Are you sure it was a pit bull? There are several brindle dogs in that neighborhood and, though there are many pits, many of them are boxers or mutts. I'm sorry to hear the man was attacked, but unless it is a confirmed pit bull attack I think the article should read "Dog Bites off Man's Nose."

Sandy - Thanks for the comment. Police reports referred to the dog in the attack as a pit bull.

Very true, there aren't many fully brindle pit bulls around here. Most of them have patches of white fur. I know because I have a brindle pit and I pay attention to other peoples dogs. Btw, it wasn't my dog. I've already been questioned by the police.

I Would Bite Off A Mans Nose For A Delicious Ben's Chili Dog.

@Clay Appreciate the comments. We have reported the incident as written in the police reports. As the proud owner of a pit mix, I can certainly empathize with other owners who view the breed as prejudiced against. However, when Patch was first alerted of the incident, the breed of the dog was unknown. We would have reported it whether it was a pit, poodle, or anything in between!

boy those bens chili dogs are good

dog just wanted the hot dogs

haha so would i chris, also i have known lots of pitbulls or pitbull like dogs who are great. That being said, there should certainly be more strict laws when dealing with such powerful and sometimes (according to owner) aggressive dogs. People should have to get certified as not crazy or lazy before they can get a dog who can easily injure someone with their powerful bite. granted a lab can hurt someone too, but a pittbull/boxer/mastif are just much stronger and can hurt people far worse.

I suppose the headline should have been, 'hungry dog bites off mans nose.'

So sad that "pits" have such a bad reputation. No matter what kind of dog it was as a dog owner ( 2 pits) its our responsability to keep our dogs on leashes or safely in a yard. People are just ignorant about pits and dont know all the facts, pits are VERY loving & loyal, like ANY other breed the dog reflects their owner. The guy probaly got bit by an ankle biter & didnt want to feel stupid so he blamed it on a pit, typical..

I also have to add its hard to believe that on a sat no1 saw this attack happen or a stray dog running around with a piece of a nose & a bag of bens hot dogs, very strange

Yeah, I agree that it's weird that no one was in the area. How did someone find the tip of his nose but no one saw it? If I saw a piece of the tip of a nose and didn't know what had just happened then I wouldn't know what it was.

Please stop the whitewash of vicious dog breeds. The so-called pit-bull and rottweiler are by far the most common cause of injury, far out of proportion to their numbers in the population. Stick to the facts: the federal CDC found 42% of bites and one-third of deaths were caused by pit-bulls alone which are a tiny percentage of all dogs. http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Pit-bulls-at-top-of-fatal-attacks-20-year-study-2660139.php

If the dog was not caught and there were no witnesses then they really don't know what breed it was.

I don't know Robert, Think I would have to take the word of the person attacked however, as obviously that is what the officer worte in the Police report published. I would guess the victim said it. Just saying ;-}

i agree with you all. its so sickening to hear that every mixed dog is considered a pitbull nowadays and that they have such a bad name. im a proud pit bull owner as well and it just digusts me that people are so uneducated. half of these supposed "pitbulls" arent even really pits theyre just mixed with so many different things theyre automatically classifed as them. okay, a dog bit someone no i dont think its right but people need to stop discriminating against pitbulls so much. or any breed really. especially when they arent even 100% sure.

And my girl friend was asking me just the other day why i still carry a 38 ......