Pit Bull Advice.

[Jennifer and Jack]

I as a person am not against pit bulls in general. I think some can be very sweet. IN fact I picked one up that was wondering the street once.. I didn't recognize it as a pit bull because his tail was not docked and he was a mix.

Anyway, my neighborhood has several pit bulls in it. Mostly I never see any of them unless they are on a walk with their owner.. or they escaped.

My friend has a pit bull however that is scaring the crap out of me. The back round on this dog is intense and scary to say the least, First he was rescued because he was used as "fighting dog"  So the people "rescued him" and they were using him as a hunting dog.. Literally to go after pigs and hunt it to it's death.. Yuck and I can't even think about it.

This dog was being kept in a kennel with a bunch of other pit bulls and fighting/hunting dogs but he got in a very bad fight and had his ear ripped off because he was fighting for alpha spot and lost.

Now my friend who really is just an acquaintance brought this dog home, It was supposed to be just to heal.. He has been here for about six months. He is only on an e collar... He used to be very timid and shy but now that he has been around.. He is getting really ballsy.

I used to be able to walk Jack by him without any problem, Jack is afraid of him and doesn't even look at him.... The dogs name is Tig... He now barks non stop when we walk by almost always but sometimes not.

It is getting bad because he is not listening to me when I tell him quiet.. so obviously to him, he is dominate over me.

I have no other way to walk around him I live on a cul-de-sac so I have to pass his house. I have tried talking to him etc.. He admits if the dog wants to he can kill and attack and said "that is what he is trained to do"

THe dog is great with kids because he has kids over all the time.. THe dog acts like a puppy with the kids just wanting to play too.

With Jack and with other dogs he is fiercely protective of his property.. Today he broke though his e collar.. THank God Jack and I were not out.... but really an e collar isn't going to stop him.

I have to stop walking Jack. I was considering getting a tazer gun but I don't have the money and i don't think that would even stop him, This dogs whole history is to seek and kill either with pit fighting and now with pig hunting.

I have tried to talk to this guy so many times, he is a young kid with no money... I believe this dog fits the "dangerous dog" law in our county and I can report him ...but I have to sign the report and since I have been talking to the guy he is going to know it is me.

WHat do I do? I can't walk Jack or Molly... I don't want to start a war with my neighbor and I want to protect Jack as the guy  admits if Jack growls at him which Jack AlWAYS growls at big dogs when he is scared but if he growls at Tig this guy thinks Tig can attack Jack...

I asked him about sending the dog back to the hunting kennel now that he is healed but just last night the alpha dog there killed another dog so now he doesn't want his dog to go back there until they get rid of the alpha.... I can't imagine what the kennel looks like and the fighting that must go on there.. It scares me.  

Given all these circumstances what would you do? How would you handle this? I owe it to Jack to keep him safe 

[Nancy, Ned, Clancy, and Charlie]

I would get in the car and drive down the block until I was well passed this house.  Then I would begin my walk.  I would NOT walk by this house. My mom's cat was killed by a pit that the owner was poorly walking across the street from my mother's house.