Very tragic. Congo the GSD is euthanized after attacking family member

Posted June 18, 2008 · June 18, 2008

I blame the owners. It is very unusual for a dog to attack a family member, much less all four owned by these people. You have to wonder how they have been treated. They don't just attack like that. The attack on the landscaper was completely justified, but this, something was very wrong. Very, very sad. by Robert Stern/The Times Wednesday June 18, 2008, 11:55 AM PRINCETON TOWNSHIP -- Congo the German shepherd attacked again -- this time a member of his owners' family. As a result, the local couple who fought a successful high-profile campaign to spare their beloved Congo from a death sentence after he mauled a landscaper on their property last year had Congo and three of their other dogs euthanized Wednesday morning after the dogs attacked a relative visiting their home

Tuesday, authorities said. CongoIn the latest incident, Congo was one of four dogs that attacked 75-year-old Constance Ladd, the mother of one of the dogs' owners, Elizabeth James, police detective Sgt. Ernie Silagyi said Wednesday. Ladd had puncture wounds and lacerations to the top of her head, chest and right forearm and injured her hip when she fell to the ground as the dogs pounced on her, Silagyi said.Authorities learned of the incident when Elizabeth James called 911 at about 5:15 p.m. Tuesday to report the attack, Silagyi said. The attack occurred when Ladd walked out her daughter's Stuart Road West house into the yard, police said. Patrolman Chris King was the first responder on the scene and administered first aid before the Princeton First Aid and Rescue Squad rushed Ladd, who lives

in Branchburg, to the University Medical Center at Princeton hospital, police said. Although police said it wasn't immediately clear what sparked the attack or which of the dogs owned by Guy James and his wife Elizabeth actually bit Ladd, the Princetons' Regional Health Officer David Henry said all four apparently inflicted bite wounds. "It's a tragic ending to a tragic situation," said Henry, whose agency tracks dog attacks. "There needed to be some sort of a decision made in the interest of public health and safety," Henry said. "This was the family's decision in the absence of any requests on our part." The other three dogs involved in Tuesday's attack and euthanized were Lucia, Hunter and Bear, all German shepherds, according to police. Follow this developing story online and read more in Thursday's edition of The Times. Contact Robert Stern See more in News, Times Extra http://pets.Fortheanimals7/join http://www.myspace.com/fortheanimals7

Posted June 21, 2008 · June 21, 2008

That is a very sad ending to the story. I remember signing a petition for Congo, what a pity....

Jill

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Wednesday, June 18, 2008 8:04 PM

Very tragic. Congo the GSD is euthanized after attacking family member

I blame the owners. It is very unusual for a dog to attack a family member, much less all four owned by these people. You have to wonder how they have been treated. They don't just attack like that. The attack on the landscaper was completely justified, but this, something was very wrong. Very, very sad.

by Robert Stern/The Times Wednesday June 18, 2008, 11:55 AM