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June of this year, Cody was on front deck that is gated, I was in front of my neighbors house talking to them, I hear Cody start to bark, I look over to see why. Coming up the road are 3 young kids about 12 or 13 yo, two of the kids were walking pit bulls. Cody's bark was getting more aggressive, I RAN to my house to get Cody inside, my concern was one lung these pit bulls would get loose from these kids. As I was "fast trotting" to my house I hear one kid (a girl) say "my dog eats that for a snack" REALLY!!! I get Cody in the house, then I get in my car and follow these kids, they lived 4 house apart from each other and 10 houses past my house, I went to the house of the girl that made that comment, told the mother what the girl had said, the mother says their dog is a genital dog not a fighter, I tell her of my dogs aggressive barking and could be a challenge to her dog, who could easily in one lung pull free from a young child. Her comment was "I'll worry about that if the time comes" I tell her now I see where your daughters attitude comes from, also threw in IF that time comes and it is my dog he will get sprayed with wasp spray that could blind the dog and came back home. Now when I am on my front deck I have the wasp spray on a table right in front of me. My drive way to the road is appox. 120 feet, enough time for me to get Cody in the house before any dog could reach my deck, I am sure I would never have to use the spray, but I feel I at least gave this mother food for thought of the possibility what COULD happen if her pit got away from a young child that would not have the strength to hold back an angry pit bull. This is how ppl are raising their children, to use pit bulls as a bullying method. I LOVE Pit Bulls, beautiful animals, it is people's attitude such as this ladies, and children that hear how the parents talk that cause Pit Bulls to be banned from many housing communities.