Dog attack in Lancaster CA

Along the same lines, I saw someone sh tting on the ground next to their RV in a Portland "RV Park", sorry, "encampment", last weekend when we were down there. Fair warning, I don't think the hook ups were working there, so, you know, RV related....

You never know when that "General RVing Issue", pitbull attacking you in a homeless camp, will pop up!
Thanks for the hearty rv.net warning. Our members will be safer for it.

RoyF wrote:
A few years ago, I was attacked by a pit bull. I came off lucky -- only a bite in the thigh. I was able to stay on my feet until the owner could pull the dog off, exclaiming "he's never done that before".

When I contacted my representative on my city council about a possible city ordinance to limit pit bulls, I was told there was a strong pro-pit-bull lobby that would make it impossible to pass such an ordinance.

City council? lol

That dog would have bled out due to multiple stab wounds, unless I was in an airport, because you can't carry a knife in an airport...

I think (but don't know) the Pit Bulls aren't even an AKC recognized breed.

Increases in breed popularity also lead to increased litters produced from poorer examples of the breed (less stable/desirable temperaments and instinctual traits).

I was going to say that pit bulls weren't the most dangerous but looked it up. Forbes says they had 284 attacks with Rottweilers and German Shepards far far below them. 280 or so for the PB and 45 IIRC for the Rottweiler. All the other breeds added together probably are less than half of the PB.
I thought Chows were highly dangerous but they aren't even in the top ten. Of course how many dogs of a specific breed exist in the US is a factor. Not many chows around for example.

Dogs will be sogs. All are proiective of their owners. Many years ago (almost 60) a Cocker Spanial thought I was chasing its boyhood chum and attacted me. I still have the scar on my leg.

I also think that when "journalists" use sensational headlines that do NOT jibe with the story that they should be ignored, not given more attention.

The headline "1 dead, 3 injured in dog attack at RV encampment" is not what happened. "Fight broke out at RV encampment, 1 dead, 3 injured" IS more accurate. And linking to the story as "Dog kills one at RV camp" is sensationalism too.

I agree with BC Snob on all counts.

“Pit bull” is why it hit the national news
Had it been a Rottweiler or German shepherd it probably wouldn’t have hit the national news