Originally Posted by las
Jam your finger up the dog's ass. It WILL let go, it keeps you further from the business end and for some strange reason, it sucks the fight right out of them. I know of one very reliable account of this working and I have heard of others. https://www.google.com/search?q=fin...138j1j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8[/quote]

I have had a vet tell me the way she handles untractable dogs that need attention at the front end by sticking an ice cube up their butt. They forget all about what'/s going on up front.

So there you have it. Always go armed with a bag of ice cubes....

My wife and I barely escaped several times over the ast few weeks. We are clearing some trees out of our 1.5 acre jungle around the house (anoither story!), and hauling the slash a few miles down the road to a place that wants fill.

The first time, no one was there except an exceptionally pretty pit bull. Darned thing was ecstatic to see us, especially on successive trips when she recognized the truck.. Between the demand for pets, the face licking (she was tasting us for a future kill, I suppose - and I seldom allow strange dogs anywhere near my head or neck), we darned near couldnt get back into the truck. We did keep our dogs in the truck.

Be advised I do exercise greater caution around "attack dogs", than I do the common mutt, or other putebreds like Labs, GR, etc. - reading the individual dog is a skill to be cultivated. And yeah, a woman with a pit is a red flag.

A week later, Honey HalfLab went out the window which I had left unrolled too far, and the two dogs had a grand time while I unloaded.

If we are going to blamket wrap whole categories of things, I suggest you blanket pit bull haters are probably the same folks that wantonly kill snakes.

So there!
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I agree. I have not owned a Pit in many years but I have a friend who I occasionally hog hunt with and he keeps a pair of huge pits as catch dogs. The fact is they are very friendly dogs especially with kids, They have to be controlled around strangers because some people just don't pass inspection. I figure it is they fear the pits and fear to any dog causes a lot of them to become aggressive. The incredible thing to me that gets a lot of people bitten is the IDIOTIC act of sticking your hand in the dogs face! WTH! Why in the world would you do that? The dog can smell you from many yards away. The best thing to do is ignore the dog and if he decides to come over and make your acquaintance then be friendly. I have seen sooo many people do the most idiotic things around dogs. This said a lot of Pits are kept on chains almost around the clock to guard doors, these dogs when they get loose are a lot of times very dangerous. If someone has a dog on a lead do not mess with that dog! It is not your dog so why would you think it cares for you to pet it? In many ways I can't judge others by myself and handling dogs is one of those things. I wear heavy boots, I have been handling large tough dogs for many years, I don't do the idiotic things many people do around dogs that piss them off. I captured a Pit this spring and found it's owner to return her. Beautiful grey and white dog friendly as can be. I just had Amber stop her, put a lead on the dog and put a sign on my mailbox post saying "found Grey and white Pit". Kept the dog on my porch till the owner showed up, a Lady that lives four houses away. That said I have found that people who hate dogs in general are usually low life POS.

Dog I rescued in January

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