I'm still trying 2 figure out why anyone would want 2 own these dogs?



Florida Woman Attacked, Killed By Her Own Pit Bulls

POSTED: 10:43 am EDT October 4, 2007
UPDATED: 12:02 pm EDT October 4, 2007


MIDDLEBURG, Fla. -- A 42-year-old woman was fatally mauled by her two pit bulls, which also attacked the victim's son and a sheriff's deputy before both dogs were shot and killed on Tuesday morning, according to the Clay County Sheriff's Office.

AUDIO: First 911 Call | Second 911 Call

Tina Marie Canterbury was dead by 8:15 a.m. when Clay deputies arrived at the scene.

"She was a wonderful, wonderful person to be around -- always smiling and always happy. It brightened up the room when she walked in," said Billie Cantebury, the victim's cousin.

The victim's 21-year-old son, Cody Canterbury, was also attacked by one of the dogs -- bitten in the throat -- but was not severely injured.

"We have two full-blooded red-nosed pits and they just attacked our mom," a second son is heard saying on one of the 911 calls. "We can't get to my mom and my brother just went out there and they attacked him too. They don't need to get out of the ambulance or the dogs will try to get them, too."



Family Photo
Tina Marie Canterbury


The dogs could be heard in the background of one of the 911 calls.

"As soon as I heard it, I stood up and made sure the primary dispatcher had dispatched the call because you could tell the urgency of it," said Director of Communication Diane Pickering, who took the call. "It's attention to detail. It's what the dispatchers do everyday. We hear everything, we don't get to see everything."

A family friend at the home at the time shot at the dogs with a 9mm handgun, but the dogs were still alive and one of them lunged at an arriving deputy before it was shot and killed.

The other dog got loose. The sheriff's office issued a dangerous dog alert while Clay County animal control officers and sheriff's deputies tracked down and the second dog. It was found in a wooded area about two hours later, shot and killed.

"It is a tragic and horrific situation that brings to light the danger of these type of animals," Clay County Sheriff Rick Beseler said. "These dogs had never bitten a human before, but they did today -- they did turn on their owner."

Authorities said they did not know what circumstances caused the dogs to attack Canterbury.

"This was a responsible owner. These animals never had any history of any type of aggression," said Animal Crimes Detective Annie Henderson.

Billie Cantebury said the dogs were his cousin's companions when her husband was away on business. The victim's husband, who was out of town on business at the time, is returning home to be with his family.

"They were house pets, and they literally slept with her when he wasn't home. She would take them out and put them in their pen and walk them and stuff," he said.

The dogs were two years old and had been raised since puppies by Cantebury.

Beseler said the dogs were behind a fence that had a beware-of-dogs sign and the county had never had an animal complaint at the home.
Copyright 2007 by WSBTV.com

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Graycap23 said:

That's what I'm saying. It's like having a live grenade in your house.

it was the pussy that set them off

uPtoWnNY said:

Have you ever had one?

INSATIABLE said:

That would be as stupid as having 2 pitbulls

INSATIABLE said:

no,

but neighbors have and everytime they let it out it would come charging straight up the hill to my house.

i guess its a good idea to play with fire

next time i'll just recieve it into my open arms and give it a fair chance of not ripping my face off before i make a judgement


you'd love that wouldnt you

I really don't understand having an animal in your house that is capable of killing u. I just don't get it.

PANDURITO said:

I don't know why I'm amazed that people require no more than trite, low-grade AP wire "news" to determine "truths" regarding their entire world. If anyone is questioning my compassion for the family and victims here, they're braindead. But the stories of less "frightening" breeds mauling humans receive nowhere near the publicity as these. Dogs can be vicious animals, absolutely. Pit bulls can and will kill--it's been in the limelight for a long time. But so can other dogs.

For people to think that all pits are ferocious is sad. It would just be nice if the repeatedly horrified public would open up their minds a tiny bit.

Graycap23 said:

i do, its like criminals carrying legal guns
or a man with a small penis and his giant ass SUV

horatio said:

I hope you're not as unhappy as you project yourself. To assume I'd enjoy you mauled to death is clownish.

horatio said:

Those are wonderful neighbors you have. I'd call animal control if they did that sh!t.

INSATIABLE said:

i know, that maltese that mauled that old man and his wife just horrible

uPtoWnNY said:

I would as well, for safety's sake. The neighbors are obviously indifferent to the dog's behavior. This isn't sarcasm, by the way. Have you considered that, Horatio? And are there kids in the neighborhood?

INSATIABLE said:

Any animal that is capable of killing u, should NOT be in the house where u live.

uPtoWnNY said:

did it.

not gonna have my back turned while im doing yard work and be mauled by some idiot chavs dog, they'd at least have to be some who has some money first befoe i'd let that happen

horatio said:

Is this an actual intention to exchange conversation, or is trolling the only dimension in which you operate?




fucked the quote up
[Edited 10/4/07 15:42pm]

INSATIABLE said:

enjoy....

Graycap23 said:

From your own standpoint, I cannot disagree idealistically. Then again, I could say that humans are much more dangerous than puppydogs.

horatio said:

INSATIABLE said:

thanks!

Any dog can be dangerous. But pitbulls, with their reputation, get adopted by people who want vicious dogs, and when a dog is encouraged to be vicious it will be.

But even my brother's mellow lab could have been dangerous if he hadn't been trained.

But keep in mind the only dog that really bit me was a dauchhound (sp?). I think little dogs are much meaner.

horatio said:

Or worse, your kids. I've read too many horror stories of children being mauled because some jack-ass refuses to keep his killing machine on a leash. If one came in my yard, I'd introduce it to my friends Smith & Wesson.

INSATIABLE said:

Now that is an understatement.
[Edited 10/4/07 15:53pm]

I live in pit bull country..it's a rite of redneck passage to own a pitbull here...
I agree not all of 'em are ferocious..but they are ALL capable of the same thing...pitbulls have an unmatched crushing power and grip with their jaws and believe me when I say there are tons of pitbull attacks here that are never publicized so I don't think it's a smear campaign...
they're dangerous...period...point blank...

I've owned a pit...he was a great, well behaved dog...

when my son was born, the dog found a new home...it made sense to me....

roodboi said:

True, and they can hold on after death even. But a German Shepard's jaws could kill you, too, right? At some point the jaw strength becomes redundant.

NDRU said:

Same in my case. The little yippers just love to clamp down on an ankle or hand.

My stepbrother's pit is a seriously beautiful (seriously), sensitive, intelligent guy. He is very emotional and demands love. He's definitely STRONG, and nobody would ever let him around little ones alone--he'd knock them over with his tail alone! But I've never known a sweeter puppy. He's NOTHING like those inbred, angry fighter dogs. It makes me sad they're being bred that way, because their reputation is completely blown.

uPtoWnNY said:

i dont have kids
but i do have a small dog
and i do have Glock

INSATIABLE said:

No-one thought these pits were ferocious. They never exhibited agression, untill they killed one person and attacked two others.

Other breeds can kill too, but rarely in an unprovoked attack and without warning. There's a reason pit bulls are used for fighting more than any other breed.

Just curious, why is the news "trite" and "low grade"? Was the report inaccurate?
[Edited 10/4/07 15:55pm]

Mars23 said:

Do you think it's so dangerous and frequent that the breed should be outlawed?