Cop's face hideously disfigured by bulldog he rescued

The 53-year-old victim "has not seen himself in a mirror, and we are pretty worried about that," says a retired police officer and longtime friend. "He was Mr. Hollywood, a good-looking guy who wouldn't talk to you without looking at his reflection in a window." (St. Paul Pioneer Press)

Comments

[johnjohn]

I think there is a lot more to this story than has been established at this point. Something triggered this attack, obviously, but the question remains, what was it. I doubt the dog has rabies, because these two sound like responsible people. I hate to be suspicious, but, my first thought was the man was doing something he should not be doing to that dog.

[Sheila]

Sad story. Who knows what life this "bulldog" had before Stewart adopted him? Several breeds are called "bulldogs." English, French, American, for example. I've heard people refer to pit bulls as "bulldogs," not an accurate term, exactly.

[joel]

"He was Mr. Hollywood, a good-looking guy who wouldn't talk to you without looking at his reflection in a window."

Kharma?

[sometimesilie]

Sheila, I think it inferred in the article that it is an American Bulldog. It said that after his AB died, he looked for a replacement.

[sometimesilie]

This is a very sad story. We have a rescued dog right now- a pit mix- but I made sure that she was too small to do any damage to my dog- or me- if I left the two of them alone. She is the furthest thing from aggressive though.

[buddy]

he should have gotten a jewish dog... they dont eat pigs

[ellen]

That's just tragic. There's nothing else to say, really.

[MidtownCoog]

If a Mexican Short Hair can chew the lips off Grandma, anything can happen.

[Slip]

"he should have gotten a jewish dog... they dont eat pigs"

LMAO

[Anon]

That is what you get for owing a bulldog

[sometimesilie]

"That is what you get for owing a bulldog"

I would not owe a bulldog either, but I hear that when you welsh on bears they do give you the old viking treatment of pulling your lungs out of holes they claw in your back. If I had to chose, I might choose the bulldog. *Might*. Than again, I always pay my debts off to fierce some dogs.

[Aaron]

Any domesticated animal that does this, whether provoked or not, deserves to be put down. If it happens once, it may happen again.

[Sheila]

SIL: Actually, the article implies it. The reader infers it. The writer should have stated the exact breed of the attacking dog.

[chris (no longer n cali)]

lol@buddy

[Sigh]

Yo quiero tu cara

[outofsalt]

That is horrible!

I wonder whether the poor gentleman will be able to obtain info on the so-called rescue volunteers and sue the socks off them...although it would be more suitable if they all had the Igor experience. Maybe then they'd be more careful about placing ticking timebombs with unsuspecting families.

[Phranqlin]

Ouch. Poor guy.

[LimeGreenLizard]

Due to the fact no barking or growling was heard, my money is it's a pit bull. They're usually silent attackers.

[kevy]

outofsalt, I don't think anyone needs to be sued. I doubt the rescue volunteers knew the dog would do this.

[outofsalt]

Sorry for the knee-jerk response. I don't know the circumstances from which the dog was "rescued."

[Somebody]

Based on the story alone, how can anyone call this karma? And of course there is "more to the story", there always is. Even mundane events can't be conveyed in detail in three paragraphs. But to assume the worst and filling in the blanks assumingly, while not knowing more than the printed story is kinda thoughtless (in more than one way).

[zydeco]

you people find this funny.

[Gibby]

What kind of a 'bulldog'? My English bulldog wouldn't bother to get up off of the couch.
For her to attack you, you'd have to sprawl out on the couch next to her and instigate a fight over the popcorn.

[sometimesilie]

"you people find this funny.

Posted by: zydeco | Oct 30, 2009 1:44:22 PM"

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"Sad story."

Posted by: Sheila | Oct 30, 2009 9:38:37 AM

"This is a very sad story."

Posted by: sometimesilie | Oct 30, 2009 9:50:56 AM

"That's just tragic. There's nothing else to say, really."

Posted by: ellen | Oct 30, 2009 10:19:16 AM

"That is horrible!"

Posted by: outofsalt | Oct 30, 2009 11:50:46 AM

"Ouch. Poor guy."

Posted by: Phranqlin | Oct 30, 2009 11:59:28 AM

"Based on the story alone, how can anyone call this karma?"

Posted by: Somebody | Oct 30, 2009 1:28:13 PM

[sometimesilie]

HOW TO HELP

A fund for dog-bite victim Jim Stewart has been established. Contributions can be mailed to: "Jim's Gift of Hope" at Platinum Bank, 7667 10th St. N. Oakdale, MN 55128.

Hey, send him 5 bucks in a funny card. Poor bastard tried to do a solid for a homeless animal and wound up like this. I'll chip in.

[Esteban]

As a newspaper reporter, I have to say this is one of the more insensitively-written articles I've seen in a major metro outside of the NY Post or some other tabloid-style paper. Someone should have reined in some of these quotes and descriptions. I'm no prude, but this doesn't pass the breakfast table test.

[Somebody]

I agree. The version in the Sunday edition of the Mpls Star Tribune (Strib) no longer mentions the quote about looking in mirrors. That's a quote that could, in a larger context, have been made with endearment, but standing alone it's quite harsh.

[ellen]

Sometimesilie, thanks. I wish sometimes people would read the comments a little more closely before posting a blanket condemnation of reader insensitivity here.

[Morbo]

"I hate to be suspicious, but, my first thought was the man was doing something he should not be doing to that dog."

Right, because dogs never go off half-cocked and attack people. Around 4.7 million people a year are bitten by dogs. Over 350,000 of these are serious enough to require emergency room visits. Were all of them were doing something they should not have been doing to dogs? I'll never understand the need to wonder, for no reason whatsoever, if victims of violence did something to cause it. The guy rescued a shelter dog and got his face chewed off. That's all we know.