Horribly Mangled By Dogs

Another senior citizen savaged while taking a walk. déjà vu.

The Evening Bulletin Maysville, KY July 26, 1889

Savage Bull Terrier Bites Five Scholars

Heart warming 1900 school siege where a Bull Terrier rushes into a school and attacks five children...The owner is in court pit shucking and jiving as to why police shouldn't kill the animal

The Times: Richmond, VA September 23, 1900

All american dog plus the american past time equals an all american mauling

LARRY RUNS AMUCK AT BASEBALL PARK; BITES SPECTATOR

"Larry" the canine mascot of the Cleveland club, is forever barred at National Park by the oders of Manager Griffith.

The dog, a brindle and white spotted bull terrier, attacked a boy after the game yesterday, and not only bit him several times, but tore his clothes before the Cleveland players could come to the rescue.

"Larry" belongs to Lajoie, the Naps' famous second baseman, and performs a number of tricks. He was carried East with the Cleveland club on the trip just finished. A suit for damages in all probability will be instituted by the young man who was attacked.


Larry belonged to baseball slugger Napoleon Lajole who pawned the little frankenmauler off onto team mate Jack Graney. "Take him. The dog is yours." Lajoie sounds just a little too eager to unload America's Dog, wouldn't you say?

Washington Herald, June 20, 1913

Children author turned propagandist Barbara Gregorich has written a book for children about Larry the mascot. My co-blogger alerted me to the facebook page promoting the book. I left a polite, somewhat sarcastic comment asking if this attack was included in the book. I included the link. She replied, I replied, she replied, I replied and then she deleted the entire conversation which I preserved and can be viewed here. It is also important to note that she has blocked me from leaving anymore comments.

8 Bullets for Wiggle Butt: The Tragic Tale of How a Chicago Nanny Dog Failed His Real World Temperment Test

"She did not notice how the wicked little eyes, red with rage, watched her. Yvonne came nearer and stooped for the ball. With a spring like a wild animal the dog was upon her. The massive jaws closed with terrific force on the baby's head and bore her to the ground, where the brute tore at the tiny form as if mad. Despite beatings showered on it and bullets fired into its body, it clung to its prey. At the eighth bullet the infuriated animal fell lifeless, but an iron bar was necessary to pry loose the cruel white teeth from their death grip."



"The bulldog had not been regarded as vicious and always had been friendly with the children."

Richmond Planet August 26, 1905

Vicious Bulldog Sinks Its Fangs In Woman's Arm

The San Francisco Call, August 10, 1906

Septemeber 20, 1951 Darwin Award

Heart warming 1951 Darwin episode when Rindsley Pace gets bullbaited and ear torn off...He claimed "kids" were throwing rocks at his wigglebutt...


"The society described the dog as as American bulldog, sometimes known as a Pit bulldog."

St Joseph News-Press

Fictional Masterpiece featuring hero bull terrier

Perhaps Ms Freeman's fictional story of the devoted powerful brute caused some confusion among the simple minded pit bull advocates and it gave rise to the myth that they were once "america's dog". They do seem to struggle with discerning fact from fiction.

Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman

The Minneapolis Journal, August 3, 1906