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POSTED:FEB 13 2017 01:27PM EST LAKELAND (FOX 13) - A Polk County man was arrested after one of his dogs mauled a Lakeland Electric meter-reader this morning, then turned on a deputy who had arrived to help, the sheriff's office said. Deputies say Linda Dionne was working along Fish Hatchery Road when she activated the emergency button on her radio. When Lakeland Electric and Lakeland police officers could not get a hold of her, deputies responded. The deputy arrived to find the "pit bull-type" dog attacking Dionne on the front porch of a home. He was able to get the dog off the woman, but then had to shoot the dog after it attacked him. Deputies kill dog that attacked Lakeland Electric worker A second dog in the yard "menacingly approached" two deputies and a Lakeland police officer, who fired at the animal, but missed. The dog ran under the house and was later captured. Dionne, 59, was treated at the scene and then taken to Lakeland Regional Health Medical Center with … [Read more...]
SRP Employees Get Trained On Dog Bite Prevention By Bulli Ray
Click the link to see the full article and news video from our visit to Salt River Project in Tempe AZ! http://www.12news.com/news/local/valley/srp-employees-go-through-aggressive-dog-biting-training/328938991 TEMPE, Ariz. - Each day, field workers with SRP face numerous dangers and obstacles including dogs protecting their territory. Tuesday the company held some classes to help employees learn what to do when faced with an aggressive dogs. "Our main objective is to make sure that we can teach them what to do when getting into situations where they are attacked by one dog," said Mitzi Robinson with Bulli Ray Enterprises, "or by a pack of dogs." The two-hour course included a Belgium Malinois biting workers wearing protective gear. "If I had not had all of the years of reinforcement," said Roger Pedersen, a meter tech with SRP, "I might not have gotten out of their alive." Three years ago Roger Petersen was visiting what appeared to be a vacant house to check on a … [Read more...]
Service Dogs in Public Buildings
A valued client asked a question on service dogs being brought into public buildings: Question: I’m getting our attendance list together for Bulli Ray training, and the Tax Collector’s office has posed a question about “service” dogs that seem to be increasing exponentially here. We realize there are limitations about what we can ask of their owners, but do you have any experience or advice on how to handle dogs being brought into public buildings? thanks Answer: Behavior is the best indication whether it’s a well-trained team or not. If a “Service Dog” is interrupting a business’ daily operation with its behavior, causing problems in a housing situation, is a danger to anyone or its conduct is NOT conduct acceptable in a Service Dog (barking, growling, stealing food from other clients, knocking people over, jumping, or many other behaviors), by law, the manager or business owner has every right to ask the person to remove the dog from the premises, “Service Dog” or … [Read more...]
Dog bites corrections officer Jackson TN
Jackson TN Madison County Sheriff's Office deputies and other first responders went to a home on Oak Grove Road, in West Madison County, after a man was bitten by a dog Thursday afternoon. Sheriff's Office spokesman Tom Mapes said Bob Anderson, a community corrections officer, was bitten while he was at the home. Anderson is not seriously injured and was being treated Thursday afternoon at Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. Mapes said the residents of the home will not face charges. Eric Turner said the dog is believed to be at least part pit bull, but the exact breed was not immediately known. Madison County Fire Chief Eric Turner said Anderson was bitten on the face and legs. Mapes said the dog is still in the home. Madison County Animal Control responded to the home to meet with the owner of the dog. … [Read more...]
Client News : Mike Silva
I just wanted to give you a great big thank you, for the Bulli Ray Dog Bite Prevention Training I received a few weeks ago. I just returned from visiting family in Oklahoma, and because of an incident that happened while I was there, I found out just how valuable the skills I learned were. My relatives live in a rural area, and there’s not much to do there but eat, so in order not to return home 10 pounds heavier, my wife and I took a brisk two mile walk on one of the county roads every night. Usually the worst thing we would encounter, would be the occasional cricket, butterfly, or bunny rabbit, (the latter startled us both, and was accompanied by spontaneous laughter.) That is until the night that we were confronted with a large, 100 pound+, black Labrador-mix dog, which looked similar to the dog pictured below, teeth and all. We would always walk to this little country home, where the pavement on the road turned to gravel, and then turned around to come home. This time … [Read more...]