murphda2
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For the record, I'm a dog lover. I think dogs are the greatest companions for man (I like most dogs more than most people). I am the first to defend any breed when people talk trash about them and the first to condemn owners for thier dog's actions.
Just about every night my mother-in-law takes a long walk for exercise and she always takes her Jack Russell Terrier, "Piper" along with her. On Saturday evening she and Piper went out for thier nightly walk and as they walked through the neighborhood a lady opened her door and allowed her daughter's pit bull out of the house just as they were walking past. The pit made a straight line at my mother-in-law and Piper and attacked them.
The owner of the pit came home in the middle of the attack and heard my mother-in-law screaming. She ran out to help (as her mom stood in the doorway and watched) and realized it was her dog who was visciously attacking them. With no other course of action, she began kicking the dog to get it to break free from my mother-in-law.
Mom had to rush Piper to the nearest after hours clinic (in Austin, over an hour away) for treatment where she received numerous stitches and a couple of drain tubes. She was more worried about Piper than herself and by the time she went to the Doc the next day they told her she had waited too long to receive stitches for her wounds. They patched her up and sent her home. She has several lacerations and numerous bumps and bruises.
The owner of the pit swears (as if this would be surprising) "it's normally such a sweet dog".
Note To Dog Owners
If you own a dog of a possibly aggressive breed, train and SOCIALIZE your pet! It is the only way to prevent your dog from being aggressive.
EDIT:
Please understand that I am in no way condemning the "Pit Bull" breed for this attack. I happen to love pits and think they are great dogs. My main point here is to ecourage those who own a dogs to train and socialize thier pets. I have seen pit bulls who were as kind and gentle as bunnies and I've seen chihuahuas who were as aggressive as rabid rats on acid. An unsocialized dog is a potentailly dangerous animal. Please train your pets to obey your commands and take them out in public a puppies and as they mature so they they become familiar with other people and animals. "Socializing" lessens the risk of your pet becoming aggressive towards others and makes them much more enjoyable members of our society.
Just about every night my mother-in-law takes a long walk for exercise and she always takes her Jack Russell Terrier, "Piper" along with her. On Saturday evening she and Piper went out for thier nightly walk and as they walked through the neighborhood a lady opened her door and allowed her daughter's pit bull out of the house just as they were walking past. The pit made a straight line at my mother-in-law and Piper and attacked them.
The owner of the pit came home in the middle of the attack and heard my mother-in-law screaming. She ran out to help (as her mom stood in the doorway and watched) and realized it was her dog who was visciously attacking them. With no other course of action, she began kicking the dog to get it to break free from my mother-in-law.
Mom had to rush Piper to the nearest after hours clinic (in Austin, over an hour away) for treatment where she received numerous stitches and a couple of drain tubes. She was more worried about Piper than herself and by the time she went to the Doc the next day they told her she had waited too long to receive stitches for her wounds. They patched her up and sent her home. She has several lacerations and numerous bumps and bruises.
The owner of the pit swears (as if this would be surprising) "it's normally such a sweet dog".
Note To Dog Owners
If you own a dog of a possibly aggressive breed, train and SOCIALIZE your pet! It is the only way to prevent your dog from being aggressive.
EDIT:
Please understand that I am in no way condemning the "Pit Bull" breed for this attack. I happen to love pits and think they are great dogs. My main point here is to ecourage those who own a dogs to train and socialize thier pets. I have seen pit bulls who were as kind and gentle as bunnies and I've seen chihuahuas who were as aggressive as rabid rats on acid. An unsocialized dog is a potentailly dangerous animal. Please train your pets to obey your commands and take them out in public a puppies and as they mature so they they become familiar with other people and animals. "Socializing" lessens the risk of your pet becoming aggressive towards others and makes them much more enjoyable members of our society.
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