In the two months Linn owned Dozer, she said he never showed any aggression towards people or animals.
Following the attack, Linn was able to successfully have her finger reattached along with open wounds closed.
Noah Chavez joined the KEZI 9 News team in January 2023 as a news reporter. If you have any story ideas for Noah, you can email him at noahchavez@kezi.com.
While dying her hair, the owners dog began violently attacking the woman without reason
COTTAGE GROVE, Ore.– Misty Linn said she was in the process of dying her hair from red to blue when Dozer, her five-year-old American Bulldog-Pit bull mix, attacked her out of nowhere.
In the two months of her owning the dog, Linn said Dozer had never growled at her or showed any signs of aggression towards other people or animals. However, that all changed when Dozer lunged at Linn before biting her repeatedly.
“I realized that I was at home by myself and I needed to get out the door to get help,” Linn said. “I managed to get to the door but he wasn’t going to let me out the door.”
In the two months Linn owned Dozer, she said he never showed any aggression towards people or animals.
Fighting Dozer while trying to reach the door to get outside, the dog viciously bit and tore at her arms and face. Bleeding profusely inside the small home, Linn’s boyfriend Jacob Letterman said it was a miracle that she was able to get outside given her condition.
“He had taken one chunk out of her left arm and had gone down to her arm bone and actually pulled that out and she pushed it back into place,” Letterman said. “When she reached to the front door to unlock it, he snapped and got the tip of her ring finger and tore that off.”
Once outside, Linn used her remaining breath to call for help, all while Dozer remained latched onto her arm. Letterman said she was being dragged around like a toy by the over 100-pound dog.
“She sat on this little box here and that’s where she started screaming for help and as she was screaming for help, he was treating her like a little tugging to…pulling on her arm,” Letterman said.
Neighbors said more than anything they could hear Linn’s screams and cries for help, cries that they feel are still in their mind. Robert Cooper lives right next to the Linn’s house and said he was woken up by his son who heard the commotion. Once he made it downstairs, there were already other neighbors trying to pin down the dog and give aid to Linn. Because of the dog’s aggression and willingness to bite others, the call was made to shoot Dozer dead.
“I got the dog to chase me around until I was by a car and that’s when I shot it,” Cooper said. “One in the back and when he turned on me, I put two in his head.”
Following the attack, Linn was able to successfully have her finger reattached along with open wounds closed.
With Linn continuing to recover from her attack, she said she wants other people to understand the importance of getting a dog’s full history before adopting it. She added that many dogs, no matter the breed, can have some unseen problems.
“Do your research, ask a lot of questions and be persistent about those questions,” Linn said. “It’s a long-term commitment so it would definitely be worthwhile to put in all that you can to make sure there’s no missing links.”
There is currently a GoFundMe set up to help Linn with her current medical expenses.
Noah Chavez joined the KEZI 9 News team in January 2023 as a news reporter. If you have any story ideas for Noah, you can email him at noahchavez@kezi.com.
Noah Chavez joined the KEZI 9 News team in January 2023 as a news reporter. If you have any story ideas for Noah, you can email him at noahchavez@kezi.com.
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