Seeing this reports really bothers me. I can’t imagine what that boy was thinking during the attack.
I work with dogs - for real, in hospitals and places - and this continues to be a sensitive subject for owners of “pits”. Some get very defensive saying things like, it’s the owner, not the breed. Forget there is not such thing as a pit bull breed, but I point out you can’t trust this “breed”.
It’s always the dog never hurt anyone, the dog has been around for years, etc, etc. People just do not understand certain animals. I equate these to the pet chimp that went off and tore the woman’s face apart. The women thought the little monkey was like a child.
I see someone with a pit and if I’m at a park, we leave. You’re dog might be the sweetest thing ever, but they might snap. And it’s not worth the risk.
Example here.........
https://people.com/crime/2-children-killed-pit-bull-attack-tennessee-mother-hospitalized/
We had an AmStaff rescue. Covered in scars, I’m not sure what he experienced in his life before us, but he always seemed grateful for his new life. A docile very smart dog, but I did always tend to be very watchful around him.
“Your dog might be the sweetest thing ever, but they might snap. And it’s not worth the risk.”
Put Bulls, the Muslims of the dog world.
I distinctly remember this particular pit bull attack. Out of all the attacks that happen, I’ve never forgotten this one. It was the worst.