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MrFun
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of Iowa
Nov 2000
time: 23:30
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Every day I go to my internship job on campus, I walk to the place from my apartment -- it's a ten minute walk, no biggie.
However, a couple of weeks ago, I found out that a neighbor (house owner) on the same side our student apartment buildings are on, owns this medium sized pit bull. 
The house and dog owner does not have any fence and the pit bull is not restrained in anyway. Me and the pit bull got "acquianted" for the first time a couple of weeks ago.
I was walking home from work, and he came running up to six inches away from me, barking loudly. I got a heart attack -- I did not see him coming. 
He could have bit my leg off he wanted to, but for some reason, he stopped at the edge of the yard next to the sidewalk, without attacking me -- just scaring the sh*t out of me.
So now, I walk across the street from that place, figuring the dog was only guarding its "territory." But then a few days ago, some neighbor kid was walking opposite direction from me, and I asked him if he knew the dog and its owner(s). The kid said that Major -- the pit bull -- would lick you to death before biting you.
I'm not taking this kid's word for it -- I'm just going to walk past the house on the opposite side of the street.
So, are there any Apolytoners who would like to share any encounters they have had with a doberman, pit bull, or rotweiler?
Or, are you an owner of one of these breeds? Owner or not, what is your opinion about these three breeds?
I think they can be potentially more dangerous than other breeds -- call it survival instinct, prejudice, or whatever, but I want to stay alive and well. 
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Whaleboy
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Please make all cheques payable to Whaleboy
Jan 2003
time: 05:30
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These vicious animals are a great risk, I was bit as a kid, as was my 5 year old brother only recently.
We have to rely on intensive training and, fundamentally, it boils down to the owner to train and look after these pets, and the quality of that training will obviously vary immensely. From a public safety point of view, that is unsatisfactory, and besides, no matter how good the training or the pedigree, these animals will always be the wolf/hunter/killer just under the surface, and that is not hard to bring out, especially in packs.
This is one risk to people we can eliminate, and pet dogs in my mind pose a greater risk to children than terrorists.
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Sava
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GO GO GO!
Mar 2001
time: 23:30
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Around age 14, I was skateboarding down the street in my neighborhood, coming home from a local comic book store that had networked computers where my friends and I would play Doom. I was passing a man that I recognized from the neighborhood, but I did not know his name. We gave each other that acquaintance nod, and the man told me to watch out, there were some wild dogs running around. About a block further, I heard barking from one of the backyards. A dog came running towards me at full speed. I was startled, but instinctively flipped up my board to defend myself. I shouted at the dog to stop, heel, but it continued its charge. As it lunged toward me, I smacked it across the head with my skateboard, sending it into the grass. The dog was stunned, shook it's head, and took off into another backyard.
I never saw the beast again.
That's my only encounter with a dog... it wasn't one of the breesds Mr.Fun mentioned. In fact, my cousin and my aunt and uncle each have a pit bull. They are the nicest dogs I've ever known. The key is to have them trained from birth by professional breeders. IMO, such dangerous breeds should only by legally bred and sold by professional dog trainers or breeders because they can be dangerous weapons in the wrong hands.
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Pekka
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em seu burro dos pais!
Feb 2002
time: 07:30
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They can be scary if they start getting to you. But they can smell fear, don't show it. Be like the man who just ate the dogs puppies and is looking for more dog meat to satisfy your stomach. What ever you do, don't run away. It will attack you if you do that.. but I guess you knew that already.
If it attacks you, go for the eyes. Every living thing submits under the eye attack. Push them in. Also, if it really starts biting you, if you can, kick it into it's stomach hard. That will kill the dog, but if you're in big danger, you can do that too. Don't waive your arms in front of it, it will bite them. Be careful about three things with dogs and other animals as well. Your nuts, your neck/throat and your face. Other body parts can take a beating without you being forever injured for 100% certainty. Also it will most likely give you the time needed to kill the SOB before it kills you.
So, to put it in short, the sore spots of dogs are their stomachs (nothing protecting, they die from it), eyes (you get the idea, it hurts and they can die from it). Don't try to go for the neck, since they are strong animals and neck built like bricks. If you go for the neck, they'll likely start shaking and get your arm and bite so hard your bones will crush and you can't finish the job.
DO NOT fall, be on your feet, if you're downed, you're toast. Learn how to use your adrenaline rush to your benefit, so you won't freeze and let the animal take you 6 feet under. You're most likely to kill the bugger if you control your fear and go for the kill, protecting your neck/throat, nuts and face. If you kick, kick HAAAARD. If you kick too little, it will only catch your leg, and with the pwoer it has, it will take you down and you're toast. Go for the homerun, penalty kick. But only if it attacks you, otherwise leave the creature alone.
After this, you go to the guys apartment and kick his ass too. Look fast for everything expensive, and start throwing his butt to them to make maximum effect. As for the final climax, you can go back outside, carry the dead dog inside on your shoulders (just like in robin hood) and drop it to his table. Steal his money.
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