At least he waited until the dogs committed to attack, unlike the cops who open fire at the sight of a dog, any dog... or cat, fish, hamster, pink lawn flamingo, backfiring car, each other...
I’m going to have to start carrying my pepper spray mace whenever I’m out walking. Can’t handle a gun; would shoot myself in the feet, even with taking a class and target practice. Does anyone know if pepper spray will affect dogs like it does humans?
Thank God he was armed and not afraid to use it.
>>LaValley acknowledged that the dogs were fighting, but said Lewis should not have opened fire.
“At no time whatsoever was his life in danger,” LaValley said<<
REALLY?! So when those pit bulls of yours attacked Lewis, they were playing frisbee?
Speaking of pit bulls, whatever happened to chet99?
The owner of the pit bulls, Justin LaValley, then took them away - and even shook Lewis' hand before leaving the scene. The injured pit bull was taken to a veterinarian for surgery and is expected to survive.
LaValley acknowledged that the dogs were fighting, but said Lewis should not have opened fire.
"At no time whatsoever was his life in danger," LaValley said.
To that I say, bunk. Shoot first and let God sort 'em out later.
It’s a shame he did not kill all three of them. Those dogs are a menace. A woman here in town was mauled and killed by one about a year or so ago. The pit “who never attacked anyone in its life”, even though there were several complaints lodged agaisnt the dog, basically tore the woman’s face clean off her skull. No open casket for her.
The dog was destroyed and there is a trial for manslaughter pending for the owners.
“LaValley acknowledged that the dogs were fighting, but said Lewis should not have opened fire.
“At no time whatsoever was his life in danger,” LaValley said”
So it would have been OK if he was just bitten or maimed then? Another idiot detached from reality.
It sounds like these Pit Bulls had a serious case of ball aggression.. Thank goodness the Shepherd and the man were not seriously injured.
This happened at a park.. I doubt any of the dogs were supposed to be off-lead.
At the off-lead dog park I go to, a small dog was killed by a Greyhound and a Lab had his stomach torn-up and both legs broken by a Pit.
No matter where you are with your dogs.. please be careful and observant as to what dogs are in the vicinity.
Trust you instincts in sizing up a dog and the dogs owner.
Someone call the UN; their bill granting animals the same rights as humans just got violated/sarc
"At no time whatsoever was his life in danger," LaValley said.
Justin needs to be brought up on charges. By the way, why were this guy's pit bulls unleased? Isn't there a lease law there?
I’m always wishing for the headline:
Pit Bull Owner Shot
Last year 2 of my now departed neighbors pits came down to our farm. I didn’t know it at the time but they killed one lamb,our female Great Pyrenees went after them. In the battle that ensued my girl got her muzzle cut some but our big male Pyrenees came and joined the battle. This is one big dog not to be messed with, he(Weighed in by our vet last week at 202lbs, all muscle) He snatched up one of the pits by the hind leg and literally tore the leg off. The other pit took off. My wife found the lamb a short while later but saw the whole fight. I hate these dogs to no end.
Somewhere out there on the web, a man posted a video about ‘how to kill a pit bull that’s attacking you’. He noted, for example that common defensive moves - kicking at it etc. allow the dog to bleed you down pretty quickly (weaken you considerably with blood loss and flesh wounds) and those dog sparing measures generally do not work against the breed. He said one approach was to flip the dog and then ‘bounce on his chest’ to collapse his ribcage and everything else in the vicinity. That’s assuming the dog is on his hind legs biting you (suggests you may have to ‘allow it’ to grab you LEFT arm because you ARE going to get bitten unless armed) and you reach under and grab the dog’s right front leg (with your right hand) and pull down-across-up to roll the dog over onto his back - at which point you go knees down on his chest and...if you have to...bounce your weight.
Protties against the Catholics, Baptists vs the Calvinistas, Applejobs vs the Microsofties, chihuahasofties contra the pitbullies. Your FR on dopamine!
Three unleashed pit bulls in a park - what could possibly go wrong?
That is a great reason to own a gun. Anyone could see that.
Where I live, a gator can grab you quicker than a pit bull. In our case, with our laws, if the gator attacks me, I cannot shoot it (with my LEGAL gun). If my neighbor attacks me, it is legal to shoot him. Anybody see something “funny” with the gun laws?
I never take my corgi to a dog park. I do not like the idea of unleashed dogs milling about; particularly aggressive ones. I walk him on a leash in the neighborhood only. I have a CCW permit and go armed in case someone’s pit bull gets loose and attacks one or both of us.