Originally Posted by
Daves_Not_Here
Every time the subject of pit-bulls come up, I get on this soapbox:
I once had a scary experience where a pit-bull had bitten and clamped on to my dog. Its owner did not have a "break stick" and no matter what we tried, including smashing it in the head with a 6 inch rock, we couldn't get it to release (it finally got bored and let go on its own). I realized that had the bitten been a child, I didn't know of a good way to get it off.
So I called animal control and a veteranarian to find out what to do in this situation. Both said the same thing: inflicting pain does not work -- it only strengthens their bite and resolve. You have to grab the dog by the hind legs and yank him up into the air. Apparently, this surprises him and he'll release. And then don't let go. You have drop him over a fence or some place that he can't get back at you lest ye be re-bitten.
This has been a public service announcement. You may now return to your regularly scheduled argument currently in progress.
I think I mentioned this earlier here...or it was some other forum, anyway my neighbor's dog was attacked in it front yard by a pit that was on the loose from 12 houses down. My neighbor tried hitting it several times with a baseball bat to the head! and the darn thing wouldn't let ago. I came running over with my serrated locker blade and in one foul swoosh gutted that pit from his throat down to his about an inch from his penis. Needless to say that pit let go then and never bit again. We called the police they came out and applauded us for killing it and said they would have shot it. They went to the owner and told him his pit was dead he started yelling colored metaphors at my direction and the cops told the guy he's lucky that's all that happened, and they wrote him a ticket for not keeping his dog on a leash and told him he had to pay the vet bill for my neighbors dog. I was surprise that former pit bull owner didn't try to cause me trouble later but he didn't.
I had another friend who's wife was bitten by a pit bull and she tried to yank him off her arm and tore a bunch of tendons in the process, she suffered permanent damage to that arm, the owner of the pit had to but the dog down and his liability on his home had to pay out the max liability limit. Never try to rip a bit bull off of you once he lashes on or very serious injury will likely occur.