Makes make so angry ...

The dog is a working dog in the Pittsburgh, PA area. According to the news report, the dog has been treated and should recover.

Link provided to news story http://www.thepittsburghchannel.com/cnn-news/20914391/detail.html

When they find the guy who did it, he should be brutally and slowly tortured for a few years until he dies from the pain.

What the hell is wrong with people...really I hope whoever did it gets the opportunity to face those felony charges.

Dog must have been a good 'street dog' that someone wanted to make him go away. It is an illusion to think you are truly 'safe' anymore, no matter where you live. I hope that they find out who did this & they get what they deserve. Unfortunately the worse the economic crisis becomes the higher the crime rate seems to go. Just the rash of bank robberies alone, at least in CT, shows how desporate & reckless people are willing to be. Scarey times.

What I don't get is how someone got so close to the dog with no one noticing. My dogs raise holy heck if they even think someone is walking close to my fence. That kennel is either really far from the house, or it was someone the dog knew, or the people and neighbours weren't home. I sincerely hope someone heard the dog barking and saw what happened.

What a sick thing to happen. I hope the dog recovers and the bad guy is brought to justice.

I was at the pet supply store I go to a few weeks ago and there was a man there asking about all the different foods they had. His Pit Bull, only a pup still (I think he said 8 months), had been poisoned. Someone had thrown poisoned meat in the backyard I guess. The pup survived but is having serious issues keeping any food down still. I'm not sure of the specifics, but it didn't sound like he was doing too well. I could hardly listen to the story and this poor man was almost in tears just talking about it. Makes me wonder if the pup is still hanging in there

I really hope this guy gets what he deserves.

My last guide dog/service dog, named Gandalf which I had trained myself, was poisoned in the yard of my former home. I know who did it, but can't prove it.

I had been renting a rural home for several years with no problem. I liked living there as I could keep multiple dogs and do pretty much whatever I chose. Then the property was up and sold. I had close to 10 months on my lease and found out through legal advice that the new owner had to honor the lease until it was up, but that I could legally vacate without needing the new owners ok.

So instead he told me my guide dog would have to go. I gave him a copy of both the federal and state laws regarding guide dogs. He started petty harassments and I decided to move as soon as I found a place.

Before I could move he poisoned my guide dog. Every morning at 4:30 I'd let my dog Gandalf out into my back yard to potty. He'd come right back for his breakfast pretty quick as he was a real chow hound. That morning he didn't come right back so I called him. He didn't finish his food, which was a first, and became lethargic. I didn't realize anything serious was wrong. Then he began to vomit. Great gouts of blood were vomitted up. I tried to call a friend to take us to a vet, but my friend who was usually home and regularly gave me rides was not home. I tried calling the only mobile vet in the county, but he was at another call 90 miles away. I called to the nearest town that had taxis, but they refused to come so far. I finally reached someone to take me to the closest vet, but Gandalf was too far gone to save.

The next day the landlord's brother (who was mentally challenged) told me that he had helped his brother put rat poison(warferin) in my yard. He had been told by his brother that it could only hurt rats. He was upset about Gandalf and wanted to be reasured that rat poison couldn't have hurt him as it was for rats.

I immediately moved out and stayed temporarily with a friend until I found another place.

Now I have another GD/SD which is a chessy who doesn't do seizure alert, and guides at a slower pace than I am use to walking. Gandalf was a GSD. Now poison proofing is a priority to my peace of mind, though there have been no other dog poisonings in the county for many decades. And even back then, they weren't intentionally targeted for dogs, but for wildlife control. That sort of "control" is no longer allowed.

Joy, that is terrible that he would do something so hurtful, especially to a service dog. What kind of creep is that guy?!!!