i was at the venice beach dog park today and spoke with a lady who's 9 year old lab mix was attacked and almost killed by a pit bull the day before. the dog was there with severe bite marks all over its left shoulder. (don't ask me why she was even at the dog park with a wounded dog)
anyway, she was walking on the venice boardwalk when this guy and his pit bull passed them and all of a sudden it lunged for her dog and wouldn't let go. it took 3 guys and a stick to pry open its mouth and free her dog. she said he was one of those "hey look at me with my bad @ss pit bull" kind of guys. well, the story bothered me because it only adds to the ones i've heard people tell of their own dog being severely attacked by pits. i also have a dog (70 pound golden/husky mix) and worry that i might oneday pass someone with an aggressive pit. i just don't understand why someone would want to own and/or breed a dog known solely for the ferocity of its bite. i believe it has more force (pounds per square inch) than any other dog by far. certainly there are docile pits out there but i just don't see the need for such a breed to even exist. maybe my perception is a little skewed becuase i live in a city where aggressive pit bulls are a real problem and i've seen too many guys (with tough looking pit bulls) like that lady ran into. by the way, is there anything you can do with your bare hands to get a pit bull to release its jaws?
anyway, she was walking on the venice boardwalk when this guy and his pit bull passed them and all of a sudden it lunged for her dog and wouldn't let go. it took 3 guys and a stick to pry open its mouth and free her dog. she said he was one of those "hey look at me with my bad @ss pit bull" kind of guys. well, the story bothered me because it only adds to the ones i've heard people tell of their own dog being severely attacked by pits. i also have a dog (70 pound golden/husky mix) and worry that i might oneday pass someone with an aggressive pit. i just don't understand why someone would want to own and/or breed a dog known solely for the ferocity of its bite. i believe it has more force (pounds per square inch) than any other dog by far. certainly there are docile pits out there but i just don't see the need for such a breed to even exist. maybe my perception is a little skewed becuase i live in a city where aggressive pit bulls are a real problem and i've seen too many guys (with tough looking pit bulls) like that lady ran into. by the way, is there anything you can do with your bare hands to get a pit bull to release its jaws?