I've told my story loads of times about my neighbour who had 2 pitbulls, untrained and unrestrained in his yard.
Three times the dogs escaped and 2 of those times attacked other dogs, and the other time chased, caught and mauled to death their own cat. What if my toddlers had been playing in my front yard?

That's horrible! I assume that they are no longer there?

the dogs were both seized and destroyed - such a drama! there were 4 police cars, 2 plain clothes cars and 2 dog handling vans, but the guy didn't resist, he'd been trying to comply with council regulations in building a pen for them, and all three times they escaped when he'd opened the door to leave the house. He had to go to court and was heftily fined, in fact all the money he'd saved for a downpayment for a house, so he had to live with his mother quite a few more years than he'd planned to

A couple things seems to be forgotten here:

- That it's a family owning the dog does NOT mean that it's good folks. Too many punks get dogs like these thinking it's good to have a guard dog for the family, and they think that the only way to "train" a guard dog is to fight it. Suprise people, fighting other dogs don't mean the dog will protect you against intruders.
- These punks want some cheap thrills so they take the dog with them and do amateur dog fights when they go out for a beer with the guys. The wife has nooo idea.


Stop bailing these people out cos they're "families"!

A couple things seems to be forgotten here:

- That it's a family owning the dog does NOT mean that it's good folks. Too many punks get dogs like these thinking it's good to have a guard dog for the family, and they think that the only way to "train" a guard dog is to fight it. Suprise people, fighting other dogs don't mean the dog will protect you against intruders.
- These punks want some cheap thrills so they take the dog with them and do amateur dog fights when they go out for a beer with the guys. The wife has nooo idea.


Stop bailing these people out cos they're "families"!

I didn't mean any sympathy because it as a family dog. I think it's sad and dumb as hell to have these breeds around kids. You can't predict a dog's behavior. And you can't predict what a 4 or 5 year old will do to a dog. They think it's a toy. That's why I have a cat. You never hear of a cat attacking a child and mauling him or her to death. Cats don't chase cars either.

There's a pit right next door to me. Sure, there's a fence. But when I walk into my back yard, he runs along the fence and barks like mad. I'd much prefer there was a cat living there.

Some of us have been saying this the entire time.

You can't blame the dogs since they are animals but I want to strangle people walking down the street with these dogs cuz they are always pathetic losers.

You can't blame the dogs since they are animals but I want to strangle people walking down the street with these dogs cuz they are always pathetic losers.

You teach the child to leave the dog the fuck alone if it wants to be left alone. Easy - no uncertain terms and no discussion. Teach the child respect for the dog, never let it treat the dog as a toy. People don't like to think so, but this is where the major part of dog attacks on children originate. People think that the dog will stand for anything, but stand at the playground of a kindergarten for five minutes and then tell me children are nice people... they're not. Teach the child that you NEVER can, for example; Step on the dog or any part of it. Not drop things on it, not even little seemingly harmless pieces of LEGO. Not pull its tail or poke the nose. NEVER.
The dog? You can't teach the dog not to attack people, not even if you kick it to shit. It's an animal, it will react to things.

100% truth.

Children do need to know how to act around animals because, when they're not taught this, they'll straight up torture an animal.

People REALLY need to teach their children to leave strange dogs alone. Do not approach them. Do not go to pet the nice doggie, because he might not be such a nice doggie.

My dog has to wear a muzzle at all times in public because he has aggression problems. To top it off, he doesn't like kids. But the number of times in the two years since adopting him some shit-for-brains parent lets their precious little darling come over -WITHOUT EVEN ASKING to see if it's okay -to pet the nice doggie is goddamned mind-boggling!

It is mind boggling. We have small children running up to our dog all of the time. Luckily he loves little ones but he is strong and still a pup so he does not know how to play gentle yet.
Looking at this thread and then just reading in the news about a 17 yr old kid that shot both of his parents, killing his mom because he became obsessed with a video game and lost all sense of reality, it seems many humans have lost contact with reality.

They use guns, dogs, knives, their bare hands to destroy humans. Sick..many have a lot to say about dogs, they are just animals, domesticated by humans.

I just don't understand why someone would let their kid try to pet a strange dog. Mine clearly wears a muzzle -one of the metal and leather ones, not even a cute little fabric mesh number -anyone with half a brain could figure out why. Don't get me wrong, Simon is a sweetheart -if he knows you and you're not a small child.

Seriously, do they want their child to get bit?

Makes me think of that story a few years ago, from Banff National Park, where a tourist couple saw a bear on the side of the road and so pulled over to get a picture of Junior with Winnie the Pooh. They'd smeared peanut butter on the kid's hand so the bear would lick it. I don't think I need to tell you how that story turned out. Poor kid.

Same reason there should be a license for people wanting to own a dog (and I agree with you there most def), there should be an IQ test for people who want children.

Agreed. If only there was a practical way to enforce that.

Love your avvie, btw.

you'll then find the smarter people are, the less likely they want to have kids!!! they know all the good reasons not to.