# Pit bull mix brings home human leg **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 13, 2013, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-bull-mix-brings-home-human-leg/673776 "2013-11-13T01:52:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-bull-mix-brings-home-human-leg/673776/1 "2013-11-13T01:52:29Z")
www.heraldsun.com.au/news/law-order/a-dog-called-liberty-finds-a-human-leg-in-washington-state-owner-bill-flowers-93-buries-it/story-fni0ffnk-1226758780290 Washington state - pit bull mix brings home a human leg. Owner, 93, doesn’t know what to do with it and buries it (the leg, not the dog). ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-bull-mix-brings-home-human-leg/673776/2 "2013-11-13T01:59:55Z")
At least it wasn’t fresh. ---
**Author:** ![johnpost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f17d59/32.png) [@johnpost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/johnpost)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-bull-mix-brings-home-human-leg/673776/3 "2013-11-13T02:17:17Z")
that’s good dog’s bury meat to let it rot and tenderize. a caring pet owner. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-bull-mix-brings-home-human-leg/673776/4 "2013-11-13T02:21:31Z")
It’s a pity they couldn’t be bothered to list what the rest of the mix was. Once they saw that it was a PIT BULL!!!11! that’s all they needed for their headline. ---
**Author:** ![Greg\_Charles](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/839c29/32.png) [@Greg\_Charles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greg_Charles)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-bull-mix-brings-home-human-leg/673776/5 "2013-11-13T02:45:46Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > It’s a pity they couldn’t be bothered to list what the rest of the mix was. Once they saw that it was a PIT BULL!!!11! that’s all they needed for their headline. True, the pit bull father probably turned to his bitch and said, “You know, that comes from your side of the family.” ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-bull-mix-brings-home-human-leg/673776/6 "2013-11-13T02:46:53Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > It’s a pity they couldn’t be bothered to list what the rest of the mix was. Once they saw that it was a PIT BULL!!!11! that’s all they needed for their headline. Actually, the headline just calls it “A dog called Liberty”…then identifies the color and breed in the first paragraph of the story. As an owner of two pit-bull mixes (Shar-pei and GSD, for the record), I tend to be aware of sensationalism when it comes to reporting of the breed, but I don’t see any here. And as far as “what the rest of the mix was”, it’s quite possible the owner either doesn’t know or didn’t care to state. ---
**Author:** ![j666](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@j666](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/j666)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 2:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-bull-mix-brings-home-human-leg/673776/7 "2013-11-13T02:56:02Z")
What a beautiful girl. The article doesn’t say, or even imply, anything unflattering about the dog. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-bull-mix-brings-home-human-leg/673776/8 "2013-11-13T03:01:45Z")
> [@Suburban\_Plankton](#): > > Actually, the headline just calls it “A dog called Liberty”…then identifies the color and breed in the first paragraph of the story. Okay, the thread title, then. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-bull-mix-brings-home-human-leg/673776/9 "2013-11-13T03:07:08Z")
Well, at least it didn’t have sex with it. Is that a leg? ---
**Author:** ![Marion\_Wormer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d07c76/32.png) [@Marion\_Wormer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marion_Wormer)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-bull-mix-brings-home-human-leg/673776/10 "2013-11-13T03:52:50Z")
Really, he’s 93 and is worried someone’s going to accuse him of murder? Does that make you think of dementia? If I was his daughter I’d be looking at a home for him. PS I think the dog is a boxer mix. The ears could have been cropped. That makes him look like a PB. ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-bull-mix-brings-home-human-leg/673776/11 "2013-11-13T04:06:39Z")
Looks like a classic pit bull head shape to me. And yes, the breed or mix is not germane to the story of the human leg…unless the breed was some sort of retriever, heh. I’ll be the first to say it, though: if the man’s dog is finding body parts in the woods and bringing them home, the dog is off-leash and unfenced, with all the dangers that implies (being hit by cars, tormented by teenagers, chasing someone’s cat, and so on). Not appropriate, and not good breed stewardship if one is looking after a pit bull. Maybe the dog was trying to bring the person back for treatment, but couldn’t carry a whole person; maybe this is a really resourceful dog. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-bull-mix-brings-home-human-leg/673776/12 "2013-11-13T05:56:27Z")
> [@Marion\_Wormer](#): > > Really, he’s 93 and is worried someone’s going to accuse him of murder? Does that make you think of dementia? If I was his daughter I’d be looking at a home for him. From the look of that daughter I’d wonder if two rooms might be in order. ---
**Author:** ![AaronX](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7bcc69/32.png) [@AaronX](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AaronX)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-bull-mix-brings-home-human-leg/673776/13 "2013-11-13T06:31:35Z")
> [@Ethilrist](#): > > It’s a pity they couldn’t be bothered to list what the rest of the mix was. Once they saw that it was a PIT BULL!!!11! that’s all they needed for their headline. Not that I intentionally pointed out its breed, here’s what the Herald Sun posted on their Facebook page: > [@](#): > > A 93-year-old man was scared that he would be accused of murder when his black pit bull mix brought home a human leg - so he buried it –\> [http://nwspl.us/qL8kp](http://nwspl.us/qL8kp) > What would you have done in that situation? ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-bull-mix-brings-home-human-leg/673776/14 "2013-11-13T19:37:28Z")
Anyone remember Lassie 90 from _[In Living Color](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0_4qTACLJ8)_? The most relevant part starts about 1:30, but the whole thing is good for a laugh. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-bull-mix-brings-home-human-leg/673776/15 "2013-11-13T19:47:52Z")
I saw this story, and it really surprised me. I would have thought all dogs would be attuned to living with humans enough to…not treat a leg like a branch or something. I think most dogs would try to get a human back to where they found the leg/body. Or, at the moment they found, start barking, rather than dragging it home. Or _something_. Rescue dogs get sort of battle fatigue in situations where they find dead body after dead body, rather than living humans. This dog was weird. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-bull-mix-brings-home-human-leg/673776/16 "2013-11-13T20:26:27Z")
> [@bup](#): > > I think most dogs would try to get a human back to where they found the leg/body. Or, at the moment they found, start barking, rather than dragging it home. Or _something_. Lassie would have. > [@bup](#): > > Rescue dogs get sort of battle fatigue in situations where they find dead body after dead body, rather than living humans. I’d like to read about that. Have you a cite, by any chance? ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-bull-mix-brings-home-human-leg/673776/17 "2013-11-13T20:29:18Z")
Most dogs probably wouldn’t care. Years ago I recall hearing about a couple who purchased a home in the Santa Cruz mountains that had been built by a missing Drug “Entrepreneur”. One morning their dogs came home with a human head… ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-bull-mix-brings-home-human-leg/673776/18 "2013-11-13T20:44:51Z")
One of Mrs. Plant’s (v.2.0) dogs brought me a deer head. “This guy is really sick, you’ve gotta help!” 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-bull-mix-brings-home-human-leg/673776/19 "2013-11-13T20:50:26Z")
I’m somewhat surprised a certain someone hasn’t tried to claim that the dog was responsible for severing the leg. ---
**Author:** ![bup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6bbea6/32.png) [@bup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bup)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2013, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-bull-mix-brings-home-human-leg/673776/20 "2013-11-13T21:18:06Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > I’d like to read about that. Have you a cite, by any chance? Nope! Looked for one. Can’t find a good one. I remember when the Oklahoma City bombing happened, there was a report that lots of the dogs there were balking at reentering the building after a while, because they were used to finding live people in training, but found mostly dead bodies. But I can’t find anything like that now, and, even if I could, my googling revealed that search-and-rescue dog recruitment and training has changed a lot since, and because of, the Murrah Building bombing. Now FEMA owns lots of formerly shelter dogs that are entirely fixated on finding hidden things, to the point of being Asperger-type dogs. Also, they get praised when they find their target - dead or alive. Or maybe I can’t find anything because I’m misremembering! So never mind. Dogs in general, though, just don’t seem to be so detached. I would think a typical dog would recognize that a found human leg was _important_. > [@jasg](#): > > Years ago I recall hearing about a couple who purchased a home in the Santa Cruz mountains that had been built by a missing Drug “Entrepreneur”. One morning their dogs came home with a human head… Do you have a cite for that? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pit-bull-mix-brings-home-human-leg/673776.md?page=2)