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Originally Posted by JimJoe
Both of those breeds are pitbulls. I know pitbull owners love these dogs and will say that they are very good and gentle if they are trained properly. BUT they are very powerful, have a natural killing ability and can be very aggressive. That is why dog fighters and drug dealers keep them. Good people love these dogs and try hard to train them but because of their nature and their power they are very dangerous no matter how much training they have. Not all of them are well trained, and owners are not always around to exercise that control. Type in pitbull in Google and read about the deaths and damage they have caused. Last year I had to fight one with my bare hands to save my dog's life, and I barely won. It tore my dogs rear leg wide open as she turned to try to run away, and then it grabbed her by the head and attempted to tear her head off. I beat it with my walking stick and it did not feel anything I did. My dog was seriously injured but after two surgeries and much expense she did recover. I had to jump on it and choke it nearly to death to save my small dog. I was bit and had to receive medical treatment. I was scared and emotionally damaged. My dog was tore up, and I had to rush her to the vet for surgeries, and I admit that I failed to protect her in the first place. All I was doing was walking down the street with my dog on a leash. The pitbull's instinct to kill kicked in when it saw my little dog, pulled away from the child walking it and and changed my life forever. They are VERY dangerous. Most people who are injured or killed by them are trying to save their own dog from attack. I am a strong person who was very lucky. They do not belong in the villages or any city.
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Thank God you protected your own dog and survived to tell the story.
You are right. Some pit bulls are sweet and loveable and non-aggressive towards people, but dog-aggressive. The instinct to kill another dog is inherit in the breed. However, these dogs will sometimes attack humans. My friend's daughter was attacked by pit bulls and almost had her face ripped off.
Earlier this year, before moving to TV, Mr. K9-Lovers and I were walking our dogs on leash and were attacked much in the same way by a pit bull/sharpei mix. The attacker was going for their throats and heads, but we held our dogs as high in the air as our arms could reach. The attacking dog was jumping up and biting them and they had very deep and large wounds on their hind areas. I am sure our dogs would be dead now, except there was a trash can at the curb and I threw the dogs inside. He was a killer but was only dog aggressive.
Mr. K9-Lovers and I have a defensive plan, which we have practiced much like a fire drill. We carry a non-breakable walking stick with us now to use as a defensive weapon. We've learned that the best defensive method is to ram the stick down the open mouth of the attacker. Just a few days ago in Fruitland Park, a large female pit mix charged at us as we walked our dogs on leash. We put our plan into effect. When she saw the walking stick and my husband's stance, and heard my loud menacing growl, she ran off. (The growl/bark wasn't part of the plan, and it surprised me as much as the attacking dog!).
Being attacked changes you forever. Fortunately, our dogs have only physical scars and do not seem to be emotionally damaged.