Neighbour suspected in attack on dog (2 stories) UPDATE #14

[Casper]

I will never understand how people can stoop so low...
That picture of Beau induced a bit of LES... I know a ton of people with Pyrenees and they are all absolutely fantastic dogs.

This reminded me of an event that occurred quite a few years ago around here...
My cousin has a Border Collie (one of the sweetest dogs I have ever met) that once got his jaw broken and half of his teeth knocked out by a pinhead-of-a-neighbor. The reason? A dispute on whose property line ended where and the others began.

Cowards like that really need to learn how to solve their quarrels with the person, not their dog...

[Catty1]

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/calgary/sto...neighbour.html

Neighbour charged with animal cruelty in dog attack
Last Updated: Monday, May 18, 2009 | 5:43 PM MT
CBC News


Beau's owner, Matthew Pacaud, said he found at least four of his dog's teeth on the ground. (CBC)

A southern Alberta man is facing a charge of animal cruelty in connection with an attack on his neighbour's dog.

Matthew Pacaud, who lives on an acreage in the Municipal District of Foothills, southwest of Calgary, said he found his dog Beau bloodied and missing several teeth last Tuesday.

As CBC News first reported last week, Beau's veterinarian said the four-year-old Great Pyrenees had been struck by a blunt object.

A neighbour had left an angry message on Pacaud's answering machine complaining about his dog's continuous barking.


Beau underwent three hours of dental surgery on Friday and is expected to make a full recovery. (CBC)

The neighbour told CBC News that he went to Pacaud's house to talk to him about the longstanding problem but no one was home. Instead, Beau attacked him, so he defended himself with the walking cane he uses for a back condition, he said.

Nigel Warren, 62, has been charged with one count of injuring an animal under Section 445 of the Criminal Code, the Okotoks RCMP said Monday.

If convicted, Warren faces up to five years in prison. He's scheduled to appear in court in Okotoks on June 16.

"For neighbours to escalate to this is very unusual. I don't have many calls to this magnitude. Usually people use the proper avenues to resolve the situation," RCMP Const. Bryan O'Rourke said. "Either calling us before this happens, calling the [Municipal District] of Foothills, possibly writing letters to your representatives — those are all good options before escalating to something like this."

Beau underwent three hours of dental surgery on Friday and is expected to recover from his injuries.

[Catty1]

Apparently another person knows this dog is not gentle...I hope the dog owner also gets taken to task.


The dog is now recovering at home with owner Matthew Pacaud.

Accused dog attacker speaks

Updated: Tue May. 19 2009 18:42:04

ctvcalgary.ca

An Okotoks man is facing a criminal charge in connection with a dog attack.

Nigel Warren, 62, is facing one charge of Causing Injury to a Dog.

He is accused of hitting his neighbour's Great Pyrenees and smashing out four of the dog's teeth.

CTV spoke to Warren Tuesday afternoon. He says the dog attacked him.

"I wish somebody had been there to see me attacked by these massive jaws trying to jump up at me."

The dog is owned by Matthew Pacaud. He says he called his neighbour after receiving a phone message complaining about a barking dog.

"I said you've hit my dog. He was backed into a corner, there's blood and feces everywhere. He said, 'I'm not denying it' and I said I'm phoning the RCMP."

Pacaud says vet bills have totaled 15-hundred dollars so far and his dog isn't a problem animal.

But another neighbour told CTV that Pacaud's dog is a problem and is both aggressive and constantly barking.

If convicted, Warren faces a maximum of five years in prison.

He is expected to appear in court next month.

[lvpets2002]

I still say Great Pyrenees are not Aggresive dogs.. They are normaly so Loving & Layed Back.. So if this dog is Aggresive then its because of some types of abuse.. Oh yes you can see in the pics of how so mean this dog is.. Yow Right

[Laura's Babies]

My sister had a Great Pyrenees and the one she had was big as a horse, gentle as a kitten and was just the sweetiest thing you ever saw. The beauty of the one she had was inside and outside. Just the sweetiest soul you ever met!

That man put himself in that dogs territory, KNOWING the dog was there so he invited whatever happened to him. While a barking dog is annoying, there are other methods to deal with it other than the method he choose. He made some VERY bad choices and will just have to suffer the consequences of those choices. Let's hope that justice is swift!

[Karen]

I feel the sorriest for the dog, who was obviously left outside by itself to be barking for three hours, or constantly barking as neighbors are claiming. It is not the dog's fault. It is the owner's fault and the neighbor's fault. And Great Pyrenees are wonderful dogs, but they are strong guardians of their flock - bred to protect their territory. You'd have to be pretty stupid to invade one's yard uninvited.

[Daisy and Delilah]

Candace, I'll bet the neighbor is one of those people as ignorant as the guy that beat the dog. You know how people will back people just to act like they are on that person's side? Blowhards, as I guess we could call these types. I don't put much faith in what he says.

I agree with Karen. It's the fault of the owner and the neighbor. It's a crying shame the poor dog had to take the punishment. He thinks barking is okay because nobody has trained him to not bark all the time. The owner is defending his baby much like I would. However, he needs to take responsibility as well. If he had trained the poor doggie, this probably wouldn't have happened.

I can imagine that the neighbor that beat the dog is regretful of going berserk at this point. Who knows? He might have just gotten angrier and continues to blow off steam to anyone that will listen. What a terrible situation.

[Catty1]

http://www.calgaryherald.com/Life/Ne...246/story.html

Neighbourliness goes both ways

Calgary Herald
May 20, 2009

There are no winners in the case of the Okotoks man charged with beating his neighbour's dog, but there is certainly a cautionary tale for those on both sides of the dispute.

Nigel Warren, 64, will be up on charges of injuring an animal when he goes to court June 16, after he bashed Bo, a Great Pyrenees, over the head with his cane. Bo lost eight teeth as a result of the beating.

Fed up with the dog's allegedly ceaseless barking, Warren went over to Matthew Pacaud's house last Tuesday to complain.

"It's bedtime and we hear bark, bark, bark. It's morning time, bark, bark, bark. The dogs bellow all day long. It's ruining our lives," Warren said later.

Finding nobody at home, Warren said he hit the dog with his cane in self-defence, afraid it would bite him.

Neighbourliness works both ways. Warren should have left the premises without touching the dog and waited until Pacaud returned to discuss the matter with him.

However, Pacaud should have shown some consideration for his neighbour and dealt with his dog's barking long before matters escalated to their current state.

Dog owners need to take note. Part of responsible pet ownership is ensuring your dog does not torment your neighbours with its behaviour, including barking. Few things are more annoying than the jarring notes of a dog's repetitive barking. Well, maybe there is one thing more annoying --an inconsiderate dog owner who allows it to go on.
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[Daisy and Delilah]

I really hope alot of people read this story and take notice to the outcome. Negligence is never good in any situation. People have to take responsibility.

The guy that beat poor Bo, will probably be sent to anger management classes and that's it.
I can't stop thinking of how hard he had to hit him to inflict that much damage. OMG!! It's making me sick!!

[sasvermont]

We all know that dogs bark from time to time. What I don't understand is why owners think it's ok to allow their beloved pet to disturb neighbors for hours on end.

If the owner of this poor pupster was a responsible owner in the first place, he/they would have taken steps to quiet the dog. The neighbor doing the damage to the dog SHOULD BE BLAMED and punished FOR THE DAMAGE, but I think the dog owner's negligence needs to be addressed as well.

The poor dog. I have a neighbor with this breed of dog and yes, their dog barks when someone walks by the house. He does bark loudly and for as long as someone is passing by. He spends a fair amount of time outside, but is primarily an inside dog. As far as I know, no neighbor has ever complained.

I would have been on the phone to the local authorities every fifteen minutes if that dog lived next to me and barked for hours on end. I would never have harmed the dog. I suppose I would have asked the owner to quiet the dog before calling the authorities. I am not sure about that......

I wish dog AND cat owners were always responsible, but that is unrealistic, at best.

Here's hoping the dog's owner wakes up and keeps the dog inside and/or spends time with the dog so that it is not alone and barking. Maybe finding this pup a new home would benefit everyone.