[Norski]

A 48 second video includes an interview with the boyfriend of the owner of the pit bull which was apparently registered as a service dog. . . I have no idea with whom, as pit bulls are illegal in Miami. He shot the pit bull dog while it was attached to his arm and would not let go, the dog is in an animal hospital, and the dog's owner (his girlfriend) has started a gofundme for the dog. Named "Bentley". I could not tell from the news what are the names of the victim or the owner of the pit bull.

[Norski]

For those who may have an interest in the subject of the suitability of pit bull dogs as service animals, please see this link posted last month:

"Why Breed Matters in Service Dogs and Why Pit Bull Service Dogs are a Bad Idea"

https://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3669707/posts

[BBell]

[Advil000]

A fund for the dog that attacked someone bad enough he had to shoot it to get it to let go? Heck with that.

A better question is how is the guy’s ARM?

[Governor Dinwiddie]

#1: his girlfriend has started a gofundme for the dog named "Bentley"

Why do the owners always try to name evil pit bulls with "cutesy" inappropriate names? Why not be honest and name them Mengele, Himmler, Hitler, or Manson?

[Boomer]

Great. Another lousy and unfortunately, daily, Pittie Party.

Get a freakin' life Norski and leave the good people of FR alone. We don't want this Pit Bull bashing nonsense here.

Go over to DU where you belong.

[familyop]

So, will shirts and shoes continue to be required for people in supermarkets, restaurants and on commercial aircraft?

[familyop]

In the context of the situation presented by the posted link to the article,...

Firing a round into a pit bull that is attached to a victim would be risky. A round can ricochet off of a bone and go into the victim or a bystander—especially something very light, slow moving and round nosed without much expected diameter from expansion, like a common .22 LR.

But in some situations, that will be the victim’s only hope. Because the head of the animal may be too close to or even in front of the victim, somewhere further back on the spine might work (in a direction away from the victim and everyone), or maybe the upper middle thorax or near the underside of the spine (preferably with a bullet likely to expand at least to six-tenths of an inch).

If you take the risk, make sure that there is no one else behind the target from your pointing perspective. For carry for protection in, say, a 9mm, I would probably opt for a bullet of 115 grains or less. It will still likely overpenetrate, though, if it isn’t stopped by something like a bone.

Mainly, you need a light bullet that will expand as much as possible. I’m haven’t looked into frangible bullets, because those probably wouldn’t work well for defense at any greater distance than point blank. I’m guessing that a frangible won’t be as likely to break a bone when needed.

I’ll look into anatomical targets for knives for self-defense situations, when time allows. You can probably learn quite a bit about that for yourself by studying dog anatomy. A major artery should work well, for one example of a target.

Whether a bullet or a knife, by the way, a sudden blood pressure drop will bring unconsciousness to an animal. That’s what happens when a bullet with enough diameter or expansion to the upper middle thorax of an animal usually does the job.

[familyop]

For carry for protection in, say, a 9mm, I would probably opt for a bullet of 115 grains or less.

By the way, that would certainly be a hollow point, preferably one that can expand much.

[Pollard]

The victim. Looks like his name is Matt Ellis to me. That's an Amish beard if I ever did see one. (that's about what a lot of pit bull owners look like around here, tats and all. Bunch of meth heads in this case/area.) It was his girlfriend's dog. He was holding a pizza in his left hand.(left arm got bit) Dog was probably fed irregularly and truth be known, there's a good chance the dog sniffed at the pizza box and the dude smacked or even punched the dog but that's just a 'wild' guess.

[Pollard]

News article says his girlfriend's dog. Her gofundme page says neighbor shot the dog and says nothing about the dog biting him or anyone. Geez, gimme a break. I feel for the dog in this case.