luvsJack
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Apr 3, 2007
Foe.
I have a friend who owned 2 pit bulls for a very long time, 7 years. They were his babies, he always praised them and how good they are with his children, etc. He was always sharing memes and pit bull feel good stories.
Three weeks ago, he got into a verbal argument with his teenage son. Just normal yelling back and forth about something irresponsible that his son did. One dog began getting agitated, so he put the dog in a bedroom and closed the door (a pull down handle type door).
The dog OPENED THE DOOR and charged my friend, and began attacking him. My friend remained calm, trying to talk the dog down from his frenzied state. The dog continued to attack him. The son ran to the neighbor to alert him, asking for help. The dog attacked my friend for 20 minutes, while the neighbor stood by with a gun, ready to intervene if necessary. At one point, the dog went for my friend's neck, he pushed him off, told his neighbor to shoot, and he did. They called 911, and my friend BEGGED the cops to try and save the dog. The dog bled out. My friend was taken to the hospital in an ambulance, and was badly injured. He needed 68 stitches on his arms and legs. His shoulder was dislocated during the struggle.
My friend was heartbroken at the loss of his dog as well as the fact that his own dog, his baby, had turned on him like that. He still has his other pit.
He was subsequently evicted from his apartment (for housing an animal that was "dangerous to the residents of the community) and lost partial custody of his younger children (who were also home at the time of the attack).
These dogs are monsters, and it is sad that they have been so poorly bred to make them more prone to violence. However, I firmly believe that they are no longer the gentle "nanny dogs" that they were originally used for.
That’s awful!! I feel so bad for your friend! I think it’s awful that they took his kids and I hope his custody is returned.