An article in today’s Times-Dispatch about Shiela Carapico’s dog, named Godiva, a brown-and-white four year old Australian shepard highlights how she escaped the state’s new Dangerous Dog Registry today yesterday. For now, it seems. Ms. Carapico is a political science professor at the University of Richmond.

Richmond Animal Control Officer Keegan Merrick told Judge David Eugene Cheek yesterday that the July 5 bite by Godiva was the second reported to authorities. He said it was decided not to pursue dangerous dog status for Godiva after the first bite because the incident took place in Carapico’s yard.

Ouch. FYI, the Dangerous Dog Registry may be accessed via this link: http://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/