Close encounter with a pitbull

Bull Terriers need to be trained as instinctively they are ferocious. We had one and he became so mild that we had to hand feed him. He never ate on his own. He was wonderful with our cats. The dog that chased you might have been not trained. It must have been a bad experience for you and I am glad that there was not much damage done. I was a kid when a dog bit me. This was my neighbour's dog. I had gone there to pluck guavas. This dog never barked but got me in the rear.

I don't think its the pitbull itself that is the problem, it is the owner! If the pit had a responsible owner it would not have been unsupervised in the first place... I have never had a bad encounter with a pit, always good encounters thank God. I know some people raise them to be mean but not anyone I know of because I would not surround myself with people like that. I have a Rott myself and everyone thinks she is so mean when they don't know her. Once they do get to know her they see how sweet she is! She is the most loving dog I have ever had in my life! =)

Hello katthevamp I´m sorry to read about your encounter, but I´m happy that it doesn´t turned worst. I love dogs, but fear pits. I think they are like cats temper, you don´t know when may bite you. I fear pits. I´m glad that you and your puppy are fine! Blessings katthevamp... welcome to mylot... dainy

I grew up in a neighborhood where it was "cool" to not only have a pit, but to also teach it to be mean and nasty. I've had a few encounters with them. My old pit bull, a 90-pound beast named Lennox, was black and white with brindle stripes. He was gorgeous. But my friend's pit, Gauge, was an ugly, inbred pit he got for the purposes of fighting. Well, one day I was walking Lennox, and Gauge came out of nowhere and just instantly locked onto my dog's shoulder skin. Everyone was screaming "get a stick to break them up" and "maybe pepper spray will work!" I just took my hands and ripped Gauge's jaws open and threw him about 20 feet. He came charging back at me and I just grabbed his neck as he went to bite me. Another encounter was with my other friend's pit, Blue -- a solid blue (expect for a white diamond on his chest) pit with a head the size of mine. I found him tied up in a bush one night, with his leash tangled in it around a dozen times. I guess he panicked when he got away and just got caught. As I was trying to untangle him, I guess he got mad and lashed at me. I just grabbed his head, held his jaws together until he started whining, and left him there out of spite. I guess because I've had a few pits (my current is Arturo, Lennox's grandson) and they've fought before, I know how to handle them. That's not to say that a huge pit charging at me couldn't kill me! But I feel that if you act quickly enough and aren't afraid of getting cut up a little bit, you can win out. I had to ram my hand down a pit's throat one time as it was trying to bite me. Kilo, this huge pit that was like the father of all inbred lesser pits, just ran up on me and tried to bite my arm. My friend said later that it was because my sweatshirt was hanging over my hands, and he didn't realize what it was. But I just put my arm further down in its mouth, put my other hand around its neck, and flipped him over on the ground. I got some bruises, but no broken skin. The dog was still pissed and didn't want to give up, but I was ready to choke him out if he didn't back off. I've never dealt with more than one at a time, though. If it were 2 pits to deal with, I'd be probably be toast. But I think anyone can handle one big, mean dog if they just keep their wits about them. You might get a little hurt, but people are stronger than dogs and can easily choke them and break their bones. I'll try to add a picture of Arturo below. He's around 86 pounds and has a head like a 5-gallon bucket.

Hello Katthevamp and welcome to myLot! You had a scary experience with that pitbull! I never had any unpleasant experience with Pitbulls because there are not too many Pitbulls in our area. But I did had some scary experience with aggressive dogs. The most scary one was when my old dog was attacked by a huge, black stray. She was old and weak and the stray grabbed her by her back. He was shaking her like she was a piece of cloth. I don't know what gave me the power to grab the stray by his scruff with my both hands and to raise him from the ground in order to make him release the grip. He was still holding my dog in his jaws, so I had to hit him with my foot until he let her go. Fortunately my dog wasn't hurt because she was wearing a winter coat to keep her warm. She's gone now, but I still have that coat, with the marks of that stray's teeth.

I don't think Pitbulls are the problem, but their master are! They are the ones who should keep them leashed while they are outside, on the street. We should not be afraid to walk in the neighborhood because some insane people let their pitbulls run free. The law says the same, but who cares about the law?

well its a awesome time for you and nice to be having chat with them and scary kind and they will feel bit tired and nice timing to meet him for sure

charging and running towards me...No..not yet..hopefully never.. but i do have German shepherd and Rotweiler moving towards me coupla steps bit by bit growling fiercefully..(on seperate occassions) but nothing happened as the owner of the dogs told them to back off etc..

I dont trust them no matter where they are... I saw a show on tv once where a lady had a pit bull 6 years. And one day he attacked and killed her. I will never have one near me.

Here in our country, I heard many stories about the pitbulls. I don't want to scare you. However, many times these pitbulls killed toddlers by biting on them. It is quite scary and it is true. I wonder then what kind of dogs are they. I think they are mad if they are not given food at proper time.

Hi Katth, and everyone else, I love dogs and I adore pit bulls. They have gotten such a bad name. And even tho there have been Some horrendous cases in recent years , I always wanna give them The benefit of the doubt. Some of the best dogs I've had were pits. They love children, they are smart, powerful, beautiful dogs. But they Can be fiercely protective. You just have to treat them with love and they Usually make AWESOME companions. Im so glad that in your case no one was really hurt.