Animal 411
New Canaan Puggle Attacks Another Puggle on Marshall Ridge Road
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A puggle owner in New Canaan has vowed to create a physical fence or else tether the pet on property after it attacked a leashed member of the same designer dog breed over the weekend. Puggles are a cross between a pug and beagle. The April 19 puggle-on-puggle incident on Marshall Ridge Road led to tickets and fines for nuisance dog and allowing a dog to roam for the attacking animal’s owner, according to Officer Maryann Kleinschmitt, head of the New Canaan Police Department Animal Control Unit. The offending puggle breached an invisible fence, though it isn’t clear whether the fence was in working order, Kleinschmitt said. Under state law, it’s the responsibility of the attacking dog’s owner to pay for medical care in clear-cut cases.