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Friday, December 21, 2012  Officials say four dogs that attacked a teenage girl outside a Monroe County home in April have been euthanized.

Friday, June 15, 2012  Toledo's PET Bull Project is offering free dog training sessions in City of Toledo Parks this summer.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012  Beginning May 22nd, a 25-year-old Ohio law that labeled all pit bulls as vicious will end.

Monday, May 21, 2012  Ohio's new vicious dog law takes effect Tuesday, ending a 25-year-old law that labeled all pit bulls as inherently vicious.

Thursday, April 19, 2012  In preparation for a new law, Lucas County organizations that work with pit bulls are working to dispel any  myths or misperceptions about the breed in the public.

Wednesday, April 18, 2012  Lucas County dog warden and other local experts will be on hand for the 'Pit Bulls--Oh My!' forum on Wednesday.

Monday, February 27, 2012  Pit bulls have been removed from the state's definition as a vicious dog. The Lucas County Pit Crew is working hard to foster pit bulls that can be adopted into loving families.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012  Ohio Governor John Kasich has signed a bill into law that removes pit bulls from the state's definition of a vicious dog.

Friday, February 10, 2012  Lucas County's dog pound will begin putting pit bulls directly up for adoption once the Governor signs a bill removing a reference to the dogs as vicious.

Friday, February 10, 2012  Changes could soon be coming to the way pit bulls are categorized in Ohio.

Wednesday, February 08, 2012  Pit bull owners in Ohio are now just one signature away from no longer having their dogs considered vicious without cause.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012  Pit bulls are one step closer to be no longer labeled as vicious dogs after a bill that just cleared the Ohio Senate.

Thursday, October 06, 2011  An Oregon sheriff called the suspected killers' weeklong road trip by down the West Coast "a vicious, vile reign of terror."

Tuesday, June 28, 2011  Just a day after the "vicious dog" ordinance heated up the Toledo City Council, Ohio House Assistant Minority Rep. Matthew A. Szollosi (D-Toledo) and the Ohio House are attempting to alter similar state legislation. If passed, House Bill 14 will remove pit bulls from the definition of "vicious dog" from a 1987 law.

Monday, June 27, 2011  The Lucas County Dog Warden will be front and center at a City Council meeting on Monday.