Originally Posted by
Mike Chance in Iowa
It is not just pit bulls and owners that are the problem..... clueless owner walking his unleashed "sweet" golden retriever in a city neighborhood and it attacked a dog sleeping on it's on porch. ...... 2 labs (snip) attacked a horse and killed the foal that was pastured over 1 mile away. I'm just pointing out that by saying all pits are evil and should be banned, is not going to solve anything........We are allowed to sit anywhere we want to on the bus nowadays as long as we can all behave. ...... while your neighbor was dismissive about the fence, what are you going to do about it to protect your dog? Waiting around while holding a bat is not a solution. I would not wait around for someone else to be the responsible person while I do nothing. I would install a fence on my own property .......
Mike, you made a number of comments. Could you expound a little?
1. You described a couple of events with labs and a retriever. Obviously the sleeping dog on his own porch was not the problem. The horse and foal did nothing wrong. You said a bat was not a solution. What is the solution to stop this from happening again, and more importantly, from happening the first time, because obviously the first time was one too many for the foal?
2. Are you a pet owner? Have you put up a fence to protect your pet? You said you have sheep. Have you installed a fence that will prohibit other animals from coming on your pasture?
3. Who should be the responsible one?
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