San Luis Obispo, CA -- A 4-year-old North County boy was badly bitten in the face by the neighbors’ female pit bull after he tried to touch one of her newly born puppies yesterday morning. The boy was treated at Twin Cities Community Hospital in Templeton for severe injuries to his face and the back of his head. The incident happened on Meadow Lark Lane in the gated Heritage Ranch community at about 10 o’clock. Jim Milender, owner of the dog, said his wife was at home watching the boy and three other young children when their 2-year-old pit bull, Misty, bit the boy. His wife was in the bathroom at the time of the incident. Reportedly the boy reached for a puppy and Misty “just reacted.” The dog had never shown any signs of aggression before. Milender is being allowed to quarantine his dog for 10 days by keeping it on his property until it can be determined that the animal doesn’t have rabies.
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San Luis Obispo, CA -- A 4-year-old North County boy was badly bitten in the face by the neighbors’ female pit bull after he tried to touch one of her newly born puppies yesterday morning. The boy was treated at Twin Cities Community Hospital in Templeton for severe injuries to his face and the back of his head. The incident happened on Meadow Lark Lane in the gated Heritage Ranch community at about 10 o’clock. Jim Milender, owner of the dog, said his wife was at home watching the boy and three other young children when their 2-year-old pit bull, Misty, bit the boy. His wife was in the bathroom at the time of the incident. Reportedly the boy reached for a puppy and Misty “just reacted.” The dog had never shown any signs of aggression before. Milender is being allowed to quarantine his dog for 10 days by keeping it on his property until it can be determined that the animal doesn’t have rabies. 
