April 7, 2005
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While fetching Charles from his friend, Tanner’s, house this afternoon
we saw a couple with a pit bull on a leash. There must have been
another dog behind a fence for the pit bull had pulled away from the
person holding the leash and was barking like mad at said fence.
The couple rushed to grab the leash, did so, and tried to pull the pit
bull away so they could continue on their way.Pit bull didn’t wanna. It made a determined lunge for the fence .
. . so determined it literally caused the woman holding the leash to
fly into the air and land on her back in the street as the dog got away
from her.Stunned Charles and me, but she, upon getting up, appeared to think it was amusing.
We drove past with them still trying to get the dog under control.
Why they couldn’t get a nice miniature Schnauzer or poodle or basset hound, I dunno.
You know where you are with a poodle.
And it’s not flat on your back in the street.
Comments (5)
Pro-pit bull people and anti-pit bull people rage back and forth over whether pit bulls are inherently less trustworthy, or whether it’s just the way they tend to be trained by some of the kind of people who think pit bulls are cool.
In either case, I’m pretty sure that thinking it is funny that when your pit bull gets out of your control while trying to attack is not a good sign.
Or a Rotweiller (sp?)! Hey, at least they’re CUTE! In a huge-size teddybear sort of way.
- Dennis
I believe that in Denver (or some of the areas around Denver) it is illegal to own a pit bull. I have met many a charming pit bull (and a few mean ones) and they give me the willies. I’ll stick with my ancient sweetie pie Stella, shes a golden retriever and is 85 pounds of pure love.
One of the editors of our local newspaper wrote a column just yesterday urging our city to ban pit bulls. He made a good case that they’re simply not to be trusted, no matter how wonderful they seem to their owners.
Sheesh, Rottweilers…I knew a man who owned two Rotts for police work, and I cringed at being in the same room with them. They were exquisitely trained, very powerful, and very, very lethal.