How to approach neighbor about his kids walking big dog?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He owns a pit bull, Op he does not care what you think.

Contrary to popular belief most of the pit bull owners that I know are extremely careful and responsible pet owners.

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Anonymous wrote:Pit bull people call it breed discrimination as I believe did Obama. Insurance companies call it actuarial statistics.

That fellow Obama also said the UK goes to the back of the queue and now says we have a special relationship. Simple-Us and UK and pitbull stats.

OMG, you have a mental problem, PP. Or are you autistic? Autistic kids tend to go on and on about only one subject.

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Anonymous wrote:I'd probably approach the neighbor and talk to him about your dog - not his. Tell him the reason that you cross the street is because your dog is not dog friendly and you're trying to avoid confrontation. I think if your neighbor understands that he might be more open to your concern about his kids walking his dog.

Also, if your dog is that poorly behaved around dogs that he will be aggressive - he needs to be walked with a muzzle. That's irresponsible on your part.

I don't think that the Op should have to explain to anyone that she and her dog do not want to meet THAT dog or any other strange dog. It is up to that neighbor to keep his dog under control. And it is fine to say "I do NOT want to meet that dog."

It is not up to Op or the Op's dog to put up with this menacing, uncontrolled animal. Sorry. That isn't just dangerous for Op and her toddler but also dangerous for those children walking that dog. If they simply drop the leash and the dog comes at Op's dog, Op could drop her dog's leash and there is no telling who they'll run up to. Not safe.

The problem is that OP has a dog who is aggressive to other dogs, and she is placing the burden on the neighbor and others to keep their dogs away from her dog. It's OP's dog that is the problem. Until she deals with her dog's problem, she shouldn't be talking to the neighbor about his dog.

A loose dog will always have an advantage over a leashed dog. Dogs know this and dogs will react like dogs. It isn't up to the leashed dog to put up with your "friendly" dog's sh*t.

People who go out of there way to "test" this have a screw loose.

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Anonymous wrote:That is completely irresponsible of your neighbor, especially if they just adopted the dog and have no real knowledge of how he will react.

i would talk to the neighbor. Tell them your concerns without mentioning the words "pit bull." Just say he's a large dog and the boy doesn't seem able to control him, and you're concerned. If they are not responsive, take other action -- i.e., call animal control. I would take this very seriously.

P.S. -- I'm a dog lover who has loved pit bulls but would never in a million years get one. Why in the world people continue to adopt them when they are such button-pushers is beyond me.....

Well, speaking as someone who does adopt pit bulls - we adopt them because we like them. They're the dog we connect with, we want to give an underdog a chance, they are what's there when we go to the shelter looking for a dog, we are hoping that by us walking around with a pit people will start to see that pits are just normal dogs and they won't be such button-pushers, etc. Does that help explain it?

What exactly are you hoping will happen now, OP? You want the kids not to walk the dog alone? You want...what, exactly?

No, it doesn't explain why you adopt dogs that kill children and the elderly several times a year. No, it doesn't.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, OP here and I am really surprised at these answers. I see that their dog wants to approach my dog and can drag an adult in my direction. The only reason this hasn't happened yet is that I haven't been out at the exact same time his kids were holding the leash. I'm supposed to wait for someone to get hurt before I bring this up?

My dog is a jerk, but my dog is under the control of an adult: there is zero chance of my dog pulling me over or getting free. However, we could not outrun my neighbor's dog, if my neighbor's kid dropped the leash or was pulled off his feet.

I'm the poster who asked if the pitbull had been aggressive towards humans. Apparently you don't have an answer to that question. Any dog behaviorist will tell you that just because a dog pulls on a leash and is drawn to other dogs, it doesn't mean it will want to attack that dog, or bite a human being.

So now let's get to *your* dog. If you think your dog will attack an incoming pitbull, then by all means, please warn the neighbor. It's your duty.
Say that *your* dog is the reactive one, and needs to be kept separate from the pitbull, and that you are concerned his kids might not be able to prevent an interaction. The ball will then be in his court, and he will have no grounds to be offended.

Do you have dogs? The dog in question was recently adopted. Any experienced dog owner will tell you you don't know what you've got on your hands until they've been tested. A responsible owner will not have their small kid do the testing for him.

[Anonymous]

Don't approach him. You just have to MYOB. Try to change your walking schedule.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:He owns a pit bull, Op he does not care what you think.

Contrary to popular belief most of the pit bull owners that I know are extremely careful and responsible pet owners.

who own dogs that terrify most rational people. Do you enjoy that or something?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He owns a pit bull, Op he does not care what you think.

Contrary to popular belief most of the pit bull owners that I know are extremely careful and responsible pet owners.

who own dogs that terrify most rational people. Do you enjoy that or something?

I don't own a pit bull BUT I have been around pit bulls and the owners that I have associated with have all been exceptionally careful to train and develop good manners in their dogs. They love their dogs and I feel for them having to live with the "dangerous dog" stigma.

I do not think it's o.k. to send young kids out on a walk with a dog that they can not control. But if they have a calm well mannered dog walking on a leash beside them and YOUR dog chooses to run up to those kids and jump on them and their dog...that's on you.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow, OP here and I am really surprised at these answers. I see that their dog wants to approach my dog and can drag an adult in my direction. The only reason this hasn't happened yet is that I haven't been out at the exact same time his kids were holding the leash. I'm supposed to wait for someone to get hurt before I bring this up?

My dog is a jerk, but my dog is under the control of an adult: there is zero chance of my dog pulling me over or getting free. However, we could not outrun my neighbor's dog, if my neighbor's kid dropped the leash or was pulled off his feet.

I'm the poster who asked if the pitbull had been aggressive towards humans. Apparently you don't have an answer to that question. Any dog behaviorist will tell you that just because a dog pulls on a leash and is drawn to other dogs, it doesn't mean it will want to attack that dog, or bite a human being.

So now let's get to *your* dog. If you think your dog will attack an incoming pitbull, then by all means, please warn the neighbor. It's your duty.
Say that *your* dog is the reactive one, and needs to be kept separate from the pitbull, and that you are concerned his kids might not be able to prevent an interaction. The ball will then be in his court, and he will have no grounds to be offended.

Do you have dogs? The dog in question was recently adopted. Any experienced dog owner will tell you you don't know what you've got on your hands until they've been tested. A responsible owner will not have their small kid do the testing for him.

+1 Exactly. That is an example of an irresponsible dog owner and parent who is not taking proper precautions with their dog OR their kids.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He owns a pit bull, Op he does not care what you think.

Contrary to popular belief most of the pit bull owners that I know are extremely careful and responsible pet owners.

who own dogs that terrify most rational people. Do you enjoy that or something?

I don't own a pit bull BUT I have been around pit bulls and the owners that I have associated with have all been exceptionally careful to train and develop good manners in their dogs. They love their dogs and I feel for them having to live with the "dangerous dog" stigma.

I do not think it's o.k. to send young kids out on a walk with a dog that they can not control. But if they have a calm well mannered dog walking on a leash beside them and YOUR dog chooses to run up to those kids and jump on them and their dog...that's on you.

Most pit bulls who kill are mild mannered family dogs who shocked the hell out of their owners when they snapped. Then their owners are devastated as well as the victims' families. Do you not read the news?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:He owns a pit bull, Op he does not care what you think.

Contrary to popular belief most of the pit bull owners that I know are extremely careful and responsible pet owners.

who own dogs that terrify most rational people. Do you enjoy that or something?

I don't own a pit bull BUT I have been around pit bulls and the owners that I have associated with have all been exceptionally careful to train and develop good manners in their dogs. They love their dogs and I feel for them having to live with the "dangerous dog" stigma.

I do not think it's o.k. to send young kids out on a walk with a dog that they can not control. But if they have a calm well mannered dog walking on a leash beside them and YOUR dog chooses to run up to those kids and jump on them and their dog...that's on you.

Most pit bulls who kill are mild mannered family dogs who shocked the hell out of their owners when they snapped. Then their owners are devastated as well as the victims' families. Do you not read the news?

No. People like to say that but a dog that attacks a person like that had plenty of warning signs and they likely had some traumatic interaction with humans beforehand. Beloved, well cared for, typically trained family pets do not attack people out of the blue.

[Anonymous]

The pits who kill children are usually well loved pets who "wouldn't hurta flea."

The breed is flawed.

Pits should be required to be spayed and neutered and fines for breeding pits or pit mixes should be extraordinarily high.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The pits who kill children are usually well loved pets who "wouldn't hurta flea."

The breed is flawed.

Pits should be required to be spayed and neutered and fines for breeding pits or pit mixes should be extraordinarily high.

And shelters should either be required to put pits down or pits should be at the top of the list of all dog breeds when they select dogs to put down.

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Anonymous wrote:The pits who kill children are usually well loved pets who "wouldn't hurta flea."

The breed is flawed.

Pits should be required to be spayed and neutered and fines for breeding pits or pit mixes should be extraordinarily high.

And shelters should either be required to put pits down or pits should be at the top of the list of all dog breeds when they select dogs to put down.

That's usually the way it does work unfortunately. A bitey, yappy, unsocialized Bichon will be put up for adoption. A calm, gentle, well trained pit looking dog will be put down.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The pits who kill children are usually well loved pets who "wouldn't hurta flea."

The breed is flawed.

Pits should be required to be spayed and neutered and fines for breeding pits or pit mixes should be extraordinarily high.

And shelters should either be required to put pits down or pits should be at the top of the list of all dog breeds when they select dogs to put down.

That's usually the way it does work unfortunately. A bitey, yappy, unsocialized Bichon will be put up for adoption. A calm, gentle, well trained pit looking dog will be put down.

Show me a link to a new item where a yappy Bichon has killed someone.

Look all dogs are lovable. All dogs snap at some point -- step on their toes, pull their tail without realizing it had been caught int he door earlier in the day, etc. Some are capable of killing other dogs and people when they snap. We should not have them as pets. Simple.

Plenty of other dogs to love in the world besides pit bulls.