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tried to attack the 2 dogs I crate there at night -the crates are sturdy, and held. The furor awakened me and the 2 dogs sleeping in the house and the barking brought the attacking dogs to my back lanai - I barely managed to get the door shut to keep them away from my pets and me. Now, I am trapped in the house and these huge dogs are going from door to door and window to window trying to get in. Thinking I could safely go into the tightly fenced front yard and scare them off, I headed for the door, Before I could control him, my male dog went thru the screen and rushed to the fence to defend us. Woody weighs 30 pounds. Have you ever heard a dog scream? The sound was like nothing I've ever heard. The dogs bit the pad off Woody's left front paw THROUGH THE FENCE! He is permanently crippled, has to wear a boot to protect that foot on long walks, and cannot be shown in either AKC Confirmation or Performance Events. Basically, Woody went from being a valuable Show Dog to being a pet in five minutes on April 6, 2004. I went thru the same procedure again: Police, Vet, photos, bills and nagging and phone calls and supervisors and that time the paperwork only took 2 months to file -both cases were filed on June 4, 2004 It's been over a year since the first attack, and I finally spoke to the Prosecuting Attorney assigned the cases yesterday, [March 17, 2005]. It turns out the first case has been tossed because it is beyond the one year Statute of Limitations. They are going to charge the second case because the dog was permanently crippled by the attack. Except for that, it probably would not be charged and the dogs would be allowed to continue to maraud at will, as the owner laughs at both the legal system and the old lady next door. If you want to really do something about the animal control problems on this Island, you would tighten the leash law to prevent dogs running lose, AND hire the people to enforce the laws. This should not require a Criminal Court Case. The Animal Control Officers should be able to issue tickets and pick up dogs on the road without depending on the County Police, who have better things to do. Bailing your dog out if he's been confiscated should be expensive enough to hurt: First, all stray dogs should be neutered and micro chipped before they are returned to the owner. The macho guy who owns aPit-bull will keep his dog home rather then let him be neutered. The fee should be at least $50 plus the neutering and microchip costs, and licensing fees if required. A second offense would be easy to document because of the microchip, and it z