The quaint little shop on the Upper East Side is New York City’s only store dedicated to French children’s books. But lately, the shop, La Librairie des Enfants, has earned a more sinister distinction: It has been the sometime home of Syko, a 98-pound white German shepherd with a penchant for eviscerating smaller dogs. On Friday, Akiba Tripp was walking her seven-pound toy poodle, Baby, past the store when the owner opened the door and Syko lurched out, sank his teeth into Baby and broke her spine, Ms. Tripp said. The attack followed two others in May in which Syko and his siblings injured three other dogs, their owners said. They terrorized people and dogs alike, according to several victims along with online reviews of the shop, which has an adjoining cafe.

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Persons: Akiba Tripp, Tripp, Baby, Syko, — Organizations: Librairie des Enfants Locations: York, Syko