Woman and leashed dog injured by two reported Cane Corsos in Stokesdale
The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office said two dogs running at large attacked a woman and her leashed dog; owners were cited and both dogs were turned over to the county shelter.
Incident summary
The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office said a resident walking her leashed dog in the West Farm Loop area of Stokesdale was attacked by two dogs running at large on June 29. The woman and her dog were injured. Deputies said the dogs fled; when one later returned and advanced aggressively toward a deputy, the deputy fired but did not strike the dog. A ricochet struck a nearby residence and no person was injured by the gunfire. The dog owners were cited for animals running at large, and both dogs were turned over to the Rockingham County Animal Shelter pending investigation.
The Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office said the owners were cited for animals running at large and both dogs were turned over to the Rockingham County Animal Shelter pending investigation. BiteDB does not treat citations as convictions or infer additional findings.
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ABC45/Sinclair reported, citing the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office, that two loose dogs described as Cane Corsos attacked a woman walking her leashed dog in Stokesdale; both the woman and her dog were injured, the owners were cited, and the dogs were surrendered to the county animal shelter pending investigation.
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