Putney dog attack spurs renewed action on statewide laws

Sarah Cooper-Ellis lounges with her beloved Posy on her lap. Posy’s cousin guards the pair. Photo courtesy Sarah Cooper-Ellis
(This story by Harmony Birch was published in the Brattleboro Reformer on Jan. 11, 2018.)
PUTNEY — Sarah Cooper-Ellis was walking her dog, Posy, in Putney Village on Dec. 29 when the unthinkable happened — two pit bulls came running toward them.
Cooper-Ellis described the incident in a letter to the Reformer.
“A large dog tore across the street sna