Attack dog is put down (From thisisoxfordshire)

Attack dog is put down

4:33pm Monday 4th August 2008

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The two-year-old Alsatian that attacked a teenager in a park has been put down despite calls to save its life.

Amy and Victor Armstrong decided to have their pet George put to sleep after it attacked 14-year-old Dominic Sanders, of Elm Drive, Garsington, on July 26.

He suffered two bite wounds after the dog was let off its lead by Mr Armstrong during one of its daily walks.

George was taken to a vet on Saturday despite some urging his owners to spare the dog's life.

Mr Armstrong said: "After everything that has happened, I'm just tired of it all now and want to move on."

Last week, his wife apologised for the incident. She added: "We're shocked at what he has done to the boy - we cannot apologise enough.

"What happened was definitely out of character. We're having him put down, which I'm a little bit choked about, but it should be done, because it's the law."

Many readers posting comments on our website www.oxfordmail.co.uk had called for George to be saved.

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