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wolfphoenix

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That's exactly what the animal control officer said......both about registering a goldfish, and about the probability of a past incident. He did check the data, and nothing has been reported for this dog before. That's why he wants me to send a written statement. He said their hands are tied until a pattern is shown. I'm also going to attach a photo of Pearl's injuries so that will become part of the record as well.

Oddly enough, I came home to check on Pearl a few minutes ago, and the landlady's son happened to be next door doing some weed eating. He noticed us outside and came over to say hello, and asked what happened to Pearl. When I told him, he was really upset. He said his mom hadn't wanted to rent to a dog owner, but when the guy produced those cards, she assumed "service animal", and said okay. He asked what kind of dog it was, and when I told him, he said he was sure his mom had not been aware. He did say that the guy had only sub leased for two months, and will be moving at the end of July.
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just stay diligent/alert til then
 

swiftdog2.0

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That's exactly what the animal control officer said......both about registering a goldfish, and about the probability of a past incident. He did check the data, and nothing has been reported for this dog before. That's why he wants me to send a written statement. He said their hands are tied until a pattern is shown. I'm also going to attach a photo of Pearl's injuries so that will become part of the record as well.

Oddly enough, I came home to check on Pearl a few minutes ago, and the landlady's son happened to be next door doing some weed eating. He noticed us outside and came over to say hello, and asked what happened to Pearl. When I told him, he was really upset. He said his mom hadn't wanted to rent to a dog owner, but when the guy produced those cards, she assumed "service animal", and said okay. He asked what kind of dog it was, and when I told him, he said he was sure his mom had not been aware. He did say that the guy had only sub leased for two months, and will be moving at the end of July.

At least there is now a record of the incident.

Hopefully, this guy will now be motivated to secure his dog going forward.
 

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GNTLGNT

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On Sunday, my dog was attacked by a Pit Bull mix breed on my property. I had come home from lunch with my Mom, let Pearl out on the lead, and ran inside to change into some grubbing clothes so I could play with the dog, and dig in some dirt. Just as I zipped my pants, I heard the awfulest scream from my dog that I've ever heard. I ran out the back door, and saw the other dog with its mouth around Pearl's entire upper body, flinging her around like a wet rag. The other dog's owner was there as quickly as I was, and he struggled to get his dog to let Pearl go. My guess is that it took about three minutes to get the dog to let go....longest most awful three minutes of my life. When I saw her laying on the ground, I thought she was dead.....she was so small and so still. Those of you that have been here a while and have seen the photos of Pearl know that she small.....about 14 pounds of Jack Russell Chihuahua. Obviously no match for an 85 pound Pit Bull. I was so terrified. The Pit's owner did try to do the right thing. He was very apologetic, drove me and Pearl to the emergency pet clinic, waited the 5 plus hours it took to patch Pearl up, and paid the total cost. I do believe he is sincerely sorry, and while I am appreciative, I was a little pissed off that he begged me not to report the incident to animal control.....said his dog has never behaved like that before and is registered as an emotional support service pet.......I had to be nice, because we were at the pet clinic, and he was footing the bill, and I didn't have a ride back home, and didn't even bring my purse or cell phone. I'm calling BS on the service pet never behaved like that before story. The good news is that Pearl is going to be okay. She has a whole bunch of stitches and is wearing the cone of shame, and somehow lost most of her front teeth.....I'm secretly hoping that she got a good bite or two in..... I'm also very thankful that the Munchkin was at her dad's house. As traumatic as the scene was for me, it would have devastated her. When Munchkin came home yesterday, Pearl sat up, smiled and barked for the first time since she was hurt.......I swear, my girl is magic.
....I'm so very sorry honey and I concur with calling BS....if that dog is indeed a "service animal" there should either be a vest on the animal or a card that he carries, from legitimate local authorities....very gentle GNT hugs for Pearl....and slap one around yourself from me to boot....
 
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wolfphoenix

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....I'm so very sorry honey and I concur with calling BS....if that dog is indeed a "service animal" there should either be a vest on the animal or a card that he carries, from legitimate local authorities....very gentle GNT hugs for Pearl....and slap one around yourself from me to boot....
thats our gentle hero:)
 

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This is terrible! Pitbulls are very scary creatures. Yes, yes, people who own them say they are the most gentle things and loving. And they probably are to them. But they don't play well with others. Or that has been my experience with them.

Hopefully this was an eye opener for this owner to realize this and he will take precautions from now on. Sounds like a muzzle is in order.

Pit Bulls scare me. I know that most of them are fine around people unless they are taught otherwise but many of them don't get along well with other dogs even if they are perfectly fine around humans. No matter how many precautions you take, all dogs get lose once in a while. These dogs are so powerful that there's not a lot you can do when they attack your dog.

I had one episode with Ozzy that was a close call. Luckily I was in my yard. I had just got back from walking him and I noticed a kid walking a Pit Bull a little down the road from me. The kid was too small to be walking a dog like this and when the dog saw Ozzy, he ripped the leash out of the kids hand and came charging at Ozzy. I was very close to my gate and I quickly got Ozzy inside the gate and closed it right as the dog hit the fence. I'm always wary of people walking a Pit Bull that don't look like they are strong enough to handle the dog.
 

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Pit Bulls scare me. I know that most of them are fine around people unless they are taught otherwise but many of them don't get along well with other dogs even if they are perfectly fine around humans. No matter how many precautions you take, all dogs get lose once in a while. These dogs are so powerful that there's not a lot you can do when they attack your dog.

I had one episode with Ozzy that was a close call. Luckily I was in my yard. I had just got back from walking him and I noticed a kid walking a Pit Bull a little down the road from me. The kid was too small to be walking a dog like this and when the dog saw Ozzy, he ripped the leash out of the kids hand and came charging at Ozzy. I was very close to my gate and I quickly got Ozzy inside the gate and closed it right as the dog hit the fence. I'm always wary of people walking a Pit Bull that don't look like they are strong enough to handle the dog.
The house right next to me for a time became a rental and I had the worst neighbors move in. We're pretty sure it was a drug house. (Thankfully it is now an owned home by nice people who cleaned it up!) . Anyway, these renters had a pitbull that was so damn scary.

My veggie garden was right next to our shared fence line and I was working in my garden and literally, this dog was doing everything to get to me. Snarling and growling. This dog was climbing the fence and its paws were clinging to the top and it was coming for me! If it would've gotten any purchase with those back legs, I would have been in a world of serious hurt. I was scared to go in my own back yard.
 

fljoe0

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The house right next to me for a time became a rental and I had the worst neighbors move in. We're pretty sure it was a drug house. (Thankfully it is now an owned home by nice people who cleaned it up!) . Anyway, these renters had a pitbull that was so damn scary.

My veggie garden was right next to our shared fence line and I was working in my garden and literally, this dog was doing everything to get to me. Snarling and growling. This dog was climbing the fence and its paws were clinging to the top and it was coming for me! If it would've gotten any purchase with those back legs, I would have been in a world of serious hurt. I was scared to go in my own back yard.

I read a story a couple of years ago about a guy in Vero that was attacked in his house by a neighbor's Pit Bull. The dog got into the man's back yard and the man had his back door open. The dog got into the house through the open door and attacked the guy. Quite a shock to get attacked by a neighbor's dog inside your house.
 

ghost19

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The house right next to me for a time became a rental and I had the worst neighbors move in. We're pretty sure it was a drug house. (Thankfully it is now an owned home by nice people who cleaned it up!) . Anyway, these renters had a pitbull that was so damn scary.

My veggie garden was right next to our shared fence line and I was working in my garden and literally, this dog was doing everything to get to me. Snarling and growling. This dog was climbing the fence and its paws were clinging to the top and it was coming for me! If it would've gotten any purchase with those back legs, I would have been in a world of serious hurt. I was scared to go in my own back yard.
Pit bulls seems to be very popular around here. A few years ago a couple of towns east of here, a pit bull attacked a little boy, I think about 3 years old, who was killed and his little sister was badly maimed by the same dog before the parents had time to intervene. They were just playing in their back yard or something to that effect. Pit bulls always worry me.
 

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Pit Bulls scare me. I know that most of them are fine around people unless they are taught otherwise but many of them don't get along well with other dogs even if they are perfectly fine around humans. No matter how many precautions you take, all dogs get lose once in a while. These dogs are so powerful that there's not a lot you can do when they attack your dog.

I had one episode with Ozzy that was a close call. Luckily I was in my yard. I had just got back from walking him and I noticed a kid walking a Pit Bull a little down the road from me. The kid was too small to be walking a dog like this and when the dog saw Ozzy, he ripped the leash out of the kids hand and came charging at Ozzy. I was very close to my gate and I quickly got Ozzy inside the gate and closed it right as the dog hit the fence. I'm always wary of people walking a Pit Bull that don't look like they are strong enough to handle the dog.
We have neighbors up the street that have a pit bull and they let the kids walk it all the time. They range in age from 5 or 6 to about 13 and they are all too small to handle the dog if he would decide to charge at someone. I am too small to handle a dog like that! We do not have a fence, so if that dog would decide to come after one of us or our little dog...it would be bad.

These kids have zero respect for other people's property. The oldest girl was walking along one day (not with the dog) and shredding mail and tossing it in yards. We were outside and Scott hollered at her to pick up everything she threw in our yard. She did it, but muttered under her breath and gave us dirty looks the whole time. The younger boys I have had to ask more than once to get out of our yard. So now they ride their bikes to the curb in front of our house and just sit there and stare. It is creepy, even if they are little kids! They throw balls at cars, and last summer when that car came out of park or whatever happened and rolled backwards down the street and through 2 front yards before it stopped, (no one was hurt thank goodness) the police who responded questioned them. No other kids on the block got questioned. So did they cause it?

Anyway, all this to say they don't seem to care about much of anything, so they are not responsible enough to have a breed of dog like a pit bull.
 

wolfphoenix

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We have neighbors up the street that have a pit bull and they let the kids walk it all the time. They range in age from 5 or 6 to about 13 and they are all too small to handle the dog if he would decide to charge at someone. I am too small to handle a dog like that! We do not have a fence, so if that dog would decide to come after one of us or our little dog...it would be bad.

These kids have zero respect for other people's property. The oldest girl was walking along one day (not with the dog) and shredding mail and tossing it in yards. We were outside and Scott hollered at her to pick up everything she threw in our yard. She did it, but muttered under her breath and gave us dirty looks the whole time. The younger boys I have had to ask more than once to get out of our yard. So now they ride their bikes to the curb in front of our house and just sit there and stare. It is creepy, even if they are little kids! They throw balls at cars, and last summer when that car came out of park or whatever happened and rolled backwards down the street and through 2 front yards before it stopped, (no one was hurt thank goodness) the police who responded questioned them. No other kids on the block got questioned. So did they cause it?

Anyway, all this to say they don't seem to care about much of anything, so they are not responsible enough to have a breed of dog like a pit bull.
too often, not always, Pits are just status symbols for the ignorant and low of character
 
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