Fatal dog attacks in Canada are rare: a 2008 study found that one to two deaths per year in Canada are attributable to dog attacks, however other systematic data is lacking compared to the wider variety of studies conducted by researchers in the United States.
[9] Le Canadien newspaper at first reported that the child recovered thanks to a cure given by Henry Hughes, a soldier,[8] having no difficulty drinking and not having any external symptoms.
[9] According to the newspaper Le Populaire, it was because the soldier's remedy was not applicated in time, with the latter's autority being eclipsed by the doctors', that the daughter of Mr. Jamieson died, on October 11 1838.
[12] The dog had also bitten two pigs, which had gotten rabies, with one attacking the owner's wife's, but causing no injury.
The jury also recommended that all expenses incurred by the victim's father be paid by the federal government.