Upstate New York woman mauled to death by her own dogs

A woman in upstate New York died after being mauled by one or both of her pet Coonhounds at her home, police said Monday.

Arlene Renna, 67, was found unconscious on her living room floor by her husband around 4 p.m. Saturday, when he got back to their house in Pleasant Valley, state police said.

Renna succumbed to her injuries at the scene. Police said the wounds were consistent with a dog attack.

Both of the Coonhounds were taken by the Dutchess County SPCA and a judge will decide what happens to them, cops said.

It’s unclear how long the couple owned the hunting dogs, who are generally “sweet, mellow, sociable,” according to the American Kennel Club.

Details about what may have prompted the attack weren’t immediately available, but police said they found no evidence of foul play.

In a devastating Facebook post, Renna’s ex-husband John Taylor announced that his high school sweetheart had died “accidentally at home” on their daughter Jillian’s 31st birthday.

“It is nothing short of a nightmare,” Taylor wrote. “Arlene was the kindest, most gentle, giving and wonderful woman, there was no better mother, no better grandmother.”

Renna had a long career in public service that included working as a nurse and with the non-profit parenting education service The Center for Parents and Children, before becoming a social worker.

She and Taylor were married for 21 years and had three children before splitting and both remarrying, he said.

“Everything she did she did for others,” wrote Taylor. “People like Arlene can never be replaced, they can only live in our hearts forever, and we should all learn by their example to be better people, to try to be more like them.”

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