He looks so cute but killed .... / myLot

El Paso, Texas

September 9, 2015 7:15am CST

This dog lives down the street from us. See him in the yard and street playing all the time. But I saw abulances and police there yesterday about 4pm. When my husband got home he went over there.. to find out the dog had attacked and killed its 73 year old owner. he wasnt even pit bull or mean dog .. and they are investigating. very sad...

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (111066)

• El Paso, Texas

9 Sep 15

It isn't common for dogs to attack their owners so I have to wonder what the owner did to him, maybe the dog was defending himself. Then again, older dogs adopted from shelters may have personality issues that an adoptee isn't aware of which may have caused the attack.

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rebelann1949

@rebelann (111066)

• El Paso, Texas

9 Sep 15

@kayshope could be the 73 yr old had Alzheimer's and was in the violent stage of the disease and threatening another family member, my friends dad had that disease and beat his wife which he had never done before, he was 76.

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maria peralta

@kayshope (1670)

• El Paso, Texas

9 Sep 15

@rebelann very true, never thought of that. Police are holding a conference later today.. maybe something comes out then...

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maria peralta

@kayshope (1670)

• El Paso, Texas

9 Sep 15

not sure, I only know they had the dog for like 8 years. very strange and very sad. Have a super day here at mylot..

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Just an Ordinary Owl?

@owlwings (43915)

• Cambridge, England

9 Sep 15

He certainly looks a friendly enough dog, though he looks as though he might have some Staffordshire Bull Terrier in him - it's difficult to tell from the photo but he looks quite a lot like my daughter's dog. Staffies have very strong jaws and can do more damage than they mean to, sometimes. The other thing is that nearly any dog (or cat) can behave unpredictably if they have something (like a tumour, for example) affecting the brain. That must be a very sad and disturbing event for your neighbourhood, though.

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maria peralta

@kayshope (1670)

• El Paso, Texas

9 Sep 15

Yes, so sad... never know why dogs turn on their owners. Some of the kids said the dog never would bite anyone .. but something must have made him very mad. sad sad this is maria i think we were frineds here or at mates gate no?

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Just an Ordinary Owl?

@owlwings (43915)

• Cambridge, England

9 Sep 15

@kayshope I have been here for ages and I was also at Bubblews (with the same username). I don't know MatesGate. If you had a different account here before, we probably were friends. I think that I remember someone from Englewood but there is also a user called MariaPeralta @mariaperalta from Mexico (who hasn't been here since May 2013). If that's an old account of yours, it's probably best if you send a message to @goaskalice and ask him to delete it.