[BJungNan]

But it's all about how you raise the dog, not about the breed dontcha know!

Too bad only the idiot "my dog is nice and would never do that" pittbull owners still believe that.

Whoops, I think there is a policy against personal attacks on here and I should not have called pittbull owner idiots. But, I can not think of another word for them...

[kanawa]

I should not have called pittbull owner idiots. But, I can not think of another word for them...

In this case I think your well justified in calling the owner a idiot...

"...the dog jumped over a small deck fence..."

He did not have control of his dog, indicative of an idiot.

[Blowtorch]

Too bad only the idiot "my dog is nice and would never do that" pittbull owners still believe that.

Yes, it's amazing how adamantly some of pit bull owners will deny that these dogs are inherently agressive and consider it all a stereotype or just "a bad rap" these dogs are given, caused solely by their irresponsible owners. Some of the pit bull owners I've met seem to have chosen the breed because of its image, and also to prove to themselves what a good dog owner they are. I always hear about how "gentle" and "harmless" their particular dog is. Yeah right.

It's the unpublicized accounts that I know of that tell me that the "it's just about the owner" argument has no teeth (pun intended).