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**Hinigyday** · 12-05-2010, 06:35 AM

We have a family member, who although she has met Josey and likes her, has the stereotype of a Pit Bull or Pit Bull Mix strongly in her head.
This thinking has now been intensified after her son-in-law was walking his two dogs (a beagle and a hound type mix) in their neighborhood. All of a sudden 4 neighbor dogs came running from their garage and of course the "Pit Bull mix" clamped down on the hound type mix dog. The son-in-law has been around dogs all his life and even putting his hand in the dogs mouth could not get him to release until he punched him in the face. The owner at that time came out and was apologizing. I'm not sure of the outcome but there were reports to the Sheriffs and AC came out to investigate.
My Sister-in-Law is convinced that the pit bull mix dog's jaws locked, and she is so upset that we would have picked this kind of dog for our pet. I have tried to educate her as to what I have learned about the breed - especially that according to experts the jaw does not lock. I have told her that they can become animal aggressive and of course that people should have had their dogs contained. She is convinced that Josey could turn on us at any time and is just very angry at this time.
I guess there isn't much else I can say to her, but though I would ask.

12-05-2010, 06:35 AM	#1
Hinigyday Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 386 Senior Member	I don't know what to say! Help We have a family member, who although she has met Josey and likes her, has the stereotype of a Pit Bull or Pit Bull Mix strongly in her head. This thinking has now been intensified after her son-in-law was walking his two dogs (a beagle and a hound type mix) in their neighborhood. All of a sudden 4 neighbor dogs came running from their garage and of course the "Pit Bull mix" clamped down on the hound type mix dog. The son-in-law has been around dogs all his life and even putting his hand in the dogs mouth could not get him to release until he punched him in the face. The owner at that time came out and was apologizing. I'm not sure of the outcome but there were reports to the Sheriffs and AC came out to investigate. My Sister-in-Law is convinced that the pit bull mix dog's jaws locked, and she is so upset that we would have picked this kind of dog for our pet. I have tried to educate her as to what I have learned about the breed - especially that according to experts the jaw does not lock. I have told her that they can become animal aggressive and of course that people should have had their dogs contained. She is convinced that Josey could turn on us at any time and is just very angry at this time. I guess there isn't much else I can say to her, but though I would ask.
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