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What difference does the breed make? Why do you some of you people concentrate on the breed? Why do you question whether or not another "breed" would have been treated differently? It was not the breed that was on trial. It was a dog, that got loose and harassed a mailman. Whether or not this particular dog has issues, doesn't seem to be the problem to me.

What seems to be the problem, is the reckless attitude of it's owner. This is exactly the kind of situation that ends badly. An owner in denial, that's obvious to me. A dog that was rescued from former owners, that mistreated and raised the dog wrongly. This is not the kind of dog that belongs in a crowded neighborhood, with young children. It's fantastic that Buster feels protective over Mr. Brightman's daughter.

So, what happens when some 5 yr old boy innocently approaches Mr Brightman's daughter, unexpectedly? Where was Mr. Brightman, or any adult, when a 3 yr old, can open the front door and a dog, that has already been labeled a vicious dog, at least once already, can escape? The problem is, there is a dog, living in an apartment, that should be living in a more wide open area. Not in a crowded neighborhood with children, especially when there is an obvious problem of supervision.

Mr. Brightman, already knew from the prior hearing and the insurance he is required to carry, yet, not only did his 3 yr old daughter open the door, without the knowledge of a parent or other adult, and as a result, a dog with a history, escaped it's enclosed living quarters. How can that be viewed as the dog was just protecting it's environment? The dog was trying to escape being cooped up and the first person, other than it's owner, or owner's daughter, it encountered, it threatened and acted threateningly towards.

I am a single father of my now 17 yr old daughter. I fought vociferously in court over 7 yrs, and spent $10's of thousands of dollars, to obtain sole custody of my daughter, because of the way she was being raised and the attitude of her mother, I didn't expect sole custody, I was only seeking placement, it's just that I finally got a decent judge, that recognized the real problem. She will graduate on time this school year because I fought so hard for her.

That wouldn't have happened under her mother. Under her mother, she missed at least 50 days a year for the first 3 yrs and that's not counting being late, they lived right around the corner, on Wood st, from the school, so there was no excuse. I didn't obtain any custody, until the time around the end of the 3rd grade and beginning of the 4th, because of her mother's lies, however, because of her school history, which I am thankful that the school understood where the true problem was, and after I finally got some level of control, gave me access to her records, which was part of the reason I ended up with sole custody. I say this because I take the raising of a child, very seriously, deadly serious.

A dog that has already, regardless of the "opinions" of others, been labeled a vicious dog, has no business being around a child of any age, especially 3. If you truly have your child's interest at heart, then why didn't you get her a puppy? That would have grown with her and you would know the history and treatment of the animal? You are playing with fire and I have no respect for that. It's not necessarily your child I am fearful of, although I wouldn't rule it out, it's some other child that starts to play with her and the dog mistakenly assumes it's too aggressive and acts to protect her, by hurting or killing the other child.

I'm just glad my kid is not a child in that neighborhood.

From: Bristol pit bull declared 'vicious' for second time

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