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Old 08-29-2010, 04:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Taltarzac View Post
I might want to avoid him if I had a better description than a man in his 50s. Do I look for a Yorkie or a Great Dane? Both can bite, of course, but even the owner would have trouble restraining a Great Dane.

A mastiff or other type very big dog near my block was on a leash but still managed to maim badly a much smaller dog because the dog walker probably weighed a lot less than the dog she was paid to walk. She could not control the dog on its leash.
Good points but my experience by the time you see dogs off leash it is almost too late. That is why I have my pepper stray in my hand at all times. JJ