I don't personally know of anyone's pet lion that has ever mauled anyone either, but I absolutely guarantee that if I ever see the first hair of the pet lion a local near here owns I will shoot to kill on sight. Period. Why? Because it has the very real potential to kill me or a family member. For the same reason a stray cat or yorkie will likely be ignored the first time or two it comes around, but a stray anything that looks like the American Pit Bull Terrier, or any dog that acts even remotely aggressive, will also be shot on sight. My land, my rules.
You've brought this particular dog issue up repeatedly. If you want to love on a particular breed, have at it....that's your prerogative. It seems it's about time you understand that many of the rest of us accept that Pit Bull Terriers and associated breeds are unusually dangerous..whether you agree, or disagree with the reasons, and all you are doing is baiting anymore. I don't often read about dogfighting groups being caught who are using springer spaniels....or border collies...or labs. In fact, I've never read about such. Hmmm.......
Last winter I saw another on the next road over, and warned my family and neighbors (who join me in my kill anything that looks like them philosophy). I saw it when it attacked my van. Turns out it got a bicyclist about two nights later, then ran to the woods when the owner "supposedly" tried to call it in when the warden & sheriff showed up. I saw it a couple weeks later, was unarmed, but called the warden. Warden showed up with the sheriff and before they got here it had tried to attack another vehicle, losing a contact encounter this time and getting to the edge of the woods near the road. Warden and sheriff saw it, and both state it attacked them as they got within 50' or so. Both shot it dead. Both affirmed their consistently bad experiences with any dog even remotely pit bull.
So, love yours all you like. Just don't let them get on my place.
You've brought this particular dog issue up repeatedly. If you want to love on a particular breed, have at it....that's your prerogative. It seems it's about time you understand that many of the rest of us accept that Pit Bull Terriers and associated breeds are unusually dangerous..whether you agree, or disagree with the reasons, and all you are doing is baiting anymore. I don't often read about dogfighting groups being caught who are using springer spaniels....or border collies...or labs. In fact, I've never read about such. Hmmm.......
Last winter I saw another on the next road over, and warned my family and neighbors (who join me in my kill anything that looks like them philosophy). I saw it when it attacked my van. Turns out it got a bicyclist about two nights later, then ran to the woods when the owner "supposedly" tried to call it in when the warden & sheriff showed up. I saw it a couple weeks later, was unarmed, but called the warden. Warden showed up with the sheriff and before they got here it had tried to attack another vehicle, losing a contact encounter this time and getting to the edge of the woods near the road. Warden and sheriff saw it, and both state it attacked them as they got within 50' or so. Both shot it dead. Both affirmed their consistently bad experiences with any dog even remotely pit bull.
So, love yours all you like. Just don't let them get on my place.