Verified incident record · 2026-02-20

Mountain Home mother seriously injured in foster-dog attack

A Mountain Home mother suffered extensive bite injuries in a Feb. 20 attack by the family’s foster dog while she was holding her infant daughter; the child was reported uninjured and the dog was later euthanized.

Severe nonfatalBreed: Lab Catahoula mix (reported)Mountain Home, ID

Date2026-02-20 · Exact time not reported

LocationMountain Home, Idaho (residential home; exact address not published)

Victim(s)1 adult woman (Natasha Chapman); infant present but reported uninjured

Dogs involved1 dog reported

Injury severitySevere nonfatal; surgery, stitches/staples and reported nerve injury

Breed attributionLab Catahoula mix (reported by victim/local source)KIVI/Idaho News 6 and People reported the foster dog Bodie as a Lab Catahoula mix, based on the family’s description. BiteDB treats this as reported breed attribution, not independent genetic verification.

What the record currently shows

Incident summary

Natasha Chapman was attacked inside her Mountain Home home on Feb. 20 while holding her 11-month-old daughter. She moved the infant out of danger and sustained extensive bites to multiple areas including her arms, face, ear and head. Follow-up reporting described surgery to repair and reattach her ear, stitches and staples, and nerve-related facial injury. The infant was reported uninjured. The foster dog was later euthanized.

Legal-status note

Police responded after the attack. Follow-up reporting says the foster dog was later euthanized. The reviewed sources do not establish a dangerous-dog adjudication or criminal charge arising from the attack.

Media & source coverage

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↗Original source reportingThe BayNet — Waldorf dog-attack reportPublisher-hosted report; photographs and media remain with the publisher.

Source provenance

Primary record used by BiteDB

Mountain Home mom recovering after foster dog attack, grateful for community supportKIVI / Idaho News 6 local reporting with victim interview · Published 2026-03-03 · Accessed 2026-09-05

KIVI/Idaho News 6 reported that Natasha Chapman said the family foster dog, Bodie, a Lab Catahoula mix, attacked her on Feb. 20 while she was holding her 11-month-old daughter. The report described extensive bite injuries and her recovery; People later reported that Bodie was euthanized and cited surgery to repair and reattach Chapman’s ear plus stitches and staples.

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Additional sources

People — independent follow-up

Data-quality notes

What BiteDB does not infer

Breed is recorded only at the provenance level shown above. Missing injury details, dog history, ownership facts or circumstances remain unknown unless a reliable source establishes them. This record may be updated as police, animal-control, medical, court or follow-up reporting becomes available.