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[moke123]

The only dog that ever bit me was a poodle.

 

[Isaac]

The only dog that ever bit me was a poodle.

we had a really bad experience once when my son was about 5. (he's very slight built). we were near the pool in our subdivision and a very large dog was loose running around. its owner was sitting on the pool chairs. the dog began to chase my son. the guy just sat there laughing but my son was visible distraught - extremely terrified. i started running after the dog and eventually distracted it from my son. but the way the guy was just laughing while my son was terrified really rubbed me the wrong way. i told the guy what i thought of him and watched as he walked hom with his dog. then i called the cops, as having your dog off the leash is illegal, and that kind of behavior is quite disorderly and weird. they said they'd talk to him, which satisifed me at least.

since that day, i don't usually go for a walk at all without either my pepper spray (but that can backfire on you in wind), or my preferred weapon: A solid metal expandable baton, which looks like nothing but a 8 in . piece of bronzed metal, and I've mounted a tennis ball on the end of it. so it looks like someething innocent, oh he must have some toy to play wiht the dog or whatever - but no - i whip off the tennis ball, and it becomes a 3 foot baton. Now I'd be perfectly happy to face a pitbull any day with that! one thwack to the head he'd be a goner.

I have had to pepper spray dogs twice. this was back in that same neighborhood, lots of young couples, young and stupid, lots of dogs wandering around free.

I don't know what's so complicated about it. You get a dog, you go to walmart and buy a leash and maybe a harness, you keep the dog on the leash while you're out walking. Nobody else wants to experiment with how friendly your dog is or isn't at the precise moment in time w hen the dog comes into contact with you - and nobody should be forced to go through that moment unknown to them if they're getting bitten.

 

[moke123]

Years ago when I worked insurance I went to take a statement from a dog owner who swore up and down that his dog was gentle and never bit anyone. As we were walking up his front steps the little bastard dog bit me in the ass.

 

[BlueSpruce]

we had a really bad experience once when my son was about 5. (he's very slight built). we were near the pool in our subdivision and a very large dog was loose running around. its owner was sitting on the pool chairs. the dog began to chase my son. the guy just sat there laughing but my son was visible distraught - extremely terrified. i started running after the dog and eventually distracted it from my son. but the way the guy was just laughing while my son was terrified really rubbed me the wrong way. i told the guy what i thought of him and watched as he walked hom with his dog. then i called the cops, as having your dog off the leash is illegal, and that kind of behavior is quite disorderly and weird. they said they'd talk to him, which satisifed me at least.

since that day, i don't usually go for a walk at all without either my pepper spray (but that can backfire on you in wind), or my preferred weapon: A solid metal expandable baton, which looks like nothing but a 8 in . piece of bronzed metal, and I've mounted a tennis ball on the end of it. so it looks like someething innocent, oh he must have some toy to play wiht the dog or whatever - but no - i whip off the tennis ball, and it becomes a 3 foot baton. Now I'd be perfectly happy to face a pitbull any day with that! one thwack to the head he'd be a goner.

I have had to pepper spray dogs twice. this was back in that same neighborhood, lots of young couples, young and stupid, lots of dogs wandering around free.

I don't know what's so complicated about it. You get a dog, you go to walmart and buy a leash and maybe a harness, you keep the dog on the leash while you're out walking. Nobody else wants to experiment with how friendly your dog is or isn't at the precise moment in time w hen the dog comes into contact with you - and nobody should be forced to go through that moment unknown to them if they're getting bitten.

My neighbor has a cattle prod that's disguised as a walking cane. I have heard the cracking sound inside my home when he activates the prod. It's blue white arcs are terrifying.

 

[Isaac]

My neighbor has a cattle prod that's disguised as a walking cane. I have heard the cracking sound inside my home when he activates the prod. It's blue white arcs are terrifying.

That's crazy! wow. but you have to have something these days, the world is too wild. I've sometimes thought it might be kind of neat to carry a handgun with me, but then I think better of it. And actually the biggest reason is practical - where in the would would I PUT it? there's just no perfect solution, and I wouldn't want to be one of those idiots that carry it openly, it would have to be fully concealed - so as not to have any negative impact on anyone or anything unless necessary

 

[Isaac]

Years ago when I worked insurance I went to take a statement from a dog owner who swore up and down that his dog was gentle and never bit anyone. As we were walking up his front steps the little bastard dog bit me in the ass.

that's crazy lol

 

[The_Doc_Man]

As to pit bulls, those animals are just like any other animal, INCLUDING the human animal. You treat them with love, attention, and physical care when they are young and they will be gentle. If you train them to be aggressive, guess what? ...They will be aggressive. Long before I met my wife, I dated a lovely lady who had a pit bull. Biggest candy-arsed dog you ever saw. Scratch him behind his ears and you made a friend for life.

My tennis-playing crowd brought all sorts of dogs with them at different times. The biggest was a great Dane named Caesar. He should have had a sign on him: Have tongue, will slobber. Only once did Caesar ever get in trouble, because a 4-year-old girl thought being licked was his way of deciding whether she would taste good. Which, in a way, suggests HER attitude and approach to food. But I digress.

 

[BlueSpruce]

As to pit bulls, those animals are just like any other animal, INCLUDING the human animal. You treat them with love, attention, and physical care when they are young and they will be gentle. If you train them to be aggressive, guess what? ...They will be aggressive. Long before I met my wife, I dated a lovely lady who had a pit bull. Biggest candy-arsed dog you ever saw. Scratch him behind his ears and you made a friend for life.

My tennis-playing crowd brought all sorts of dogs with them at different times. The biggest was a great Dane named Caesar. He should have had a sign on him: Have tongue, will slobber. Only once did Caesar ever get in trouble, because a 4-year-old girl thought being licked was his way of deciding whether she would taste good. Which, in a way, suggests HER attitude and approach to food. But I digress.

The problem is not the arrow, it's the indian. Most people who have pitbulls train them to be hostile. The genetic instincts factor also comes into play. It's no wonder many governments have passed laws specific to pitbulls. They've been categorised as land sharks.

 

[ColinEssex]

That's crazy! wow. but you have to have something these days, the world is too wild. I've sometimes thought it might be kind of neat to carry a handgun with me, but then I think better of it. And actually the biggest reason is practical - where in the would would I PUT it? there's just no perfect solution, and I wouldn't want to be one of those idiots that carry it openly, it would have to be fully concealed - so as not to have any negative impact on anyone or anything unless necessary

Personally, I think the subject of guns / gun ownership / gun carrying has the potential to become a volatile subject going by past experience. Therefore I recommend that in the current climate of forum regulations, the whole subject should be avoided in order to protect AWF and Jon.
Col