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  Dallas Wants to Toughen Up Dangerous-Dog Ordinance

  June 12 at 4 a.m.

  After a number of high-profile dog attacks, including the summer 2016 mauling death of Antoinette Brown in South Dallas and an April attack near Fair Park, Dallas is prepared to strengthen its dangerous-dog ordinance and establish criminal penalties for owners whose dogs attack. Under a proposal from Dallas Animal Services,...

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  If Pit Bulls Are Not to Blame, Then We Are. So What Do We Do About That?

  April 18 at 4 a.m.

  Another story this week of a Dallas resident viciously mauled by pit bull dogs: This latest victim, a 35-year-old woman, was attacked early Sunday morning by four dogs but saved by good Samaritans on Hamilton Avenue just southeast of the Cotton Bowl. It’s really hard to see something like this,...

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  Dallas Woman in Stable Condition After Pit Bull Attack Near Fair Park

  April 16 at 11:16 a.m.

  The victim of pit bull mauling near Fair Park early Sunday morning remains hospitalized in stable condition, according to the Dallas Police Department. About 2 a.m. Sunday, four pit bulls cornered a woman, whom DPD hasn't identified, as she walked through her neighborhood in the 4300 block of Hamilton Avenue,...

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  We Need to Find a Way to Stop the Deep Ellum Guy from Getting Dogs

  April 10 at 4 a.m.

  First rule: I want to talk about how human beings treat dogs sometimes. No fair talking about how human beings treat kids sometimes. I know. Bad. We’ll talk about that another day. But, OK, you brought it up, so let me ask you a question. People have an absolute right...

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  Pooches Parade in Their Sunday Best

  April 2 at 8:26 a.m.

  It was the perfect day for puppies parading in the park on Easter Sunday. Photos by Melissa Hennings
  

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  Little Boy Mauled by Pit Bull Bounces Back. Group Sues to Save Dog.

  February 20 at 4 a.m.

  Last weekend I caught up with the parents of Luca Romero, the 2-year-old boy mauled by a pit bull at a dog adoption event in Klyde Warren Park last December. Because I have written about the attack here before, I thought I should share with you a little bit of...