[PitbullOwner1]

well personally i think that when the women was told to dont touch the dog and he was growling she should have left the dog alone .. so she is as much at fault as the dog is .. you think that pitbulls are mean dogs they arent .. granted some have been used for fighting but some like my 3 are nothing more than big babys who play with my son every day and would not hurt anyone .. so people need to stop and think .. if someone says leave him alone and the dog is growling that means LEAVE HIM ALONE..

[az_illini]

I call Bravo Sierra. The owners are negligent on several counts.

“He backed away, then he muscled his way out of the collar and attacked her.”

1) The dog slipped his collar which tells me that the dog was on a flat collar and the collar was not tight enough.

“Twelve-year-old Payton Newell was walking the dog when Trinh came up and tried to pet it, Payton said He started growling and I said, ‘Don’t pet him,”

2 The dog is obviously leash aggressive, the owner knew it.

“Bailey yanked the 60-pound male, named Achilles...”

So what we have here is a 100 lb, 12 year old boy walking a 60 pound leash aggressive dog on a flat collar. Any responsible dog owner should have put this dog of this size and temperament on a prong collar, or at least a choke collar. Secondly a responsible owner would not allow a child to handle this dog in public. These people knew the dog had dangerous tendencies and did nothing to protect their neighbors from it.

By the way, When they say the dog backed away, They don’t mean it baked away from Trihn. I suspect they mean the dog backed away from Newell. The boy was probably trying to pull the dog away from Trihn. The dog instinctively resisted by pulling backwards and slipped his collar.

[az_illini]

Here’s the story with Pit Bulls as I see it. Generally speaking Pitt Pulls are a dominant breed. They are also very powerful animals. Generally speaking, for some reason drug dealers, gang bangers, assorted dirt bags, and those with FICO scores below 600 tend to gravitate towards this breed. Maybe this is because of the breed’s tough image and intimidating look. Maybe this is because they are relatively inexpensive and readily available as compared to other “tough dogs” like Rottweilers, German Sheppard Dogs, Bouviers, Akitas, Husky’s etc. Regardless of the reason pit bulls tend to attract owners who are unwilling, or who lack the patience, dedication, temperament, education, intelligence, and financial means to learn how to properly handle a dominant breed.

Granted, Pitt bulls aren’t inherently lethal. But in the hands of the typical owner, they’re a land mine waiting to be stepped on. Its like giving a Ferrari to a 16 year old boy. He may be able to drive it around the block without an accident. Maybe the kid is mature enough to handle the responsibility, but the odds aren’t very good, and the other drivers on the road would be a lot safer if the kid had a Yarris.

Pit bull owners flame away…

[N3WBI3]

Maybe if she understood english she would have. Still any dog worth breeding would not have mauled her for such an offense but the nature of the pitbull is nasty and agressive.