Should pit bulls be allowed in walmart and other stores? I see owners bring their dogs in stores all the time, and they are not service dogs. It seems like this is the norm nowadays.
Pit bull bites face of child at Walmart
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Should pit bulls be allowed in walmart and other stores? I see owners bring their dogs in stores all the time, and they are not service dogs. It seems like this is the norm nowadays.
I dont think any dog should be allowed inside a grocery store where there is food.
That said was the dog leashed?
I think pitbulls in addition to being leashed should be muzzled in public.
And I dont think pitbulls are ever service dogs.
That said was the dog leashed?
I think pitbulls in addition to being leashed should be muzzled in public.
And I dont think pitbulls are ever service dogs.
If the dog was infact leashed, I dont know how to feel about this apart from the muzzling.
Sometimes we dont read dog body language well.
About 25 years ago, I was at a friend's place and they had this really cute Pomeranian.
I was just cuddling it when it suddenly bit my face on my cheek.
Nothing major or anything requiring stitches but I was surprised that a friendly dog suddenly bit me.
Maybe I did something wrong and did not read body language well.
Sometimes we dont read dog body language well.
About 25 years ago, I was at a friend's place and they had this really cute Pomeranian.
I was just cuddling it when it suddenly bit my face on my cheek.
Nothing major or anything requiring stitches but I was surprised that a friendly dog suddenly bit me.
Maybe I did something wrong and did not read body language well.
In Ontario pit bulls are illegal, it's been years since the law was enacted so any pit bull that was grandfathered at the time would be long gone by now. However, any pit bull out in public must be muzzled. Unfortunately, none of this is enforced. I once complained about a non-muzzled pit bull out in public, the cops told me I would need to be able to identify the owner. I guess it's my job, not theirs, to look for the guy and ask him his name. How ridiculous is that?
They shouldn't be allowed to exist.
Only service dogs should be allowed in stores or any public business for that matter.
I feel ALL dogs should be muzzled when not in the house.
I feel ALL dogs should be muzzled when not in the house.
No you didn't do anything wrong. Poms are nasty little shit heads
I've been attacked twice in my lifetime by two different dogs.
Once as a five year old by a Shitsu, it bit me in the face as I was walking by. I still have the scar on my lip.
The owner and the neighborhood knew this dog was volatile, yet the owner had the dog out at a children's party.
Second in my early 20s at a horse ranch.
Someone's big grey dog started circling me and biting at my hands.
I begged the owner to get their fucking dog off of me and they just kept telling me to stand still which I was already doing out of fear.
The dog's aggression kept escalating and it started biting my legs until it finally punctured my left thigh muscle. It was incredibly painful.
We found out later that this dog had bitten two other people and after the attack on me, it was finally put down.
Both times I experienced dog attacks, it was due to owner irresponsibility.
My mom was attacked and bitten in the face as a child AND my aunt who was a police officer in England had to retire last year due to a severely brutal dog attack that rendered her disabled physically and mentally.
It always boils down to the dog's owners.
Growing up I had a dog named Molson, a very large Husky and German Shepherd mix.
When he hit about 9 years old he had no tolerance for anyone outside of my mom, stepdad and I.
During walks he was muzzled, my parents reinforced our backyard fence and he was put either outside or in a bedroom when we had guests.
Once as a five year old by a Shitsu, it bit me in the face as I was walking by. I still have the scar on my lip.
The owner and the neighborhood knew this dog was volatile, yet the owner had the dog out at a children's party.
Second in my early 20s at a horse ranch.
Someone's big grey dog started circling me and biting at my hands.
I begged the owner to get their fucking dog off of me and they just kept telling me to stand still which I was already doing out of fear.
The dog's aggression kept escalating and it started biting my legs until it finally punctured my left thigh muscle. It was incredibly painful.
We found out later that this dog had bitten two other people and after the attack on me, it was finally put down.
Both times I experienced dog attacks, it was due to owner irresponsibility.
My mom was attacked and bitten in the face as a child AND my aunt who was a police officer in England had to retire last year due to a severely brutal dog attack that rendered her disabled physically and mentally.
It always boils down to the dog's owners.
Growing up I had a dog named Molson, a very large Husky and German Shepherd mix.
When he hit about 9 years old he had no tolerance for anyone outside of my mom, stepdad and I.
During walks he was muzzled, my parents reinforced our backyard fence and he was put either outside or in a bedroom when we had guests.
What bothers me is that many people normalize small dog aggression on social media.
I have a number of friends who have pit bulls in Ontario. Fortunately they're so afraid of losing their dogs that they won't put them in any situation with the public that could go wrong.
Now I have another friend who just rescued two Presa Canarios. Look this one up. They're both pups at 6 months but Jesus are they big and strong. One is shy and timid but the other is the alpha. The alpha scares me somewhat. He's got a big fenced in property and they won't be going for any walks without muzzles that's for sure.
Not everyone is as responsible as your friends.
I am very sorry about your experiences but I disagree on this point. It's not just the owners. Some breeds are aggressive by nature.
Since we can't put the owners down, or stop them from breeding, we have to do it to the dogs.
With few exceptions, pitbulls are banned in Ontario (as well as Manitoba), so it's a moot point in this part of the country.
Yes, some breeds are aggressive by nature, this is true.
It is up to the owner of a dog with these type of breed traits to keep others safe by using a muzzle when in public.
In the end, it is the owner's responsibility, not the dog's.
Only to a certain extent. Some cities will not enforce pit bull restrictions at all, other cities don't enforce them very well. Police initially said they don't deal with animals, the municipal enforcement officers said it was up to animal control, they say they don't enforce the rules either. The police now accept responsibility but said I had to identify the owner. That's hard to do when the dog and owner are walking down the street.
I’m maybe different but I own small breed dogs and get told by my vet and others that they are extremely well behaved given their breed. Which floors me because it really is not hard to train and ensure you have well behaved dogs.
I don’t think non- service dogs should be in any public stores. I don’t see why people need to do that. I love my dogs. I think of them as my babies. They are family, I still leave them at home in their crates at the trailer or the big pen I have set up at home. It is the responsible thing to do.
I also hate seeing smalls dogs on the laps of drivers when driving. Mine are in the back harnessed and with seatbelts. They don’t realize the danger they are actually putting thier dog in. They just think it is cute.
I don’t think non- service dogs should be in any public stores. I don’t see why people need to do that. I love my dogs. I think of them as my babies. They are family, I still leave them at home in their crates at the trailer or the big pen I have set up at home. It is the responsible thing to do.
I also hate seeing smalls dogs on the laps of drivers when driving. Mine are in the back harnessed and with seatbelts. They don’t realize the danger they are actually putting thier dog in. They just think it is cute.
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