This is Dennis Robinson, looks like a nice professional guy. Could even be a banker or lawyer type, right? Well, goes to show you just how deceiving looks can be.

Robinson was just convicted of animal cruelty in the brutal killing of his 5 year old Cocker Spaniel, Abbie, in March of 2007. Due to his extensive criminal history, including a manslaughter conviction, he’s been sentenced to 7 years in prison and must do 3 1/2 before he can even be considered for parole.

Witnesses said he beat and kicked the pet, and then flung it against the wall of his trailer in the Maple Lake Campground in Jackson. He then, in front of horrified witnesses, crushed the dog’s skull with a hammer, killing her.

A man who regularly donated dog food to people at the camp ground heard about the killing and looked for the dog’s body without success. Days later, the campground’s landlord said that in the course of removing Robinson’s camper from the park during an eviction, the dog’s body was found stuffed in a freezer outside.

One of the saddest notes is this story is that Abbie had been put up for adoption by an elderly man who became ill and couldn’t care for her. His only hope was that she find a good home. So how did Robinson wound up with this poor doomed dog? His girlfriend, Tara Melnick, applied to adopt the dog from Northern Ocean Animal Shelter, for herself she said, then she gave her to Robinson.

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Last week I did an article on the most aggressive dogs breeds based on a study as the University of PA. It was an interesting study with some surprising conclusion. It found as the top three most aggressive dog breeds; the dachshund, the chihuahua and the Jack Russell terrier, respectively.

Most people do seem to agree with the findings to a degree although, obviously, there is some disagreement from owners of the breeds. I do have to admit though, even in breed and dog forums that I’ve visited, most doxie and chi owners posting seemed not to find the results too surprising.

Now, when to comes to ‘breed profiling’, which I would call this, there are many contributing factors to any dog’s temperament that I do think are over and above just breed traits.

Anyway, someone sent me an interesting twist on the ‘Top 10 Most Dangerous Breeds’ and I thought I would share it with you. Kind of interesting, amusing and again, true to a point, but this is more true than not. What do you think?

Top 10 Most Dangerous Breeds

10. Criminal Dog Owners
They vary in size, shape, color and creed. Whether urban or rural, they thrive in environments where crime does pay.

This breed may deliberately train dogs to be human aggressive. This breed has been known to shoot dogs for fun it. They fight dogs and use sweet tempered dogs as bait. Here in the New York area - they’ve been known to feed dogs ground up glass and gun power to toughen them up - you know-In case the police kick the front door - they’re out the back - and the dogs are in between.

9. Irresponsible and Ignorant Dog Owners
Characterized by a complete lack of common sense and or manners, these dog owners come in three distinct varieties - Dumb, Dumber and Plain Stupid.

However they do share the same breed traits, like complete disregard for local leash or pooper scooper laws
Stubborn, self-centered rudeness, the inability to see the potential consequences for their behavior.

So here are the three varieties:

• Dumb- When Snowball whines to go out, they throw open the front door and let her out to wander the neighborhood. Snowball is free to poop and pee wherever she likes. And if Snowball should wander into my yard and my dog defends its territory, like many dogs …….we’ve got a problem.

• Dumber - Easy to recognize, this genius nonchalantly walks their dog off leash in the neighborhood, like it’s no big deal. Well in my book - it is a big deal. How would you like it if I let my dog run up to your children off leash. Or run up to any person who may be afraid of dogs. (and BTW - I support off leash space - just not on the block). And it’s not OK if your dog takes a dump in my flowerbed, got that?

• Plain Stupid- Way short on common sense - they let their children play unattended with dogs, or let them run up to pet a stranger’s dog or get in a strange dog’s face.

8. Negligent or Abusive Dog Owners
Like sociopaths who lack basic the human trait of compassion - this all-too-common breed is well known for a lack of care or concern. They are, however, gifted and talented in the areas of neglect or cruelty.

These Gifted & Talenteds routinely fail to give their animals even the basics of food, water or shelter or fail to provide vet care. One employee of Child Services in New York has been accused of leaving his dying Akita out in the cold for weeks.

Even beating the dog is OK for these people, “it’s only a dog.” Even if it’s not their dog! Kick it if it gets in your way, wants food or attention. OK - so cruel and unusual punishment is against law, so giving them the same treatment is out. Too bad.

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At this lovely scenic spot, Cedar River in WA, the 4th of July was marred after someone made a gruesome find. Some sick and twisted excuse for a human being cruelly ended the life of an innocent and defenseless dog there.

A one year old female pit bull mix was found bobbing in the water, a rope tied around her neck attached to an old gas can filled with concrete. When she was found, it was estimated that she had been in the water for approximated three days and she was most likely alive when dumped in the water.

Can you even imagine the horror, the agony, this poor dog went through, struggling, trying to get air as the water rushed around her anchored body.

(WARNING - GRAPHIC PHOTO BELOW!)

Found near the Landsburg Bridge in Ravensdale, King County Animal Care and Control is asking for the public’s help in finding who did this and Humane Society is offering $2,500 reward for information leading to an arrest in the case.

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