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Not sure if this has been posted, as I read it in the news today:

Couple mauled, two Akita dogs quarantined after vicious attack near Didsbury



DIDSBURY, AB – A Didsbury area couple is recovering from a shocking dog attack. A pair of Akita dogs were in the garage with their newborn puppies when the 27-year-old man and his girlfriend went in to to feed them, as a courtesy to their owner, who is also a tenant in the home southwest of the town. The female Akita suddenly lunged at the woman, who had her pet beagle with her.

The male Akita then joined the attack, mauling the couple. The dogs inflicted severe wounds to the couple’s hands, forearms, thighs and chests. “They’ve described it as an attack that wouldn’t stop. The female dog and male dog repeatedly bit both of them.

Their description is that it just exploded,” says Amanda Stuhl, Mountain View County spokesperson. The victims and their beagle managed to escape the garage but were required to stay overnight in hospital. Officials say the dogs’ owner is facing serious charges.

The Akitas are now in mandatory 10-day quarantine at Animal Services in Calgary to check for rabies. Calgary Bylaw Services is looking for a surrogate dog to nurse the puppies, should the mother Akita be euthanized.

source:

http://www.calgaryherald.com/life/Co...453/story.html