Bad dog? No actually this is a good gamebred pit bull: attacking a dog-sized object is what they were created to do. Forget the recent pit pusher propaganda, read some educational books written by dogmen, the breeders of pit bulls, the UKC and ADBA registries that supported/still support the "sport" of dog fighting. Pit bulls are victims too. Stop making more victims. Let pit bulls gradually become extinct thru free, mandatory, enforced spay/neuter microchipping of all pits/pit mixes/all dog aggressive dogs. Pit promoters love to say behavior is dependent on management and that pits are "just dogs, just like all other dogs." Great, so stop breeding them. Adopt any homeless dog and manage its behavior to be your charming companion.

I hope this country will eventually tire of having children and adults mangled and killed and enact laws as they have in Europe. They no longer allow any new Pit Bulls and Mastiffs into their countries and they have required all existing animals be sterilized. My friend raised a 'very loving' Pit Bull from a pup and he nearly took off her arm.

The pitbull should be put to rest . Ga laws protect attack dogs and not our children. I can't believe the woman didn't shoot the dog. It didn't bite the child it attacked the child and will keep doing so when his moron owners let him run around unleashed!!!!!!!

I personally wonder what they will do to the dog. Are they just going to watch it for 10 days and just let it go home so it can attack another kid? Why aren't they going to put this dog down? Don't you think that if someone's child is brutally attacked by a dog don't they have the right to shoot it? I believe the mongrel deserves a nice bullet to the skull.

Ga law only requires them to quarantine the dog for 10 days . Thats a load of crap. They breed dogs like this for people who lack in other things if you know what I mean

had the woman killed the dog and been charged--and had she been tried--and had I been on her jury---I would have acquitted her.

This was a sweet, sweet boy who was attacked brutally while running in his neighborhood as practice for the track team. His leg was mangled so severely that that is now out of the question. He was minding his own business and was thrown to the ground by this vicious animal that could've easily taken his life. If anyone should be charged it is the owner of the dog for having such a deadly weapon running freely. He gets the dog back in 10 days, returned to a neighborhood full of children. So very wrong.

Just happens to be my subdivision, I seen the women with a handbag,but never seen a gun. Sounds like the family, is trying to shift the BLAME!!!!!

Funny how the dog owner states it was a "bite." it was much more than
that. Severe damage in multiple areas including gaping wounds, punctures and
lacerations. Not to mention weeks of recovery for this young boy, loss of normal life activities (sports, spring break etc.) and the pshychological terror the boy was in, while being shaken like a rag doll by this vicious animal. Any dangerous animal owner should be arrested if their animal attacks someone while roaming free. It is the owner's responsibility to secure the animal. The dog owner tried to deny ownership when the police arrived, thanks to neighbor's statements the owner finally admitted it was their dog. Just for that they should have been arrested. It's laughable that the owner would file a police report when they were in the wrong. How about an apology and accepting some liability? How about paying some medical bills, pain and suffering? This isn't this child's fault for being attacked and it shouldn't be his family's responsibility to carry this liability.

oh ya'll give a new meaning to the word IGNORANT....that is my dog who by the way is NOT a pitbull in anyway shape or form..Jelly Beans is a Great Dane Dalmation mix that we rescued from the Atlanta animal shelter a year ago... we keep our dogs in a secure fenced in backyard you are all welcome to come see it...but this week the fence belonging to our other neighbor was taken down and replace a half a foot from the ground the old fence was right to the ground... we did not check for i felt no need to do so,,,i am NOT passing blame, i am simply trying to let you know that is how he got loose... i did not know he was out...I DO NOT let them run loose in the neighborhood and anyone stating ths is a BIG FAT LIAR,, I am sad and horrified that ths young child was bitten..

For all the dumb slow people. If you would like to know the truth come to brown and I would tell and my wife and I have rescue dog for year we not trash I am a decorated gulf war vet so please come by and for the last time he is a great dame unless the vet lied so go away

Hey Christy what happened to that young boy is horriable..we think about him daily and pray each night for his well being.We are not monster..we tried to get info from the people on brown drive and Simmons road we were yelled at and told go home and leave them alone..I have wanted to ring his doorbell a million times but fear stops me. We are new to this neighborhood people don't know us now they don't wave they turn away or stare at us like we are animals..Don't judge us don't write comments about us on what we feel and say...you don't speak to us you have no idea what we feel and say...if I could take his pain the lord knows I Would.. I pray for his healing..But Jelly Beans is not a wild animal roaming your streets..by the grace of God I can't change what happened but I can make sure it wont repeat itself

Neighbor I don't need to shift anything
..Jelly Beans is wrong...but my son running in the house screaming she has a gun and two other people saw it....not me. She knows the truth she knows she had that gun out and pointing at them...you people lie and lie you people were telling her shoot both dogs who cares....Who cares we do this could have end in other children getting shot to death.....truth

part 3 We have wanted to ring that young boys doorbell...but after the attack by you people that day and on here.. we cant...i am not going to have pople make us feel like we are below them...because trust me we are not nor ill we ever be. We pray for him and talk about him daily...if i could take his pain

part 4 ....the Lord knows i would. if i could help him in any way shape or form we will.... we are not monsters...You command and demand on here and you know nothing........I accept my part and responsibility in this tragdy...Why dont you and your people do the same....I never blamed that child for what Jelly did NEVER!!!!!! I would love to tell him face to face how we feel and help in his healing and recovery...You people built this wall.... My son and his friend did not deserve a GUN pointed in their direction...he did not need to hear you people telling her shoot both dogs who cares.. well mister i care she could have shot either one of those boys wounding or killing them.. would you and your people think it ws justified... did my son deserve it???? what about his pain and suffering..how about you people accepting some liability????? my family and son should not have to carry the responsibility of her actions.... where is MY SON APOLOGY.......Please stop writting about us and saying things that are not true...i have not yet filed for a warrent that child has been threw enough......leave us alone we never talked or bothered you before this and we wont after this...keep your dirty looks and inmaturity to yourself.....and YOUNG Man i pray for your recovery to be fast and painless...please take this time to understand how sad and sorry we are for you...if we can do anything for YOU please let us know....... GOD BLESS YOU PEOPLE

I used to raise Rottweilers. You check your fence and enclosures at ALL times! I could see a mix dog like that having a lot of prey drive. Don't know what the boy may have done to cause the dog to grab him. I am glad you are taking responcability, Debra. These things happen. Feel bad for the boy and the owner but most of all that this was blamed on the wrong breed. Dogs with high prey drive need to be curbed (so-to-speak) if they are not going to get propper exersize. I now have chihauhaus that WILL bite and chase, just not a lot of physical damage. Psychological damage is the worst. Help them Debra, I think you will. In my upset and haist, if I owned a gun I would have shot the dog but not with children around. A true tradgedy.

Great Dane Dalmatian, huh? Isn't this the breed that Fire stations traditionally left in the fire house to protect when they answered calls? Why is that? Because Dal's are just as viscous as a pit. Debra seems to enjoy telling everyone how ignorant they are; but still pats Jelly on the head saying he's a good dog. I hope that poor child gets a fully recovery. Too bad running thorough a neighbor hood is now considered a dangerous sport. Thanks Debra for assuring that your dog will never do that again. All can rest easy now. Why didn't you assure that it would never do that in the first place?!?!? Skipped that part of dog training. As a dog owner for over 15 years; I can tell you that if any of mine had done that, the responsible thing I would have done is turned him over to someone that that can properly rehabilitate it. I'm pretty sure the mom was aiming the gun at the dog and not "waiving it at your kids."

Hey Brian what do you know about DALs ? Nothing. What an idiot. They were carriage dogs that watched over the horses and slept in the barn with them as well.
You have been watching too many Budweisers commercials. I would suspect that the GREAT DANE portion was at fault here since they were trained as trackers, and could take down large game. I have owned 3 Dals and all were babies. The last one I rescued from some clown that bought it for his kids right after the Disney movie and then dumped it when they got tired of it. One other quick note, If anyone came to my house waving a gun for any reason, they would never use that hand let alone that arm to wave anything ever again.

Sounds like this Debra has no remorse...I would be begging the victim (and parents) for forgiveness and offering to do whatever it took to pay for his medical bills or any other expenses he might encounter, like counseling. He is having nightmares and now is fearful to run as he has been terrorized by this dog. His entire life has changed. I was in total disbelief with the comments she has left on this blog - unbelievable! It takes a mature caring person to be a parent and for that matter a dog owner. I wonder how Debra would have felt her child had been the one mangled. I can assure he had W A Y more than 3-6 stitches! Seems like she feels her dog has more rights than this precious little HUMAN being! Some people who own dogs become idiots!! She's in denial!

Ok this is out of control
The 2 dogs have been loose on more than 1 occasion. The owners have lived at this resience for about a month and have been seen chasing their dogs on more than 1 occasion.
The day the incident happened the dogs were running loose all that day until a neighbor of theirs had to bang and bang on their door to inform them their dogs had attacked a child. finally the dog owners send their own 2 young sons to get the dogs not the parents out there. They sent their kids.... shows the laziness of the parents to begin with on that account.
A neighbor of the dog owners witnessed the attack and saved the child. Bartow county sheriffs office didn't take legal statements from anyone .... thats where Bartow Co went wrong guess it was too much work for them on a sunday. Shame on them.
Animal control should have taken the dogs right there and then .... O Thats right it was a Sunday more laziness................
now 3 are at fault
Dog Owner
Sheriff Office
Animal Control

They are all liable remember that mom of bitten child

you have dogs running wild
sheriff office not taking and putting in writing statements from willing witnesses
Animal control not taking dogs right there and then

O that's right CBS Atlanta News sitting in their van waiting to interview mom of bitten child and missed the house on the corner where they parked (great reporters they are ) who has re-dug their septic tank lines to drain into the creek (VISIBLE) Come SEE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.. that have been called on and sent notice by the health department but they have to give them 30 day notice to fix it meanwhile their **** drains into the Etowah river Goood fishing ALL !

Ok I have seen these dogs run loose more than 2 times. And while the boy/guy had a hold of the dog he slapped the dog in the face. Now if I am not mistaken but isn't that animal abuse? And you know that road works both ways on getting to know your neighbors. And after the authorities left you had the nerve to say that that we were trash. You don't even know us.. I saw the woman also and from what I could tell it was her phone or handbag.. I NEVER SAW A GUN!! The police did question 2 of the other neighbors. I am afraid to let my child go outside bc of this. And this dog that was adopted you do not know if it was abused or not before you got him. Just bc you have not seen any aggression from him in the time you have had him doesn't mean that he wouldn't turn on someone. My problem with dealing with this is why it took almost 20 mins before someone came to the door knowing that someone was banging on the door. Now think about how other parents are feeling due to this and how afraid they are to let their kids go outside. Because we are all animal lovers out here and we keep our pets on a leash and once in awhile one might escape but if they do escape we are right there to catch them. You need to keep a better eye out on your animals so things like this does not happen again....

Susan, please call me. 404.429.6406. -steve

Debra. No, she should not have pointed a gun at your son

That was not my wife calling. U thash. It was I her husband and since you know so much my son was up because I cannot sleep at night from injurys and ptsd from the war. Only dog every got out was the bluetick. I wanted. Tofind out about the boybot u forget want the great group of people in the driveway two doors down said! !! I am over this crap if u watched the news y'all would see how stressed y'all have made his mom and my wife so shut up mind you're own and if you got to say or post something come down and say it.we have Foster dogs for years never nothing so shut. Up and get a better hobby then thinking u are better than folks. U don't know! !!!!! I am here all day leave my wife kid DOGS the boy that got bited his mother ALONE

Mr. Ellis, there are always two sides. I feel bad for both

Jerry ,I am So sorry . How is your son?

Doug Ellis seems to want to concentrate on the woman with the gun. The gun that has a safety and can ONLY be fired by the person puling the trigger. Seems that Doug should be more worried about the dog. The volatile dog that can attack without the human intervention. Gun= controlled fire Dog= uncontrolled attack when it wants (and did).
Also, Doug, please take a writing course. Your diction is embarrassing for the south.

Guess what volatile Women can attack with human intervention..... that women drove around your street with a loaded gun,,,,,she set out with purpose and a thought process...Jelly does not hae either... why dont you bleeding hearts go away you do know the truth you went here,,,,jelly is punished for his attack now it is time for hers she needs to go to jail ,,,,pay her dues like we have to.....i dont complain about jelly getting out of the fenced in back yard,,,,wrong is wrong

I would like to know how the child is doing?

Sorry if my child was attack I would shoot the dog to.

The chlid will probally always be scared of dogs now!

First i would like to say sorry to hear about the boy a dog shouldn't ever do harm to a person. There is always a misconception of dog breed when it comes to describing dog attack. people think apbt are so dangerous due to the history of dog fighting. so any similar build dog is automatically a pit when it comes to an attack. if the ignorant would spend time researching apbt they may most likely change their view. that being said the dog should be put down. you say it never runs loose and i have no reason to say any different. so the first time of the leash it attacks a boy? as an owner how could you want to keep a dog knowing that. as for the woman with the gun great job MOM (if there was a gun). what the hell are you thinking waving a gun toward anyones direction. get pissed i feel you but to wave a gun threatening to kill the dog in the heat of the moment is how people get killed. as a mother if a dog bites my child i'm focusing on nothing but my child.

Who the Hell has a PITBULL???

How can we get in touch with the child's father Jerry? I am concerned about child ! There is 2 dogs in this picture !!!!!

The "reporter" of this story needs to retract all mention of pit bull and only post the photo of the dog Jelly Bean and not the photo of the random pit bull behind a cage! Not only do you use a website aimed at the end of all pit bulls ran by a woman that does not use try stats but you post a photo of a breed NOT involved and even state that it IS a pit bull. The media is using these dogs for ratings and money!! Everyone that believes that the media does not do this need to do real research on Pit Bulls. Until you are educated about dogs and this breed than you are no authority to say how "vicious" they are... the media never EVER reports on any other breeds because they don't sell news.
We are now in the process of spreading the word of this article and its attack on our dogs! Look at the real photo of Jelly Bean... that is in NO way a pit bull!

People, KNOW THE FACTS. The dog owner is on this very thread admitting that Jelly Bean was NOT a PB. For God's sake, doesn't this infuriate you that this "journalist" is so blantantly reckless, and completely disregards the facts for the sake of sensationalism? You are being DUPED!

You say dalmation like that's a good thing.....

Dogbites.org is NOT a public education website!!!! It is an anti-pit bull website, plain and simple. They do NOT list facts!!!! It is run by a women that wants pit bulls banned. I would bet money that even though this dog had been mis-identified as a pit bull, it will still show up in their stats.

Back to the real issue - the CHILD that got bit. Dealing with a child being bit is hard and a long process. There are no winners here in this episode, it was a tragic incident that needs to have healing start. The boy who was bit needs calm support not raving mad support. the wrong support will encourage wrong behavior and in the end feed his fear of dogs.

Wow - what a witch hunt on a dog breed that was created this way by HUMANS.

lets throw another breed into the arena - how about the 10 stitches my friend's daughter (4years old at the time) had to get from one of those ankle bitters. All my friend's daughter did was lean down to pick up her own toy and the dog charged her off of a porch (leash law totally being ignored) and tore her arm open before my friend even knew what happened. UNLESS the dog has a strong pack leader (yes I am quoting Ceasar) any dog can be dangerous. I even was bit by a lab mix and the scar is there on my shoulder.

Any dog can be dangerous - so why don't we just ban all dogs and become cat people - oh what cats bite too and they scratch - the scratches can cause infections that can lead to gangrene (exaggeration). Ok - I know why don't we just ban all the animals in the world and then all we have to do is worry about humans - oh wait.... (yes this is sarcasm)

Oh my....I understand that everyone is up in arms about this, but really you're getting nowhere. It has been fixed that Jelly Bean is in no way a "Pit Bull". For the people who are anti-Pit, it would just be best for you all to sink back into the holes you crawled out of. You know nothing and only rely on what the media shoves down your throat. As for the people who are pro-Pit (This includes me), I have to say shame on you all for letting these uneducated people rile you up. Yes, it's not fair that our dogs are being used as a scapegoat, but us spitting venom back in their faces is exactly what they want. Let them believe all of the falsehoods about this "vicious breed". You will never change them. Also, the moment I saw that dogsbite.org was listed as a source of information, I laughed. Really? people still try to peddle their nonsense and hate as fact? Pit bull advocates, elevate yourselves. Do not let them see you angry. However, I can't leave this without a little story that I found a few days ago. A Labrador/Golden mix (GASP! Not America's favorite breeds!) dismembered a 2 month old baby. This wasn't a stray or an unfamiliar dog. The dog lived with this family. I wonder why that never made it into the news...It's a good thing I saved that link. http://www.examiner.com/article/tragic-death-of-infant-blamed-on-south-carolina-family-dog?CID=examiner_alerts_article

So did they give dog back to owners ? Are did they put it down? Does anyone know how the child is? And are the parents of the child OK?

These Comments are SO funny , BUT some of them are SO TRUE. You have NO idea . I hope & PRAY , GOD will take care of people that LIE . I hope the CHILD is ok . I have been attacked by a DOG and it is a horrible feeling .. This dog is dangerous. I guess we have to wait and see if it bites another CHILD..

Wow.... ALL These Comments...

do y'all really don't have lives let it go!!!!3 baby hurt here Jett Dakota. and jelly. Jett hurt Dakota wont go outside people wont stop harassing us. animal control took jelly when they was not allow to law states have ten days to meet laws they got him that night. we got all of our dogs sick with kennel cough. have a six pound baby that is fighting. for her life so what is right or wrong please. leave us alone. and stop!!!!!!

Gosh, this is a crazy string of comments. The dog owners obviously feel no remorse whatsoever, as their only complaints are about how much they had to pay to get their dog out of quarantine. If my dog had bit someone, I would have saved animal control the trouble of having to quarantine him and just killed him myself. You can never guarantee that your dog won't attack again, no matter how much obedience training you put them through. The fact of the matter is that the dog did attack. I hope the dog has been put down by now and I hope the child is healing well. It's unfortunate that he lost the activity he loved because someone couldn't handle the responsibility of having a dog.

Just for fun I thought I'd add this: I have a pit bull and I have been bitten by two dogs in my life, one was a pit bull that was trained to be vicious (not the dogs fault) and the other was a chihuahua. The chihuahua latched onto my thigh and dangled! I had to go to the ER! The male pit bull bit me on the hand and immediately let go when i screamed for reaching into the yard and taking one of its puppies after it killed one and I witnessed it. I still have the puppy, his name is Dude and I wouldn't trade him for anything. It's not the breed, it's not genes. He is normal and loving and rolls around with children with no issues. He is 2. This dog did something wrong, yes but you can't blame a breed for one dog's actions just like you can't blame the human race as a whole because many of them murder.