We have a wonderful Boxer.....who I can't imagine hurting anyone when he's in happy mode. He loves everyone and is not aggressive in any way.
However, IF he felt there was a threat to 'his family'...I wouldn't want to be the person or child on the other side of that. Not because he's mean...but because he is big and has powerful jaws. Therefore, it's my responsibility to keep him properly fenced, always on a leash when not in that fenced area and not feed his aggressions with words like sic 'em. I've also told Sn00py and his friends not to encourage 'play fighting'.
We have people in the neighborhood who DO NOT do act responsibly....and some have bulldogs or breeds of more aggresive large dogs. It's a disaster waiting to happen. It totally pisses me off.
I'm with Star...I hate to see someone go to jail for an act their dog committed....but it's the only way to scare people enough to be responsible. Truth is...a large dog in a too small area...isn't a good idea. If I had to do it over again, I wouldn't have went there. (Sn00py isn't too fond of the daily poop scooping in the yard either! LOL!)
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