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[chixie]

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we don't have animal control... all we can do is call the sheriffs office... dog came back thhis morning... hubby to a shot at him but missed... the neighbors took him back to his parents house
what gets me is hubby told him to chain the dog up and he said that is mean and will only make the dog mean.... My husband sai"news flash... he is already mean" hubby also told him he could by cattle panels to make a fence... we did that for my nephews dog who killed a chicken after he ate his chainlink fence to ge out

 

[Cara]

I bet the parents' neighbours are delighted

You need to call the Sheriff's Dept., otherwise you're allowing this craziness to continue.

 

[chickerdoodle]

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Its not the dog--its the owner. Owners are responsible for their dog's behavior so that's where I would start--complain to the sheriff ASAP. I was an animal behavior specialist for many years and have seen some of the best "pit" bulls who were very trustworthy and sweet. The dogs that bite the most are small breed dogs--they just can't do the damage a larger dog can. Some pit bull lines are aggressive and other lines are not--sounds like this is a dog with aggressive genes and high prey drive (they are terriers after all!). He is undoubtedly not getting enough attention so he resorts to attacking to have an outlet for his drive.

I am so sorry for your experience.

FYI: I also agree that punctures can turn into a nasty abscess so get it checked and cleaned properly. The vet may also prescribe systemic antibiotics.

 

[substandardtim]

you need to call the cops, report it and keep pushing the issue until this dog is put down. a nasty animal that attacks other animals without reason will attack humans as well. what if it kills a baby or a child just for playing in their own yard.

 

[Rusty Hills Farm]

I got on to my nephew because what if the dog turned on him.... my dh didn't want to cause trouble with our nieghbors...

The only dog fight we have ever had occurred when my son left his dog in his room and it ate the carpet. I heard the ripping sounds and went in to investigate. The dog ran between my feet, escaping the room, ran straight down the hall and launched himself at my male Dobie. The Dobie was 100+ pounds and slammed the smaller dog onto the floor. At which point I outed him and he came straight to me and sat at my feet. My partner grabbed the other dog by the collar. When the dog realized he could not continue the attack on the Dobie, he turned on my partner and bit off 2 fingers on the hand holding his collar.

Your nephew was a VERY lucky young man last night.


Rusty​

 

[StewS]

I agree, call the cops and file a complaint. I don't like the thought of shooting the dog but if that's what you need to do to protect your dog, do it! Just make sure the complaint is filed first to avoid any trouble with the law. As for the @-holes that own the other dog, I hope they never get to breed. Don't need them producing duplicates of themselves.

 

[anngili]

I'm so sorry about your dog getting hurt and your nephew being scared to death!

I'm glad your dog is recovering well, too. I'm glad those people are moving away from your neighborhood, especially after what they were proposing your children do!

It's your decision and I respect that, but I'm sure hoping you'll call in the dog attack.

I really do worry that the same dog might attack another dog or a child or small adult and for reasons based on personal experience.

There was a guy who used to live close to me (in another town) who had a pit bull. He actually thought it was cool to let his dog intimidate other people's dogs. I was walking my (extremely friendly) boxer cross towards a bridge as he was coming in the other direction and he actually let out 6' of the chain the dog was on just for kicks!

I think he may have encouraged it to be aggressive; he certainly didn't stop him from it! I don't think he used it for fighting since it didn't have scars, but it was definitely aggressive towards my dog!

About a week later, I heard a child screaming at the top of it's lungs one day when I was outside, went to see what was wrong, and the dog had stalked her, trapped her on top of a car, and while I was running towards the child, the dog jumped on the car, chased her down the sidewalk and almost caught her. There was not a charge to intimidate, it was out for blood! The dog wasn't on the property of the owner, either!

There was no one else out there and it was just plain luck that I was. I'm sure it would have mauled her severely, if not killed her. She and the dog were about the same size. It was coming after me until I grabbed a metal pipe out of a dumpster and charged it, yelling and growling myself all the way! I'm just a shade under 6' and weighed a good 180 lbs then. (Back then, I used to throw 66# cases of meat 10 feet all the time at work.) I'd never before had a dog not get intimidated if I charged it, but this one just slowed down!

I think my charging it confused it, but then it started coming again faster and kept stalking me and the child, although a little more slowly. I was yelling my head off for help and someone heard. They saw what was happening and, thank goodness!, called the police and tried to distract the dog.

I think the only thing that stopped that dog was the officer putting two shots in the ground about 6" from that dog's nose. That got the owner out to retrieve his dog and I got out of there as fast as I could with the child. From what I understand, an officer ended up shooting the dog because it started to attack him.

Later I got attacked by a different dog that whose owners seemed very much like the ones you have. I'd started carrying a pipe when jogging after the pit bull event and because I jogged past some large dogs on chains that also acted aggressively. One broke loose and charged me. I had to hit that big Rottie as hard as I could 3 times before it quit attacking (knocked it out on the 3rd swing). I wished I'd called it in to the police then; a few months later it broke the bigger chain, attacked a child on the other side of the street, and almost killed her. It mauled her very, very badly! They shot that dog, too. I still feel guilty I didn't call it in. Their neighbors knew about the dogs, too, and they didn't call them in either.

I'm probably paranoid after those two experiences and I certainly still feel guilty as heck that I hadn't called it in when it came after me. The owner did swear to me she'd put it on a big chain and she did, but it broke the bigger chain to get to the child.

It may be the owners' fault in each instance, but to me, it's just too dangerous to leave a dog like that in the wrong hands. Too often some animal or person gets hurt and there's no way to take it back.

I'm hoping you and others can learn from my mistake. Best wishes, whatever you decide to do.

 

[chixie]

my dog is doing great... I am flushing his wound several times a day... he even snuck off to go swimming in the pond out back which is his daily routine(he does it everymorning) he is now indors to keep him out of the pond... he will see the vet monday morning...

I don't have anything against pit bulls,rotts,and dobies... I have had the first two.... my pits name was pebbles(her first half was white with black dots like a dalmation and her back half was solid black with a white check mark above her tail.. she was my best friend in highschool... she rode our gocart with me and always went everywhere with me(my cousin gave her to me when we first moved back home and I had no human friends here) she never hurt anyone or anything while I owned her... she had a couple of hundred acres to roam... well we ended up moving to the city and mymom was afraid of how the neighbors would act about her and how she would act when she didn't have all the space we used to have... so I gave her to my uncle who lived in the country... he let her run with a pack of dogs who was killing peoples rabbits and chickens(the pack already did this before my uncle took her and taught her to do this) the neighbors shot her along with the other dogs... I don't blame anyone but my uncle because he could have kept her in his fenced yard but didn't... all good dogs can turn bad... my grandmas chihuahua always attacked us when she was around... if she wasn't there the dog loved us and played with us...

I do how ever blame the owners for not taking responsibility for their dog... they already had one shot last week by someone because they were attacking their horses... stupid people will never learn ... two more days and they will be gone

 

[mmtillman]

Glad your nasty neighbors are moving...and hope they take that dog with them!!
Back in the late 90's we had meth dealers living behind us for 5 years and they ''kept'' pit bulls around for guard dogs and ''security''.
My grandkids were very young at the time, and with us alot, but , our back yard was no longer a safe place for them to play....I certainly couldnt approach these 'people' concerning the dogs....so I took matters into my own hands
I used the shoot and shovel method. These dogs were used strictly for attack purposes and were NOT someones beloved pets. They were abused and trained to be vicious....I had no problems taking them all out of commission.
Any dog that would attack another dog would probally attack a small child....be glad you didnt have that happen!
I am glad your dog is ok....

 

[Brindlebtch]

Here's to hoping nothing happens before they leave in two days.

I hate people like that.