UPDATE: July 29: Kevin Roberts, the owner of Turbo, the Cane Corso, German Shepard Mix, has officially been charged, according to a filed uniform citation. Robert's dog reportedly attacked Debbie Blair’s pup Woody at Jacobson Park which resulted in the death of Woody.
The citation listed that Roberts was charged with “Nuisance created by animals,” and “Dogs to be vaccinated against rabies,” meaning the owner was unable to show current proof of a Rabies vaccination for Turbo.
According to Lt. Jai Hamilton of the Lexington Fayette Animal Care and Control, once this case reaches court, the District Judge will decide if it should be upgraded to a vicious dog complaint.
As more information comes to light, LEX 18 will keep you updated.
UPDATE July 24: According to Blair, animal control says the owner of the dog has been found.
Animal control says that they reached out to the man through Facebook, and the dog was returned to the shelter.
Debbie Blair lost a pal this past Friday after her 7-year-old dog Woody was mauled by a Cane Corso, a German Shepard mix, at Jacobson Park in Lexington.
“I can’t bring Woody back, and it hurts a lot,” said Blair. “I just want to get through it and not have to deal with any more trauma.”
Woody and her owner were getting ready to leave the park. When all of a sudden, the large dog, said to be around 125 pounds, lunged straight at Woody.
“Both the owner and me were on top of him in a second. No hesitation,” recounted Blair.
“He (the dog’s owner) jumped right on top of him, had his hand in his mouth, and I’m hitting the dog. And I twisted his ear. I’m not sure that’s what caused the dog to release, but he did,” Blair said.
Blair said that the man who owned the dog in question, was cooperative. He did ask her about exchanging information, before Blair got in the car to seek medical attention for her dog.
She was so focused on getting Woody taken care of, she sped out of the park.
“I wasn’t thinking about bites, I didn’t even know I was bitten until I left the park,” said Blair.
Now, Blair searches for the owner of the black, mixed Shepard. Not to press charges, but she needs to know if the K-9 is up-to-date on all its vaccines.
