He does not at all hide the mission he gave to his Malinois shepherd dog, Lorka, that of defending his property. In Voutron, in the town of Yves, this resident says he no longer knows what to do to appease the anger of local residents. On September 20, Maria-Gracinda Vitorino, her retired neighbor across the street, came to greet her 91-year-old mother. The two women are talking on each side of the gate, one on her property, the other on the public highway. “The dog was running and barking,” the neighbor remembers. And then suddenly, she stuck her nose through the bars and grabbed me in the side. I screamed in pain. The old lady hit the dog on the head with a basin, but she wouldn't let go. » It was another neighbor, alerted by Maria Vitorino's cries, who came to free her by violently hitting the animal.
Taken to hospital, Maria-Gracinda Vitorino received eight days of ITT. She files a complaint. “I learned that a young couple had already been chased, another person bitten. The dog killed a neighbor's Yorkshire Terrier after running away from home. There is a school bus stop not far away. We're not going to wait until there's a tragedy. I launched a petition which collected 26 signatures, which I delivered to the town hall on October 28. » This petition calls for the dog to be euthanized at best, or at worst to be locked in an enclosure.
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Since this incident, Lorka's owner has added “Beware of Dog” signs. “I have done all the veterinary behavioral studies of biting dogs. The report that I gave to the gendarmerie says that he should not be euthanized. My dog watches over the house and my mother who is very old. I put additional grids on the portal. I don't see what more I can do. »
The mayor of Yves, Didier Roblin, was informed of the dispute. “I take this very seriously. I asked that the plot be well fenced. » Her master assures her: “She can't go out. »
