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Guilty Plea In Pulaski County Dog Mauling Case

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Posted: 6:22 PM May 8, 2008
Last Updated: 6:22 PM May 8, 2008
Reporter: Phil Pendleton
Email Address: phil.pendleton@wkyt.com

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Their dogs attacked a neighbor causing injuries so serious Dorothy Chevalier still bears the scares.

The two people in the care of the dogs that attacked Chevalier last October pleaded guilty to the charge of harboring a vicious animal. Thursday we learn one of them will be serving time in jail for the charge.

Tim Sears and Tammy Chambers entered the pleas Thursday morning in district court. Part of the plea deal states that both will pay $1,000 in restitution to the victim. The county attorney says because Tim Sears was the owner of the dogs that attacked Chevalier, he will be serving 10 days in jail.

Chevalier suffered horrific injuries that still requires monthly treatments in Lexington and Somerset. Sears will only have to spend time in jail on weekends as part of the deal and must report to jail on May 16Th.

Both boxers involved in the attack have been put down at the owners' request.

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Posted by: RUSS Location: williamsburg on May 8, 2008 at 06:20 PM
punish the deed not the breed,I own 2 "pit bulls" and they are terrific family pets,people need to do some research and see that these dogs are not what the media makes them out to be..every time a dog attacks the media has to put the "pit bull" caption to cause hysteria about this breed..thnx

Posted by: David Location: Winchester on May 8, 2008 at 06:06 PM
I'm a member of PETA...the People for Eating Tasty Animals!

Posted by: Sherry Location: Mt. Sterling on May 8, 2008 at 05:02 PM
Pit Bulls or Boxers which is it? Either way it's not the dogs fault. It's the way an animal is raised. It seems like it's always the dogs fault well think again.

Posted by: kymom Location: lex on May 8, 2008 at 04:38 PM
Where's PETA now....

Posted by: David Location: Winchester on May 8, 2008 at 03:51 PM
I have a boxer, and she is the sweetest animal you would ever want to meet. They are very good natured dogs, and I would venture to say that one would have to raise them inhumanely or train them to be vicious in order to get them to perpetrate such an attack. The only other option would be that the woman who was attacked would have constantly provoked the dogs, but even that I could not see, when this gentle breed is involved.

Posted by: Irene Location: Lexington on May 8, 2008 at 03:31 PM
Doesn't matter what kind of dogs they were, they were not provoked and this woman will carry the emotional and physical scars for life. $1,000 dollars restitution each does not begin to cover her pain, suffering or medical bills. She should have received a lot more than that.

Posted by: Anonymous Location: Versailles, KY on May 8, 2008 at 02:41 PM
I agree with both comments. Both of these dogs appears starved and malnourished when shown on t.v. I'm sure if looked into there would have been evidence they were negected and had turned to being pack animals again. I'm not siding with the dogs but just saying that there is cause for animals to react this way. I feel for this poor woman and hope that she can someday trust dogs again. I know that will be hard for her. Why the graphic title when indeed it was not a Pit Bull.

Posted by: dawn Location: wolfe on May 8, 2008 at 02:37 PM
its a bad situation either way ,if the dog was a pug if you are aggerissive with any living thing it picks up on it. abuse it and the tolerance leval is mim.then when somrthing happens ohh its the breed how come we dont say that with politions

Posted by: Anonymous Location: Somerset on May 8, 2008 at 01:33 PM
What ever kind of dogs they were, there is something wrong with a dog that attacks a lady going to get her mail and they should be put down.

Posted by: Hmm Location: KY on May 8, 2008 at 12:22 PM
The story says, "Pit Bull Attack". A boxer is not a pit bull...I'm tired of people putting these poor dogs in the spotlight for being "vicious" animals. They are just as loving as any dog as long as they are brought up right. Maybe we should be looking at the owners instead of the dog.

Posted by: Jess Location: Richmond on May 8, 2008 at 12:14 PM
So the dogs involved in this attack were boxers? Why the "pit bull attack" graphic? There's no need to put blame on a breed that wasn't involved in this attack....