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c economist sun stouflville tribune saturday april 10 1999 3 the courtney trempe inquest i c t y r donnaandjohn trempe mark the first anhiyersarjdfthdr daughters death by jennifer brown staff writer the month of april used to give donna and john trempe so many reasons to celebratel not only didit bring the usual jrites of spring it was also the month toeycelebratedmebirmofmekfirst child courtney the delight of vtheirlife but for tketrempesarid their family april has become a month f filled with dates difficult to bear t this month marks the first anniversary of their daughters death r the brighteyed stduffviue child described as a friendly girl who was always positive always smiling died april 29 last yearafter being bitten hv the neck by a dog- f i i gouftriey would have celebrated her ninth birthday next sunday and on apru27 the inquest into her death willjbegin at the east gwillimbury townhauv where for at least two weeks a coroners jury of frvewilltrytodeterrnmehowtopre- vent anoersuch tragedy from occurrmgeveragain t 7 ifsbeen a very difficulttime for tiiemysaidthe- familys lawyer- ghristinvzablpcki who will repre sent tftekinwestsat the inquest v shesaicl easter was particularly difficult courtney was a very loved child 4 not only by her family but by the community i courtneys teacher for instance remembe j jour classroom a child who was an inquest although the process eleven days havebeen set aside iartsticand loved tojead mayproye painful at times zabiocki for die iriquesv which will be 4j courtneys jifexended when she says the tutimategbal will hetd help presidedxqyefby coroner dr barry iwattacfedbyablflrm mcleuan grown attorney mary lou backvjtfd inquest dickie will serve as the coroners andkemrer r- courtneytrempe and her youngerbrother carson 1 v itnejdpg tbuldcqmebutsidetolay they hope recommendations will inquest will not only deal with the riyvhehthe homepwrieroperiedthe resultin changes in law v evehts that day but also expand doorythe dog suddenly bolted no charges were laid following to look at various dog breeds train- tbwardrcdufeyriungihgyather courtneys death but the owners mg and behaviour ithjoatrn x f r agreed to havethe dog putdown by jt is expected that numerous dog vstpuffville hospital f since tiieir daughters death bility being placed on owners wfieh not properly dealt with it breeds hasbeen dealt with else where zablocki said the family is together jari result in tragic deaths like not pursuing that tntnefffivearrbldswcarsph courtneys she said owners of rmot npfis the family sug- have wrestled wimmeir grief mpri- potentially dangerous dogs may gesting that is appropriate here she vate declining media interviews require specific requirementsrsiich said- butthe familydid pushhard for as keeping them confined zablocki said the inquest will examine current laws governing domestic animals including dog owner liability act which allows charges to be laid when a dog bites aperson the act was riot v enforced m couf taeys case but zablocki declined comment on why charges were not pursued municipalities can also write their own restrictive bylaws as kitcherierdidwhen banned pit bulls iri 1997otherl6wnsancl cities hayesimuar restrictions howeverthe heacjcbf kitcheners humane society dfgerhard hess dpes notadvqcate using lawsfctgo aftef every dog with apattefn of vio lent behaviour i dont think i would want tojban breeds indiscriminately he said there should be a way of getting at the owner to control the dog aurora dog groomer ratine hyatt agreed the owner of dogworks said breeders- shelters and pet stores are all responsible for selling and adopting animals who have riot been tested for their tem pers v if you weite to takealook at the dog industry it isprobably the most unregulated in the country said jhyattwhoisacousin to donna trempe r v z r hyatt hopes the inquest wont- focus too long on what happened t tragic day last april but rather the real problem of dog behaviour and the owners who fail totrain their pets when we train dogs we forget they are dogs said hyatt who believes it is people not the dogs who create poor behaviour through bad breedinglackof training and ill treatment- there has to be more education 1 hyatt also believes the canadian kennel club should place limits on breeders if the industry cant provide the public with a properly bred stable dog who is going to dog owners should also provide incentives to properly train their pets hyatt said such as offering a discount on dog licences if ivcan be shown the dog has had obedience training or a certified evaluation of its temper restrictions should also be placed on the crossbreeding of cer- tain dogs if anyone learns anything from thisit should be that people have to have a trainable dog to have a dependable dog she said a morns tribute courtney nicole trempe april 18 1990 please god remember today is a special birthday please god remember the pain does not go away i think of you my angel every minute every day i wish oh how i wishyou had not been taken away your dimples your sparkling eyes saying im okay your whistling and constant chatter your innocent way your dad and brother miss you so each and every day you should be here to celebrate your 9th birthday you should be here to laugh andsmilein your unique way i would hug you and kisf you and watch you as you play you should be here my little girl to celebrate thisday courtney today is your very special 9th birthday love mommy