Pit bull coming at me, owner screaming "Vicious NO"

[jeraldjcook]

I find myself saying that to people who walk right next to my deaf female pitbull and then freak out when she tries to smell them. If I'm holding a four foot leash, don't walk two feet away and then give me a dirty look because my dog tried to sniff you.

I have two APBTs, as well as fostering a third ABPT puppy that's blind. Being blind, he likes to sniff everything as well. I don't want to lecture anyone, but it is possible to take in some of the slack on the leash. There are people out there who see our dogs and automatically assume the worse, both about our dogs and us. If we had a Dalmation or Golden Retriever and the dog sniffed them, they probably would pass by without giving it a second thought. But if it's a Pit, it's going to stick out in their mind. No offense to Ber Rabbit, I know she is well respected within the forum, but had the dog been anything other than a Pit she probably would not have posted. And a Pit named "Vicious" to boot, what a moron. It only helps our cause to as responsible as possible, unlike the owner in the OP. We have a major uphill battle in changing the reputations of our dogs.



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[drbill]

I recently heard that here on Catalina some folks are buying pit bulls to use to intimate their "enemies." The story is that the City Council is considering passing an ordinance about it. I'm glad I spend most of my time underwater.. I've never seen a pit bull there!

 

[Ber Rabbit]

No offense to Ber Rabbit, I know she is well respected within the forum, but had the dog been anything other than a Pit she probably would not have posted. And a Pit named "Vicious" to boot, what a moron. It only helps our cause to as responsible as possible, unlike the owner in the OP. We have a major uphill battle in changing the reputations of our dogs.

Actually I would have posted no matter what kind of dog was coming after me; I'm not afraid of dogs but when one is charging me and some girl is screaming at the top of her lungs using the word "vicious" it sets off my danger meter. I had roller bladed by them twice (it's a short trail so I go back and forth) and the dog lunged and growled at my dog and I both times. I had been waiting for them to clear the trail before finishing my dogs run because I was clearly provoking the girl's dog with my presence. I waited several minutes and when figured they had enough time to get to where I was and they never showed up I thought they may have left the trail for the side streets along there. That's when I went ahead and started my next loop.

I had a German Shepherd when I was a kid, she was a sweet kids dog. A friend of mine had a German Shepherd when I was a teen. One day I sat down nearly nose to nose with him while petting him and before she could say "Don't get in his face" he snapped at me. His top teeth were on the bridge of my nose and his bottom teeth were in my mouth, if it had been more than a "get out of my face" snap he would have torn a good part of my face off instead of drawing a little blood. It wasn't any big deal, I think she and her dad were more upset about it than my family and I. It wasn't the first time I'd been bitten by a dog nor the last but I've never developed a fear of dogs. I was more scared for my dog than myself, she's a dainty little Lab and wouldn't have been a match for him in a fight. She didn't cower and one snarl/snap from her changed the attacking dog's mind as far as target was concerned. Had I been wearing shoes instead of wheels I probably would have taken the fight to him before he ever came close to my dog; no matter what his breed. I would have had his owner charged with anything that applied afterward.

My Labs nearly killed each other in a collar accident and I posted that thread as well. I know a lot of people have dogs and if we can raise awareness about different facets of dog ownership with our personal experiences then we should. Besides, there are people here from Indiana and they deserve a warning that two nitwit girls may be walking an animal they can't control in a neighborhood near you
Ber :lilbunny:

 

[jeraldjcook]

The city I live in has a great ordinance concerning dogs. It's a blanket vicious dog ordinance that give the city to right to come on to your property and temperament test your dog if they receive a complaint. Even if you dog has never done anything wrong, if it fails the temperament test the city considers it a vicious dog and imposes all sorts of requirements from additional insurance, posting signs, requiring mussels, etc, including increased criminal liability for the owner should something happen since the owner has notice their dog is dangerous. Most of the time when you hear about a significant attack, it wasn't the dog's first. Those dogs should be taken from their owners the first time, and those people should be banned from owning additional dogs.

As for underwater pit bulls, just watch out when you surface!

 

[Chris Hipp]

You consider that a great ordinance? Sounds like another move toward a totalitarian state to me. I agree that aggressive animals should be dealt with and euthanized if that is what is necessary. But the city having their own means to determine that without an incident is a little extreme to me. Humans are capable of attacking other humans, maybe they should administer tests to your child and see if he or she is a possible threat and have them put to sleep.

The dog in the original post just sounds horny to me. The most common dog that I have been attacked by has been the dreaded chihuahua. Now there are some very sweet one's out there, but most of them are ankle biters.

Here is a terrifying image of a pit bull and a little kitten. I will leave it up to your imagination as to what happened immediately following the taking of this photo.

 

[MeiLing]

Here is a terrifying image of a pit bull and a little kitten. I will leave it up to your imagination as to what happened immediately following the taking of this photo.

Absolutely terrifying! Those big sad eyes tear your heart out!

 

[scubabeachboy]

44 magnum to the head will fix the problem.
I mean to the head of the pitbull owners that is!
Pit bulls are just plain dangerous.
You should have stabbed the dog several times and killed it, it will certinally attack someone again!
If you had stabed the dog, the police probably would have got invlolved, then the owners would be in really big trouble.
I am a pet lover. however, I am not a idiot.
I have been round-and-round with dog lovers.
They have 500 reasons why its someone elses fault the dog attacked.
Now I just kidnap the dog, take him 50 miles away and throw him out.

 

[scubabeachboy]

Dr Bill:
Pit Bulls on Catalina Island???
Really??
I go diving off catalina several time a year.
I heard the buffalo herd out there is getting to big, and they are thinking about having a hunt??
True??
Tell me more about the PitBulls on Catalina.
I have never visited Catalina island inland areas, however, I always assumed it was for the super rich, and largly unpopulated>
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?????

 

[almitywife]

I........

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Dog profile for Charlie ***For Adoption***, a male American Pit Bull Terrier

oh how cute!!!!!!!!

and this reminds me... i dont believe some dogs are just born viscous... environment and upbringing plays a part also. reminds me again why some people shouldnt even be allowed to have hamsters let alone children

 

[Tom Winters]

Well, here I have to give Broward county animal control some credit. They actively patrol just for nuisance dogs like this - the FWC takes care of the gators, but the dog people make the rounds.
I was outside of Fill Express watching this mangy, hulking female pit in the parking walking a little weird. It was about as sorry an excuse for a dog as I have seen for a while. Nasty looking thing maybe 30 pounds. No collar - no tags.
It was walking funny because it had already been darted by an animal control officer.
So this other guy, another Scubaboard member who shall be unnamed, goes up to the dog and tries to pet it when he sees the dart. He's all set to take it out when I finally distract him with a piece of Haitian coconut bread. Good thing I did 'cause the animal control guy would have probably tossed the two of them in the doggy wagon.
Hawaii had some nasty pit bulls, expecually in Waimanalo and Nanakuli. No burglar alarms needed with those critters. So they ate a kid every couple months - people had extra kids anyway, but a good pit bull was a treasure.