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WTBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1989, PAGE 3 Whitby youth itnb uk ByTrudie Zavadovie Whitb 's David Milne found out the fard way that delivering pa ers can be a dangerous job. IWile at a home at 318 Gilert St4 onFrdaternoon, a dog bit tbe 10-year -old newspaper cehi- verer, daigbodi i oe arm and leading to five stitches at Wbitb.y General Hospital. "I was frigbtened. I didn't see the dlog wben, ail of a sudden, I saw him come charging out at me," says David., "I started to run tben my moin told me just to stand still. David was belping bis mother to deliver local newspapers wben tbe incident occurred at about 2: 15p.m. "MTy son was pretty scared," says Margar et Milne. "He said, 'Hurry up and take me to the bospialquick. "really feel people should be responsible for their dogs. David is worried' about rabies, it's caused emotional stress, a loss of income and his basebaîl team (Fitzgerald Carpentry tykes) is in the final two gaines of the championship and David can't play. "On Friday, he could barely move his arm. He was so upset he couldn't play." Durham Regional Police say that the dog, a husky, has been located and the incident is stili under investigation. The dog bas had aIl its shots aind no charges have been laid. "We are trying to get the dog in for quarantine today <Mon-- day),» says Ross Baîbirnie, su- pervisor of the Animal Control Centre. "The only bites quaran- tined are face bites and irrespon- \sible owners wbo don't look after -their dogs. "«Originally we bad the dog quarantined at home. I foît it was safer to bring hum in. The normal quarantine period is 10 dalbirnie says that the record of bites for this year bas been 18 dogs quarantined. Twelve were owned, six were strays. "I'm mad about not playing in the gaine," says David, "but I stili want to do My papers. "If tbey (dog owners) know what time I'm coming around, they sbould keep their dogs in- side or on a leash." The dog's owner, S. Jansen, says "He's very sorry about what bappened.» Hie noted that the dog, which be described as "normal," was "cprotective of bis homne." Jansen says be was cutting grass, then stopped to go inside to obtain bis inhaler for an allergy problein. He says the dog was indoors andi then ran outside toward David and bit him. Jansen, bearing the screams, came outside andf yeiled at the dog. The dog then released - David's arm. Jansen noted that, previously a temporary mail deliverer, tak- ing the place of the normal mail .deliverer, once sprayed the dog with mace when the dog approa- ched, scaring the dog. MONEY-SAVING HEATIA SAVE Up to 30% on your electric heating bis with Coleman's T.M.E. Il Deluxe Heat Pump. 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