Your Dog is ALWAYS Mean! (My fall into paranoia)

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heres my "mean dog" story...it just happend the other day

im on a walk with my wife, two infant kids in a double stroller, shes pushing the stroller, im walking our 60lb bull terrier (spud mckenzie dog). mines brindle not white through. very friendly.

we're walking around a neighborhood lake. its wooded but surrounded by houses. the path is just wide enough for two people side by side, but drops off in some places or is blocked by trees/mud so you can't really step off to the side.

i look ahead to the bend and see the following:
a young male age 15-19
weight 250+ lbs
height 6ft
dressed in normal clothes (not ratty or messy)
he seems to be swinging some kind of thick stick around, haivng a pretend sword fight and talking to nobody.

it looks like odd behavior, and to me it looks like a plastic halloween sword or something similar. the way its swinging i can tell it doesn't have mass like a lead pipe or something. if it did i think we would have turned around and went the other way!

as we get closer i walk ahead of the stroller and let my "mean" dog out in front of me, allowing her not to heal. he walks up as if to pet the dog, i reach out and say NO! she bites!. (she's never bitten anything with a pulse!) i've never used that line before. my dog as the build of a pitbull, but a very quite unique face and alot of people love to ask about her and want to pet her.

he backed off to the edge of the path, and we passed by. we crossed his path again on the other side of the lake and he backed off without me saying anything

after this i had a brief conversation with my wife about CCWs and why maryland sucks, i would CC if i was able in this state, she says this is why i'll never go on a walk alone, and that pissed me off.

this also made me wish i had an everyday carry knife (note to self, get an everyday carry knife)
 
I hear the same thing... my awnser is she likes 98 percent of the people she sees. so your odds are good :D
fyi shes a 75 pound pit
 
I own a St. Bernard and a bullmastiff. I don't get too many people asking about whether or not they bite haha. People tend to run to the other side of the street.
 
To help pitbulls and other bully breeds get out of the "always violent, ready to kill anyone" label, I'd say something like, she's very nice when we (the owners) or our property aren't in danger.
 
They may have been watching you and your dog (and your place).

Time for a one-week CRASH course to turn your dog into a KILLER!
 
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I've been in the process of getting all my gun information saved on my computer.
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Copy to disk.

Store off-site.

Store copy with friend.

If it's on your computer, and your computer becomes a casualty, you don't want to lose the data.

 
"YES! My dog is a vicious killer that goes for the groin in any stranger it meets!"
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Yep, that pretty much describes my dog,
IMG_0225.jpg :D
 
It sounds messed up, but my dog is racist. The first time he ever met a black person, it was the meter reader coming into his yard unannounced. I heard the barking and was able to get ahold of him before he could bite the poor guy. Luckily, he was agood sport about the whole thing, but since that day, Bo loses his mind when ever a Black man walks past the house. He's a 80lbs Weimeraner
 
Dogs that are used to seeing only light-faced people can be freaked out by dark-faced people (and I believe vice-versa). Our pit bull mix was raised by a mixed black and white family with stepkids of both light and dark skin. Therefore, she doesn't register any difference. But I've known people who had this issue with dogs.

Our Vizsla, though, has issues with fat people. He stares straight at them, stands back a little, and barks REALLY LOUDLY at their faces, staccato. Sounds like he's saying, "You're FAT. FATfatFATfatFATfatFATfatFAT!!!!"
 
Just say: "The dog is appropriately trained."

They will make of it what they will.

I just don't tell them he's "appropriately trained"...for hunting rabbits!
 
If your gut was telling you something's up, it most likely was. I'd not say you're anywhere near paranoia. How did your dog react? That would be a huge key. Doggies ain't dumb.


As far as your home defense situation goes remember this-
If the odds are even, your tactics suck. This holds true regardless of the exact situation.

BTW: My dogs name is Ranger, and my cats name is Powder. Looks like I'm in good company.
 
Hell,the other night I was driving home to my apartment after work...my neighbor's girlfirend was walking his PBT,a beautiful brindle female.As I slowed for the corner,the dog recognized me and got away from her( small Dominican girl) and came running up to the car . I opened the door and let her jump into my lap.The girl did not know me,and was kind of apprehensive as she approached the car...until she saw Coco nuzzling me to death.She may have had the same thought as you ,until I ID'd myself as Raph's friend from around the corner...
Man ,I gotta get another dog!! She's a sweetie!
 
Mine's neither "appropriately trained" or "nice". She likes the family fine. What she doesn't like is someone entering the garage, house, barn, tool shed, or property without being invited. Forgot to mention the vehicles. Bit one guy trying to steal my pickup, and another trying to steal the Harley, (and yes, she loves riding in the side-car).
 
I always get a kid coming around in the summertime. They always ask if my dog bites. I always say that all dogs bite. This last summer it was a little girl I didnt want her just to go walking up on dogs and trying to pet them and then possibly get bite. Not my dog, my dog wouldnt bite anyone but other dogs alot of pits around here. Nothing against pits it is how some may be brought up. Anyhow I would say that your mom is calling as I dont want kids playing in my driveway.
 
1. No answer.
2. "Why do you want to know?"
3. "Forget the dog; I bite."
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#3 reminds me of a conversation I had with my girlfriend. We were outside in a wooded area in the dark. She was worried that something might be out there that she couldn't see. I told her I was the scariest thing around and she could see me just fine.
 
When people I don't know ask about my Wolf Aussie Hybrid, I say, She is sweet if I am around. If not, I wouldn't give a plug nickel for someone who came on my land!

I am completely sure that has saved me some break ins.

BTW, she is about 110lbs and looks crazy with her one gold wolf eye, and the Party Aussie eye on the other side.
 
When people I don't know ask about my Wolf Aussie Hybrid, I say, She is sweet if I am around. If not, I wouldn't give a plug nickel for someone who came on my land!

I am completely sure that has saved me some break ins.

BTW, she is about 110lbs and looks crazy with her one gold wolf eye, and the Party Aussie eye on the other side.
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What an amazing combination! Can you post a pic?
 
I have a 115 lbs. Akita and a 75 lbs Chocolate Lab and get ask frequently if they are friendly while out on walks. I always say yes, but I have had a couple of punks ask if they are friendly and I tell them "only if you are". Anybody with half a brain even a thug knows that a dog will do what it has to to protect its owner and even property with out special training when the situation arises. I think if you where being tested it was not for your dog but for how you would respond to them.
 
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