Dog bites news anchor in the face on live TV

ALLSKIING · Feb 9, 2012

Unreal.....When he gave her that look that was her warning...Can't believe they brought an unbalanced dog to the show.

http://worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhnpzx5glBESx5h37p

hammer · Feb 9, 2012

ALLSKIING said:
Unreal.....When he gave her that look that was her warning...Can't believe they brought an unbalanced dog to the show.

http://worldstarhiphop.com/videos/video.php?v=wshhnpzx5glBESx5h37p

Happened way too quickly for us slow humans to react IMO. That said one should never get into a dog's face like that, especially if one is not the owner/master.

Shame for the reporter and shame for the dog. What gets me is that the dog is not vaccinated for rabies. Really irresponsible.

TheBEast · Feb 9, 2012

What the??? this story is messed up, especially the charges filed against the dog owner and why the news program would have the dog on without a leash or letting the anchor get right in the dogs face and heavily pet him like she was. Speedy recovery for the anchor, but geez, give the dog some space. Damn.

SKIQUATTRO · Feb 9, 2012

that happened to a friend of mine growing up...she was sitting on the front steps of her house petting her friends dog that she'd known for years....dog turned around and bit her nose clean off....

no matter how well trained, they are still animals. sorry to say, i dont trust any pet.

Cannonball · Feb 9, 2012

ALLSKIING said:
...Can't believe they brought an unbalanced dog to the show.

No kidding! Not to mention the mastiff....

ctenidae · Feb 9, 2012

Read a version of the story that quoted a couple of different animal behaviorists- all agreed that theanchor messed it up by putting her face so close and ignoring the dog's warnings.

Full disclosure, I have a Dogo who is just over 10 years old. Great dog, but not one I'm going to let run around off leash or let strangers rub faces with. Once he knows someone, he's great. Until he decides he knows (and likes) you, it's "you keep your distance, I'll keep mine."

Glenn · Feb 9, 2012

Chicken McNuggets

riverc0il · Feb 9, 2012

That is unfortunate. Folks who don't own or understand dogs frequently get into petting and being friendly with a dog way too easily. I see it with my dog. People want to come up and say hi and pet my dog. My dog is crazy friendly and loves people and has never bit anyone or demonstrated even slight aggression towards a human. But I keep my dog at my side and don't allow strangers to pet her. She gets excited and jumps at people's faces... completely in happy fun, but she does it. You never know what a dog is going to do until you know the dog... and even then they sometimes surprise their owners.

When meeting a new dog, I am decidedly hands off. I'll offer my hand for sniff but stand tall and keep my hands away from the face if petting seems okay.

BMac · Feb 9, 2012

It looked like she was going in for a kiss. It's seriously a bad move to get that close to any dog that you don't know, let alone do it on a lit stage in front of some cameras. I just hope that the anchor is fine and everyone comes to their senses and this dog isn't put down.

snoseek · Feb 9, 2012

The suspense in that vid was killing me!!!

legalskier · Feb 9, 2012

...Robinson, 39, of Lakewood was cited with...allowing a dog to bite....
http://www.boston.com/community/pet...rescued_dog_bites_tv_anchor_during_broadcast/

It didn't look like he "allowed" the dog to bite. It looked like she enticed the dog to bite.

jrmagic · Feb 10, 2012

That is totally messed up. Yes its unfortunate that she got bit but she really did ask for it geting that close. The owner looked to be in prtty good control with his hand inside the dog's collar. I mena the dog maybe had a couple of inches leeway. You couldnt control a dog that well on a leash unless the leash was taut right before the dog tried to lunge.

SkiDork · Feb 10, 2012

Barry: "OK." "Alright" "OK"

ctenidae · Feb 10, 2012

legalskier said:
...Robinson, 39, of Lakewood was cited with...allowing a dog to bite....
http://www.boston.com/community/pet...rescued_dog_bites_tv_anchor_during_broadcast/

It didn't look like he "allowed" the dog to bite. It looked like she enticed the dog to bite.

Trouble is, the way the laws are written, if the dog bites someone, then by definition you didn't have control.

legalskier · Feb 15, 2012

Follow up- her mouth is stitched shut now:

The Colorado news anchor bitten by a rescued dog live on air posted on her Facebook page that she received 70 stitches on her face and is unable to speak because her mouth is stitched shut....“After a 4 hour surgery, I have 70 stitches in my upper lip, lower lip and nose,” Dyer wrote. “I am unable to talk because my mouth is stitched shut to allow for the skin graft to take and get the blood circulating in my lips again.”...Dyer is scheduled to return to the doctor this week and to undergo another procedure in the next few weeks and is already looking to the future and her return to TV.“Once I’m all healed, I will return to my friends at 9NEWS who have been remarkably supportive as have viewers and friends throughout the country,” she wrote.
Story: http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlin...dog-received-70-stitches-mouth-stitched-shut/

SkiDork · Feb 15, 2012

dog is dead I'm assuming.... too bad, stupid move by the news woman....

ALLSKIING · Feb 15, 2012

SkiDork said:
dog is dead I'm assuming.... too bad, stupid move by the news woman....

I really hope not.

ctenidae · Feb 15, 2012

SkiDork said:
dog is dead I'm assuming.... too bad, stupid move by the news woman....

Probably not, actually. 10 day quarantine is standard prctice. If Max shows no signs of rabies, he'll probably be released from quarantine. Chances are, he's in quarantine at home- they usually just stipulate that he has to be on a shorter leash than usual and can't hang out with other dogs or people.

Doesn't sound like the anchorwoman is pushing for anythign else, and it's unliekly that, particulalry with a clean record and the rescuer's comments, it'll all go away in a week.

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