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Mauling death of dachshund costs mastiff owner $25 fine

Julie Sheil’s miniature dachshund puppy, Sophie, was mauled to death in front of her by a neighbor’s dog. Sheil said the owner laughed about the incident.

Staff photo by Jim Noelker Julie Sheil’s miniature dachshund puppy, Sophie, was mauled to death in front of her by a neighbor’s dog. Sheil said the owner laughed about the incident.

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By Margo Rutledge Kissell, Staff Writer Updated 1:00 AM Tuesday, October 20, 2009

VANDALIA — A man whose large dog attacked and killed a miniature dachshund paid a $25 fine Monday, Oct. 19, in Vandalia Municipal Court on a minor misdemeanor of having a dog at-large.

Douglas Pelsor, 29, paid the fine, plus $111 in court costs, and opted to not appear in court.

A Montgomery County Animal Resource Center officer had charged Pelsor after his male, brindle mastiff-mix killed Julie Sheil’s miniature dachshund, Sophie, while she was walking her in a Butler Twp. neighborhood on Oct. 5.

Sheil, who owns two other dogs, doesn’t think enough has been done.

She’d like to see the mastiff-mix, which she called “a menace to society,” put down so it can’t attack again.

“That’s what I would do if one of my dogs killed another dog,” she said. “As much as it would pain me if one of my dogs did that, it’s a no-brainer.”

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