9+ P have gained a lot of respect from me the last 10 years.

They are no slouch.

Still carry a XDS 45 . By far the best CC gun I've used. Used to carry SW 442 .38. Semi is a lot more comfortable, and a better handling gun. Don't get me started on the triggers.

Ah, I see. I hope it works for you. Sad that you need to carry a weapon (any kind of weapon) just to take your dog for a walk.

Refrigerators of the world, watch out!

I've always wanted one of those. Just never had a good reason to have one other than just for kicks (and I assume it does kick pretty good). Maybe one day I'll live in bear country and I'll finally have a reason.

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This incident was just a couple of months after I rescued the fawn one in this pic. I was walking the two males on the left. Stupid woman was walking down the sidewalk with her dog without any kind of leash. He (fawn - his name is Chief) was still at that age where any kind of dog showing just a little aggression and he was ready to go. But I went to the opposite sidewalk and stopped to try and avoid that and wait for this dummy to go on by. Of course, that is not what happened. Stupid idiot's dog ran across to mine. Chief went right at that dog and of course the other one is a follower so naturally, he joined in. I ended up with some scrapes and skinned knees and I cussed out that moron. Needless to say, the other dog didn't fare so well. He got what he deserved but it was a lot more than he bargained for.

That's a good point. Many people want to own a powerful breed, often a Pitbull. The problem is that most don't know how to handle a powerful breed.

Had a similar occurrence last year. Don’t blame the dog: blame the owner. She’s at fault.:)

Dang, that's crazy. I'm curious, where did this happen? Not that it makes much difference but a pitt was just wondering around. It makes one wonder where the heck is the owner?

That's not right. I don't care what kind of dog, it should not be allowed to roam free in a city/neighborhood area. I would call animal control. And keep calling until this practice stops.

I think owners should have to answer for their pets’ behavior personally. If your animal hurts or kills someone, they should charge you criminally as if you did it.

I had a neighbor a few years back who worked for the local newspaper. She went to a house to do a story on how nice the pitbul who lived there was. Apparently, the dog had attacked another dog and they were ordered to put it down, or had to pay a fine or something, and they wanted the paper to do a feel good story on how great the dog was and how it had never done something like that before.

Well, she went over and initially met the family, took pics of the dog and the kids and the dog playing with the kid's pet hamster. Then the owner invited her to sit in the chair in the living room...and that dog ****ing went off. Jumped on her, bit her face pretty good. The owner was able to get the dog off of her, but the damage was done. She got a few stitches and the story in the paper was not flattering.

The owner voluntarily put the dog down, which I thought was actually quite well done. At some point, you can love the thing all you want but it's now proven it can be very dangerous, time for 'ol Spike to go...

Dang, you guys are making me a little concerned. I have been around friends and family with Pitts and never had much of an issue. My son has one that they rescued several years ago. She is a sweetheart but after reading stories in this thread, I admit that it does make me a little concerned because they have a 3 year old and a baby on the way.

The dog is about 8 years old, I think. They had her and another female Pitt or Pitt mix. The other one died a few years ago. She was a fun dog and loved people and never harmed anyone or any other dogs. But yeah, I guess you never know. Sometimes, instincts take over.

Is this actually real? I mean, why would somebody be charged with a felony for simply defending themselves from a loose dog?