First Interview w/Susan Iwicki:
Deputy Craig Konopski interviewed Iwicki at the scene, while being checked out by the ambulance crew members. Iwicki stated that she had Daxton fully clothed in snow pants, a jacket and a hat. She had him in her arms and was walking with the dogs out the back door to let them into a fenced-in area in the backyard. She opened the gate to the fenced in area and stated that the female dog became aggressive. The female was jumping up on her and Susan was pushing the dog back down. The male then joined in and Susan stated she was confused about what happened next but stated that one of the dogs had jumped up on her and knocked her to the ground, and when she fell to the ground, she fell on her stomach area and lost Daxton on the ground. While they were on the ground, she said that the female dog began attacking Daxton in the arms and legs, while the male dog grabbed the tassel on top of his hat and pulled the hat right off of Daxton’s head. Susan stated the female was behind her and must have been the one to push her down, as she was now standing on her back. <- how was the dog both behind her, standing on her back AND attacking the child? Susan said she could not stand up, and the male dog kept biting at Daxton. She was swatting at the male dog and yelling at him to get away, and stated that she was screaming for help, hoping that a neighbor would come out of their residence to assist. She states she does not know how long this attack went on for, but the female dog finally got off her back and ran towards Daxton and joined in the attack. <- now the female dog is just beginning to attack? After the male had already done so? Before or after? Which was it? They were biting him in the head, face, arms and legs. Susan states that Daxton was screaming and crying. She got up to her knees, and then finally to her feet when she began to kick at the dogs with her boots. She was kicking the dogs in the ribs and head area while screaming for someone to help her. She said the child was still screaming at that time. She kicked the female dog in the head and was able to get on the ground between the dogs and the child. She grabbed the child with both arms, and got back up on her feet. While retreating, one of the dogs, bit the sleeve of her jacket off and the back of her coat. She said that she then pulled her cell phone out of her coat pocket, and dialed 911 as she moved toward the back of the house.<-- remember this She was able to enter the residence using the sliding glass door. One of the dogs was able to force its way into the house before she could get the door secured. She laid Daxton on the floor, got a hold of the dogs collar, and dragged it into the kitchen area where she put up a gate then why were both dogs loose in the house when the first officer arrived? She said she was on the phone with dispatch, screaming for help and she ran around to the side of the house, and let the second dog in, also confining it in the kitchen. again, why were both dogs loose when the police arrived? She said that she then went back to Dax who was no longer screaming or moving. She said that the next thing she remembers is when Deputy Brauer entered the residence. She stated that the whole incident happened so fast that she “didn’t have time to react.”
THE SECOND VERSION OF WHAT HAPPENED THAT DAY
Second Interview w/Iwicki @ 1430:
Iwicki stated that she was watching Daxton while his father, Jeffrey, was working with her boyfriend, laying down carpet. This is a usual arrangement. She stated that she had babysat Daxton several times during the last couple of months. When asked about her dogs, she stated that the female’s name was Penny and the male’s name was Bosston, and that they were brother and sister. They were just under 3 years old. She stated that she and her boyfriend got them from a casual friend she could only identify as Brian. When asked what breed of dog they were, she stated that she did not know, and that Brian had a big male dog, and a small female dog that bred together. She said that the female was only around 35 lbs in weight, and had 7 puppies, and that she had problems with producing enough milk for the puppies, and they had to take possession of Bosston and Penny when they were 3 weeks old, instead of 8 weeks. <- these puppies were taken from their mother and littermates during one of the most formative times of their lives. Did Iwicki or her boyfriend have previous experience in handling a dog that might not learn what it needs to in that time? She stated that the when the dogs were smaller, they fought over food a lot but that they corrected that problem. Iwicki stated that both dogs were fed together 1 cup of dog food in the morning and one cup of dog food in the evening. She advised that neither dog had any formal obedience training, but that they were both trained to sit and stay and would not be let out of the dog crates until they did so. <- sit and stay are good commands, but they are far more important OUTSIDE of a crate than in it. She gives no indication that either dog did so. She advised that they were not allowed in every room of the house, and that they used baby gates and a piece of card board to keep the dogs contained in the rooms they were allowed to be in. She stated that neither dog showed any aggression toward other dogs that would come to the house, and that just when they were young, would they “tussle”, working out their rank. She said when strangers came over, the dogs would bark and jump up on them to say hello. very very poor obedience. Iwicki stated that the dogs are kenneled at night and were kenneled most of the day today. < -- high energy dogs, young dogs, locked up all night in a kennel and then kenneled for the better part of the day. When were they allowed exercise, play or a chance to run off energy? She has had them out of their kennels when Daxton has been there in the past with no problems.
She stated she was holding Daxton in her arms when she led both dogs out to the back yard fenced in area to pee. She stated both dogs went off and peed. She said when both dogs came back to her, one of the dogs began to pull on her pant leg of her jeans. She said that she began to slap the dog in the muzzle, telling it to stop. She said she was unsure if it was Bosston or Penny. how is a person so unaware of their surroundings that they don’t know which dog is pulling on their pants, which dog they are hitting and yelling at? She stated then both dogs began to bite her on her coat, tearing the pocket, causing her cell phone to fall to the ground.< - she stated twice previously that she pulled her cell phone out of her pocket. How did it magically get back in her pocket if the dogs had torn it out? She said at that point, Daxton began to cry. She said the dogs then started jumping up on her, biting Daxton as she held and attempted to shield him from the dogs. Iwicki stated that Bosston jumped and grabbed the tassel of Daxton’s hat, pulling it off his head. She said she was then knocked to the ground by both dogs. She did not recall how she fell on the ground, but did recall rolling around on the ground and both dogs were on top of her. She said that the dogs then began biting Daxton in the face area. She stated that she was on her knees and everything was happening so quickly. this is a COMPLETELY different version of events than the first one. Previously she was knocked down by one dog, previously she dropped Daxton and that’s when they attacked. She stated that she just screamed and screamed for somebody to help her. She said she could see her cell phone on the ground, but couldn’t get to it. in the previous version, it was in her pocket. She said that Daxton was lying in the snow, and the dogs were going for his face. She said she then tried kicking the dogs, and she said she drove her finger into Penny’s eye to get her to stop- <- previously she “kicked the dog in the head”. She said that one of the dogs had Daxton’s arm, so she removed his jacket so they couldn’t bite his arm. She was still kneeling at this point, and thought she might be able to stand up. She said Daxton was on the ground, and the dogs wouldn’t let her near him, and that they were walking around him.<--previously she stated that she got up, kicked the dogs and put herself on the ground between them and grabbed Daxton, now she states they wouldn’t let her near him. She stated that she retrieved her cell phone and dialed 911. She stated that the dispatcher wasn’t listening to her about what was happening, so she had to call 911 a second time. She stated “We were disconnected and I was talking to the air.” She said she saw Bosston go over and start to lick Daxton’s face where they had bit him. She stated she knew the dogs weren’t going to leave him alone, so she ran over, scooped up Daxton <- what happened to being on the ground between Daxton and the dogs?, and ran to the house, entering in through the glass doors. She said that Daxton was still breathing and awake. She said that Penny was able to sneak into the house while the door was barely open <- previously she stated that she grabbed Penny by the collar and drug her into the kitchen and put up the baby gate, not that she “sneaked in”. She said she put Penny in the kitchen and put up the baby gate. She said at that point, she saw a Deputy pulling in the driveway and saw Bosston in the driveway. She said that she pointed out to the Deputy where she had laid Daxton on the floor. When Detectives asked about the gate that was off its hinges, Iwicki stated that because of the deep snow, the gate has been off its hinges, and the dogs were able to knock the gate over from its leaning position.
She stated that for the last few days, Bosston had been throwing up, didn’t have any interest in food, and was not drinking water. She said she consulted her sister, who is in her 2nd year of vet school at UW Madison, and was advised to put Bosston on a bland diet of rice, cottage cheese, and boiled chicken with no fat. She said that she did do that, and that Bosston seemed to be doing better, and was drinking water the night before. When asked about what type of playing she does with the dogs, she stated that both dogs love to play with their Kong toys, specifically fetch. She stated that they would retrieve and release when told to do so. Iwicki stated that both dogs were up to date on all their shots.
WHY NO SCREAMS FOR HELP?
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