I lived in a town. My neighborhood had pit bulls in a couple of homes. My dogs were attacked twice while I was walking them, leashed. When I was walking two to them, I had one on each side sitting, while a young pit bull pup was barking and threatening them to their face. (My dogs were Aussies.)
When I was walking Dusty, one of the neighbors mature pits, male and female, attacked him in typical pit bull fashion, leaving 5 puncture marks in Dusty's throat and costing $100.00 in vet bills. (They paid)
Having said all that, I realized it wasn't the dogs' fault. I destested pits, even loathed them till moving out here to the country. Out here in Lake Co. Florida, pits are used to hunt hogs right beside other breeds of dogs. In the frenzy of the hunt, with blood, squealing, danger, etc. you don't hear of pits turning on other dogs or people. Why? Because of how they are raised. These pits out here are bred for stable temperment, working abilitiies, and trained. They have a job and they do it well. They are doing what they were bred to do, assist humans.
I was open-minded enough to realize it isn't the dog that is the problem, but the humans involved. Can you small breed dog owners be as open-minded? |