[Princes mom]

Originally Posted by lolas_mom

Wow, thanks for all the replies. Lord knows I can't answer all the questions but here's a few answers:

When my girls saw the dog and ran over to the fence it took all the guy had to hold the dog back. The pit was yanking at the leash and snarling at the girls. Now, don't get me wrong. I don't think that he was snarling just cause he's a "Pit". The girls were strangers and he was protecting his owner. I understand that.

The owner doesn't look like a bad person but who can really tell about a person anymore?

I do have to give him points for keeping his dog on a leash and also keeping in not only in a fenced in yard but in a kennel.

However, I just don't trust them. I wouldn't trust a rotti or a dobbie or any other big dog either. I don't want anyone to think I'm singling the breed out but that's just what type of dog that lives next door. And you pretty much hear all kinds of bad stories about pits attacking their owners, other dogs and so on. There's really not that many horror stories about Labs, or Great Danes out there. At least I haven't heard any.

I have also checked the city's laws and codes for "aggressive" breeds and there isn't one. Just my luck!

Well, again thank you to every one that responded. I knew this was a touchy subject to talk about. But everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion.

Here are two websites that may be helpful:

Oklahoma Dog Bite Laws : Garrett Law Office, P.C.

Oklahoma and Oklahoma City Dog Bite Laws - Atkins and Markoff