The other day, a talk show host for a Denver television station, Kyle Dyer, was bit on the lip by a Dogo Argentino while trying to kiss him, live on air. Fresh reports suggest that Max, the Argentinian Mastiff, won't be put down.
As we also reported shortly after shocking video of the incident emerged online (see the second video embedded at the end of the article), Max the dog was a “guest” on Dyer's show after becoming a national star.
The day before, he'd fallen into the frozen waters of a lake and had been saved by a brave firefighter. His story and footage of his rescue made him a star.
Dyer invited the firefighter, Max and his owner on the show to talk about the miraculous mission that saved him, and she kept petting Max throughout the interview.
At the end of it, she leaned in for a kiss, which is when the dog attacked her and bit her on the lip. She's had reconstructive surgery and has been released from hospital.
While Dyer is recovering at home, there's a lot of talk and debating on whether Max should be put down for attacking Dyer.
As Doug Kelley, the Director of Denver Animal Care and Control, where Max is now held in quarantine, sees it, the animal is safe and will probably be released to his owners after 10 days.
His statement is in the first video below.
At the same time, Max's owners have also issued a statement on the shocking incident, aiming to set the record straight: the dog does not have a history of violence, he is vaccinated and was probably still in shock when he attacked.
“Max is current in his vaccinations. Max has no history of aggression. Max is a gentle, loving, family dog. Max is well mannered and obedient and he hardly barks,” the owners say.
“This incident truly is unfortunate and does not reflect Max’s disposition towards people,” they add.
They also promise never to take out Max in a public space without a leash, and send their best wishes to Dyer, together with their heartfelt apology for the events of the other day.
Yes this is unfortunate situation and hope Kyle is well, however looking at the footage she did not take observance to the dogs disposition from the time he allowed her to pet him to the change of his position of attack when she got very close to his face to kiss him notice his eyes and teeth switched to fear mode like "what are you doing? huh you don't know me like that! I have an american bulldog and I am in totally agreement with this dog's owner they are not agressive animals unless they have been trained improperly, but by the same token don't get my baby twisted when it comes to strangers and people he is not familiar with you. One should always ask no matter what breed small, medium or large dog a person has if its ok to pet, kiss and love on someone else's pet so you are not surprised! I am a dog lover and I always ask other pet owner's but I am delighted to know that he will not be put down!
Once a dog bites, it will not hesitate to bite again. This probably wasn't even the first time. The owners should be held responsible. They should know their dog. What was he doing on a tv show after he experienced such a traumatic experience anyways? Not in the best interest of the dog.
Comment #3.1 by: km on 19 Apr 2012, 13:09 GMT
Seriously? You're blaming the dog for defending himself, and presuming that because he did, he will now go on a rampage of biting everyone because of it? How about if it happened to you? Your family brought you to meet some new people, they shook your hand, and you let them because you were being polite, but then they started rubbing you, and you were uncomfortable, but allowed it, so as not to cause a scene, but now they're in your face, OMG, they're actually thinking they can put their mouth right on you? Will you still be polite, or will you let it be known that there is a limit to how much you will tolerate for politeness sake? That's what happened here. Try to see it from the Dog's perspective. You'd have done the same.
Once a dog bites, it will not hesitate to bite again. This probably wasn't even the first time. The owners should be held responsible. They should know their dog. What was he doing on a tv show after he experienced such a traumatic experience anyways? Not in the best interest of the dog.
What a moron! Who puts their mouth on a dog they don't know - when the dog is clearly in a stressful situation? Particularly this type of breed! These dogs are not known, or bred for their loving personalities, and only an idiot would try to kiss this dog on the mouth!
Who kisses dogs on the mouth, anyway? This was just beyond stupid, and while no one deserves to be bitten, this was clearly the fault of the idiot who put her face into that dogs mouth, not the dog's. I hate this type of dog, but even I wouldn't put the dog down for that.
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