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Thursday, August 3, 2017

List of Pit Bull Attacks on Police K9 dogs: Extreme Attacks

2017 CA - A loose pit bull attacked a police K9 in Oakhurst park when the officer handler responded to a call.  The police officer fired shots at the pit bull which was taken by animal control and the owner was cited for violating leash laws.
http://bit.ly/2feeKMZ

 2017 GA - While police arrested a man, another man was ordered to let go of a pit bull and get on the ground.  The pit bull attacked a police K9 and police were forced to shoot the pit bull.
http://bit.ly/2tmPvhg

2017 CA - A pit bull attacked an on duty police K9 officer named Hancock while police were searching a property and serving a warrant.  The pit bull bit Hancock's leg and clamped onto his neck.  An officer shot the pit bull dead.  Hancock received emergency veterinary treatment and will recover.
http://bit.ly/2sHPq6P
K9 Hancock after treatment at the veterinarian's office
2017 CA - While pursuing a fleeing suspect, police and K9 officer Cort entered a yard with a stray pit bull in it.  The pit bull attacked Cort and police had to shoot the pit bull to stop the attack.  The pit bull died at the scene.
http://bit.ly/2n9fJjo

2017 IL - A pit bull attacked a working K9 in Springfield IL.  The K9 handler had to shoot the pit bull 5 times and kill it to stop the attack.  The pit bull had reportedly escaped a cage and then jumped over a fence to escape.
http://bit.ly/2mPwOwk

2017 CA - Belgian Malinois K9 Jarno was attacked by a stray pit bull while walking with his handler on their way to a fundraiser.  The pit bull inflicted numerous bites to Jarno's abdomen, but he is expected to recover after a couple weeks rest off duty.
http://bit.ly/2lx8hfc

2016 OH - When police responded to a fatal shooting a pit bull tried to attack a police K9 officer.  Police shot and killed the pit bull.
http://bit.ly/1UbfKz2

2016 OH- The Franklin County Sheriff's office was holding a community relations event right in front of the courthouse when a loose pit bull attacked the police K9 officer, Vando.  The K9 handler and other officers shot the pit bull several times, killing it, in front of a horrified public and the owner was arrested.  No matter how much propagandizing pit bull pushers do, pit bulls continue to teach us what pit bulls are really all about.  When pit bulls show you what they really are,  believe them.
http://bit.ly/249xYpp

2016 MO - K9 Joey died 6 months after he sustained injuries while protecting his handler from a pit bull attack.  He was buried with honors.  RIP K9 Joey.  One news outlet told the news while the other censored itself and refused to acknowledge that the "aggressive dog" was a pit bull.
http://bit.ly/1X1iNqi
RIP K9 Joey
2016 NY - A loose pit bull attacked Wyatt, an off duty NYPD Transit K9 officer, and his handler.  The pit bull charged through a fence and across a road just so it could attack the K9 officer.  The handler was able to kick the pit bull away and Wyatt escaped with minor injuries.
http://bit.ly/26F0opX

2016 MS - K9 Ringo and his Hancock County Sheriff's deputy handler were attacked by a pit bull.  The deputy was putting Ringo back into the back seat of the cruiser when a pit bull leapt in and attacked Ringo.  The pit bull attacked the deputy when he tried to stop the attack.  Ringo attacked the pit bull again and the pit bull went for Ringo's throat.  The deputy shot the pit bull which ran off and will survive.  Ringo will recover.
http://bit.ly/1Kp4GtA

2016 WA - K9 Laslo was working with other law enforcement officers to arrest a man wanted on a felony warrant.  Two pit bulls ran out of the felon's house when another resident of the house tried to sneak away to avoid being picked up on a warrant.  The two pit bulls attacked Laslo and his handler Officer Thurman.  Thurman shot one of the pit bulls which ran off and died.  One of the owners got the other pit bull under control.
http://bit.ly/1JCA0oL

2015 MI - a Flint police K9 officer named Zeke was attacked by a pit bull while searching for a suspect.  Troopers shot and killed the pit bull.  Zeke is expected to recover.
http://bit.ly/1S9fnDm

2015 WA - A Centralia police dog who was chasing after a suspected car thief was attacked by a pit bull, and during the melee, the pit bull's owner was bit, according to police.
http://bit.ly/1MkBU7J

2015 NC - A yellow lab named Gunner, an Avery County sheriff’s Office K9 officer-in-training, was killed by a stray pit bull while training with her handler in her own yard.  Gunner succombed to massive head and chest trauma and an injury to her back leg.  Her handler was traumatized.
http://bit.ly/1Sdd8LX

2015 FL - A Lee County K9 unit suffered a pit bull attack while deputies were executing a search and the search took them through an unfenced yard of a pit bull. The pit bull was shot.
http://bit.ly/20cYDgx

2015 NV - Two loose dogs came upon a police dog that was searching for a suspect. One of the two dogs was a pit bull. Only the pit bull attacked the police dog. Police shot the pit bull and it eventually died. The police K9 was treated for wounds.
http://bit.ly/1im5kKV

2015 ID - While officers attempted to serve a warrant, the felony suspect bolted from his house and was followed by a pit bull which attacked the K9 officer and its handler.  Police shot the pit bull to stop the attack.
http://bit.ly/1GB766I

2015 NC - K9 Mako died of injuries sustained three months earlier when he was attacked by another dog while assisting members of the agency's Vice / Narcotics Division serve a warrant near Shelby, North Carolina.
http://bit.ly/1XExWiz

2014 IL - A Chicago police dog named Ditto is undergoing surgery after pit bulls attacked him inflicting severe injuries. Ditto was off duty and being walked by his handler at the time.
http://abc7.ws/1NaJKWL

2014 UK - Max, a police dog was savaged by a pit bull terrier and had to be retired from service. His handler is devastated by the horrific attack.
http://bit.ly/1NaOnAe

2014 AL - A police dog was severely mauled by a suspect’s two pit bulls. She needed 17 staples in her hip. Police think she will be able to return to work.
http://bit.ly/1ND6GMx

2014 WA - Police K9 Laslo was attacked by a pit bull while in pursuit of a burglar. The handler shot and killed the pit bull to get it to stop attacking.
http://bit.ly/1KHPCAx

2014 - During a search for a felony suspect, a pit bull leaped out of a window to attack K9 officer Tessa.  Tessa was accidentally shot when an officer opened fire on the pit bull to stop the attack.  Tessa is expected to make a full recovery.
http://bit.ly/1ipU5RQ

2014 FL - A St. Johns County Sheriff's Deputy and K-9 deputy 'Ryker' were searching for a 13 year-old suspect who ran from a stolen car when Ryker was attacked by a pit bull.  The officer shot at the pit bull which ran away.  The suspect got away.
http://fcnews.tv/1M11AY3

2014 NV - A brutal attack on a retired Nye County Sheriff’s K-9 by two neighborhood pit bulls has left the service dog in severe pain and in need of multiple surgeries. Hoss, a 12-year-old German Shepherd, was let out of his home to use the restroom on March 23 when his family says two pit bulls jumped the fence to their yard and attacked
http://bit.ly/1hkibW8

2013 FL - A Temple Terrace officer shot a pit bull that was attacking a police canine Monday during the arrest of a drug suspect. The police dog is expected to recover.  The pit bull was not killed.
http://bit.ly/1RiaWly

2013 PA - Pit bulls attack officer and K9 during a heroin bust.
http://bit.ly/1P1pCI6

2013 NY - While investigating a report of a burglary in progress, a police K9 was attacked by a pit bull in the house.  Police had to shoot the pit bull to stop the attack and the pit bull eventually died.
http://bit.ly/1Ri8Z8Q

2013 NC - Carver, a search and rescue border collie with the Thomasville Rescue Squad, was fatally mauled when 2 pit bulls invaded his yard and attacked him inside his kennel.  The pit bulls had already killed another dog in a similar manner.  Carver was the only dog in the state that was licensed to do rubble search and rescue.  The squad is devastated by the loss of Carver, described as gentle, to an horrific and avoidable pit bull attack.  The ignorant Animal Control worker, apparently unaware that this is abnormal pet dog behavior, stated the pit bulls were "just being dogs." (also listed under pit bull invasion attacks)
http://bit.ly/1RDwj0u

2013 CA - A pit bull attacked a K9 and had to be shot to stop the attack while police responded to a report of gun shots fired.  The pit bull died soon after.
http://bayareane.ws/1PUwIOV

2012 CA - While arresting a fugitive, a pit bull ran from the fugitive's backyard and attacked K9 handler Melissa Drane and the police K9 named Kasper. The pit bull had latched on to Kasper’s throat when an officer shot at the pit bull twice to stop the attack.  The shots missed, but the pit bull let go.
http://bit.ly/1M5o7X0

2012 IL - Vvorra, a 3-year-old Belgian Malinois canine partner-in-training of Chicago Police Officer Kevin Keel, was attacked by an unleashed pit bull, was rushed to emergency care, and is expected to be back on duty.
http://trib.in/1WlIiqp

2012 IA - Video news account of a pit bull attacking a police K9 named Damien while on duty.  The pit bull was tazed and ran off with a barb in its back.  Damien was no seriously injured.
http://bit.ly/1Rwm4yl

2011 VA - K9 Maggie, a bloodhound, was searching for a suicidal man when a pit bull fatally mauled her. In her career, she had responded to 348 calls. Her handler is devastated.
http://bit.ly/1RCOZ0B
RIP K9 Maggie 
2011 IA - Pit bull came out of nowhere after the handler officer and K9 officer had completed a search and were returning to their car. The pit bull was tazered, but got away.
http://bit.ly/1KHNbOy

2010 BC - Pit bull attacked an RCMP police dog in training and was shot and killed to stop the attack.  Owner whines that her out of control, vicious pit bull should not have been shot.
http://bit.ly/1OcXFx3

2008 NC - Police K9 labrador drug detection dog attacked by suspect’s pit bull. Jet, the K9 is OK, the police handler shot the pit bull and it eventually died after running away.

2004 FL - Manatee Deputies shot and killed a pit bull that attacked K9 Gunner, a Belgian Malinois, while police were searching for a burglary suspect.  Gunner suffered a puncture wound to the head
http://bit.ly/2pnqnAW

2002 IN - K9 officer Fax died after undergoing emergency surgery and treatment for wounds received while the canine was defending two Lake County Officer’s who were attacked by a vicious Pit-Bull while responding to a call.
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