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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - How much is that doggie in the window? If it's a descendant of the San Francisco attack dog that went wild and mauled a young woman to death in her own apartment building, it will cost $1,200. So-called "Dog-O-War" puppies, described as the grandchildren of the Canary Island fighting dog which killed San Francisco lacrosse coach Diane Whipple in a horrific January attack, were advertised in Sunday's Los Angeles Times, described as "bad to the bone, protective and stable." The San Francisco Chronicle, which reported the advertisement Friday, said the seven puppies were being sold for $1,200 apiece. "It's a shame the dogs got such a bad reputation," Carolyn Murphy told the Chronicle, describing the puppies as "loving and caring." "It's a horrible thing that happened." The puppies' grandfather, a 120-pound (55 kg) bruiser named Bane, broke free from its owner and savaged Whipple in the hallway of her own apartment building on Jan. 26. Whipple died shortly after the attack, which grabbed national headlines and shocked San Francisco's large population of animal lovers. Bane was put to death shortly after the attack when animal control officers determined he was too dangerous to be kept alive. Murphy said the puppies currently for sale are, like Bane, a cross between a Canary Island fighting dog and English mastiff -- a potentially dangerous mixture of power of and aggression. Bane and another dog, Isis, had a daughter, Roka, who was bred with Menace, a dog imported from the Canary Islands, producing the litter now for sale, the Chronicle said. A San Francisco prosecutor handling the criminal case against Bane's owners was outraged by the advertisement. "I find it disturbing that someone would try to profit on a tragic death -- this is terrible," Assistant District Attorney Kimberly Guilfoyle said. |