Quote Originally Posted by Gaspaco View Post
You are right!

I thought the original question was? Where they on leash?

No they both weren't!

If my 14lb jack was on leash I wouldn't need to pull hard to get her out.
Its cool. I am very sensitive to the issue. When I first got my shepherd I didnt want to get him fixed because I was 28 and was being macho about the whole situation. As I started training him I learned by not getting him fixed he was a target for other dogs. Dominant dogs want to show dominance to a dog that is not fixed as soon as they smell them a half mile away. Its the nature of the pack.

I have had so many run ins with people not leashing their dogs and so many altercations that I try to avoid walking him in the park during peak times. If someones dog is off leash and its not a pit I will drop my dogs leash so he can properly defend himself if that situation arises while still maintaing a calm position. If I react so does the dog.

If its a pit ( I love the breed but they are great fighters) I wont let my dog fight them I will defend my dog.

Its a catch 22 because if a jack russell comes up and attacks my dog and my dog kills it who is labeled as the problem dog? Who gets put down when they were defending themselves