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**Gcromqgb** · 09-21-2008, 03:46 AM

Aweeee Zoe I agree and my husband agrees 100% with you. He and I had talked about this very thing, I was unsure about a muzzle but he felt the same way you do.

Like he said, Rocky is a sweetie but we can not control other peoples dogs and if Rocky was to get a hold of someones unattended pet, he would be the one put down just because he is an APBT and I am sure he is right because we hear of things like that all the time.

One of the reasons I was asking is because I would love to take Rocky to public places, like the lady who took her dog to PetSmart, but for his safty and other pets safty I don't, he has never shown DA but I know there is the possibility. When he was smaller we took him everywhere but now he is bigger we don't and it has nothing to do with us not being able to controll him, but just the fear of "What if"

I do not let my grandchildren ride in my car without a seat belt, even when they want to play games because of the "What if's" When my children were small and I had to take a Grayhound bus 600 miles I put them on a leash, I had some crazy looks but it was the "what if's" What if someone snached them or they wandered off from me.

I can see your point in it being a training tool.

09-21-2008, 03:46 AM	#16
Gcromqgb Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 436 Senior Member	Aweeee Zoe I agree and my husband agrees 100% with you. He and I had talked about this very thing, I was unsure about a muzzle but he felt the same way you do. Like he said, Rocky is a sweetie but we can not control other peoples dogs and if Rocky was to get a hold of someones unattended pet, he would be the one put down just because he is an APBT and I am sure he is right because we hear of things like that all the time. One of the reasons I was asking is because I would love to take Rocky to public places, like the lady who took her dog to PetSmart, but for his safty and other pets safty I don't, he has never shown DA but I know there is the possibility. When he was smaller we took him everywhere but now he is bigger we don't and it has nothing to do with us not being able to controll him, but just the fear of "What if" I do not let my grandchildren ride in my car without a seat belt, even when they want to play games because of the "What if's" When my children were small and I had to take a Grayhound bus 600 miles I put them on a leash, I had some crazy looks but it was the "what if's" What if someone snached them or they wandered off from me. I can see your point in it being a training tool.
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