that earlier graph was a BS account of biting dogs
https://www.caninejournal.com/dog-bite-statistics/
good to hear & see you & your dog are OK
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Disclaimer; bare with me, I have a lot to add/say-
it's not intended to piss anyone off not even the OP;
OK what I have to say next will rile & piss some people off
but some obviously need to educate themselves
I'm not gong to blame you, per say...
BUT;
Just maybe if you took a different route, be proactive,
I assume that you're a relatively intelligent/smart guy
you could avoid the aggressive dogs, "pits" , all together
or get something done with the owners, "
that part is your responsibility"
the rest is all on you, you know the dogs are there & still chose push it,
you reiterated several times in your org. post, that you still chose to
walk your dog on that route,
tempting fate & your dog's Mia's life in jeopardy
because you're too stubborn or think it's some god given right, to walk that route...
Be smart...
That's up to you...
Then after I talked to the owners of the so called "pits", if it isn't resolved,
then talk to the authorities, or have them there when you confront the "pit's owners"
I'm pretty damn sure,
"even Mexico" has to have some sort of dog laws
& then if nothing happened after that, only after I went down the legal route 1st...
Then I would take action into my own hands...
You are the human in the equation, supposed to be the top of the
thinking & reasoning ability, you're not an animal in mentality,
use your brain...
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I have a CCW too....
mr. 1911 Combat Commander if need be, I will use deadly force
A good long
walking sick or I carry a golf club sometimes
both works well too, I run across dogs off leash too
(
my lab Elvis is young male/intact & can be very protective or even
territorial big-time, he's game to fight, I don't want him too be, it's their dogs are off leash
& I don't need a vet bill or have to cover the other dogs vet bills etc.,
it's usually some little ankle bitter or a couple aggressive larger breed dogs)
& the walking stick or club seems to do the job...
A quick whack to the ribs, ***, nose or balls/gentiles if necessary,
if that's not working...
I go home & go back to talk to the owners...
If that doesn't work, I take matters into my own hands,
get Johnny law involved, I usually don't need to go that route
or I will just walk a different route...
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My family is a dog family, we all have dogs
of many different breeds, my oldest sister Lori is a veterinarian
I'm a big Lab guy, a real dog lover...
I've also had quite a few American Staffordshire & Bull Terriers
a few as pets & quite a few as rescues
people always assumed they were "Pits" too,
some people are clueless

they are more of the sweetest & most loyal dogs you will ever see/know,
great family dogs too, that love & protect their kids/family
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there are no bad breeds, only bad owners
don't be part of the problems & spread bad/wrong propaganda...
Just saying "PITS" are all bad (like before most aren't even pits)
shows how much you really don't know about dogs or the breeds
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In my experience, the most aggressive breeds I've been around are
larger breeds;
Shepherds, Dobermans, Rottweilers, Chows, Boxers, Belgian's too
I've had experience with all the above too
I knew people ( & including my sister & neice)
with German Shepherd & Belgain's, that can be & are known bitters/nippers
you really have to be careful around them, they're some of the best dogs too
I had a buddy that has Chows, that were shockingly aggressive
I always though they were calm gentle dogs, I was wrong
I have an Aunt that has a guard dogs business, she has shepherd's, dobby's & rott's
they are all extremely aggressive,
trained to be, easy to make aggressive too...
IMO, Most all German breed dogs are...
I can do almost anything with them, you have to show
no fear,
they sense it for damn sure...
I'm one of the only people that doesn't work for her,
that can be around them, without getting scared or mauled...
She calls me Dr. Dolittle

, I'm just a dog guy...
My grandfather on my moms side had a bitch Dobby,
that bit me at-least dozen times
before that bitch finally died
she was never provoked, I am a real dog person, she was just a bitter...
His next bitch dobby, was a total pussy, go figure...
Dobby's "
allegedly" get a deal where their brain swells or grows
too big for their skull & they can become aggressive with age...
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I blame the owners 99%, more than the dogs
midsize breeds;
almost any midsize cattle dog breed are bitters/nippers,
healers It's in the name even, they go behind to herd & nip/heal
they do it with children or even adults too, part of their DNA/breed/brain
Australian Shepherds, Queensland Healers etc.
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small dogs
like Chihuahua, Dachshund & most any small Terrier breeds
many are not big enough or scary enough, so they are under rated,
or don't have all the bad press "wrongly identified dogs, like Pit Bull terminology"
so the little ankle bitters are way under reported but "actually" bite far more people
than any of the larger breeds
but;
there's no needless paranoia about any of them...
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FACT;
There's a fear factor with Pit bulls, they get a bad rap...
( Pit Bull or just Pit breeds;
a term that is highly overused (many times wrongly identified)
to describe a select breed of dog, most of which aren't pit-bulls, many are mix breeds
that get wrongly put into the "Pit" category, it's the media perception & uneducated people,
that assume the dogs are "pits", because they only assume it, all because they look like a "pit",
it's them that throw off the states/media BS that do most of it, they do a get a bad rap
& YES some can be aggressive, it's not the breed as a hole)
Owners their lifestyles, inner-shitty thug or gang mentality
or lack of any real training, are the problem 99.9% of the time