Search narrows for dog involved in deadly Brantford attack

A woman and a dog are visible in these images posted online by the City of Brantford following a deadly dog attack. (Courtesy: City of Brantford)

The search for a dog involved in a deadly attack in Brantford continues and investigators worry the animal might have been moved outside the city.

City officials put out a plea for information after a beloved 16-year-old Chihuahua, named Charlie, was killed by an unknown dog on Friday while he was out for a walk with one of his owners in the Park Avenue and Colborne Street neighbourhood.

Since then, investigators with the city’s bylaw department have received numerous tips.

They said the search for the dog that attacked Charlie, and the person who was unable to control it, has been narrowed to a neighbourhood near where the attack happened.

They were told the dog was regularly seen by people living in the area, but they said it hasn’t been spotted since the attack.

“It is our fear that [the dog] has been moved outside of the city,” Brantford’s Director of Bylaw Compliance and Security, Dave Wiedrick, said in an email.

Investigators combed through the city’s data on licenced dogs, but they came up empty handed, leading them to believe the dog may be unlicensed.

Wiedrick said they believe the female who was walking the dog was not the owner of the animal.

“At this time, there are no charges pending for her inability control the leashed dog. We are asking her to come forward to assist in this investigation so that we can locate the dog before another attack occurs,” Wiedrick wrote.