Jet lands after dog bites 2 aboard

[AnnieBW]

PITTSBURGH -- A dog accompanying an elderly New Jersey woman on a US Airways flight to Phoenix became agitated and bit a passenger and a flight attendant Monday, forcing the pilot to make an unexpected stop in Pittsburgh.

The 12-pound Manchester terrier named Mandy was riding in an approved carrier on Flight 522 from Newark, N.J., airline and local authorities said. The dog's 89-year-old owner was one of 122 passengers and five crew members aboard.

The dog bit a passenger who had tried to calm it and then broke out of its cage, officials said. The animal then ran up the plane's aisle and bit a flight attendant who tried to grab it.

http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news/bizarre&id=7828433

In other news, DHS has raised the Terrier Alert Level to "Orange".

[Renew Deal]

1. I bet the dog wasn't scanned in the airport.

People should remember this next time they complain about scanner. :evilgrin:

[DBoon]

3. Obviously the dog chose one of the intrusive pat downs

and was infuriated when it was not offered a treat after submitting to the pat down

[Renew Deal]

4. lol

:rofl:

[HEyHEY]

2. Woof! n/t

[trackfan]

5. When I heard this story I imagined a big, mean-looking dog,

not a 12 lb. lapdog. This country is over.

[Riftaxe]

6. That's just a barking cat

not a dog... :)