Maplewood Dog Shot on New Year's Eve Was Banned from Dog Park
Emmy Lou bit a terrier in the park in 2011, a memo states.
Ann Ciaravino, the owner of Emmy Lou, the dog shot twice by a Maplewood police officer on New Year's Eve for aggresive behavior, said she feels responsible for what happened to her dog, and her greatest fear is that she’ll lose Emmy. “I feel like I’m the one that should have been shot, not my dog,” she said. Unfortunately, Maplewood has previously documented Emmy Lou's aggressive behavior. A July 2011 memo from Director Public Works Anthony Traxler stated she bit a terrier named Jack while at the Maplewood Dog Park. “Emmy Lou showed teeth as the owner of Jack came into the park, so she picked up her dog,” the memo stated. “With Jack in hand, Emmy Lou came up to her jumping and snapping at Jack as she entered the park,” Traxler stated in …
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Lenore
4:33 pm on Tuesday, January 8, 2013
What heated emotional commentary? "I have only worked with two dogs who have killed humans,..." I don't understand why this was mentioned. Did Emmy Lou kill someone? That's not what I've read in the articles. I fear I must have offended you somehow Dorene, although I'm not sure how. I apologize if I've said something inappropriate. I was speaking on behalf of Emmy Lou and her owner and hoping … more ›