Maybe a nice parakeet....?

And of course, mocking the dead for their choice of dog breeds.

*cough*

(Pssst... I did get the sarcasm drippy thingy.)

Noone here needs to call for their extermination-the family already has... and that says a lot.

What a horrible tragedy.

They're running on instinct...take a hose and turn it on...

What is serious?

Generally speaking, if you hear the dogs roaring and see teeth flashing, it is a lot of show. Someone is going to have a few holes in their ears or back of their neck, but it is more of a "dog argument" than an all-out fight. You can usually yell at the dogs or hose them off in this situation (still do not grab the dogs)


If you hear nothing but hot panting breath and teeth clicking -- it is to the death, make no mistake. In that case, try to get a board or a door or ANYTHING between those dogs, but do NOT get in the middle of it yourself.

Mr. Leerburg offers some solid advice on how to pull this off.

http://leerburg.com/dogfight.htm

or are you just messing with me?

This winter, my 2 have had arguments twice in recent weeks. They're not getting their usual walks and exercise due to the weather, so they get antsy.

2 I can handle; one sharp word from me and their arguments end instantly.

I can't imagine trying to break up a fight with 5 or 6 dogs.

city law by having more than the three dogs allowed per household. Looks like a case of a city official thinking she's above the law and gets bit by it.

But why that many dogs?

just because one person was convicted.

That was wrong. It's unjust to euthanize all the dogs in a household because one of them mauled a guy to death and injured another. Only the guilty dog should have been euthanized.

People have been executed for participating in a robbery where someone was killed (often unplanned), but they weren't the one who pulled the trigger. Some weren't even in the area where the victim was killed (ie being the lookout guy or get-away driver).

I'm really against these unjust laws, but there doesn't seem to be the social will to change them.

ETA: your example isn't applicable, because the murder's family didn't participate, but the Vicks other pitbull-mix dogs joined in the fight