Tacoma dangerous-dog ruling follows severe June attack on pregnant woman
A Tacoma hearing decision upheld dangerous-dog findings for two dogs after a June attack that left a pregnant woman hospitalized; owners were given 30 days to remove the dogs from the city or face euthanasia.
Incident summary
On June 26, 2026, two loose dogs attacked a pregnant Tacoma woman who said she stepped between the dogs and her Chihuahua. Hearing testimony summarized by Tacoma Weekly described bites to her abdomen, thigh, ankle and head area, substantial bleeding, hospital transport and an approximately week-and-a-half hospital stay. She was induced the next morning and gave birth to a healthy baby. By the August hearing follow-up, she reported an open thigh wound, nerve damage, falls, infection treatment, physical/occupational therapy and PTSD symptoms. Tacoma Animal Control issued dangerous-dog notices for both dogs. An August 17 Hearing Examiner decision upheld the dangerous-dog determinations and gave the owners 30 days to remove the dogs from Tacoma under approved conditions or face humane euthanasia.
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Primary record used by BiteDB
The City of Tacoma Hearing Examiner page lists an August 17, 2026 decision in Dillyn Falsetta; Barbara and Charles Guidi-Poole. Tacoma Weekly, reporting from the hearing record, said the two dogs were found to qualify as dangerous dogs after an unprovoked June 26 attack that inflicted severe injuries on Renee Wilson. The report says the examiner allowed 30 days from August 17 for removal from the city; otherwise the dogs must be humanely euthanized.
Open official decision index ↗Additional sources
- Ruling Gives Dog Owners 30 Days to Rehome Dangerous DogLocal reporting based on Tacoma hearing testimony and decision · 2026-08-26
What BiteDB does not infer
Breed is recorded only at the provenance level shown above. Missing injury details, dog history, ownership facts or circumstances remain unknown unless a reliable source establishes them. This record may be updated as police, animal-control, medical, court or follow-up reporting becomes available.
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Animal-control / hearing status
Tacoma Animal Control issued two Dangerous Dog Notices after the June 26 attack. The August 17, 2026 Hearing Examiner decision upheld the notices and allowed the owners 30 days to arrange removal of the dogs from Tacoma under the municipal-code option described in the hearing record; otherwise the dogs are to be humanely euthanized. BiteDB found no verified criminal conviction or civil judgment tied to the attack in the sources reviewed for this update. Dangerous-dog designations upheld. Owners were allowed 30 days from August 17 to remove the dogs from Tacoma under approved conditions; otherwise humane euthanasia was ordered. Final post-decision disposition was not yet established in the sources reviewed.
Prior-history caution
The victim told Tacoma Weekly she had video of the same dogs attacking other cats and people, but BiteDB has not independently verified separate prior official incident records and does not count those statements as additional incidents.