[kdr3]

Our black cocker spaniel was attacked again on our property last night (Wednesday) for the second time this week. He was attacked on Sunday. Both times he was ambushed.
The pit bull next door came right over as my wife and I walking to our front door after unloading her car. Our dog was on a leash during both attacks. The pit bull was not leashed or secure. We are in the process of getting a fence to have a secure area for our dog so there is not fixed structure fence between our properties. The neighbor had just installed an electric fence on his property.
Sunday when the first attack occurred, the neighbor had the electric fence turned off and the pit was not wearing the electric fence collar. Last night the pit bull had the collar on but it did not matter - he just came right over to our driveway and attacked out dog.
He had a vise grip on our dog’s hind leg. The owner ran over and was punching it in the head to get it to release our dog. Our dog had on a plastic “recovery” collar from the first attack and could not defend himself.
The pit bull is a like a live steel leg trap waiting to grab onto something or someone. We finally got the pit bull off our dog and loaded into the car to head to the veterinary hospital for the second time this week. On the ride over my wife called the police to report the dog.
Our dog's back leg was injured this time and the healing process from Sunday’s attack is wasted.
The neighbors are paying the veterinary bills. Sunday’s bill was 800 and yesterday’s was 200.
Long story short - when we got home the hospital the neighbors left us a note attached to our door informing us that they are returning the pit bull back from where he came.
I know it is not the breed/dog it is the irresponsible owner but pit bulls are too dangerous to be left in the care of irresponsible owners.

[tuffydoodle]

That’s a very sad story. I hope your dog is doing ok.

[Vinnie]

I know it is not the breed/dog it is the irresponsible owner but pit bulls are too dangerous to be left in the care of irresponsible ow

It's the breed, period.
They were bred to fight, just like border collies are bred to herd. It's in their genes.
It can be glossed over with training but when the time comes, and who knows what sets them off, they revert to their breeding. Fight, kill.
With jaws of a steel vise they do maximum damage and are oblivious to pain.