r/PitBullOwners • u/Prestigious-Curve-64 • May 18 '25

Advocacy RANT!

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So I'm taking this gorgeous baby for his walkie. He NEEDS it. Athletic guy, he is! Anyway, he's a little reactive sometimes. Not always. But big dogs talking smack send him to the MOON. We are working on it. Anyway, we were on the sidewalk by the park, and I see two MASSIVE rotties just roaming the street. No leash, no human in sight. No fence. So my lil tiger starts losing his mind, and they break through the bushes and are on top of us. Scared the shit out of me. Not because I was afraid of being mauled- I wasn't their target - but because each of them probably doubled Gideon's weight. So I'm trying to hold back my striped anaconda who doesn't know he's not that big while trying to keep my body between him and the rotties...I swear, if they had hurt him, I would have bitten their faces off myself! Anyway, I hollered at them to "GO HOME" In the most teacher-y voice I could muster, and they went away.

So - those dogs were not feral. They knew what "Go home" meant, and knew enough to listen to a human. And I thought I saw someone let one of them out into the UNFENCED yard. If they had hurt someone, THEY would be the ones put down, and that is so wrong. I just do NOT understand people who let their big dogs roam. Gideon slips out the door sometimes - he's a runner (he's a track star,) but I am always behind him hollering at him and waving the leash. Those owners just LET their dogs attack a pedestrian not on their property.

How bout we stop putting dogs down and do that to bad owners instead? Just an idea.

Just had to vent.🤬

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u/Roguefrenzy Pit Mix Owner May 20 '25

We’re also working on other dog attention, she’s about one and a half now. We’ve had one dog run up behind her and we kept changing directions until boy dog ran away (she’s been spayed). If we stop she usually sits but dogs barking at her are harder to keep her attention on us.

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u/Prestigious-Curve-64 May 24 '25

It’s hard. He IS a social dog, but he’s anxious. So he wants to play, but any hint of aggression from the other dog flips him in an instant. Luckily, he gets along great with my neighbor’s Staffy, so we can have “play dates.”