Pit Bull Almost Removes a Teen's Nose

The dog's owner said his pet has never done anything like what it did to his 19-year-old live-in girlfriend. Neighbor William Kea agreed, saying he never saw the dog act aggressively. "I've seen him get off the collar and bark, but I've never seen him attack anyone," said Kea. According to the police report, "The victim was playing with the canine when without provocation it snapped at her face and bit down on her nose. The bite caused the bridge of her nose to come completely off and hang off her face." "I'd seen her walking with the paramedics, and she was holding her face," Kea said. The woman was rushed to Shands-Jacksonville Medical Center's trauma center. The dog's owner told police his pet is in heat, which may have caused the animal's aggressiveness. Jim Crosby, an animal behavioral expert who provides professional training, said as horrifying as Monday's attack was it's not an uncommon situation. "If you're playing with the dog rambunctiously and you're at face level, it's not uncommon to get hit in the face with teeth. The dog may not have intended it," Crosby said. Even after such a gruesome attack, Crosby told Channel 4 it does not necessarily mean the animal has a behavioral problem nor does it have to do with the animals' breed. He said a dog's actions are more a function of nurture not nature. "It's the size of the dog, how the dog is treated, the way the dog is brought up and the way people act around the dog," Crosby said. Animal Control said it could not comment on the case, but that it is investigating the attack. The victim remained hospitalized in fair condition Tuesday afternoon.

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