CALGARY A five-year-old girl was excited about plans by herfamily to adopt a dog. The girl, her mom and older brother were self-described dog loversand had their eye on a miniature husky as a potential new additionto the family, says her stepfather. But after the girl was approached by two husky-type dogs andbrutally mauled Sunday morning by one of them which grabbed herneck, dragged her by the shoulder and sent her to AlbertaChildren s Hospital to undergo surgery for multiple bites thoseplans have been put on hold. She still wants a dog. She just told us, I don t want a husky,anymore, her stepdad said. The girl, who isn t being identified at the family s request,remains in hospital with stitches and bruises, but is doing muchbetter after surgery on Sunday, her stepfather said. Meanwhile, the owners of the dogs have been located and are facinga series of charges. Obviously they will face charges of a dog at large, attack, beingin a prohibited area, their licences were expired, and the dogswill be subject to a dangerous dog hearing, said Bill Bruce, thecity s director of animal and bylaw services. The dogs were captured and are in quarantine at a city facility. The girl and her nine-year-old brother were walking to the SilverSprings Elementary School playground, in the 7200 block of SilverMead Road N.W., when the two canines came up behind and circledthem. The stepdad said one of the dogs grabbed the girl by the neck andlater dragged her a short distance by the shoulder e. While the boy went to seek the stepfather, a passerby jumped out ofhis vehicle to pull the dog off the screaming girl and anotherperson held the dog s mouth, the stepfather said. I showed up right when the dog was attacking her. It wasterrible, horrifying, he said. She was shaken up, she had cutseverywhere. She was taken to Alberta Children s Hospital, said EMS spokesmanAdam Loria. Thankfully there were no other children around at the time, thestepfather said. It appears the dogs somehow escaped their family s yard, saidBruce. Right now the dogs are scared and don t understand what shappening to them. They interpreted the child as prey and took theprey down, he said. That s why we keep harping aboutresponsible pet ownership, socialization and control. cho@calgaryherald.com. I am an expert from ptfefep.com, while we provides the quality product, such as China Fep Tube , Ptfe Teflon Gasket Manufacturer, Ptfe Teflon Rod,and more.
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