Another Pitbull mauling

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Protected One said:
A five year old girl was mauled today by up to six pitbulls in Detroit. She is hospitalized in critical condition. This has become an all too common occurrence and is the reason I sometimes carry a glock 23 and spare MAG when it's necessary to go there.
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That's a little light for the "D" :eek:
 
It doesn't matter where you are, there are a lot of aggressive dogs out there. Two years ago I started walking for exercise, often with my 24 lbs. cocker mix. This year a new dog showed up behind a fence in a home that I believe is a rental. A big fluffy white dog that looks to be in the 120-140 lbs. weight range and I suspect an Akita mix. Also a dog that is very close to gaining the ability of climbing over the fence that is supposed to contain him. Now when I am planning on taking that particular round I have a 45 ACP Commander in my IWB holster AND a Ruger LCS9 in my right front pocket. I've also taken up walking on the sidewalk on the opposite side of the street just to gain an additional 30 feet of separation. As they used to say on Hill Street Blues "lets be careful out there".
 
Pepper Spray saved me. I was in Fl. For the Winter. Out for a walk and I here growling behind me. A big mix bread dog started circling me and growling. I like dogs and don't want to shoot anyone's dog. I gave a short blast of pepper spray. It was the first time I used it and missed. The stream went over his head. But, that one blast was enough. His eyes got big and he started to cough and sneeze. I got out of there as he just looked at me with a " what did I do ?" Look.
 
Prayers for the little girl and the families.

Out at the farm I carry open G 19 with spare mags. I've heard packs of wild dogs roaming nearby often out there.

I've even given the neighbors aggressive dog a warning shot in my own back yard.
 
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I shot and killed my neighbor's dog as it was killing my chickens. I used my model 63, the dog saw me and the revolver and took off at a dead run. I made a beautiful shot, leading the dog as I would a quail or dove, hit him in the ***. He went home and died on the neighbor's porch. I love dogs, but had told the neighbor on numerous occasions to keep it off of my 24 acres. He ignored me and let the dog run free. As is common animals pay for their owner's stupidity, my chickens and his dog. One should protect themselves from any aggressive animal, be it a dog, cat, raccoon, etc. In Detroit you most likely cannot carry a firearm, so I recommend Pepperblaster II by Kimber over pepper spray.
 
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Terrible.

A few years ago I was walking around my neighborhood (rural area, housing development) with my wife, my 2 year old in a wagon, and my dad. I was open carrying a .44 magnum single action Ruger, loaded with 240 gr. hollowpoint full magnums.

A large and known to be aggressive rottweiler came out of his yard and stood 25 feet in front of us. My hand went to the .44 magnum, and the owner called the dog back. We crossed the street, my hand on the .44 the entire time.

The guy and his dog moved less than a year later.
 
rwsmith said:
..it may have been a pack of strays. They have a big problem up there with dogs roaming unchecked.
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They do have a big problem with roaming packs of dogs, but in this case all six lived at the house where the attack took place.
Ironically, the house next door ALSO has six pit bulls!

The last story I read said that Detroit had in excess of 200,000 pit bulls in the city, some with owners, and many roaming free.

KSDeputy said:
In Detroit you most likely cannot carry a firearm, so I recommend Pepperblaster II by Kimber over pepper spray.
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If you have a valid CPL you can carry in Detroit. In fact, the Police Chief encourages it! :D

American1776 said:
Terrible.

A few years ago I was walking around my neighborhood (rural area, housing development) with my wife, my 2 year old in a wagon, and my dad. I was open carrying a .44 magnum single action Ruger, loaded with 240 gr. hollowpoint full magnums.

A large and known to be aggressive rottweiler came out of his yard and stood 25 feet in front of us. My hand went to the .44 magnum, and the owner called the dog back. We crossed the street, my hand on the .44 the entire time.

The guy and his dog moved less than a year later.
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He probably moved because he had no intentions of being a responsible owner and now YOU made it apparent that it might cost him his dog.
Good for you.
 
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Protected One said:
They do have a big problem with roaming packs of dogs, but in this case all six lived at the house where the attack took place.
Ironically, the house next door ALSO has six pit bulls!

The last story I read said that Detroit had in excess of 200,000 pit bulls in the city, some with owners, and many roaming free.



If you have a valid CPL you can carry in Detroit. In fact, the Police Chief encourages it! :D



He probably moved because he had no intentions of being a responsible owner and now YOU made it apparent that it might cost him his dog.
Good for you.
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Prayers for the little girl. I wonder what they have in those houses, where they feel like they need six pit bulls to protect it?
 
I really hate to see a news article or forum thread titled like this one. It should read "Another moron who shouldn't own a dog".

Pit bulls have really gotten a bad rap. Look at most of the fools that own them. The dog is just a status symbol for the owner who wants a dog everyone fears. Back in the 70's it was the Doberman, in the 80's it suddenly became the Rottweiler and now in the gangsta era it happens to be the pit bull.

Of my five dogs the pit bull is the least likely to bite anyone or anything outside of a good chew bone. She is one of the most docile dogs I've ever owned. Why? She had a proper upbringing unlike so many of the dogs you hear about on the news. Unfortunately this stereotype follows her anywhere I take her as most folks will avoid her like the plague. I've only had a handful of people ever ask if they could pet her. On the other hand, my little shaggy mutt has people just walk up and pet him and he is the most likely one to bite. Go figure.
 

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It's not the breed, it's the owners. The breed is easily trained to be vicious or aggressive. Sometimes they can get riled easily but a good owner can control that. A friend of mine has a beautiful pit on his ranch and when he gets to growling they speak to him in a monotone and ask him "what would a good dog do?". That embarrasses him and he lays down, quietly. Good training makes for good dogs.

My Staffordshire mix and German Shepherd mix are incredibly sweet. That's how they get treated and they respond in kind. You can own one dog, six, or sixty - if they are treated correctly and know who is in charge they won't get aggressive.

This idiot owner was already warned according to the story so he knew he had trouble in his pack. He ignore the warning - I bet he loses all of his dogs, not just the one or two that attacked the little girl. He might even get some time in the grey bar hotel. Richly deserved.
 

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I'm in random people's houses every day at work. I encounter at least one (1) pitbull a day, not including the two (2) we own. All of them just want to lick me and be petted. I never had any issues with any pits. I did have a Pomeranian bite the back of my pants leg, but my boot protected my ankle. My fiance's parents have a shihtzu that is notorious for nipping at her parents and my fiance. It tried to nip me once, but a hard smack on the top of its head ceased that behavior towards me immediately. I also have had a lot of chihuahuas and little white fluffy things growl at me. I'm not a fan of little dogs.
 
Besides letting them run loose.......

People don't want to socialize their dogs and treat them as pets. Neither will they respond to orders to keep them contained. Or that even good natured dogs can adopt pack behavior in an instant they are associated with a group of unontrolled animals. The owners want them to act like junkyard dogs so that nobody will mess with them. The downside of this is that their dogs look at any other pets, children and people in general as intruders and fair game.
 
In the Stockton CA area about a year ago we had problems with a good-size pack of dogs, mostly pits, attacking people and dogs. City and county animal control got together and chased them down and caught them. To some extent dogs are like people, when they become a back they become aggressive and unaccountable.
 
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