I have to guess there was something that could have been done. Where were you walking? How high was this persons fence? Were you looking out for other dogs? Etc. I have taken my dog Daisy (Rottweiler Shepard mix) to the park and walked her around, and I have to be real careful because she loves other dogs and people so much she will go up and try and play with anything and everything. Thus, I have to keep a strong grip on her leash and watch out for any animals that may be dog aggressive. She would never hurt a fly, and gets scared when dogs bark at her. I am just saying extra precautions need to be taken sometimes, and occasionally there will be an unavoidable situation - that is life. Banning pitbulls will not change that. We would actually probably be in a worse position if irresponsible owners and people who fight dogs got their hands on and started using Tosa Inu's, which is one possible breed they would move to if pitbulls were banned. I had an incident similar to yours happen to me when I took Daisy to the groomers and someone abandoned their Akita. I was going to see if Daisy and Bear (the male Akita) would get along and if so my wife and I were going to adopt the Akita. The instant they were in the room together the Akita came charging at Daisy with his hair standing up and his tail stiff, and tried to attack her. I had to keep him off of her. I was never afraid (Daisy was freaked, but) because the dog was just dog aggresive - he wouldn't have hurt me. I don't run around saying all akitas should be banned. I know there are plenty of good Akitas, and this one was good to - just not around other dogs and likely not around kids. Blanket statements are almost always untrue (pardon the semi-blanket statement).