Pint-sized Chihuahua helps save girl during pit bull attack, w/pic of bad ass Chihuahua

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126. The grandparents, interviewed on tv, said the owners reassured them

the dog would never attack a child. Why the snark? They had a lengthy interview with the grandparents, who were the ones there during the attack and who are the ones who live next door to the owner of the pit bull. When I saw the tv program, they had not shown the mother at all. From what I understand, the mother wasn't there. Plus, as I read the article, it sounds like they were prejudging the dog because it was a pit bull, not that the dog was 'known' to be vicious. A lot of people are wary of pit bulls and would say 'we always thought it was vicious' once something happened because that is what most people think of EVERY pit bull. I used to tell my kids to stay away from my neighbor's pit bulls and not to stick their finger through the fence, even though those dogs had never been vicious before. My neighbors 'acknowleged' the dogs were 'dangerous' by putting a muzzle on their 2 dogs when taking them for a walk? I don't think that's what my neighbors thought, but someone who was fearful of pit bulls in general might use that wording. I disagree that the mom's comments mean the dog was 'known' to be vicious. Had it bitten someone before or shown a lot of aggressive behavior? Or was the mom simply fearful because the dog was a pit bull. The article makes it sound like the latter not the former.

Look, I'm personally not a fan of pit bulls, and I think they do have a tendency to be very unpredictable, and WOW are they powerful dogs (my neighbor's dog nearly knocked me over just looking for an ear scratch - and he wasn't a 'big' pit bull), but I don't think this owner was some kind of horrible owner who made the dog dangerous. I think the breed is unpredictable and previously, seemingly 'loving' and 'calm' pits can turn on a dime. However, when a dog snaps, it's not always because of some irresponsible owner. Sometimes shit happens, which is why I'd never own a pit bull. I had a hard enough time with a large breed dog who tried to 'play' with my neighbor's cat after sneaking out the front door when I was answering it. Was I a horrible owner because the dog snuck out and chased a cat? I don't think so. I tried to keep him in but he was a sly, strong, quick little turd. It happens. It's unfortunate those people had a breed that attacked a child instead of chased a cat. They did the right thing by having the dog euthanized.