People who own dogs should know that this is a responsibility, not a toy.
Indeed, there are people who refuse to train their large breeds and people who refuse to train their small breeds.
I remember the neighbors used to have a toy dog (looked like a Yorkie mix, but I was never sure) which they permitted to do its business in our yard.
My dog loathed that dog, but had never been able to get to the toy dog in time to make its displeasure known.
One morning, I noticed my dog was suspiciously quiet. I found it outside, her jaws surrounding the offending neighbor’s dog neck, looking at me as if to say “oh, it SOOOO deserves this, please don’t make me drop it, please don’t make me drop it.”
Needless to say I made her drop it. The toy dog ran back over to its yard and lost all compulsion to relieve itself in our yard (in fact, I never saw it in our yard again).
“People who own dogs should know that this is a responsibility, not a toy.”
About the only rational response I’ve seen on this thread. The American bulldog is not a “pit bull” and not a typically vicious breed (think petey from the little rascals). Dogs are dogs and will tend to be territorial and fight at times. I love my mixed lab-terrier but he is an animal and does not have the capacity to be rational or moral.