The Lexus Project's relocation of dangerous dogs, a good idea?

The Lexus Project has once again taken possession of a dangerous dog.  Onion, a mastiff/Rhodesian Ridgeback mix that killed his owner's grandchild, at the child's first birthday party, has been turned over to the Lexus Project.  After two years of legal maneuvers the Lexus Project has taken possession of Onion and has relocated him out of state to a rescue facility that they refuse to name.

Given the refusal to name the facility one must consider the possibility that local animal control on the receiving end has no idea what is coming, much less have the opportunity to inspect the facility to make sure that it meets the requirements of the agreement with the city of Henderson.  Per the Las Vegas Review-Journal "According to the city’s statement, its agreement with the Lexus Project indemnifies the city of future liability for the dog, “which was picked up from the Henderson Animal Shelter well cared for and in good health.”

“It also requires that the group transfer the dog out of state to a licensed dog rescue facility and provides assurances that the animal will never be allowed to be adopted out or in an environment with children present. The city is also requiring the Lexus Project to pay for a memorial for Jeremiah Eskew-Shahan that will be placed in a city of Henderson park.”

Representatives of the city of Henderson agreed to the transfer of ownership and custody of Onion in order to spare the family of Jeremiah Eskew-Shahan the stress of reliving the tragedy through testifying.   Per the Las Vegas Review-Journal  “As part of the court proceedings, family members would have been required to testify and relive the horrible details of that day,” city spokesman Bud Cranor said in a statement. “We didn’t want the family to have to endure that tragedy all over again.”

Please note that the Lexus Project has no similar sensitivity and has blocked the euthanization of Onion, the dog that killed a toddler at his own birthday party, and was going full on toward court proceedings.  It is only after the fact that the Lexus Project developed any sensitivity.  The following is a statement from head of the Lexus Project Robin Mittasch "“The litigation for Onion has been dismissed, and he has been relocated permanently to a rescue,” she said. “And out of respect to the family of Jeremiah Eskew-Shahan, we will make no further comment on this subject. It’s over.”

Mittasch would not say where Onion went, but she said he will not go to the Colorado sanctuary the group originally sought to send him to.

An  interesting quote from Richard Rosenthal husband of Robin Mittasch, this one from The Daily Mail "Eskew-Shahan died just after celebrating his first birthday when the six-year-old Onion lashed out and clamped onto the child's head for 30 seconds with his massive jaws.The dog shook Jeremiah as he bit down, breaking the boy's neck and mangling his face. 'There is nothing vicious about the attack,' Lexus Project's Richard Rosenthal told the Las Vegas Review-Journal in May of 2012."

What planet do these people live on?  What might Rosenthal, lawyer husband of Robin Mittasch consider vicious?   Your average man on the street would consider grabbing a baby by the head and shaking that baby until he is dead of a broken neck and mangled face to be the very essence of a vicious attack.  

 More interesting quotes from Mittasch are found here," Mittasch told The Associated Press she is "overjoyed" with the outcome, "and so happy that (Onion's owner) and her family finally has closure that brings her peace."

Contrast this with family statements "‘For what he did to my son, he deserves to be punished,’ Jeremiah's father, Christopher Shahan, said. ‘I’ve already accepted the fact that he’s dead,' the Chicago Tribune reported.  Jeremiah's grandmother, Elizabeth Keller, watched in horror as the dog bit her grandson in the head. She sobbed as she told the Review-Journal that the public legal fight over Onion's fate was putting even more strain on the family.  'I don't care if they save the dog or not. We need to get past this,' she said.

Here are some thoughts on the transfer of a dog that has undeniably killed a toddler.  Has the Lexus Project given the placement of this dog more thought than they did with Bones, the dog too dangerous to remain in New York City?  The Lexus Project sent Bones to a supposed sanctuary for dangerous dogs in Toledo Ohio called North West Ohio Underdog without knowing anything about the organization or the facility. This did not turn out well, the "sanctuary" was a garage behind a tiny house in a tiny yard in a densely populated neighborhood.  The garage already housed 15 to 16 other dangerous dogs.  For more on the Bones disaster please click here, and here,  and here , and here, and here,  and here, and here, and here, and here, and finally here.

This beautiful child was Jeremiah Eskew-Shahan, the dog is Onion.   It is to be hoped that the Lexus Project has done a better job here than they did with Bones.  The Lexus Project is once again responsible.    

A new owner for Bones

Just when you think you have heard the last of Bones the Lexus Project comes through again.

A quick review Bones, the dog too dangerous to remain in New York City, has been missing since January 5th and is reportedly at large in Toledo Ohio.  Despite efforts of volunteers the dog has not been found.   Bones was involved in a murder in New York. A coroner's report was required to determine the cause of David Shadha's death, the attack by Bones or the head  injury inflicted on David by Bones owner Shaun Dyer.  For additional review please click here.  The Lexus Project, a group of animal rights lawyers, never ones to allow the euthanization of a blood soaked dog, demanded release of Bones.  In what Lexus apparently considered an absolute public relations coup, the New York courts gave title of Bones to the Lexus Project.  The Lexus Project was to remove the dog from the jurisdiction.


The blood soaked Bones.

There is far too much detail to rehash here but please feel free to enter "Bones" into the search box at the upper left of the screen.  You will be here for hours.

Since Bones, a dangerous dog transported across state lines for the purpose of "rehabilitation and rescue" has gone missing the lawyers of Lexus may have realized that since they are now the legal owners of the dog they may be in a world of trouble if Bones reappears and hurts somebody.  The Lexus project offered title of Bones to somebody, anybody, in the Toledo area stating that the search would be facilitated if the owner was local.  A highly desirable side effect of this transfer of title would release Lexus Project from liability.

The Lexus Project has announced that they have found just the right new title holder for Bones.  It is to be hoped that this placement was done with more care than the last one Lexus made for Bones but I suspect not.  The rescue industry desperately needs regulation.  

Bones battle

Thursday

We finally received an email from a group about 40 minutes from where Bones was last seen. They have however asked us not to go public with their information. We have signed ownership over to them and have told them we will do whatever they ask of us in order to help them. They will email us with updates if any And we will copy and paste their updates. I just wish this happened months ago.

This is an update from Bones new owners.

Bones battle

about an hour ago

This is an email from the new group that has ownership of Bones.

They are not admins on this page. They don't want any part of this page due to a few negative people.

April 7, 2013

In order to keep on top of any kind lead, which at this point seems like a moot point (but, hey you never know) the Lexus project has signed over ownership rights to small, well respected 501c3 bully breed rescue in the Toledo area with branches in several other states. They have asked to remain anonymous because of all they have seem on this page. One of the reasons we didn't step up earlier was because of the drama which no group wants and few tolerate. If there are any updates, we will be contacting tlp. If you dont see an update, there is none. Please don't speculate. That causes drama. If there is something to say, it will be said.

Every lead has been followed, all reports followed and people questioned. = No Bones.

We wish we could say this is promising, but reality tells us otherwise. There has never been one sighting of Bones, ever.

Any info on Bones can be sent to:
thelexusproject@optonline.net

The email will be sent to the group who now owns Bones. So, you will not get a response unless the group has an answer and it will filter back through Tlp. Don't keep asking Tlp. They are waiting to hear from the group.

We, at the group who now "owns" Bones wants to thank TLP who has done an amazing job trying to find Bones and taught so many of us locals (as they call us!!) such a organized way to find a lost dog. Their compassion and reliability has been second to none and we are grateful to be on the same team. People in the area had no idea that Tlp was over 1000 miles away. Their presence was made known.

In as much we all agree that it's doubtful Bones will be found, at least we are here locally with ownership if he is.

The Bones Saga Continues

Bones, the dog too dangerous to remain in New York City, has been missing since January 5th and is reportedly at large in Toledo Ohio.  Despite efforts of volunteers the dog has not been found.  Just a short review, Bones was involved in a murder in New York. A coroner's report was required to determine the cause of David Shadha's death, the attack by Bones or the head  injury inflicted on David by Bones owner Shaun Dyer.  For additional review please click here.


This is Bones and yes, that is David Shadha's blood all over him.

The legal owner of Bones is the Lexus Project, a group of animal rights lawyers headquartered in New York.  The Lexus Project will defend any dog against any charges up to and including the mauling death of a child if the owner of the dog will sign a contract and set up a Chip-In page on Facebook. The Lexus Project went wild in their efforts to protect Bones. This is a petition from the Bones Battle page.  Keep in mind that Bones Battle is the Lexus Project.

DEMAND that the AC&C and NY DOH - let Bones live!

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WE THE UNDERSIGNED DEMAND THAT BONES BE ALLOWED TO LIVE!

Bones is the victim here and he should not be held responsible for a murder he did not commit.

Nor should the Department of Health be allowed to quietly kill Bones because he was a victim of abuse and because they failed to do their job back in June.

Had they done what they were supposed to and properly investigate, Bones would not be in this situation now.

STORY: http://bslnews.org/

Bones, a dog will most likely be killed by the New York City Department of Health because he might have been an unwilling accomplice in the murder of his junkie owners roommate.

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New York Animal Care and Control gave the Lexus Project exactly what they demanded.  "Here, take the dog and get it out of town."  The Lexus Project saw this as a huge public relations win.  Surely these lawyers would consider the options and send Bones to a reputable and secure facility.

Oops, not so much. Bones was sent to Kat Sutter and her North West Ohio Underdog Rescue located on a quiet residential street in densely populated Toledo Ohio to live in a garage with 15 other dangerous dogs.  Sutter claims that  dangerous dogs are her specialty.  There was no inspection of Sutter's facility and Sutter was unknown to the Lexus Project save a recommendation from someone later termed "a flake" by the Lexus Project.  

Enough history and on to current events.  The Bones Battle Facebook page is again being run out of New York after a short period of administration by Toledo resident Carissa Curry.   A recent posting on Bones Battle claims a verified sighting of Bones in Toledo on the day he disappeared.  On 2/28/2013 this was posted by the Bones Battle administrator

Bones battle

Thursday

We received a call from someone in the area where Bones lived with Kat In Toledo. She says she definitely saw Bones the morning of jan. 5, the day we were notified of his disappearance. She also had emails and voicemails to us of disturbing information of how Kat kept the dogs. She wishes to remain anonymous because she is afraid of Kat. She did call the dog warden (which had already been done in both locations). We check in the police once a week. We do drive bys at both locations randomly. Someone is still at the old house. We are hoping that the one thing we are working on will come to pass, other than that with not one sighting ever, we're hitting a brick wall.

With a sighting that the Lexus Project considers reliable has the Lexus Project finally realized their potential for liability?  It appears so.  The very same day, 2/28/2013 the Bones Battle administrator made another post. 

Bones battle

Thursday

Will someone who lives in Toledo or woods county take legal ownership of Bones so the ownership of him is local and you can physically stay on top of this?

 One follower of the page questioned just how this transfer of title would be accomplished.  The answer "just sign a piece of paper, just like TLP did."  It might be wise for anyone considering this generous offer to take a moment and consider that in addition to title of a designated dangerous dog they also assume all legal liability for this designated dangerous dog.  

The Lexus Project is run by lawyers, they understand legal liability.  The Lexus Project wants somebody else to assume the risk.  More poor planning and irresponsible action here.  Just "signing a piece of paper" has consequences.  The Lexus Project lawyers have finally realized this.    

3/4/2013 Update - The Lexus Project is feeling cranky that no one is willing to accept legal responsibility for Bones.   The Lexus Project made a demand to New York Animal Care and Control.  They got exactly what they demanded.  Be careful what you wish for.  This is the comment that was posted by Lexus Project after the "generous" offer of ownership of Bones.   

The Lexus Project, Legal Defense for Dogs Everyone wants and expects but no one will step up. It's nice to want.

22 hours ago · Like · 1 

The Lexus Project, specializing in Greyhounds, has apparently realized that despite the hysteria generated by pit bull advocacy there is no reciprocal effort.   

The Lexus Project, Legal Defense for Dogs shared a link.

Friday

TGIF!We need our pit bull friends to help our greyhound friends as we have helped the pitties
so often. Please make a donation. We go to trial on march 11.

Stunning silence from pit bull advocacy.

Regulating the "rescue" industry, Bones day 10

A temporary lull in the hostilities between North West Ohio Underdog and the Lexus Project allows a bit of time to examine some of the issues that the Bones affair has exposed.  I am going to begin this post with my summary statement and explain my thoughts.  Regulation of the entire "rescue" industry is long past due.  Please hang in there with me today.

Lets start with just how someone might claim to be qualified to "rehabilitate" dangerous dogs.  In Kathy Sutter's case, it appears that her claim to this skill is based upon a certificate from an E-course from E-Training for Dogs.com.  Sutter spent 18 hours in front of her computer to earn this certificate and she brags that she got a score of 91%.  Note the date on this, 7/31/2012, it will be important later.



Understanding canine behavior would be expected to give Sutter the skills to safely contain the dangerous dogs she "rehabilitates."  In fact, not so much. Sutter explains the disappearance of Bones as a theft during an absence from her home due to the funeral for her father. Condolences to her for her loss, the loss of a beloved parent is a very sad time.  However, it needs to be noted that this is not the first dog lost by NWO Underdog.  This photo is posted on the NWO Underdog Rescue Facebook wall with the message " Sasha got loose with Mason today and Mason returned alone.  She is missing from the LASKEY AND HARVEST AREA.  If you spot her call or TXT 419-508-5730.  Sasha is never mentioned again.  Why was Sasha at NWO Underdog?  Was she there for "rehabilitation"?  Where did she go?

 
Here is a photo of what Sutter identifies as a Mastiff.  Note the comment to the right.  Olivia Westbrook is "praying that he is found safe and returned soon."  This dog also appears to have dropped off the planet. Note the dates on these posts, one just prior to the date on Sutter's certificate and one just after her new certification.

Sutter is a self described specialist in dangerous dogs and she has lost THREE since her rescue was founded in 2011.  Public safety concern?  Yes, big time!  Dangerous dogs require containment per Ohio law.  Where was the County Dog Warden and the Board of Health?  Were they aware of any of this?  They should have been.

Lets take a look at some of Sutters observations on the behavior of Bones in light of her "education".  On the North West Ohio Underdog blog Sutter describes Bones "He also has a soft lovey side where he will rub up against you back and forth like a cat. Or climb on your lap like hes tiny weenie…" Well that is one school of thought but there is another, brought to my attention by by a comment from a friend, I completely missed this remark.   "It is interesting that this behavior is so pronounced that the idiot rescuer noted it as a particular trait of this dog and also, after experiencing it, perceived it as a noteworthy, positive trait! Wow!"

Sue Sternberg, author of the book Successful Dog Adoption, an authority on successful shelter adoption with over 30 years of canine behavior experience, Executive Director of the Community Animal Shelter Association has another term for bones behavior, anal swipe.  She defines this term as scent marking and observes that is found in "the most dangerous type of dogs."

Most Dangerous Profile Correlations

I consider the large, muscular, non—sociable dog who shows many ‘scent marking’ behaviors as the most dangerous type of dog. I believe dogs that are both physically large and strong, as well as show no attachment to humans, but rub on them with their shoulders and anus, have the most potential for harm. To me, these are not in any way ‘pet’ or ‘companion’ dogs, but rather predators. I also believe that it is, in part (along with training, relationship, bonding, bite-inhibition training) sociability that helps a dog inhibit his bite if and when the dog was to get aggressive.

This is a long copy and paste but a LOT going on here scroll down to the bottom of the page for the Bones update.  

"March 29,2012 UPDATE :Boney is doing very well. So far the biggest challenge is teaching him to play with dog toys and not do what I call the “spin and destroy” Apparently in his former life he was allowed maybe even encouraged to do this. He will pic an object …Bark at it as if he is warning it… and then grab it and start spinning around in circles while he destroys it.  At first he was almost unstopable. The first thing we had to take from him was a garbage can lid.  I was amused at first, because it is funny to see such a big dog spin in circles like that. But then he started tearing it to pieces and cut the inside of his mouth and was bleeding….blood was running down the front of  him and he was not gonna let go of that lid. That day it took 3 of us to get that lid from him. One person to grab his collar (thank heaven for Martingale collars) One person to grab the lid (me) and the 3rd person to throw a bucket of water on him.At first the two of us tried to get the lid. When it became apparent that no amount of scolding was gonna make him drop the lid. I enlisted the 3rd person to throw the water on him to distract him. Well that worked, because it was cold and he was shocked, so he let go of the lid I was pulling on and I quickly put it over the fence out of his reach.The water only worked once though. The next time we tried that he avoided the water and went the other way. He was also smart enough to get out of the reach of the hose.

Since then he has made great progress. Now when he starts to warn an item that he wishes to spin and destroy I can tell him “NO, you go play with your toys” and he will leave it alone. I put the lawn chairs out the other day so its a new thing for him to try to pick on…. I have only had to tell him NO a few times….The lawn chairs are defiantly still in danger though…lol

During transport here there was an incident with a baby gate that he ripped out of the van and spun and destroyed in the parking lot. Seeing this behavior for the first time is kinda scary if you have never dealt with a large powerful dog. However it IS play behavior.

This behavior was learned over years of time spent with his former owner and may take quite some time to change. As long as it is only objects in the yard and not other dogs or people. Its not all that scary…

He loves his KONG balls and he has destroyed 4  jolly Balls so far. He will always need an outlet for his energy …he will fetch until he is out of breath and then just try to hold all the balls…He also has a soft lovey side where he will rub up against you back and forth like a cat.  Or climb on your lap like hes tiny weenie..."

Sutter excuses these behaviors as "scary if you have never dealt with a large powerful dog.  However it IS play behavior."  She reassures her readers that "as long as it is only objects in the yard and not other dogs or people.  It's not all that scary."  Remember the story about the attack suit?  "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.

Are these the behaviors of a dog Sutter, with her E-Course certificate, describes as "playful" or the behaviors that Sternberg would consider a predator?  My money is on Sternberg.  This dog is at large in Ohio and I find that scary as hell. 

Another thing I find scary as hell is the Lexus Project.  Lexus Project is run by lawyers who would be expected to use due diligence.  Here is a definition of the term legal term from Webster.

Definition of DUE DILIGENCE

1

: the care that a reasonable person exercises to avoid harm to other persons or their property

2

: research and analysis of a company or organization done in preparation for a business transaction (as a corporate merger or purchase of securities)

Lexus Project animal rights lawyers should be reasonable people exercising care to avoid harm to other persons.  They should be researching and analyzing organizations in preparation for a transaction.  They did absolutely none of this prior to entering into an agreement with NWO Underdog.  The Lexus Project will intervene for any dog, no matter how violent, as long as the owner signs this agreement.  Since the Lexus Project claims ownership of Bones they are legally responsible for any injuries he may cause. Deep pockets indeed.  

Regulation of the "rescue " industry is long past due.  Animal rights activists and lawyers feel that every dog must be saved at any cost.  They ignore common sense and public safety.  Violent dogs, like Bones are trafficked across state lines and communities are not aware of the dangers.  Rescue advocates like Rebecca Carey and Mary Jo Hunt are being killed by the very dogs they harbor.  Children like Frankie Flora suffer life altering injuries.  The pit bull that  mauled Frankie was placed with Frankie's aunt by Out of the Pits Rescue

Every "rescue" should be licensed and inspected. Every "rescue" claiming 501c3 status should post proof.      Any time a dog with a violent past is to be moved from the community where its history is known there MUST be notification sent to the prospective location so the facility can be assessed for safety and public health.  These steps would go a long way to preventing a mess like NWO Underdog, Spindletop, the current Portland scandal and too many others to list.  

And remember if you see this dog, call the police. 

Photo courtesy of the NWO Underdog Rescue public Facebook page.

Manure slinging, Bones remains MIA, day 9

For a situation with absolutely no news, the Bones saga just keeps getting more outrageous by the day.  North West Ohio Underdog Rescue and the Lexus Project continue to sling manure at each other.

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. 

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.

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,
 

The Lexus Project, Legal Defense for Dogs

11 hours ago

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.