Wow, where to begin. First off I agree w/ the OP that leash is useless w/o training and her neighbor needs to look into that ASAP. Then again the OP's dogs were the ones who charged the fence and instigated the whole situation. The pitbull isn't the only one in need of training IMO. Why is it okay for little dogs act psychotic, but a large dog can't even growl in return?
The CDC has aknowledged that their dog bite statistics are incredibly inaccurate and have refrained from reporting the breed of dog for close to a decade. So not only are those lists inaccurate but they are outdated. As for the dog attack stories, you never get the whole picture.
The "loving family" Rottweiler that was mentioned on this board was on A CHAIN! Do I need to repeat that? How many of your family members do you keep on a chain? No dog that lives it's life on a chain is loved or part of the family. Why is the fact that it's a Rottweiler more important that the fact that it's suffering mental abuse on the end of a chain? These are the things you should ask yourself before naively believing every dangerous dog list and over the top "news" story about a dog bite.
The only two times I've ever been bitten, were by Chihuahuas. The first time the dog was being held by a family friend. I went to hug her (the friend) and the dog bit me on the cheek. A few inches up and I would've lost an eye. Sorry but I consider that damage. Second time a friends Chi puppy (barely over a pound) started chewing on my cellphone antenna. When I reached to get the phone away, he latched onto my finger and would not let go. (So much for pitbulls having locking jaws) By the time I got him off my finger there was a substantial amount of blood. Okay he was one pound, but I've seen Chihuahuas in the high teens/ low twenty pound range. Tell me they couldn't seriously injure someone. |