DOGS WATCH UR KIDS ALWAYS NO MATTER WHERE TO BY THE WAY NEWFOUNDLAND IS NO BETTER THAN ANY WHERE ELSE, NO WE DONT HAVE THE CRIME THAT THE MAIN LAND DO,, BUT WE HAVE JUST AS MANY PROBLEMS ON OUR HANDS
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| Posted 10/08/2008 at 6:11 PM | Alert an Editor | Link to comment |
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To wait a sec from NL writes: What do you mean by having your pet caged? Fence or stuck in a pen all its life? Sure hope if you're an animal owner of a dog that it's given the love and attention that you would want yourself. Otherwise, you shouldn't have one at all. It seems to me that you need some explaining to do.
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| Posted 10/08/2008 at 6:56 PM | Alert an Editor | Link to comment |
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daniel wilton from deer lake, newfoundland writes: im sorry to hear about the little girl, im only 13 years old, but i know to respect others peoples property and to stay away from other dogs unless i ask the owner if the dog is safe to be around, the blame is going towards no one from me, but if the child was with a older person, not an aduly but someone older, who knows not to go around a mother with pups, the first thing that dog will do is protect its pups, and maybe the child startled the dog, but it was still an accident, i hope the best for the little girl
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