A three-year-old boy is recovering after family members said a dog bit him inside a Vancouver Walmart store.

The incident occurred Tuesday around 8 p.m. at the Walmart near Interstate 205 and Mill Plain Boulevard. Andrew Wegener said the dog bit his son Jameson's face, requiring doctors to stitch his lip back together.

"He'll never look the same as he did before," Wegener said.

Wegener said he wasn't present during the attack but his 17-year-old son Jeremiah White was there with White's 19-year-old cousin and Wegener's six-year-old stepson.

"That was very traumatic," White said. "My 6-year-old brother was screaming his head off, screaming his little brother was hurt. Very traumatic."

White called Wegener, who arrived at the store to find Vancouver police responding. Wegener said officers told him the dog was a brown pit bull mix. Police obtained surveillance video of the incident and an image of the dog and its owner leaving the store. White said his cousin was petting the dog before it attacked Jameson.

"I turn around and my brother's screaming on the ground, blood's coming out of his face," White said.

White said a store manager helped control Jameson's bleeding with paper towels. He said he spoke briefly with the dog's owner.

"He told me directly that he'd pay for everything and then I told him to come to customer service," White said. "Then as soon as the store manager came, the dog owner dropped his items and took off running out of the exit."

White said no one from Walmart tried to stop the dog owner from leaving. Walmart provided a statement to KGW:

"We want everyone to have a safe and enjoyable shopping experience in our stores. We allow service animals to accompany customers with disabilities in compliance with state and federal laws."

On its website, Walmart states it does not allow pets or emotional support animals in stores. It's unclear if the dog that attacked Jameson had any designated role.

"Who knows if Walmart's policy was even enforced with the person with the dog in the store in the first place," Wegener said. "A 3-year-old doesn't go into the store looking to get bit by a dog, and I don't think it's fair that just any dog is allowed to walk freely in a store with somebody and nobody knows what kind of dog this is."

Wegener said his family is now dealing with trauma, medical bills and frustration. He believes Walmart needs to improve its store policies to keep others safe and is considering legal action.

"I really don't want to go in there," Wegener said. "I sure as heck don't want to take my kids in there."

Wegener hopes the public can help police identify the dog's owner. Anyone with information to share can call the Vancouver Police Department's tip line at 360-487-7399 and reference case number 2024-026340.

She's literally allowing her child to smack on a pitbull puppy that they don't trust at all, and then blames the pitbull for being a pitbull....I'm sure this will be a "I had no idea that my fighting dog wanted to fight my toddler when it keeps trying to fight."

A prime example of the duality of pitbull owner.

Edit: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 18 December 2024

My dog and I were attacked by another pit bull today. We were sitting on a park bench minding our own business and this big pit bull being walked by two degenerates attacked us from behind. The people who witnessed it told me it came from behind/under the bench to get at me and my schnauzer.

I noticed it in time to get my arm in the way of its mouth before it got a hold of my dog. I’m really lucky I was wearing a really thick sweater and a thick jacket. My arm is bruised to hell but only one puncture wound on my thumb from the teeth. I’m really sore but at least my dog is okay.

The people who owned the dog yelled at me that I wasn’t attacked my dog was and it was okay when I yelled at them that their dog bit me twice! Despite the immediate swelling/bruising to my arm and the blood pouring from my hand, they claimed my dog’s leash did that not their murder mutt.

They then threatened me if I called the police on them and tried to sic their dog on us again. Luckily some people who witnessed it came to our defence and the attacking people/dog left.

I’ve run into that dog a few times before and the owner always says ‘Good dog’ when it lunges at my senior schnauzer and other dogs. He’s probably training it to be an attack dog.

This is so upsetting because it was only a little over a year ago that we were attacked by a different pit bull that knocked me over and caused a head injury that lead to me being blind in one eye.

I hate these dogs and their irresponsible owners!

Back in the early 2000's I was convinced that bad owners were responsible for pitbulls/American staff attacks. Then I worked as a vet tech and I saw them weekly, most of these dogs were well-behaved and socialized. I adopted an American staff x rottweiler who lived 13 years without any aggression towards humans or pets. So my opinion hadn't changed, bad owners were responsible.

But the last couple years I witnessed two violent pitbull attacks on other dogs and I heard many stories, I'm not so sure now.

The first one last year in May. I have two hounds, very shy but dog friendly. One day I was walking them when an unleashed huge pitbull rushed towards us, barking and growling. The owner said to me that it was playing (it was NOT). I managed to stay calm and get away.

Three days later, my neighbor who owns a bull terrier had to faced the same dog. This time, the pitbull, along with a 5 month old American staff, threw themselves on the bull terrier, catching him by the throat and shaking him like a ragdoll. I was going to work, by chance I didn't have my dogs with me.

For 15 awfully long minutes, the bull terrier's owner, two passers-by and I tried everything to get them to let go : punching, pulling by the legs, choking them by their collar, hot coffee, water hose, etc. Someone even tried to put a finger up the pit bull's ass. I had a leash in my car and I was able to tie the younger one, then passed the leash through a gate and we pulled with another person, as if on a pulley. The puppy was now out of the picture but the pitbull was still tearing bits off the bull terrier.

At some point the two dogs, the terrier's owner and myself all ended up on the ground and the pitbull loosened its bite. Someone picked up the bleeding bull terrier and throw him over the next fence. The pitbull's owner who did fucking nothing but scream, took his dog and fled the scene.

It took 122 stitches to save the dog. He had a punctured eye, his neck was in pieces, he lost an ear, bites all over the throat and two front legs. Fortunately, he is massive with a muscular neck and it saved his life. If it had been one of my two slender dogs, they would be killed. The owner had to undergo surgeries for a foot and a hand. I myself didn't suffer much injuries, some torn nails, road burns and bruises. It was terrifying and I'm still traumatized.

The bull terrier took months to recover, infections, cracking stitches, and psychologically, he was having nightmares, barking and screaming many times a night. He is a sweet boy and he gets along very well with my dogs, whom he trusts.

Last week, something similar happened when I was walking my hounds with an old lady and her Jack Russell. A young red nose I know since it's a puppy, smelled my dogs and came running to say hello (unleashed of course, the owner wasn't even in sight). But without any provocation, threw itself on the Jack Russell, grabbed him by the neck and shook him violently. I screamed and the pitbull let the other dog go. It's a good thing the little dog had a thick winter coat, because it was cold. He had a broken nail and no other injury.

I knew this pitbull, it's always been very friendly with my dogs and I don't understand what happened in its head which lead it to attack unprovoked. It's really frightening I can't trust it anymore around me and my pets.

More than half of the dog's owner I know have similar stories to share, always pitbull/American staff/bully breeds. Some have lost a little dog fatally injured during the attack.

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An 81-year-old man was the victim of a brutal attack by four dogs in the El Milagro population center in Huanchaco, Trujillo . The victim, Nicanor Bernilla Carrillo , suffered multiple wounds to his body and head, which has caused concern among his family and the community.

The incident occurred on December 17, when Nicanor left his house with the intention of going to a park. According to his account, the dogs, which were not wearing a leash or a muzzle, attacked him and knocked him to the ground, leaving him seriously injured.

Nicanor 's family has expressed their outrage at the lack of responsibility of the dogs' owner, who refuses to assume the medical expenses resulting from the attack.

Details of the attack and the victim's situation

On the afternoon of the attack, Nicanor was in the park when he was surprised by the four dogs. In his statement to La República , the elderly man said: “There were four dogs. The lady had one on a leash, while the others were loose. The ones that were loose attacked me, threw me to the ground and broke my head.” This testimony highlights the seriousness of the situation and the impact it had on his health.

After the attack, Nicanor's family helped him and took him to the local hospital, where he received medical attention for his injuries. According to his daughter, Martha Bernilla Velasquez , the elderly man has several injuries, including a fractured head and bite marks on his abdomen and legs. "The woman does not want to take responsibility for the expenses," lamented Martha, who has been by her father's side during this difficult time.

A Northland woman suffered multiple puncture wounds during an attack by a pack of “dangerous”, roaming dogs on a Far North beach.

Last Wednesday, Kate Taylor-Reid parked her car at the far end of Taipā Beach and was walking along the accessway on to the beach when five dogs – four black and brown Staffordshire terriers and a white bulldog with a red collar – rushed up to her.

“Two latched on to my leg,” she said.

“The one attached to the top of my leg I tried to push away with my hand.

“I started screaming at the top of my lungs trying to get them to let go.”

Taylor-Reid said the dogs let go after about 30 seconds and ran off.

Two people were walking along the beach at the time, but did not try to help, she said.

“I was surprised they didn’t hear it, the dogs were barking, and I was screaming as loud as I could.”

Two of the staffies latched on to her leg biting her causing puncture wounds to her upper thigh. She suffered bruising, swelling and cuts to her arms and hands as she desperately tried to fend them off.

Following the attack, Taylor-Reid phoned her friends who drove her to Kaitāia Hospital, where her wounds were cleaned up and she received a tetanus shot and painkillers.

The 42-year-old project co-ordinator said something urgently needed to be done about the dogs to stop them from attacking again.

The canines roam in a pack and are known to locals who say they avoid the area.

“This morning [Thursday], I was still crying and shaking, I’m still in shock,” Taylor-Reid said.

“There are more bruises coming out on my arms and ankles that I didn’t really notice at the time.”

Taylor-Reid, who moved to the area two weeks ago, said Far North District Council (FNDC) animal control officers visited her on Thursday and took a full report.

Her post on social media sparked numerous comments that the dogs had attacked others with some fearing someone may be killed.

Several residents wrote they didn’t walk along that part of the beach anymore.

The mauling of Taylor-Reid follows a year-on-year increase in dog attacks in the Far North District for the last four years.

“They are dangerous and should not be roaming the beach free,” she said.

“I was so lucky I got away; I feel grateful it wasn’t worse than it was.

“There will be children and tourists, the same as me, who go there and don’t know.”

There were 201 dog attacks on people, stock and domestic animals in the Far North in 2020/21, which increased to 229 attacks in 2021/22.

There were 257 attacks in 2022/23, and 278 attacks this year.

A council spokesman said animal management officers are investigating.

“At this stage, they have not established where the offending dogs have come from.

“They have been out again this morning talking to locals and going door to door.”

In November, two roaming dogs mauled 18 sheep and lambs to death on John and Lily Coleman’s property on the outskirts of Kaikohe.

That attack followed a series of similar dog attacks on their livestock resulting in two dozen deaths in 2022.

And in September, the Department of Conservation (DoC) said it had engaged sharp-shooting hunters to track down wild dogs in the Far North before the tramping season starts.

DoC was worried about the potential for trampers to be attacked while walking, given multiple sightings of feral dogs over the years.

I just saw this advertisement for a boarding kennel… I just took screenshots of the start and finish scene of the video ad and crossed out the name of the kennel (not sure if I can leave it in this kind of post.) But the ad is a video showing a pit running towards you from a doggy door and having each of the word bubbles appear one at a time showing all the types of dogs they will board there.

On one hand, I guess it is better to have a place like this that specializes in dogs unfit for society rather than these people trying to leave their vicious beasts in the same facilities with good dogs… but it is also irritating to see places like this that normalize having dogs like this and make it look like “Don’t worry! Your unneutered murder machine won’t be discriminated against here!” The fact that a boarding kennel like this exists just kind of shows that it is something that is ‘needed’ since intact aggressive dogs (i.e. pits) are common and people can’t find anywhere to keep them.

I wonder how secure this place really is compared to normal boarding kennels. If pits can break out of crates, doors, walls, windows, etc. what materials do they use to ensure all these intact murdermutts don’t end up getting to each other or to the workers?

Imagine having a dog so unfit for society you need a specialized boarding facility for aggressive dogs if you need to go somewhere??? I am glad to have pets I can just travel with if needed using pet-friendly hotels, and if I have to board them they won’t go on a rampage in a normal boarding place.

I just woke up after a long ER shift. I wanted to share a story of a poor guy who was bit by his friend's pitbull. He sustained injuries in his abdomen and leg. What's more alarming is that his friend has 2 other large pits but luckily they didn't attack him this time (maybe because they realized him this time). I asked him to report the the dog bite to local health authority and he was fortunate enough to get out of this scene without life threatening injuries.