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Originally Posted by FlyingNimbus  To be honest this might be an alternative on that dog we're afraid of. I don't think the dog is to blame but his owner probably trained the dog to be vicious (a guard dog), because the dog used to be allowed to roam in the backyard(theirs) without any actual supervision over the dog.
The dog would be out during the day(sometimes even if it rains) and would bark all the time over anything...
According to my mom, the dog came up to her and was friendly one moment and then in an instant snapped. I wonder if it was the first time that's happened. (That he got into our yard).
When we called the cops (the cop did a half-butt attempt) the guy(or woman) claimed to not own any dog-- yet the dogs been seen in his/her yard almost daily at the time, and now we still see it there.
Of course we managed to record it this time.
But I wonder if the umbrella trick would work on him/her. I used to feel bad for pitbulls(as they're all not bad) but at the same time I just don't think we should continue to breed something that has the potential to be used as a "tool" for guarding, or better explained as a tool for attacking....
I don't particularly have anything against the owners(who own such breeds) but if the dog who was trained to be a guard dog managed to escape it could wreak havoc and cause major damage...
I don't think we should put them down either; I just think we should reduce them and make a law or something that would be aimed specifically at breeds that have the tendency to be used for that to be more highly monitored and regulated.. kind of like how they do with guns over here.
Over here if you own a gun the cops would probably know(maybe this is an error but it seems like there is a higher chance for them to know).
I think they should be made to keep record of who sold what to who and there should be special license just to buy a dog like that with someone coming to check the dog/home 2x a year(unannounced) to make sure no foul play is taking course.
I say this because while yes not everyone who owns a dog like that is a bad person or wants them for dubious reasons; it only takes one person to screw it up(accidentally or otherwise) for a potentially dangerous situation to occur.
As a child, a similar thing occurred. I lived at the time in a not so well off neighborhood and there were people who had these dogs lose in their front yards(fenced) or they were tied to a stake on the ground which had they gotten loose -- I or some other kid(at the time I was really small) could have gotten seriously hurt.
They're not generally bad dogs, just there are people out there who own them and use them for really bad reasons... some even purposely breed them.
But I am not 100% sure an umbrella would do much. I kind of wonder. |
Dog handlers all know of the old auto-open brolly's success when needed and it's often recommended for unwanted dog approach on walks. Though it's never failed me on pitbulls, Shepherds and all other dogs that I might not want to approach my dog for almost 20 years, I wouldn't recommend it for you, as you doubt its effectiveness. For any tool, be it a clipboard, briefcase, raincoat, bear spray, cane or umbrella to work to help fend off any dog's unwanted attentions or aggression, the user must be fully committed to and have good faith in any tool's ability to work for them and feel in control with it. An aggressive dog would sense your uncertainty in a second.
https://www.google.com/search?q=pitb...-open+umbrella