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(ERIN HOOLEY) Sandra Leavitt works at EnableUtah in Ogden with her service dog, Nikki. Leavitt has epilepsy and 4-year-old Nikki can detect when she may be having a seizure and call for help. She is also trained to roll Leavitt over to keep her breathing if she ends up in an awkward position.

A pit bull, also a service dog, can help owner if she has seizures

JaNae Francis Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, February 20, 2012 - 12:48pm

OGDEN — Sometimes in a story about someone being saved, it’s unclear who saved whom.

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Ogden Police Officers investigate the scene where an unleashed pitbull mix was shot and killed by two Ogden officers responding to an unrelated investigation in Ogden on Saturday.

Police kill 'aggressive' pit bull in Ogden

Bryon Saxton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, January 30, 2012 - 7:18am

OGDEN -- A pit bull dog approaching three Ogden police officers in an "aggressive manner" was shot as many as three times and killed Saturday.

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Taylorsville leaders decline pit bull ban proposal

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, November 21, 2011 - 5:24pm

TAYLORSVILLE -- Officials in Taylorsville are turning down a citizen's request to ban pit bulls in town, although they say they'll look to strengthen a vicious animals ordinance.

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3 dogs killed, man hurt after Millcreek attack

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, November 5, 2011 - 10:21am

SALT LAKE CITY -- A man is injured and three pit bulls are dead after a bloody dog attack in a Millcreek-area parking lot earlier this week.

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Morgan changes rule banning pit bulls

Deanne Winterton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Friday, October 21, 2011 - 11:16pm

MORGAN -- The Morgan County Council has voted to change breed-specific language in its animal control code.

"It doesn't take any teeth out of our ordinance for things such as dog bites," said Morgan County Attorney Jann Farris. "It takes away breed-specific rules we have for pit bulls."

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Man fights Morgan County rule outlawing pit bulls

Deanne Winterton Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, October 8, 2011 - 10:43pm

MORGAN -- When Morgan resident Braydon Deru got a dog from the Davis Animal Shelter, he didn't think a Morgan County animal control officer would come knocking on his door, telling him he had to get rid of it.

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Michigan pit bull ban is shelved

Detroit Free Press

Last updated Friday, June 10, 2011 - 10:00am

DETROIT -- A legislative attempt to eventually ban pit bull ownership in Michigan has been leashed.

Democratic state Rep. Tim Bledsoe introduced the legislation to make it illegal to own a pit bull after a 10-year phase out.

But the chairman of the Regulatory Reform Committee in the state House, Republican state Rep. Hugh Crawford, said he's not planning to move on the bill, effectively shelving it.

"I don't think it's a dog problem, I think it's a people problem," Crawford said. "And I don't think the state needs to be in the business of being canine police."

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