[nfb-talk] A Woman and Her Guide Dog Attacked By Pit Bull:

[Kenneth Chrane]

My daughter has a pit bull that she has had since he was a puppy.  He's
smart, sweet and very gentle.  I think stories like this are a reflection on
the dog owner, not the dog breed.
Carla
FORT WORTH - A blind woman was recovering Monday after she and her guide dog
were attacked by a pair of pit bulls while waiting for a ride to church
Sunday
morning.

A woman known to neighbors as "Miss Shirley" was standing with her dog on
the sidewalk waiting for her ride to church when the attack occurred.

The curb on Bridalwreath Drive bears tire marks from a car that Tyrone
Whitlow drove up to intercede.

"Sitting there revving the engine, honking the horn; dogs just still
attacking the other dog-just still attacking without stopping," Whitlow
said. "Car
didn't even affect them. We pulled out. Did it again. Didn't move or
anything."

Whitlow said another neighbor poured buckets of water on the attacking dogs,
which ended the melee.

"They left. The dogs left. Just strolled off like nothing ever happened,"
Whitlow said.

The victim was taken to Huguley Hospital for treatment, but she was not
listed as a patient on Monday. A neighbor said she might be staying with
friends.

Miss Shirley's guide dog was in stable condition at the I-20 Animal Medical
Center.

Roy Eubanks, blinded by a childhood hunting accident, lives in the same
neighborhood with his vision-impaired wife, Sharon. Eubanks said he might
have easily
been the one who was attacked Sunday morning, but rain prevented him from
going out with his guide dog, Ellis.

The blind community, their friends, and family members are concerned.

"Sharon's brother called this morning and said he's going to pick up some
bear repellent," Eubanks said. "Next time he comes by, he's going to bring a
can
for us-so we're going to try that."

They're not the only ones in the neighborhood who are worried.

Bob and Janet McElroy have seen several pit bulls running loose in the
Southwest Fort Worth neighborhood near McCart Ave. and Sycamore School Road.
"They
are scary," Bob McElroy said. "We had one that came right up to our door
here. We couldn't even get out of our house,"



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