The officer woke the sleeping dog up when he went into Lauren Fisher’s back garden and shouted “hello,” as he delivered a legal letter on September 14 last year, said Becky Allsop, prosecuting.

Nothing worked. Even after the first documented attack, a judge allowed the Withers to keep their dogs after they paid a $25 fine and put up “Beware of Dog” signs. One sign wasn't visible from ...

Each year across Ohio, dangerous dogs attack, maim and sometimes kill people. State law does little to hold owners accountable, even in serious cases.