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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I work for animal control. I love it when people call to say they were “ attacked by a pitbull” upon follow up it turns out “ attack” to them meant they were barked at. And the pitbull was actually a mastiff, boxer, even a pure lab once……. So if you’re going to take, stab, or shoot someone else’s dog you’d better legitimately feel like you aloe dog are in legit danger. Being barked at is not it.,[/quote]

Thank you!  Some dogs are reactive and bark but doesn't mean they will attack.[/quote]

So how is someone supposed to tell the difference?  Yes many are just reactive - BUT some actually will attack.  My dog was attacked and nearly killed by[b] an Akita[/b] several years ago that neighbors would always say was really all bark but no bite.  Yet when he got free he ran about 40 feet to chase my dog and I down and viciously attacked her.  Punctured her lung and caused horrible damage.  And nothing I could do would make him release her - took three people.

What we are discussing in this thread is what do you do WHEN/IF attacked... not when a dog merely barks at you or has a hissy fit.  So stop acting like people are wrong for wondering what they can do if they ARE actually attacked.  [/quote]

And yet all the hate is on the pit bulls...interesting[/quote] I've known one Akita and he was the sweetest, kindest dog.  I don't think I ever heard him bark. He was a very well-trained dog, and his owners (my friends) taught him all his commands in Japanese.  He got old and then the health issues came and he had to be put down a few years ago.  [/quote]

[b]One sweet Akita=all Akitas right?[/b]  That's what pit bull haters think.  One pit bull attack =all pit bulls attack  Btw my dog has Australian shepherd in addition to some pit bull and they are very standoffish to new people so let's not blame all the dna on the American pit bull terrier.[/quote]  Of course not, that's not how I feel at all.  That's the only Akita I've ever known and [b]I don't know anything about that breed specifically[/b]. Jeez, people get so sensitive, I was just sharing. [/quote]

NP here. What was the point of your sharing an anecdote about one particular Akita you knew? PSA: You don't need to comment on posts if you know you have nothing meaningful to contribute.[/quote]

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