dr. gartenberg had supporters on social media sponsor padi's freedom. >> i had no idea he was an animal that has a history of being violent with other animals and a child. it is negligent on his part. >> according to the manatee obi-wan is not ready to be a service dog yet but the fact that he is in training protects them under state law. obi-wan was not performing as a service dog duty at the time of the attack and since gartenberg was not consciously negligent the cases rolled an unfortunate accident. the dog is bred by new horizons service dogs. >> hopefully we can work through this fight and he won't think of every dog as coming to get him in the future. >>> the woman raising obi-wan said she is surprised it was avoided by the investigators finding. >>> many of you are sounding off on social media. how could this have been pushed away. could this have been as simple as putting a muzzle on padi. you are saying, after the first put padi in a position again. lessons all of us with dogs have learned. once they buy they will again. and finally someone says they love dogs but you don't get thr

dr. paul gartenberg, padi's owner, dismissed the attack as minor.. gatenberg did not want to speak on camera monday, but claims the *puppy was the aggressor, growling nose-to- nose with his doga& last june, gartenberg also claimed a 4-year-old boy provoked padi to bite part of his ear off..he says the boy wouldn't stop following the dog as he roamed the clinic.. file: december 17, 2015 "i suppose there are some dangerous dogs that the public has to be protected from, but obvisiouly padi is not that dog."padi was sentenced to be euthanized, but gained international attention through a "free padi" facebook page..a sarasota judge ultimately ruled to spare the dog..and "padi's bill" was passed at the state capitol..it protects pets accused of biting from being put down..obi-wan's caregiver says she does not want to see padi killed..but after this second incident..*something* must change.."you have a dog that has a history of biting other dogs and kids, and you're still allowing it to roam free 3 gartenberg said he feels padi is being targeted because of