Pumba the pit bull, owned by Fryeburg resident Adam Martinese, attacked Selectman Tom Klinepeter on Sept. 7. Martinese, who was out of town at the time of the attack, said he wants to make sure the public is safe. (PHOTO COURTESY CYNTHIA EATON)
Best Budz owner Adam Martinese holds his other dog, Timona, in April 2021. (RACHEL SHARPLES PHOTO)
Pumba the pit bull, owned by Fryeburg resident Adam Martinese, attacked Selectman Tom Klinepeter on Sept. 7. Martinese, who was out of town at the time of the attack, said he wants to make sure the public is safe. (PHOTO COURTESY CYNTHIA EATON)
FRYEBURG, Maine — The owner of the dog that attacked Selectman Tom Klinepeter earlier this month said he's cooperating with the town's animal control officer to ensure the public is safe.
Wearing a brace on his arm, Selectmen Tom Klinepeter announced Sept. 8 that the day before, he was attacked as he was taking his morning walk in downtown Fryeburg at the corner of Maple and Main by a pit bull.
How many times have we heard, "The dog was such a friendly dog"?! Towns should simply not allow dangerous breeds in the first place. Why should the public wait until someone gets attacked? Why should these dogs be allowed and then euthanized when they do what they're bred to do? If towns disallowed ownership of dangerous breeds, none of the downstream events would ever happen.
What a crock this article is. Totally angled towards protecting a owner and dog who has bit someone and broke their bone. He didn't mention that this dog already has a bite on record!! What if it was a child?
The owner in now way is being responsible- Martinese added, “He was only doing his job and that is to protect his home from a perceived threat.”
The dog perceives an old man walking on the sidewalk is a threat? Put the dog down now. Laws are in place to protect PEOPLE!
What a crock of stupidity this article is. Written to protect a vicious dog that bites hard enough to break bones. When this happens again I hope the owner and the town get their pants sued off for knowingly keeping a dangerous animal at the expense of the public. This dog should be destroyed immediately and the Conway Daily Sun should be ashamed of publishing a piece that thinks more of a dangerous dog than a human being.
This is a dog owner who gets how serious this attack was. In so many instances of a serious attack, the owner accepts zero responsibility. I commend him for this.
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How many times have we heard, "The dog was such a friendly dog"?! Towns should simply not allow dangerous breeds in the first place. Why should the public wait until someone gets attacked? Why should these dogs be allowed and then euthanized when they do what they're bred to do? If towns disallowed ownership of dangerous breeds, none of the downstream events would ever happen.
What a crock this article is. Totally angled towards protecting a owner and dog who has bit someone and broke their bone. He didn't mention that this dog already has a bite on record!! What if it was a child?
The owner in now way is being responsible- Martinese added, “He was only doing his job and that is to protect his home from a perceived threat.”
The dog perceives an old man walking on the sidewalk is a threat? Put the dog down now. Laws are in place to protect PEOPLE!
What a crock of stupidity this article is. Written to protect a vicious dog that bites hard enough to break bones. When this happens again I hope the owner and the town get their pants sued off for knowingly keeping a dangerous animal at the expense of the public. This dog should be destroyed immediately and the Conway Daily Sun should be ashamed of publishing a piece that thinks more of a dangerous dog than a human being.
This is a dog owner who gets how serious this attack was. In so many instances of a serious attack, the owner accepts zero responsibility. I commend him for this.
Martinese added, “He was only doing his job and that is to protect his home from a perceived threat.”
When you make excuses like this for a dog who harmed someone it is not really an apology.
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