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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A Lincoln woman was mauled by her pit bull after stepping on another pet dog.

Police spokeswoman Katie Flood told the Lincoln Journal Star that the woman was arguing with her boyfriend about 4 a.m. Friday and accidentally stepped on their 8-month-old black lab. The pit bull, seeking to protect the other dog, attacked the woman and her boyfriend.

Police say the woman suffered a severe bite wound to the head and has injuries to her hands and forearms. The boyfriend suffered cuts to his elbows. Their names were not released.

Animal Control confiscated the dog, which wasn’t licensed.

[smithy77]

But Pitt Bulls are so cuddly.

[pheaton]

This highlights the exact point I try to make about Pitbulls. She stepped on the lab and the lab probably just felt really sad, put it's ears down, tail between it's legs and ducked in the corner.

The Pitbull attacked, what would have happened if she had stepped on the Pitbull? One thing is probably for sure, the Lab probably wouldn't have attacked the owner in response and even if the lab did attack it's biting force is less, and it has less fighting stamina and could be subdued much easier than a Pit. The squeel of the Lab instantly triggered the fight that is ingrained in Pits by years of breeding for that purpose. They are dangerous dogs and should not be allowed in the city limits.

I realize Pitbulls can be loving creatures and that all owners are not the type of people that are involved in domestic disturbances at 4AM on a Friday, but if my loving Lab goes off on a rampage I know I can tackle and pin him, if a Pitbull goes on one he can maul you to death.

[Calvinist]

simply put....if my mini-schnauzer freaks out and decides to maul you, you'll likely kick her away with no damage done. If a pit-bull freaks out it's just a much worse situation.

[Michael Weston]

*sigh* Here we go again....might as well just merge this thread:

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[opalminor]

Usually, I'm not for the pit bulls... but in this case, at least it seemed to be protecting the other dog.. also it was probably upset and sick of hearing the 2 fighting.

[Pierce2011]

Years ago, my Dad took my 4 yr old son to a family get together and I stayed home because I had a cold. Somebody brought their dog to the event knowing their dog wasn't socialized. When that dog mauled my baby, it didn't make headline news. That dog weighed 120#'s and was a mastiff/chow mix. Ironically, I was also bitten by a chow a couple of years ago for no reason at all. I was told he was really nice, but he left a big bite wound on the calf of my leg for walking by.

Every pit bull I've ever met has been awesome. Every chow, not so nice. Just sayin'....

[Dusty Rhodes]

I will say that almost every Pit Bull I have met was very nice, the ones that were not nice got taken care of by my German Shepherd. Actually it was only one, the dogs and my wife were doing the frisbee thing in the yard, the stray pit bull came out of the woods and went after my wife, it didn't make it.

[BrianGuy1979]

Originally Posted by Dusty Rhodes

I will say that almost every Pit Bull I have met was very nice, the ones that were not nice got taken care of by my German Shepherd. Actually it was only one, the dogs and my wife were doing the frisbee thing in the yard, the stray pit bull came out of the woods and went after my wife, it didn't make it.

Are you saying that your German Shepherd taught this Pit Bull a lesson it wouldn't forget??

[DavidGeorge]

I don't like Pit Bulls. On the other hand, the Libertarian in me hesitates to call for them to be illegal. It's a tough call.

In this case, however, it seems that justice was served in a strange way. I strongly suspect that this lady and her boyfriend are not exactly the best and brightest of society.