My puppy attacked by a f$&@-ing pitbull last night! Long

They are no more difficult to remove than other large breed dogs, and in fact they are easier to remove than a German Shepard or a Rott. There have been many studies done about different dogs bites, the force, the way they bite, etc. Below is just one example that can be easily found doing a quick google search if anyone is actually interested.

"One study conducted by Dr. Brady Barr of National Geographic showed that the average domestic canine has an average bite of 320 pounds of force. In one portion of the documented study, Dr. Barr tested three dog breeds: a German Shepherd, a Rottweiler, and an American Pit Bull Terrier (APBT). The Rottweiler bit with 328 pounds of force—the highest ever recorded from a domestic dog. The German Shepherd bit with 238 pounds of force, and the APBT bit with 235 pounds of force."

I am SO sorry that this happened to you Elaine (and Maggie!). I can't even imagine how scary this was for you. I am so very thankful that Maggie wasn't more seriously injured (and she is loving on you again!). 

I do own a Pitt mix (Pitt and Shar Pei). He is our baby. But on the same token, I have put him through a LOT of training to make sure that he will *always* listen to me. He has his Good Samaritan Certification, he has had behavioral training, extensive obedience training. Not because he needed it, he has never been a problem. But it made me feel better knowing that he has it. 

He has never been aggressive to anyone or anything, not even to the idiot pizza delivery guy that just walked into our house a few weeks ago. Opie just ran up to him, tail wagging, and sat at his feet with his goofy grin wanting to be scratched behind the ears. 

I am NOT saying all Pitts are perfect dogs. But I am also not going to say that all dogs are perfect. TBH, I am more scared of small dogs than I am big ones (no joke, I am a baby around smaller dogs. Been bit too many times by the little ones). 

I am not a crazy Pitt advocate. I just stupid crazy about mine  

Picture of Opie this past Sat in my husbands squad car. My DH is an animal control office w/the police department. Saturday Opie was part of their 4th of July parade. He sat on my lap hanging out the window (fully leashed and controlled!) while in the parade, thinking that everyone was there to see him lol

Thanks for asking!  We are both on the mend.  

The meds are upsetting her tummy, but the bites don't look infected, so I'll take that.  She doesn't want to walk outside, but her breeder encouraged me to get her back outside asap and not reinforce scared behavior, so we have gone out for a block twice today.  She stops every 10 paces and checks around, and then practically runs when we head for home.

Here she is right now chewing on a rawhide (if you click on it, she becomes huge):

What is upsetting is that people don't research what kind of dog they are bringing home whether it be a Staffordshire, Shepard or whatever. Each breed has their own needs and issues. That is the reason in many cases that we get returns through the rescue. People don't do their homework and the dog isn't a good fit for their family.

I was at the vet last week and a man came in with his Staffordshire Terrier. Another woman asked him if the dog was, in fact, a Staffordshire. He got pissed and said, "No, it's a pit!". So he obviously had not done his research when choosing his dog.