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Originally Posted by K9-Lovers
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.
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You did a fantastic job but be warned.. I too had scared one off on a previous occasion with my walking stick but the second one had no fear of the stick.. he just wanted to kill my dog.. and even though I saved her I still feel guilty when Iook at her scars that I didnt act more decisively sooner.