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Oak Lawn Man and Pet Attacked By Loose German Shepherd

Posted on Oct 27, 2011

An elderly Oak Lawn man and his dog are recovering from a vicious Illinois dog attack this week. The man, who is still in a cast a month after the dog bite incident occurred, believes that the city should have tougher aggressive dog ordinances to prevent future attacks.

According to the Southtown Star, 84-year-old Tom Albrecht was walking his Shih Tzu in his Oak Lawn neighborhood when a loose German shepherd approached the pair. Without warning, the larger dog attacked Albrecht's pet, closing its jaws around the smaller dog's head. Albrecht attempted to protect his dog by scooping him into his arms, but the German Shepherd simply redirected its attack, grabbing hold of the man's arm. It took three people to stop the attack.

Albrecht suffered bite injuries, a fractured wrist, and back injuries in the dog attack. His dog suffered a dozen bites and spent a month in an animal hospital. Both required surgery.

Both the dog attack victim and some local officials believe that the dog attack represents an opportunity to examine the city's dog bite ordinance and consider new ways that the local government could prevent future dog attacks. While Albrecht doesn't blame the owner of the German shepherd for the incident, he is worried that the current dog bite laws won't protect others, especially children, from aggressive dogs.