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Aren't you suppose to search before starting a thread on a subject already being discussed
There is a long running thread on this subject which is 141 pages long already;
I would say it is more the owner you should confront. I had to do this with a young kid, he looked at me like I was crazy. At least if something happens he can't say he wasn't warned. His dog will more likely tangle with something more wild than he is. The dog is a year old, cute, full of life, running off leash and no fenced yard. What would someone expect of the dog, owner responsibility is where it lies.
Dogs are comparable to foxes and wolves when left untrained humans need to train the dog to stay home.
I am glad to be part of helping several HOA's rewrite their bylaws and vote into action the banning, owning, sitting, housing, or fostering of any pitbull or rott.
I am glad to be part of helping several HOA's rewrite their bylaws and vote into action the banning, owning, sitting, housing, or fostering of any pitbull or rott.
So people who already have pits before you write the law, have to do what? Owning a home and property a person should be able to own any dog they want as long as the dog had not threatened anyone.
Or food for the coyote...... Actually, I had a male german shepherd, he had a fox friend one summer. We would see him playing with the fox in the early morning and our neighbors would see them chasing each other up above their house.
I don't like pit bulls. I generally have a wariness of dogs. However, I consider pit bulls and other aggressive breeds quite scary. I don't want them anywhere near me. I've been chased by such breeds a few times and nearly bitten by one.
Where I live, quite a few people disregard any kind of rules when it comes to leashes. And what really gets me is when a dog starts running after me for no reason and the owner is like "he won't bite, he won't bite, he's just playing". My first thought is "I don't know that. I don't know your dog, and I don't want to play with it". To me, if a dog starts running after me, and especially if that dog is running towards my yard, I will assume it is dangerous.
This is one reason I don't feel bad for anyone whenever there are bans on pit bulls. Too much aggression for my tastes. I'm wary of dogs generally, but I really don't want pit bulls around me. The same goes for rottweilers and dobermans. Don't want them near me. Generally, I don't understand why some people want such breeds, unless you were in a place where violent crimes take place often.
There is one question I have to ask: Why the desire for pit bulls(and other aggressive breeds)?
Because all dogs are aggressive breeds. It's training and domestication that makes them lack aggression.
I was attacked by a dachshund as a child. A neighbor had her bottom lip ripped off by a lab. And yet I have a neighborhood full of bully breeds - both pitbulls and dogs (like my parents' dog) that people mistake for pits - who are all gentle giants. I love pits because they are such sweet, gentle dogs. Keep the ankle biters away - they are much more likely to bite but because of their size, tend not to do much damage so they don't make the news.
Because all dogs are aggressive breeds. It's training and domestication that makes them lack aggression.
I was attacked by a dachshund as a child. A neighbor had her bottom lip ripped off by a lab. And yet I have a neighborhood full of bully breeds - both pitbulls and dogs (like my parents' dog) that people mistake for pits - who are all gentle giants. I love pits because they are such sweet, gentle dogs. Keep the ankle biters away - they are much more likely to bite but because of their size, tend not to do much damage so they don't make the news.
Again, pit bulls, dachshunds, rottweilers, and dobermans are particularly aggressive, and very well known for attacking people. I was nearly bitten by a pit bull. I don't trust them. Most of the pit bulls I've been around, I've been chased by them. And where I live, people seem to disregard leash laws, with all breeds of dogs. I've been chased by many breeds of dogs, but the one time I was nearly bitten, it was a pit bull.
Generally, I've noticed a surge in pit bull ownership, especially in suburban areas. I'm thinking "why?"
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Actually, I had a male german shepherd, he had a fox friend one summer. We would see him playing with the fox in the early morning and our neighbors would see them chasing each other up above their house.