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      <title><![CDATA[Border collie fends off rampaging dogs]]></title>
      <author><![CDATA[Champion Collie Staff]]></author>
      <attribution source="WALB.com"><![CDATA[http://www.walb.com/story/16317048/neighbors-fear-dogs]]></attribution>
      <createdate unixtime="1325775534" delta="19 weeks ago"><![CDATA[1/5/2012]]></createdate>
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      <lead><![CDATA[Dawson, GA - You could earn a reward if you can help animal control catch several vicious pit bulls that remain on the loose in Terrell County. They killed nearly two dozen sheep yesterday and neighbors in the Lovers Lane area are on edge.]]></lead>
      <text><![CDATA[The dogs may be responsible for the death of another animal several months ago.Those sheep were a beloved attraction at the Sunbelt Ag Expo, so Expo organizers stepped in to offer a reward. Neighbors on Lovers Lane and surrounding streets say they'll remain on high alert until these dogs are found.Jim Shepard's sheep haven't been the same, since the massacre just a field away Monday morning. He fears these sheep might have met the same fate if their protector 'Taxi,' an eight-year-old border collie, hadn't been nearby."As you can see these sheep are very gentle, without Taxi, every one of these sheep would have been slaughtered yesterday morning," he said.Jim heard Taxi fighting with the dogs in his yard, and saw the pack chase Taxi into the woods."She's scared and roughed up, but the speed of these dogs and their ability... with agility, she probably jumped three or four fences and got away from those dogs," he said.13 hours later, a little bruised and scratched, she was found miles away in Bronwood. "She's my buddy and it's like part of me was missing."Neighbors aren't taking any chances with the dogs on the loose, many have given code enforcement and animal control permission to search their private wooded lands for the dogs.Walter Brown took his baseball bat along this morning on his walk. "Just in case," he said.Several months ago, his friend Leonard Harden had a goat so frightened it got stuck in his fence, he's now suspicious the same dogs are to blame. "The dogs came and just ate the face off, and the legs about a couple of months ago."But the big concern is what might happen if the dogs meet up with more than just livestock, would they attack a small child or adult? It's got neighbors on alert."We're kind like, like the neighborhood watch, we're on the dog watch now, as soon as we see some stray dogs we're going to notify the authorities," Brown said.That's what authorities want, they say the tips can be anonymous, and if they lead to an arrest or the capture of the dogs, the tipster will earn a reward.The Friddells, who own the sheep killed yesterday, plan to ask Terrell County Commissioners to do something to protect livestock and people from pit bulls, perhaps even banning the breed in the county.Animal Control Officials say eyewitnesses describe the dogs as white pit bulls.Anyone who's seen the dogs near Lover's Lane in Terrell County should call the Sheriff's Office or Animal Control.]]></text>
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