Originally Posted by
jgadamski
I have scarring on my lip, the result of my sons friends pit who leaped up, unprovoked to 'assert dominance' over me as I chatted with my sons girlfriend who was holding the leash. Apparently it had happened before. I did not pursue it. One year to the date later, the dog, at the same campsite, broke loose and attacked a jogger who was running by. The end result is one young woman had to endure 3 reconstructive surgeries, the legal trail that resulted, and the friend of my son had to absorb a court ordered remedy he was ill prepared to address. The dog was euthanized. I would have served my interests and all involved interests by responding immediately and insuring this dog could no longer behave as he had. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
Seems like it's always a pit doesn't it? That's what the dog catcher said about them, in a town where they are supposedly banned. It turns out it wasn't his dog, he was keeping it for people over in the next town (I wonder why that might be?) So in the short time it was here, it had been loose and charged me four different times. That's why I went to City Hall and reported it, it is now a matter of record, I can only hope the owners take heed. I am just thankful I wasn't injured to where a lawsuit would have been worthwhile, or that it wasn't one of the towns children. I do hope the dog will be properly trained and confined after this, that is if its owners reclaim it. There are more often bad owners than bad dogs I believe, and it seems a certain type is drawn to owning that breed.