Dog mauled to death in Etobicoke
Animal services hunting for four killer dogs
By Terry Davidson, Toronto Sun
First posted: Thursday, March 10, 2016 01:05 PM EST | Updated: Thursday, March 10, 2016 02:09 PM EST
TORONTO - Did you witness this dog attack or are you the dog owner? Email the Sun at torsun.citydesk@sunmedia.ca or call 416-947-2211.
A dachshund was mauled to death by four dogs in an Etobicoke park.
Officials with Toronto Animal Services are looking for the owner of those four dogs.
The dog killing was in the north end of Centennial Park around 11 a.m. on Wednesday.
An elderly man witnessed his dachshund bitten multiple times by what an official with Toronto Animal Services described as possibly three “dark brown” Labrador retrievers and a tan-coloured dog of similar size but of unknown breed.
Elizabeth Glibbery said the man who was walking the four attacking canines left the scene with the dogs.
She also said the dachshund’s distraught owner rushed his 14-year-old dog to a nearby animal clinic, even though the animal — known colloquially as a wiener dog — died at the scene.
“The owner already knew that she was dead,” said Glibbery, adding it is not yet known if the man walking the four attackers is the actual owner of the animals or a dog walker.
Glibbery described him as being in his mid 30’s, but was unable to provide any other details.
All dogs must be leashed while in the park, Glibbery said. It is not yet known if the four attacking dogs or the dachshund were on-leash at the time of the attack.
A photo snapped by a witness of the attack in progress has been handed over to Toronto Police, she said.
tdavidson@postmedia.ca
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Elderly man's beloved dog mauled to death
By Terry Davidson, Toronto Sun
First posted: Thursday, March 10, 2016 10:17 PM EST | Updated: Thursday, March 10, 2016 10:45 PM EST
Kurt Haupt, 81, knew that with his beloved dachshund, Dacky, being a ripe old 14, he’d have to deal with her dying someday soon.
But never in his worst nightmares did he see it happening like this.
Dacky was mauled to death Wednesday morning by four much larger dogs while she and Haupt were in the north end of Etobicoke’s Centennial Park for a little air and exercise.
Haupt, feeling it was safe, had unleashed Dacky to give her a bit of freedom. Unbeknownst to him, another dog owner, approaching but still out of sight, did the same with his four canines — dogs Haupt describes as large mastiffs.
A teary-eyed Haupt told the Toronto Sun Thursday he heard a sickening yelp from Dacky, turned, and saw that one of the four dogs had chomped down on her.
Dacky fell, and the others pounced on her and began tearing at the small dog, he said.
“After the second bite, she was for sure dead,” said Haupt, who two years ago nursed an aging Dacky through a debilitating lower back injury and took to grooming her himself.
Haupt, who’s single and has no children, says he “never loved anything more than this dog.”
“I knew eventually (Dacky would die), but I didn’t want it (to) end that way. My little dog. She loved everybody. She was so friendly.”
He says the salt in the wound came when the other owner, after finally regaining control of his four animals, simply walked off.
Having an arthritic leg, there wasn’t much Haupt could do about that. He scooped his lifeless Dacky up off the ground and took her to his vet to confirm what he already knew.
As of Thursday night, officials with Toronto Animal Services were searching for the owner of the four canine attackers.
Animal Service’s Elizabeth Glibbery described the suspect as white, between 30 and 40, and quite tall. When found, she said, he will face “a number of charges,” including one under the province’s Dog Owners Liability Act.
She confirmed the suspect dogs are believed to be mastiffs or corso.
“We are trying to track (the owner) down and we are pretty sure we’re going to have some information available in the next 24 hours.”
A photo of the attack snapped by a witness was handed over to Toronto Police, Glibbery said.
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Animal services hunting for four killer dogs
By Terry Davidson, Toronto Sun
First posted: Thursday, March 10, 2016 01:05 PM EST | Updated: Thursday, March 10, 2016 02:09 PM EST
TORONTO - Did you witness this dog attack or are you the dog owner? Email the Sun at torsun.citydesk@sunmedia.ca or call 416-947-2211.
A dachshund was mauled to death by four dogs in an Etobicoke park.
Officials with Toronto Animal Services are looking for the owner of those four dogs.
The dog killing was in the north end of Centennial Park around 11 a.m. on Wednesday.
An elderly man witnessed his dachshund bitten multiple times by what an official with Toronto Animal Services described as possibly three “dark brown” Labrador retrievers and a tan-coloured dog of similar size but of unknown breed.
Elizabeth Glibbery said the man who was walking the four attacking canines left the scene with the dogs.
She also said the dachshund’s distraught owner rushed his 14-year-old dog to a nearby animal clinic, even though the animal — known colloquially as a wiener dog — died at the scene.
“The owner already knew that she was dead,” said Glibbery, adding it is not yet known if the man walking the four attackers is the actual owner of the animals or a dog walker.
Glibbery described him as being in his mid 30’s, but was unable to provide any other details.
All dogs must be leashed while in the park, Glibbery said. It is not yet known if the four attacking dogs or the dachshund were on-leash at the time of the attack.
A photo snapped by a witness of the attack in progress has been handed over to Toronto Police, she said.
tdavidson@postmedia.ca
Dog mauled to death in Etobicoke | Toronto & GTA | News | Toronto Sun
Elderly man's beloved dog mauled to death
By Terry Davidson, Toronto Sun
First posted: Thursday, March 10, 2016 10:17 PM EST | Updated: Thursday, March 10, 2016 10:45 PM EST
Kurt Haupt, 81, knew that with his beloved dachshund, Dacky, being a ripe old 14, he’d have to deal with her dying someday soon.
But never in his worst nightmares did he see it happening like this.
Dacky was mauled to death Wednesday morning by four much larger dogs while she and Haupt were in the north end of Etobicoke’s Centennial Park for a little air and exercise.
Haupt, feeling it was safe, had unleashed Dacky to give her a bit of freedom. Unbeknownst to him, another dog owner, approaching but still out of sight, did the same with his four canines — dogs Haupt describes as large mastiffs.
A teary-eyed Haupt told the Toronto Sun Thursday he heard a sickening yelp from Dacky, turned, and saw that one of the four dogs had chomped down on her.
Dacky fell, and the others pounced on her and began tearing at the small dog, he said.
“After the second bite, she was for sure dead,” said Haupt, who two years ago nursed an aging Dacky through a debilitating lower back injury and took to grooming her himself.
Haupt, who’s single and has no children, says he “never loved anything more than this dog.”
“I knew eventually (Dacky would die), but I didn’t want it (to) end that way. My little dog. She loved everybody. She was so friendly.”
He says the salt in the wound came when the other owner, after finally regaining control of his four animals, simply walked off.
Having an arthritic leg, there wasn’t much Haupt could do about that. He scooped his lifeless Dacky up off the ground and took her to his vet to confirm what he already knew.
As of Thursday night, officials with Toronto Animal Services were searching for the owner of the four canine attackers.
Animal Service’s Elizabeth Glibbery described the suspect as white, between 30 and 40, and quite tall. When found, she said, he will face “a number of charges,” including one under the province’s Dog Owners Liability Act.
She confirmed the suspect dogs are believed to be mastiffs or corso.
“We are trying to track (the owner) down and we are pretty sure we’re going to have some information available in the next 24 hours.”
A photo of the attack snapped by a witness was handed over to Toronto Police, Glibbery said.
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