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"A Family Tradition for 131 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, August 12, 1997 - 3. Youngster | recovering after attack by dog Continued from Front Page swollen and starting to discolor. Trevor turns five Sept. 22 and will start Kindergarten this fall. "He couldn't see out of the eye when he woke up Monday morning," said Gerry. Gerry said the doctor who stitched Trevor up at Port Perry Hospital told him that his young age and the fact he got medical attention quickly after the. incident will likely help to prevent any bad scarring. : ~The: dog in question is a 10 month old 60- pound American Staffordshire Terrier named "J.D.," owned by Nathan Brown, who plays on the same fastball team as Gerry. Nathan is extremely upset about the Ineident and accompanied Gerry and Melanie to the hospital. He told the Star he has owned the dog since it was a puppy and it has never before bitten a child or shown any aggression towards children. ; "He likes children, he plays: with children. There has never been any problem before," he said, adding that he has decided the dog will have to be put down. Trevor was standing on the bottom seat of the bleachers at the north diamond when the incident happened and was striking the bleacher seat with a stick. : "J.D." was tied just a few feet away. | According to Nathan; the dog was tied and had on a choke collar. The youngster was asked to stop playing with the stick near the dog, because "J.D." likes to play with sticks and could try to get at it. . The boy then brought the stick up around his face, the _ | dog went for the stick, missed and grabbed Trevor on the face, said Nathan. Nathan said he doesn't want to have "J. D." put down, Melanie. but "I don't think I really have any choice now." / & "We will put that money away to see if Trevor needs As of Monday morning, Nathan had "J.D." at home and * -- plastic surgery," said Gerry. If it turns out Trevor does not or at the Animal Shelter) and kept under observation for rabies. Ms. Kohler said the only person who can have the dog destroyed is the owner or a judge by court order. Durham Police were called to the diamond at the Seagrave Park and Sgt. Ken Hudson told the Star no charges will be laid as it appears the dog did not deliberately attack the youngster. Sgt. Hudson said the dog had all necessary vaccinations last March. Gerry said he understands his friend Nathan's anguish about the decision to have the dog put down. But it's a decision Gerry wants and agrees with. "The dog has crossed the line (when it bit Trevor) Why {| take a chance? Who knows how serious it could be if it ever | bit another child," he said. . Gerry said he was at the player's dug-out when he heard Trevor scream. Gerry immediately jumped the fence behind the player's bench and landed beside Trevor who was lying on the ground with a "huge gash" on the side of the face. The dog had slipped out of its collar and ran off around the bleachers where it was grabbed and held by Gerry's brother Eric. Gerry credits quick action by Wendy Bentley who folded the patch of torn skin back into place, and Zotlan Domik who immediately applied pressure to the wound. "But everyone (at the scene) was just excellent, helping to keep us calmed down," said Gerry. Trevor was taken to hospital by ambulance. (see letter to the editor from Gerry and Melanie in this edition of the Star) - The seriousness of the incident caused the tournament "|. organizers, Seagrave Parks Assoc., to cancel the remaining games. The Assoc. executive decided to turn the tournament prize money of about $600 over to Gerry and was waiting to be contacted by the Durham Health Unit JOHN B. McGLELLAND / PORT PERRY STAR eed medical attention in the future, Gerry said the money and Scugog Animal Control. Four-year-old Trevor Douma is recovering from will be kept in trust for Trevor's education. Shirley Kohler, Scugog Animal Control officer told the S€Vere cuts he received Saturday after being bitten Gerry said his concerns now are whether Trevor will be Star itis standard procedure after an incident like this for by a dog. 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