Attacked while walking out pups

[Advantage 1]

So we were taking our daily pup walk around the neighborhood tonight. Beautiful evening, nice little breeze, sun setting, beers (in cups) in hand, dogs stoked to be making the rounds and seeing some their friends.

We've passed by this same house for three years on our walks... we always hear a dog, but tonight we were able to meet him. As we are walking up, the owner is opening the door to the house trying to get in. She has her hands full of her purse and a laundry basket. You can hear her telling her dog to "get back" as she is trying to block him with her foot as she is opening the door. I pass her with J.R. (my black lab) and he stops in the grass to pee. The wife hangs back because June (blonde) is sniffing around. As I turn around to make sure all is well, as the door to the house opens, a fucking pitbull bolts out and makes a beeline right for June.

Wife is screaming, June is crying, the owner is just standing there and I rush back to kill the dog attacking my June. I did a chokehold move around the dog's hind legs / hips and lifted him up like a wheelbarrow. Actually learned that from Ceasar Milan. Doing this immediately released the hold that dog had on June's face. I put all my 192 pounds of weight on that dogs neck as I flopped to the ground. Fucking thing was squirming and writhing... maybe trying to breathe, maybe trying to get up and continue the fight. Don't care. Eventually (maybe a minute) it stopped trying to get up.

Wife and owner were able to calm our two labs down while I forced that pitbull back into the house.

She (the owner) was more than apologetic and offered up to pay for the vet bills, etc. We did a good once over and looked like June just had a minor cut above her eye. At the most, that dog had a hold of her for no more than 5 seconds.

Our pups are 100% caught up on their shots and vaccines, so not too concerned with the cut. Wife cleaned up June and she is fine. Fortunately, our Coors Lights were the only casualties tonight. We both had to toss the cups once the attack broke out.

Happy Saturday.

 

[stephenkatsea]

Wow. Glad you and the dogs are OK. Good to hear Caesar's advice worked. Afraid I would have been tempted to "choke out" that pit until it was gone.

 

[MOUZER]

YOU HAD EVERY RIGHT TO KILL THAT PIT BULL.........I WALK BEAR EVERYNIGHT AND I CARRY MY KNIFE AND A ALUM BAT AND I WOULNT HESITATE TO HIT THAT PIT RIGHT IN THE HEAD.......DROP IT DEAD :grumble:

 

[BHC Vic]

Wow that's crazy scary! I'm glad everyone is unharmed for the most part. That's great u immediately sprung into action and took charge of that situation. A risky move but I know what your pups mean to you. Hopefully that lady learns from this and makes sure that dog can't get out again especially if it's dog aggressive. Hope June feels better quickly

 

[aka619er]

Wow. A choke hold around the hips. I have never heard of that. Would have been to worried about the pit turning around and grabbing my face. Sadly I would have gone for the pits neck. Glad the pups Ok. Can't beat the sweet face of a lab.

 

[coolchange]

Wow. Lucky you were able to go after the PB. most would just scream and yell. You won't come off the adrenalin for days. Better find something to burn that energy off.

 

[GRADS]

This is my worst nightmare. As someone that walks a 15 pound dog everyday I'm always concerned about this very situation. Glad there were no serious injuries.

 

[Classic Daycruiser]

So we were taking our daily pup walk around the neighborhood tonight. Beautiful evening, nice little breeze, sun setting, beers (in cups) in hand, dogs stoked to be making the rounds and seeing some their friends.

We've passed by this same house for three years on our walks... we always hear a dog, but tonight we were able to meet him. As we are walking up, the owner is opening the door to the house trying to get in. She has her hands full of her purse and a laundry basket. You can hear her telling her dog to "get back" as she is trying to block him with her foot as she is opening the door. I pass her with J.R. (my black lab) and he stops in the grass to pee. The wife hangs back because June (blonde) is sniffing around. As I turn around to make sure all is well, as the door to the house opens, a fucking pitbull bolts out and makes a beeline right for June.

Wife is screaming, June is crying, the owner is just standing there and I rush back to kill the dog attacking my June. I did a chokehold move around the dog's hind legs / hips and lifted him up like a wheelbarrow. Actually learned that from Ceasar Milan. Doing this immediately released the hold that dog had on June's face. I put all my 192 pounds of weight on that dogs neck as I flopped to the ground. Fucking thing was squirming and writhing... maybe trying to breathe, maybe trying to get up and continue the fight. Don't care. Eventually (maybe a minute) it stopped trying to get up.

Wife and owner were able to calm our two labs down while I forced that pitbull back into the house.

She (the owner) was more than apologetic and offered up to pay for the vet bills, etc. We did a good once over and looked like June just had a minor cut above her eye. At the most, that dog had a hold of her for no more than 5 seconds.

Our pups are 100% caught up on their shots and vaccines, so not too concerned with the cut. Wife cleaned up June and she is fine. Fortunately, our Coors Lights were the only casualties tonight. We both had to toss the cups once the attack broke out.

Happy Saturday.

A pit bull that attacks a dog, will attack a small child. I'd be very worried about that dog in my neighborhood. Next time it will be kids playing outside. Call animal control and have them investigate the situation.

 

[DirtyWhiteDog]

Just last weekend neighbors frik' n dog dug a hole under my fence and attacked my pit bull , bit him in the eye and ripped his lip open. Neighbor that owns the little piece of shit 9lb mixed breed just sat there yelling for it to stop. Had to stick my finger down it's throat to make it let go. :grumble:

 

[Ibeplumbing]

I'll never forget the time someone's German shepherd attacked our lab. Had him by the neck. My dad wore steel toes, kicked the dog in the side of the head like the opening kickoff of a Super Bowl. That dog let go and layed there. Pretty sure it had brain damage or was dying. Animal control came and scooped him up. Shitty situation, but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. Good thing your lab was ok. Good tip on the hip squeeze

 

[DaytonaBabe]

Thank goodness you, your wife and your sweet pups are okay. I'm glad that raising the pitbull's hind end worked for you. We tried to break up a dog fight (American Bulldog attacking a German Shorthair Pointer) and that maneuver didn't work for me. The guys went straight for the dog's neck and I held the dogs hind end up, just as I had seen.... yah, he peed and blew his anal glands all over me. Bastard - freeking grossest thing ever. The dog didn't let go until Mr.DB took his flashlight out and clocked him in the head.

 

[RiverDave]

This is my worst nightmare. As someone that walks a 15 pound dog everyday I'm always concerned about this very situation. Glad there were no serious injuries.

In my experience if you just pick the dog up, everything stops..

 

[RiverDave]

A pit bull that attacks a dog, will attack a small child. I'd be very worried about that dog in my neighborhood. Next time it will be kids playing outside. Call animal control and have them investigate the situation.

Yeah not so much.. There are dog aggressive dogs of all breeds. Most of those dogs don't really care about anything other then other dogs.

 

[Deja_Vu]

Glad your dogs are okay! :thumbup:

That's some quick thinking you did there. Pits can be pretty unpredictable.

I would have had to have a shot after that! :drink

 

[crzy2bealive]

Glad the injuries weren't to severe.

 

[was thatguy]

Yeah not so much.. There are dog aggressive dogs of all breeds. Most of those dogs don't really care about anything other then other dogs.

Yeah, true.
Most of those attacks result in stitches and band aides.

Pit Bulls...not so much. More often surgery or death. (To the other dog)

 

[JB in so cal]

A - 1, my wife used the wheel barrow maneuver at the rescue today. Glad you guys got out relatively unscathed. I think I would have tried to hurt that pit if it would have went after one of mine.

 

[Lunatic Fringe]

Yeah not so much.. There are dog aggressive dogs of all breeds. Most of those dogs don't really care about anything other then other dogs.

Would you bet one of your children's health and safety on that?
Putting animal control and the owner on notice that an unprovoked attack has occurred is smart.

If.the answer to my question is yes, keep it out yourself. I'll end up typing stuff that will get me banned.:cool

 

[JB in so cal]

Why do I picture ole ardee pulling the cooler over to the computer and settling in for a long night of defending

 

[TCHB]

We have a couple friends in Havasu who Pit Bulls have attacked while walking their dogs.


Not good!!

 

[Flyinbowtie]

Sounds like you ran into a decent owner who has a dog she is unable to control.
I would second the idea that AC needs to be contacted and a report filed. You don't know that this is the first time this has happened, there may be a file on this animal already. If not, there certainly needs to be one and the owner provided with some options on how to proceed. While I don't say "All" about any breed of dog, I will say that ANY large dog that can't be controlled by it's owner represents a potential risk to people and other animals.
Any dog that flies out the front door and attacks another dog that is simply walking by is a potential problem.
Her words, "Get back, stay in, get back" tell me she had an inkling what was liable to happen, if the dog got out, and that also tells me she knows she can't control the dog in some situations.
When one of those situations is simply a couple walking their (leashed, controlled ) dogs down the street, well, you have problem dog and a problem owner, no matter how nice she was.
Bad scenario all around.
Glad you were able to stop the attack.
Frankly, I think you exercised extreme restraint.
More than I would have. Much more.

 

[outboardrick]

Great Job!! You are the reason that your dog survived!!!
I don't care how badly the owner feels, she knew her dog was that way.
RD...You can try to defend Pit Bulls all you'd like. They are mostly inbread shit that shit people want so they can look tough/cool. I know that there are good ones but the majority/many are not. The sooner people realize that the better.

 

[RiverDave]

Why do I picture ole ardee pulling the cooler over to the computer and settling in for a long night of defending

I'm gonna mop my garage, wipe down the boat and unload my ranger.. I will let the ill informed be ill informed until Monday. Lol. Heading to Parker tomorrow to go party party.

 

[LB247XS]

YOU HAD EVERY RIGHT TO KILL THAT PIT BULL.........I WALK BEAR EVERYNIGHT AND I CARRY MY KNIFE AND A ALUM BAT AND I WOULNT HESITATE TO HIT THAT PIT RIGHT IN THE HEAD.......DROP IT DEAD :grumble:

X2

 

[napanutt]

Frankly, I think you exercised extreme restraint.
More than I would have. Much more.

As much as I love the animals there is no way a vicious dog weighing less than half what I weigh will get over on me or any one I'm protecting.

 

[NicPaus]

What did your other dog do doing this ordeal? My male would of went crazy if another dog attacked his bitch. Good thing it was not just her walking the dog by herself.

 

[Advantage 1]

What did your other dog do doing this ordeal? My male would of went crazy if another dog attacked his bitch. Good thing it was not just her walking the dog by herself.

J.R. was off in the grass taking a pee. Very thankful he did not get into the mix. The pups spent the first half of their lives growing up in La Quinta. We went to our local dog park (Miles & Seeley) every night. We feel they were socialized pretty well.

That being said, other than a few 'skirmishes' at the dog park, they never had any reason to be fearful of other dogs. They are both simply 'happy dogs'.

We were saying the same thing about the walks. If Robin was by herself, it could have ended quite differently.

 

[Advantage 1]

Thanks guys - thanks DB for the well wishes.

We went down to O'side harbor for some drinks/dinner and were a bit out of sorts. Ran through the scenario a few times... came back and read all your comments.

I'll give animal control a ring tomorrow (or Monday) and report it... would feel awful if this would happen again to someone else with a not so happy ending.

June's eye is a little puffy, but she'll be fine. She's snoring on the couch and we are winding down watching Jaws.

 

[Lunatic Fringe]

I'm gonna mop my garage, wipe down the boat and unload my ranger.. I will let the ill informed be ill informed until Monday. Lol. Heading to Parker tomorrow to go party party.

There are none so blind as those who just won't see.
We are all familiar with that phrase.
Maybe it should read, there are none so blind as those who think they can see.

 

[78Southwind]

I am glad that your dog was not seriously hurt. I think you're doing the right thing by reporting it. However, I am a little biased.:skull

I have a bitter taste in my mouth for Pit Bulls since I was chased by one as a little kid. It actually kind of sucks because if one is off leash I have this uneasy feeling in my gut that just won't go a way. There was a group of us kids (7 - 10 years old) playing baseball in the cludasack and one of the neighbors Pit Bulls got out. The dog was not only a pet but also guarded the owners shop. My friend was up to bat and I was playing catcher when the dog ran down the middle of our playing field and came right for me and my friend. We both ran our separate ways and for some reason the dog chased me (maybe because I was a couple years younger and smaller). I ran through a neighbors yard and the dog kept lunging at me every 10 to 15 feet. I then ran across the street to my house. My friend ran into our gated area in front of my house and turned the water on and it somewhat distracted the dog. I was able to get into the house through the open garage. I came running into the house and my parents asked me what was going on, I told them and my Dad went straight for his gun. I watched him load it and to be honest at that point I was pretty scared for the dog. The owner got the dog back into the house before my Dad got to it but he let the owner know that there wouldn't be a second chance. After that day, I never saw the dog out of the house again. Maybe with you reporting it the owner will take the problem seriously and get herself and the dog under control.

 

[Wombat]

So we were taking our daily pup walk around the neighborhood tonight. Beautiful evening, nice little breeze, sun setting, beers (in cups) in hand, dogs stoked to be making the rounds and seeing some their friends.

We've passed by this same house for three years on our walks... we always hear a dog, but tonight we were able to meet him. As we are walking up, the owner is opening the door to the house trying to get in. She has her hands full of her purse and a laundry basket. You can hear her telling her dog to "get back" as she is trying to block him with her foot as she is opening the door. I pass her with J.R. (my black lab) and he stops in the grass to pee. The wife hangs back because June (blonde) is sniffing around. As I turn around to make sure all is well, as the door to the house opens, a fucking pitbull bolts out and makes a beeline right for June.

Wife is screaming, June is crying, the owner is just standing there and I rush back to kill the dog attacking my June. I did a chokehold move around the dog's hind legs / hips and lifted him up like a wheelbarrow. Actually learned that from Ceasar Milan. Doing this immediately released the hold that dog had on June's face. I put all my 192 pounds of weight on that dogs neck as I flopped to the ground. Fucking thing was squirming and writhing... maybe trying to breathe, maybe trying to get up and continue the fight. Don't care. Eventually (maybe a minute) it stopped trying to get up.

Wife and owner were able to calm our two labs down while I forced that pitbull back into the house.



She (the owner) was more than apologetic and offered up to pay for the vet bills, etc. We did a good once over and looked like June just had a minor cut above her eye. At the most, that dog had a hold of her for no more than 5 seconds.

Our pups are 100% caught up on their shots and vaccines, so not too concerned with the cut. Wife cleaned up June and she is fine. Fortunately, our Coors Lights were the only casualties tonight. We both had to toss the cups once the attack broke out.


Happy Saturday.

Good to see nobody was seriously hurt as it could have worked out a lot worse and good to see the owner take responsibility for her dogs actions.:thumbup:

That wheelbarrow does 100% work as l many years ago had to preform the same action to stop 2 Dobermans ripping each other apart. l was on a golf course when this guy came near to me walking his 2 Dobermans, both were on a lead when one for no apparent reason latched onto the other dog ripping at it's ear.

The guy yelled to me to help him get the dog off the other one by using the same technique of grabbing the dogs rear legs and lifting it, to say l was shitting myself expecting the Doberman to turn around and munch on my nuts was a understatement :yikes. As l could see the animal was not letting go of the other dog l did it and it worked, the dog let go of the other one and it calmed down.

After the action l played on and birdied the hole.

 

[TPC]

We always carry this:

 

[OldSchoolBoats]

Holy crap Joe, glad you and your dog's are OK. I have known some pits to be the sweetest dogs ever, but it seems lately that I have been hearing more and more stories like this involving pits. We have some in our neighborhood and because of that our neighbor walks with a mini baseball bat in hand, whenever she is walking her dog.

 

[BHC Vic]

We always carry cintrinella spray doesn't always work though

 

[Sbarry]

That is one crazy story. Glad your baby was able to walk away fairly unscathed. That is some crazy stuff, and every now and the I have the same feeling walking passed a dog in our new neighborhood. Can't see it behind the fence, but you can hear it running back and forth with an extremely aggressive bark. My boxer (70lbs) would literally have NO clue what to do, and quite honestly neither would I. I don't carry a bat, knife or bear spray, nor do I wish to. But this little wheel barrow deal sounds good to know. Thanks for posting. Gonna have to You Tube the move! Glad June is okay. Hope your wife is as well.

 

[MSum661]

That was the heads up, quick, Smart move going for the "Wheelbarrow" move.
Always the go to strategy.
Once you have the grip on their rear legs high in the air......they're basically screwed in many creative ways.

 

[RitcheyRch]

Need to get some of that when we walk our dogs.

We always carry this:

 

[Tinkerer]

Many years ago My then wife and I were walking our dog ( 65 LB Airdale ) past a house that had a junk yard dog ( much bigger dobe ) chained to the side of a garage. ( no fence - just the chain ) We did this daily and ever time the other dog would lunge at the end of it's chain.
Well this day the chain snapped. My wife screamed, our dog lunged and yanked the leash from her hand. Our dog hit the other bigger dog with his chest and knocked it off it's feet and had it by the throat within one second. The other dog just laid there until the owner came out and got it. Never screw with an Airdale Terrier. They don't have any fear and won't stop until you drag them apart. They like to use their chest to knock the other dog off it's feet. Never saw that dog again.

 

[stephenkatsea]

Always best to report these things to Animal Control. A few years ago the dog belonging to our neighbor ( a high ranking Ventura County Sheriff) attacked our daughter in her face. This neighbor brought our daughter to our front door in his arms. She was covered with blood. End of story she is fine now after numerous stitches and plastic surgery. Days after the attack we noticed there was no Animal Control Quarantine Notice posted on the neighbor's house. A call to Animal Control confirmed there had been no report. When AC came to our house they told us this was the THIRD time this particular dog had bitten a child in the face. Would have thought AC would demand that the dog be put down. BUT, remember this dog's owner was a HIGH ranking Ventura Co. Sheriff.

 

[NicPaus]

If you really wanted there pit gone. You take the dog to the vet and then go after there homeowners insurance for the bill. The insurance will notify them that they can no longer own certain breeds. This happened years ago to my Dad. We took in 2 pits for a friend as he had no where to go. One was a male 105lb whos dad was a weight pulling champ. Nice dog but very dominant. He snapped on the female to show who was dominant after playing tug of war with him which got him fired up. No way I would of reached in trying to grab his legs and lift him. Brother came running up with a dolly and cracked him in the head several times with no luck. He was set on killing her. Finally pinned him down with the dolly as he was locked on her neck. Tried the water hose and a bucket of water dumped on him with no luck. Had to drag them both to the pool and throw them in. once he went under the water he finally released. After that we took him to my Dad's. Over there he managed to get by the caretaker and attack the neighbors dog that was on a walk with the owner. Dad told them it is not his dog and not sure who owned it. They still went after him and his homeowners insurance paid the bill. Ever since then when they do there homeowners inspection once a year they confirm he is not allowed to own certain breeds.


Last trip to the river my buddy was telling me how his pit killed his chihuaha. His sons half brother was instigating the dogs and it snapped turned and killed the chihuaha with the death shake. He is still baffeled as the dogs were raised together and slept on the same couch. Some pits I know are very predictable and some you just never know.

 

[OCMerrill]

Damn. You just NEVER freaking know what Dog and where. Shit and even what time.

The outcome...:thumbup::thumbup:

 

[DC-88]

If you really wanted there pit gone. You take the dog to the vet and then go after there homeowners insurance for the bill. The insurance will notify them that they can no longer own certain breeds. This happened years ago to my Dad. We took in 2 pits for a friend as he had no where to go. One was a male 105lb whos dad was a weight pulling champ. Nice dog but very dominant. He snapped on the female to show who was dominant after playing tug of war with him which got him fired up. No way I would of reached in trying to grab his legs and lift him. Brother came running up with a dolly and cracked him in the head several times with no luck. He was set on killing her. Finally pinned him down with the dolly as he was locked on her neck. Tried the water hose and a bucket of water dumped on him with no luck. Had to drag them both to the pool and throw them in. once he went under the water he finally released. After that we took him to my Dad's. Over there he managed to get by the caretaker and attack the neighbors dog that was on a walk with the owner. Dad told them it is not his dog and not sure who owned it. They still went after him and his homeowners insurance paid the bill. Ever since then when they do there homeowners inspection once a year they confirm he is not allowed to own certain breeds.


Last trip to the river my buddy was telling me how his pit killed his chihuaha. His sons half brother was instigating the dogs and it snapped turned and killed the chihuaha with the death shake. He is still baffeled as the dogs were raised together and slept on the same couch. Some pits I know are very predictable and some you just never know.

Good info there and similar to my own expreiences. Being a dog guy I've known some great pits but the only time I've ever been really scared of a dog it was an unwarranted pit attack. My buddy (a total self proclaimed cat guy) and I were selling gas station coupons for extra money door to door when we were 15 years old. I'm walking down the middle of a residential street in Ventura and turn to see and hear this 95lb + pit charging me from behind. I run hard down the street and jump onto the rear ladder of a little motorhome parked at the curb barely escaping the jaws. The next thing I see is my friend run over with a metal octagon security system yard sign hatcheting the dog in the neck area. I start climbing down and a neighbor comes running over with a full size 33" or so wood bat . I jump down thinking it's the dog's owner and he's going after my buddy when the guy lays into the dog on the back end. My friend Steve and this guy proceed to just annihilate this pit right in the middle of the street and when they're done the guy looks at us and says "I've always hated that dog" and walks back to his house across the street. I still have friends who won't own anything other than a pit but to me it's just not worth the risk--

 

[NicPaus]

Good info there and similar to my own expreiences. Being a dog guy I've known some great pits but the only time I've ever been really scared of a dog it was an unwarranted pit attack. My buddy (a total self proclaimed cat guy) and I were selling gas station coupons for extra money door to door when we were 15 years old. I'm walking down the middle of a residential street in Ventura and turn to see and hear this 95lb + pit charging me from behind. I run hard down the street and jump onto the rear ladder of a little motorhome parked at the curb barely escaping the jaws. The next thing I see is my friend run over with a metal octagon security system yard sign hatcheting the dog in the neck area. I start climbing down and a neighbor comes running over with a full size 33" or so wood bat . I jump down thinking it's the dog's owner and he's going after my buddy when the guy lays into the dog on the back end. My friend Steve and this guy proceed to just annihilate this pit right in the middle of the street and when they're done the guy looks at us and says "I've always hated that dog" and walks back to his house across the street. I still have friends who won't own anything other than a pit but to me it's just not worth the risk--

Yea the one we took in his owner is back on his feet. His dad always had pits and they are the type to protect the breed up and down. Well his dad is getting a little older. His current pit was another 100 lb top of the line weight puller. The dog got into something and when he went to grab it the dog latched onto his arm. Tore his arm up pretty good needed stitches. The dog sensed he was the dominant one on this instance. I have seen a golden retriever do the same to its elderly owners so not just breed specific. Friend has another pit now. I trust it as I often enter his yard while the kids are playing and it knows me. He claims it is the best pit he has owned and he has had quite a few. Only thing it has done wrong is attack the mail man where he required numerous stitches in his face. But like He clearly states it was the mail mans fault. The dog hates the mail man and they have a post office box and the post master has put a specific notation to not deliver them mail. Well a new mail man showed up and decided to deliver some junk mail. His wife was opening door to house and saw him approaching behind her. She yelled at him to get back but he had ear phones in listening to music. She had a baby in one hand and the door open in the other when the dog bolted past her and launched in the air latching on to his face. Brought him down and continued tearing him up until she was able to get to the dog and call it off. He claims dog was protecting his baby and his wife and postman was not suppose to be on his property. I guess the postmaster was fired and never heard of any charges being filed.

 

[2Driver]

Dogs are purpose bred animals

Thats why an untrained lab keeps bringing back a tennis ball, the worst trained Austrailian shepherd will attempt to heard your family on a hike and an untrained beagle will be long gone at the sight of a rabbit

Now what were pits bred for?

Nothing like a good pit bull thread. [emoji57]

That being said any breed can go from "lover" to attack mode no matter how much you think you know your dog

Our 2 year old got helicopter ride and a week in icu from the later

 

[brgrcru]

Why would anyone have an aggressive dog? no thanks.

 

[brgrcru]

adv1 I see your lab dogs playing in the river the entire day, like ours does on the other side of the river from where you stay. I love labs.

 

[Advantage 1]

So we called our local Animal Control a little bit ago. Amazing, a live person answered. :thumbup: She took down the story then transferred us to the Oceanside Animal Control voicemail. Wife left the same story with our name and phone number. The person and the machine recording told us everything is done anonymously. If they don't call us back, I'll ring them again later this week to see what, if any, history is on that property / dog.

June is fine. Both pups are munching on some nice meat bones we just bought them

Thanks for the good vibes, stories and experiences! We'll be carrying something more than a solo cup of cocktails.

 

[Abc123]

A1,

Wow! It pains me to read this. I am glad you're all Ok minus the scratch to June's face. Every time I see another aggressive breed dog being walked on the same street, I'll cross to the other side and take caution.

I know that pit-bulls can be loving dogs, but there is no denying that the breed's reputation was rightfully earned. In my opinion, people may as well take in a wolf or coyote as a pet. :rolleyes

Good to see you being proactive and having that aggressive dog taken care of in whatever appropriate way animal control see's fit. Animal control in my city (Costa Mesa) was very helpful over a dispute I had with my neighbor's dogs.

We always carry this:

I keep one of those in my truck. One time while walking a property out in Ontario, I literally was chased down the street by a doberman and had to hop in the bed of my truck. I had a few blocks of wood and tie down straps in the bed, so I threw them at the dog to get him to run away.

I also keep dog treats in the glove box for those friendlier pups.

 

[blacksockdown]

So we were taking our daily pup walk around the neighborhood tonight. Beautiful evening, nice little breeze, sun setting, beers (in cups) in hand, dogs stoked to be making the rounds and seeing some their friends.

We've passed by this same house for three years on our walks... we always hear a dog, but tonight we were able to meet him. As we are walking up, the owner is opening the door to the house trying to get in. She has her hands full of her purse and a laundry basket. You can hear her telling her dog to "get back" as she is trying to block him with her foot as she is opening the door. I pass her with J.R. (my black lab) and he stops in the grass to pee. The wife hangs back because June (blonde) is sniffing around. As I turn around to make sure all is well, as the door to the house opens, a fucking pitbull bolts out and makes a beeline right for June.

Wife is screaming, June is crying, the owner is just standing there and I rush back to kill the dog attacking my June. I did a chokehold move around the dog's hind legs / hips and lifted him up like a wheelbarrow. Actually learned that from Ceasar Milan. Doing this immediately released the hold that dog had on June's face. I put all my 192 pounds of weight on that dogs neck as I flopped to the ground. Fucking thing was squirming and writhing... maybe trying to breathe, maybe trying to get up and continue the fight. Don't care. Eventually (maybe a minute) it stopped trying to get up.

Wife and owner were able to calm our two labs down while I forced that pitbull back into the house.

She (the owner) was more than apologetic and offered up to pay for the vet bills, etc. We did a good once over and looked like June just had a minor cut above her eye. At the most, that dog had a hold of her for no more than 5 seconds.

Our pups are 100% caught up on their shots and vaccines, so not too concerned with the cut. Wife cleaned up June and she is fine. Fortunately, our Coors Lights were the only casualties tonight. We both had to toss the cups once the attack broke out.

Happy Saturday.

Oh shit.My adrenaline started running just reading this.SO HAPPY doggie is ok! Good on u knowing of the hind leg move.Ive been attacked twice.My girl was with me both times.Fucking with her is my only rule of engagement.You can talk shit.Call me names etc.Im good with that.Just leave my doggie alone...I never go on any doggie walks without my PitBullRepellant.So relieved everything turned out ok for u and June! YAY!!!

 

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adv1 I see your lab dogs playing in the river the entire day, like ours does on the other side of the river from where you stay. I love labs.

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We've been taking them to Castle Rock once the puppy parvo period passed. They are both 6 years old. J.R. could stand in the water all day long if you let him.

J.R. as a pup (Castle Rock)



Last year (Castle Rock)



June as a pup (Rock House launch ramp)



Last December (Rock Bar)