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Teresa

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Sorry to hear that.

You might want to consider picking up some pepper spray. You will probably never use it but it might make your wife feel a bit more secure knowing it is an option.

I got one that clips to your pocket from BassPro. I bought it after the dog and I were cornered by 2 aggressive dogs while walking in a neighboring subdivision. We sat there in the middle of the street surrounded by these dogs who ran out from someone's yard. The homeowners never even bothered to come out and get their dogs under control.

I can't defend my dog against 2 mean dogs so if they had attacked we would have been in trouble.

Don't want to use it, and won't unless a dog actually nips at us, but I am afraid its only a matter of time. Maybe then, the owners will learn to keep their dogs under control.

take your pup somewhere else for romping. go find some trails in a nearby forest (behind your house or other parks, etc). let her have some fun without having to worry about those dam uncivilized dogs in the hood.

nothing better than finding a completely deserted, wide open space and taking off the leash and letting her fetch, run, jump and explore to her hearts content. oh, I do miss those days.

also, you know the importance of socialization for the dog. take her to Seaside for walks, or other spots outside of your neighborhood where you shouldn't run into roaming dogs. I'm sure you already do this often.
 
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heartbren

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Just awful

Well, my sister who lives in VaBch, called me crying this morning. She and her 13YO daughter had just witnessed their 10YO JRT "Christmas" killed by their neighbor's pitbull. As they were leaving for school this morning, they heard Christmas yelping, screaming as she put it, in apparent pain. They ran to the back door to and could see Christmas from the front shoulders back trying to pull backward from the fence. They could not see her head. My sis ran out of the house and around to the neighbor's fence. Her plan was to distract the PB long enough for my niece to run and rescue the dog.

The pitbull charged my sis and she ran back inside to get to her dog. The PB beat her back to her stunned dog and grabbed Christmas by the throat, ripping out her airway. The PB then drug her body thru the fence and shredded her until the animal control officer arrived.

The owner of the PB came home as well and surrendered the dog. It was put down before noon today. The sad thing was that the PB was a shelter dog. The ASPCA said that the dog wasn't bad, it had only been a victim of its environment. The owner had the dog approximately 18 months without incident.

You never know what is going to set a dog off and all breeds have their "bad apples". It just makes me uneasy when I can't take my dog out for a walk without all of the "nice" little Cujos running up and being ugly.

Also, I would appreciate someone enforcing the leash laws. Walt has all of his shots, stamps, tags, fees etc.. and I have been checked several times this spring. I see dogs daily that have nothing on them, are out on the beach during the off limits time and whose owners don't clean up after them. WTH?



Oh my God! That is just awful and I feel terrible for those that witnessed this happen. In your own backyard to. I love pit bulls, but they are so strong and you really need to make sure they are enclosed in an area they cannot eat or dig their way out of. I am so sorry to hear this story. I would hate to witness something like that. What a nightmare.
 
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