[alaskayorkie]

I agree with all of those who said it's not the dog but the owner. That said, I'm for strict control of both. If the owner is responsible, "strict control" is not an issue. Their dog will always be penned or leashed. I've seen too many maulings, and it's always by rotties or pitbulls. When it comes to dogs attacking humans, there should be zero tolerance. We just had an incident in Anchorage where a loose rottie and pitbull attacked and almost killed a moose. A state biologist came by, and after several attempts to chase the dogs away, he killed the dogs. The owner was reportedly furious, but I totally agreed. These dogs were out of control and needed to be stopped immediately.