This post from Northwest Ohio Underdog dated 1/14/2013.
BONES IS STILL MISSING :
Statement of Facts :
On 1/13/2012 Bones was released from Brooklyn Center AC of New York to the custody of Richard Rosenthal of the Lexus Project. It cost $395.00 to get him out of doggie jail. The plan was for Richard and Robin Mittasch to transport him to a point where my professional Transport team could pick him up.
Before they could even begin transport I received a panicked call from Robin stating Bones had gone crazy and ripped the baby gate from their van and was spinning it the parking lot with it. Richard was trying to grab the gate from Bones, but was not having any luck. She then stated they were having a vet tech come out to sedate Bones for the trip.
When my transport met Richard and got Bones they did not have any trouble in fact I have pictures of him sitting in the back seat looking over the drivers shoulder.
Bones spent the night at their house and was brought to Toledo the next morning.
Bones arrived in Toledo and immediately began playing in the yard. Robin told me he was my dog now and he came with a $300.00 check the balance of the funds raised for his defense.
On 1/13/2012 Bones was released from Brooklyn Center AC of New York to the custody of Richard Rosenthal of the Lexus Project. It cost $395.00 to get him out of doggie jail. The plan was for Richard and Robin Mittasch to transport him to a point where my professional Transport team could pick him up.
Before they could even begin transport I received a panicked call from Robin stating Bones had gone crazy and ripped the baby gate from their van and was spinning it the parking lot with it. Richard was trying to grab the gate from Bones, but was not having any luck. She then stated they were having a vet tech come out to sedate Bones for the trip.
When my transport met Richard and got Bones they did not have any trouble in fact I have pictures of him sitting in the back seat looking over the drivers shoulder.
Bones spent the night at their house and was brought to Toledo the next morning.
Bones arrived in Toledo and immediately began playing in the yard. Robin told me he was my dog now and he came with a $300.00 check the balance of the funds raised for his defense.
Shortly after Bones was here he began training … hanging on the wall in the group dog class was a protection suit (used for attack training)
Bones ripped that suit off the wall and attacked it. After class, the trainer and I did some tests and he determined Bones had been trained to attack but not trained to release.
It was at this time, that I told Robin that Bones would probably never be adoptable because of the 4 pages of bite reports from New York and the attack training.
She said I’m sorry he’s going to take up a spot in your rescue, I said I am happy to keep him he’s a good boy for me. A year went by before I spoke with Robin again. I did send her a few photos with my cell phone, as I will often do when someone has helped save the dogs life.
NWO-Underdog Rescue Inc. is a 501c3 Non Profit Animal rescue. I specialize in dogs with behavior issues. The dogs everyone else passes by or gives up on. I am dedicated to these dogs and they stay with me until they are ready to be adopted, regardless if they are funded or not. The rescue itself, USED to be a garage and was finished in 2006. It is insulated sound proofed and has heat and air conditioning. There are 10 dogs in there.
The other 5 dogs are my dogs and they live in the house with me.
On January 5th 2013 between the hours of 8am and 9pm. Someone broke a door on the side of the rescue and stole Bones. He’s a good boy, so I am sure he walked right out with them… they also took his new blanket he got for Christmas and his toy.
On Sunday January 6, 2013 at 9:30 am a police report was filed.
Flyers were created and distributed, Julie Lyle the dog warden was notified.
A media crusade was launched to get the word out. I would like to thank the media.
Toledo Blade interviewed me for an article that ran on January 7, 2013.
http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2013/01/07/Dog-freed-in-murder-stolen-from-local-kennel.html
Channel 13 also interviewed me
http://www.13abc.com/story/20524719/toledo-dognapping-has-ties-to-new-york-murder-case
Channel 11 also did a video segment.
http://www.toledonewsnow.com/story/20526543/famous-dog-stolen-from-rescue-home
At some point Robin Mittasch of the Lexus Project began to feel I was not doing enough to find Bones. It was at that time that the page “Bones Battle” Originally created while Bones was in NY AC by Jayne Cvetonaski and myself was taken over by Robin of the Lexus Project and a slander campaign began against NWO-Underdog Rescue Inc.
We had permitted someone from TLP to have administration rights on the page to help share dogs they were trying to help.
In the last 36 hours INSTEAD of looking for Bones they have slandered every way they possibly can. Including but not limited to, having people drive by here and posting the address and house specifications and inviting people to come check us out.
This is a huge safety issue for the other high profile dogs in my care.
So to answer someone’s question as to why I am not on here defending myself.
1) My first priority is running down leads generated by flyers and news media.
2) My second priority securing a safe place for the remaining dogs.
The remaining dogs have been moved to a secure location.
AGAIN TO BE CLEAR, BONES AND MYSELF ARE THE VICTIMS HERE.
I will not be answering questions, I do not have time to sit on facebook all day.
No one who is sitting on Facebook all day can possibly be doing anything for any living creature in his or her care.
Toledo Police have been notified and ANOTHER police report has been filed, for menacing this time. Driving by here is stalking. Stepping onto the property is trespassing. You will be charged.
For the people out there that are truly interested in helping find Bones by posting flyers you can inbox me and I will send you the flyer to print out and distribute.
Bones ripped that suit off the wall and attacked it. After class, the trainer and I did some tests and he determined Bones had been trained to attack but not trained to release.
It was at this time, that I told Robin that Bones would probably never be adoptable because of the 4 pages of bite reports from New York and the attack training.
She said I’m sorry he’s going to take up a spot in your rescue, I said I am happy to keep him he’s a good boy for me. A year went by before I spoke with Robin again. I did send her a few photos with my cell phone, as I will often do when someone has helped save the dogs life.
NWO-Underdog Rescue Inc. is a 501c3 Non Profit Animal rescue. I specialize in dogs with behavior issues. The dogs everyone else passes by or gives up on. I am dedicated to these dogs and they stay with me until they are ready to be adopted, regardless if they are funded or not. The rescue itself, USED to be a garage and was finished in 2006. It is insulated sound proofed and has heat and air conditioning. There are 10 dogs in there.
The other 5 dogs are my dogs and they live in the house with me.
On January 5th 2013 between the hours of 8am and 9pm. Someone broke a door on the side of the rescue and stole Bones. He’s a good boy, so I am sure he walked right out with them… they also took his new blanket he got for Christmas and his toy.
On Sunday January 6, 2013 at 9:30 am a police report was filed.
Flyers were created and distributed, Julie Lyle the dog warden was notified.
A media crusade was launched to get the word out. I would like to thank the media.
Toledo Blade interviewed me for an article that ran on January 7, 2013.
http://www.toledoblade.com/local/2013/01/07/Dog-freed-in-murder-stolen-from-local-kennel.html
Channel 13 also interviewed me
http://www.13abc.com/story/20524719/toledo-dognapping-has-ties-to-new-york-murder-case
Channel 11 also did a video segment.
http://www.toledonewsnow.com/story/20526543/famous-dog-stolen-from-rescue-home
At some point Robin Mittasch of the Lexus Project began to feel I was not doing enough to find Bones. It was at that time that the page “Bones Battle” Originally created while Bones was in NY AC by Jayne Cvetonaski and myself was taken over by Robin of the Lexus Project and a slander campaign began against NWO-Underdog Rescue Inc.
We had permitted someone from TLP to have administration rights on the page to help share dogs they were trying to help.
In the last 36 hours INSTEAD of looking for Bones they have slandered every way they possibly can. Including but not limited to, having people drive by here and posting the address and house specifications and inviting people to come check us out.
This is a huge safety issue for the other high profile dogs in my care.
So to answer someone’s question as to why I am not on here defending myself.
1) My first priority is running down leads generated by flyers and news media.
2) My second priority securing a safe place for the remaining dogs.
The remaining dogs have been moved to a secure location.
AGAIN TO BE CLEAR, BONES AND MYSELF ARE THE VICTIMS HERE.
I will not be answering questions, I do not have time to sit on facebook all day.
No one who is sitting on Facebook all day can possibly be doing anything for any living creature in his or her care.
Toledo Police have been notified and ANOTHER police report has been filed, for menacing this time. Driving by here is stalking. Stepping onto the property is trespassing. You will be charged.
For the people out there that are truly interested in helping find Bones by posting flyers you can inbox me and I will send you the flyer to print out and distribute.
There are a few questions that jump out from Sutter's statement. Does Ms. Sutter consider the calm demeanor of Bones after the violent outburst during transport might be a result of the sedative that was administered to Bones?
Ms. Sutter states that she was told that Bones was her dog now, was there a legal transfer of title? The Ohio Revised Code requires the completion of a Transfer of Title to a Vicious Dog. This transfer is to be filed with the County Dog Warden and the County Board of Health. Was Julie Lyle, the Lucas County Dog Warden, aware that a "rescue" housed in a small garage behind a tiny house in Toledo, apparently already full of dangerous dogs, accepted a dog too dangerous to remain in New York City? Did she sign off on this? Is she investigating North West Ohio Underdog Rescue now? Does the Lucas County Board of Health have any thoughts on the numbers of "high profile" dogs with "behavior issues" that North West Ohio Underdog is hoarding in that garage? Bones was following his genetic blueprint when he refused to terminate the attack.
This is a direct quote from Sutter's statement "Shortly after Bones was here he began training … hanging on the wall in the group dog class was a protection suit (used for attack training) Bones ripped that suit off the wall and attacked it. After class, the trainer and I did some tests and he determined Bones had been trained to attack but not trained to release." Pit bull expert Diane Jessup has some thoughts on "ring work" for pit bulls which might shed some light on Bones attack on the protection suit. There are aspects of ring sport which put the bulldog at a disadvantage when competing against sheepdogs like shepherds and malinois. The sport requires the dog, at times, to bite and then quickly release and retreat - something no true bulldog is willing to do. Also, biting the leg, which is considered preferable, takes more training for a bulldog who will naturally shun the extremities in favor of the more "courageous" bites to the body. A bulldog is bred to grip the head of its prey - whereas a sheepdog nips the legs.
Bones was following his genetic blueprint when he refused to terminate the attack and this dog is apparently at large in a densely populated Ohio city. There has been no mention of the possibility of dangerous behavior from this dog in any "lost dog" ads or flyers. Wouldn't this be an important fact to share with the public?
Sutter stated "It was at this time, that I told Robin that Bones would probably never be adoptable because of the 4 pages of bite reports from New York and the attack training." There are FOUR PAGES of bite reports from New York and Sutter has not seen fit to share this information?
Please take a look at comments on Sutter's post. It was suggested that the Lexus Project stole Bones. The lawyers who run the Lexus Project drove to Toledo Ohio from Oceanside NY to steal Bones??? Well, this is a wacky conspiracy theory. Nobody has said "holy cow, we need to get this dog off the streets before he bites somebody." Instead comments run to "we need to find this poor baby, he must be scared and cold." What the hell are these people thinking?
Meanwhile, at the Lexus Project Facebook page we find this post,
I now understand why Bones has not been searched for by Kat- she been too busy removing the existing dogs from her residence to hide whatever dirty secrets were going on there. Take a look at her public statement on Nwo- underdog rescue. We will find Bones and bring him home.
Followed by,
The Lexus Project, Legal Defense for Dogs It is true he had been in her "care" for the past year as she states her program is about a year, however he is legally ours. With signed transfer of ownership to us dated December 30, 2011. Please don't count on anything you read there. Just please let's concentrate on helping to find him by sharing and passing the word that he is Mia..we can deal with the craziness after he is found. I have a few amazing Toledo people who have been exceptionally helpful. If you are in the Toledo area specifically by the mall area please contact Tlp so we can arrange you to hook up with our regional point person in Toledo. Thelexusproject@optonline.net
The Toledo Blade has checked in on the North West Ohio Underdog v. the Lexus Project as well.
Get comfortable folks, there is a LONG way to go on this one.
