Wow! You saved a life when you were that young! Can’t imagine how there would be one less woman walking around today if you had not thought to choke it to death. While I would want to help I think I would have, in my teens, tried hitting it with things and that usually doesn’t work at all. People talk about hitting a pit with tire irons, boards etc. and the dogs usually don’t let go but continue that lethal shake you describe.
The weird underworld of people who MUST own these dogs, and no other breed, often caution one another to be ‘responsible’ and carry a ‘break stick’ which is a small pry bar to use when their ‘pet’ closes it’s jaws on another dog or human and won’t let go and/or just shakes his prey when commanded to release. Like any responsible dog owner would want to own a dog breed known to grab/hold/shake to the extent you need to carry a tool for that, like a responsible person would own a dog breed that causes the most fatalities in the US, killing one person on average every 21 days, killing more adults than children...yeah...they call themselves ‘experienced’ and ‘responsible’.
And the owner of the dog you killed was angry with YOU? No matter how much I loved my dogs, I would kill it myself if I found it shaking a child like that. It would be emotionally shattering but I know which side I’m on - the child’s. But then I do not consider any pet an extension of my personal power and importance the way pit owners do. See, there’s that difference...
yup, it was in Suring Wisconsin and I was EXTREMELY angry at that dog. I am still in contact with the family and the "little girl", now a senior citizen, is alive and well and the mother of three kids (now grown). I reacted, probably stupidly, but I've never regretted it for a moment. I'm certain that adrenolin played a big part in my efforts, but as far as I'm concerned, the dog never stood a chance...I was bigger, heavier, and on its back withy a death hold around his neck......very scary but very fulfilling.....My parents were not pleased with my actions until they learned the results....