posted 01-06-2003 04:47 PM         

I am glad your dog was there, who knows whats up with some people these days.

When we go out together, me, my wife and the 2 dogs, Thor and Loki are like normal dogs, they sleep in the van or just chill out. When my wife goes out byherself, she always takes Thor, he jumps up in the passenger seat and punches his time card in. He is so protective of her if I am not around. He won't let anyone near her unless she greets them first. I never taught him to do that. He just knows he should watch over her. I am glad he knows his job =)

What erks me is, say someone broke into a house with dogs, the burglars were not timid, they tried to pen the dogs or hit them, so the dogs fought back/defended their territory, the burglars got injured by the dogs, then sue the dog owners for injuries. Egad what a joke, well it happens up here in Canada.

(Just a question about this scenario, not pertaining to you)
If this scenario had turned for the worse, what would happen if *pitbull* had attacked that man? Would he have been arrested or would *pitbull*been contained for being a dangerous dog? Would the dog be stereotyped? If it was contained, would the same happen if the dog was a Jack Russell Terrier?
I'm not being ignorant, I honestly don't know the laws in your state.

Criminals have more rights than they should.
Politics are funny and ironic sometimes.

posted 01-07-2003 03:33 PM         

About 16 years ago I caught 2 men Breaking and entering into my Townhouse. I caught 1 and beat the crap out of him until he said "ok I give up" The other guy broke his tailbone jumping to the next building. They found him in the hospital.

He pressed charges against me, luckily he was a con on parole and the judge dismissed the charges and commended me instead LOL.

I was pretty scared and disapointed in the system until that time.

It was after this that I got my 1st dog, a GSD.

If my dogs ever hurt someone because they were defending their family, the Posted byities would never find my dogs either.

LOL, I take my dogs out with me at night nowadays unless they have to sit in the van for hours. I can't bear to leave them at home to protect my house, the dogs are more important to me than material objects that can be replaced by insurance.

posted 01-07-2003 10:34 PM         

We had visiting day at a local nursing home. We took horses, cats, and dogs. The people really enjoy petting the animals.

I had my Pit Bull, and several of these older people rushed up and said they had one of these dogs, when they were growing up. He was the most popular pet there.