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I was thinking about doing this but so long as they leave me alone I am perfectly willing to come up with a sane and sensible settlement....ie...they pay their Vet bill and I'll pay mine. God Bless America.

The Butcher Knife? Oh, you want to know about the Butcher Knife? Glad you asked.

As I was rolling around in the ditch with the 3-yr-old granddaughter screaming in the street I was trying to PRY the dogs apart. By this time Jo-Ann had the cocker in a death grip like dogs do, her teeth THROUGH the cocker's mouth, all the way through. It was horrible.

I couldn't get them apart so I did the only thing I could do, I screamed for help.

The cocker's owners heard and next thing I know, as I'm laying over both dogs and beating MY dog on the snout to get her to let go of the cocker, out of the corner of my eye I see the cocker's owner running at me with a HUGE butcher knife, held high in the air and ready to plunge.

He was going to STAB MY DOG!

I started screaming and told him if he stabbed my dog he'd have to go through me to get to her.

He did drop the knife at that point and he helped me pry the dogs loose. Hey, the guy was really nice about it. He was shook up, he apologized to my granddaughter that she had to see all this. I did take Jo-Ann home then returned to see how the cocker was. I think the cocker lost an eyeball. The owner then asked me if I could help with the Vet bill at which point I told him politely I could not.

Not to mention my hands are torn up.

This is the mentality of this country any more, to add a moral to it all. There is NO right or wrong. There are only lies and spin and lust for money.

I've been despondent over the whole thing. Folks, my dog is a BIG dog, she's got BIG teeth. She's NEVER attacked another dog yet TWO dogs now have attacked her. It's bad PR folks and Jo-Ann has a reputation she does not deserve.

I deliberately walk her between 8 and 9 am in the morning so I will be out when most folks have gone to work and their dogs are locked up. Jo-Ann does "posture" for other dogs as we walk...she snarls and does something that evidently other dogs see as some sort of challenge. I think she's warning dogs not to come near us as hey, the dog does protect me and that day she was watching over me and the granddaughter, who Jo-Ann would gladly die to protect.

Now...TADA....CANINE PEPPER SPRAY. I carry it with me and keep my finger on the button. If some dog decides to run out and attack Jo-Ann they will be squirted handily. Hey, I'll even squirt Jo-Ann if I have to. It doesn't hurt them.

I'm not backing down on this one and when you think about it, I could sue the bejeesus out of them. If they don't knock it off, I shall do just that.

NO! Do NOT agree to pay anything!

If you agree to any culpability whatsoever, even after you pay, they can come back for more with any potential complications. They could even sue you in civil court based on YOUR admission of responsibility.

Pay them NOTHING, get a lawyer to make sure they understand that your position is that THEY are at fault, and if they keep bothering you, it will be considered harrassment, and that you will be watching to see if they continue to allow their pooch to run free.

In matters like these, it is best to let folks know that you wont be F%$&ED with.

OMG .. my heart's been in my throat, reading this. The sound of attacking dogs just puts me into such verklempt-ness. What a horrible attack. I feel so badly for your JoAnn ... I LOVE dogs .. BIG dogs. First time in my life I don't have a dog.

I sure hope she's OK ... thank God you took her to the vet right away. That cocker was in kill mode if he could get that much of a chunk out of JoAnn to get that bleed.

Your neighbors have some nerve !!! I agree with PukinDog: not ONE conciliatory word to them, and don't relent from your assertively firm position of righteous anger. The damn liberals are looking for somebody else to pay their way everywhere, aren't they? To H*LL with them. I wish someone had had a video running.

Are there any witnesses? Both other dogs were OFF leash?

Prayers that you, JoAnn, your grandbaby and family can get over this upset soon. It's so traumatic. If they continue to hassle you, I'd definitely get a lawyer and send the cease and desist letter.