Another important point is that Pitties and others tend to grab their prey and HOLD ON! Tools, poles, sticks are needed to pry open their jaws to release the victim.
On Animal Planet a few nights ago, this young man had an intact PB he wanted to have evaluated. A tester was suited up, the dog was let loose on him, and he grabbed the guy's arm (I think the guy stuck his arm out to block the dog from grabbing his head/neck). And he hung on. The owner recalled the dog and the dog let go and returned immediately.
The dog was wearing a 3 inch thick steel chain for a collar. The evaluators suggested neutering the dog... the owner refused (couldn't do THAT to him!) So they refused to work with the dog. At that point I changed the channel.
Gross stuff:
In high school, a friend's horse was mauled by a pack of PBs in the field and had to be put down. The dogs ripped the tendons out of the horse's lower hind legs, and left it there, where my friend found her the next morning.
Another friend that owned a farm for horses had a PB for protection, or so he thought. One day, the owner came home to find a horse in his kitchen, being disembowled by the PB. The owner took the dog to the vet to be PTS. The dog was so hyped up from his bloodfest three full injections didn't phase him. The vet took the dog outside and used a gun.
This is just insanity.
My neighbor breeds Pekes. Her son got a PB, a small one as a puppy. The dog was intact, and was raised in the home with these breeding dogs and many puppies. Never been fought, a nice dog... till one day something set him off and he turned and grabbed one of the adult Pekes and started to shake it, but stopped and put it down. The Peke survived but was very shaken/shocky for a while afterwards.
Neighbor's PB held a grudge against other neighbor's Rottie. Rottie was in the front middle seat of the pick up truck, owner's son in the window seat and owner was driving. PB flew through the window over the child to attack the Rottie. Court ruled child was endangered by the dog... PB ordered PTS. He now has 1 PB, and a PB/Boxer mix. And still does not follow county leash laws.
I was walking my GSD and one Yorkie in front of his house, and this PB came flying out the 2nd story window (through the screen) and hit the ground running dead at us. I ushered my dogs behind a bush and begged them to stay there and be quiet. (They did) I watched the PB running dead for me and I waited (thinking what is the best word to say to stop this beast before she kills me and my dogs) till she was 3-4 feet away, and I hollered 'STOP' with everything I could muster. She stopped, turned and trotted up to the front door. I shook like a leaf for 10 minutes and couldn't talk for 3 days, but I am alive. And so were my dogs.
And the couple who were walking their Yorkies one evening who were cornered by a pack of 4 PBs... they seemed to want the dog the lady had in her arms. Fearing for their lives, she gave in and tossed the Yorkie to the pack (he was killed instantly). The pack was distracted long enough and the couple snuck away. I don't think they have recovered from that incident yet.
So, yeah, some of these are unreported stats, and I dread hearing how many incidents go unreported. I am just sick of it all. People are not allowed to own wild animals without permits (lions and tigers) because they are a threat to humans. I would feel alot safer if some kind of rules and restrictions were put in place and enforced. I feel like I'm walking 'bait' dogs when we go for a walk, and that is just crazy. I don't walk all 4 together anymore, bc I can't protect them all at the same time. I want a stun gun for protection, but they're illegal here. Maybe a flare gun would work. Saw that on a TV show once. IDK, I just DK. Sorry for all the horribleness... |