Reply #19: Again though, you act as if Pits and Rotties are the only large breeds

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Sure, you can punt a Yorkie 20 yards, but again Pits, Rotties, etc. are not the only large breeds. If your irresponsible neighbor had had a German Shepard, or a 60 pound Yellow Lab, or a Golden, and were not responsible pet owners, they could have been just as dangerous to your children.

Again, if you felt threatened - so threatened that you would not allow your children to play in their own front yard - why didn't you do something about it? We're all trying to live here in a civilization together, right? If someone is neglecting their animals and allowing them to become a threat, then the police or other authority need to be involved. Yes, if someone brought an aggressive, large dog into my little group of row houses and it was a threat because it got free or otherwise threatened my dog, myself or the people that live near my, you bet I'd confront the person about it, or call the police.

Ask yourself, if your irresponsible neighbor had owned an aggressive 60 pound Chow, or Shepard, or Pincher, would you have been any less afraid of it?