If it was the 60's & early 70's I would say to have a good time. But these days you could end up in someone's basement in leg irons.

COmparing a Pit To a .45 or a Freakin Cobra is ludacrous.. ALL reptiles are considred wild and should be treated as such ive owned and regularly handle large snakes respect and admiration yes trust NEVER..... Canines are domesticated and a pit is less likelt to hurt you than a human any day ... in my experiance their mental status and physiology is very similar to ours .. if any dog exibits unstable mental capacities or acts of Humn aggression its time to be a Responsible dog owner and either treat it as a dangerous animal and use a muzzl or put it down.. There must be a ZERO tolerance policy on human aggression...

As Far as Pit bulls go ive owned many dogs cant remember any time in my life i didnt have that comfort of uncondition love and respect that comes with being Alpha of a dog.. im my opinion they are THE BEST dog.. Although prone to animal aggression due to the origin that same origin bred human aggression .. as MOst fight dog owners in the hayday of it kpt them as a family pet around children and also they were handled and touched during fights by the owner and the official and both owners were in the ring at all times .. any act of human aggression was an act that would end the dogs life.. due ti this Pit Type dogs are the only dogs that differentiate between human and animal aggression... Animal aggression needs to taught as a BIG nono by proper socialization...

MY First "angel" was an absolute sweetheart allowing my young neice to climb her and pull her ears and torment her to no end (i stopped it at a point) and angels only repurcussion would be a good Full Body Wag (all pit owners have een this Exhuberant display of affection) and a promp retreat to a child free room... Her animal aggression was never fuly cured But through socialization she made a few animal friends .. As a REAL dog owner she was kept out of situations that would lead her into any confrontation with stranger dogs or other critters....

My current dog Loki Is A Big Boy And wouldnt hurt a Fly.. He Goes Belly up Constantly yeilding to any threat..(actually lays around sleeping on his back with one leg in air) ... when he gets hot he turns pink we joke that he is a girl... he avoids conflict in any form and retreatsto the furthest room from you if you even have a minor disagreeement..All he wants is to cuddle and sleep... on a few occasions he has been confronted by other dogs one was a time we went to my buddys and the dog that lived there Growled but made no advance toward him we had just walked in the door he made a u turn and ran for the hills out the door i was trying to close there friends now but he made it clear he had no animal aggression.. on another occasion we were confronted by a Mutt the size of a chihuahua i beleived to be a stray.. this little dog was goin nuts .. Loki went bellu up and the little dog attacked him.. (weird they usualy dont attack after the other dog submits) i just remember this tiny dog biting him and him looking at me like DO SOMETHING IM SCARED.. so ikicked the little dog and loki ranbehind me and hid behind me while i aggressively got rid of the little butthead..

I know this is rediculously long but one more thing when i was Potty training Mydaughter she had an obstacle in having accidents at night and when she was asked why she said she was scared of the dark.. on his own accord Loki began to sleep at the foot of er bed and when she woke he ould walk in front of her to the bathroom wait outside the door and Walk Her back to her bedroom... unfortunately he was stolen out of our backyard she was devstated ..After 4 monthe he returned MICROCHIP your beloved pet its worth it...

Sorry so long Please dont quote this post its too long... There are pics of loki on my profile

mistreated by somebody somewhere down the line and holding a grudge like most of us do. that is one dog. not the whole breed. just like if i were to ask you if you saw two couples, one had an abusive relationship, and the other appeared to be happy. would you suspect the happy couple of the same thing just because a male is involved?

Is this a joke?

Okay, so when I walk to my mail box every day, my neighbor has a pitbull in his back yard that sticks his head over the top of the fence and barks like a sonofabitch. I have done nothing to provoke this creature but he is acting like he wants to chew my azz up.

This is the dog acting like a wild beast, the owner is nowhere in sight.

Now what actions would you feel are appropriate to take?

Fear mongering or not, by our beloved media, the perception remains. I'm just saying - this isn't the 70's. People are less apt to give someone a ride, thus making it more difficult.

Hitchhiking is illegal.. good luck.

Unless someone screws up, he is going to get a "lot".