Before I could tell what was going on, Max and I were behind a parked car and the dog was bounding across the street directly at Terre, who by this time was in front of the parked car. The dog had its leash blowing in the wind. By now, its owner was running after him. The dog rounded Terre and headed straight for Max. Max was quiet, very quiet. In one sweeping motion, I picked up Max and held him over my head and turned, while the pitbull clicked his jaw, dislodging it for the kill bite, and began snapping at Max while his front paws were on my chest. Luckily he didn't knock me down or bite me in my neck, or I would be laying on the ground bleeding and Max would literally be a memory. Terre was in shock and disbelief, not knowing exactly what to do. Just then the owner arrived and pulled the dog down by the leash, apologizing all the way.
This whole episode happened in slow motion while probably only a few seconds in total. Luckily, Max had already done is "binness" prior, or I'd be literally wearing it. Our hearts were racing, as we three made good our speedy escape around the corner. Max was still very, very quiet.
Why do people (might be an exaggeration, in this case) have dogs that are so aggressive that you cannot walk down the other side of the street without being attacked? I don't know if this dog was trained to be this way or just has the "correct" gene to flip-out at the drop of a hat, or what.
We will, consequently, avoid that particular part of the neighborhood. Here is a case where having pepper spray or mace would certainly help, but who really had time to use it. If we had it, Max would still be the "blue-plate special on the main dinner menu". If the dog had attacked one of us, who would be strong enough to get him off? These people and organizations that strive to protect certain aggressive breeds of dogs should be put in the situation where they are being attacked before they try to preserve these killer's rights and the lowlifes that own them and propagate their aggressive behavior.
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To ensure we Americans never offend anyone - especially fanatics
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Let's pause a moment and take the following test.
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In the 1973 Olympics in Munich, 11 Israeli Athletes were
massacred by:
(a) Bill O'Reilly
(b) Elvis;
(c) Ozzie & Harriet;
(d) Male Muslim extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.
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In 1979, the US embassy in Iran was taken over by:
(a) Norwegians from Oslo;
(b) Ronald Reagan;
(c) A tour bus full of 80-year-old women;
(d) Male Muslim extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.
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In 1983, the US Marine barracks in Beirut was blown up by:
(a) A pizza delivery boy;
(b) Crazed feminists complaining that being able to throw a
grenade beyond its own burst radius was an unfair and sexist
requirement in basic training;
(c) Geraldo Rivera making up for a slow news day;
(d) Male Muslim extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.
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In 1985, the Italian cruise ship, Achille Lauro, was hijacked by:
(a) The religious Right;
(b) The Tooth Fairy:
(c) White Anglo-Saxon Protestants;
(d) Male Muslim extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.
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In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 was bombed by:
(a) Luca Braze, for not being given a part in "Godfather 2;"
(b) Republicans;
(c) Butch and Sundance who had a few sticks of dynamite left over
from the train mission,
(d) Male Muslim extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.
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In Feb. 1993, 6 people were killed, and 1000+ injured when the
World Trade Center in NY was bombed by:
(a) Richard Nixon;
(b) Mickey Mouse;
(c) Yo Yo Ma;
(d) Male Muslim extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.
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In 1998, the U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania were bombed by:
(a) George Bush;
(b) Mr. Rogers;
(c) Hillary, trying to distract attention from Wild Bill's women
problems;
(d) Male Muslim extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.
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In Oct. 2000, 17 innocent soldiers were killed when the USS Cole
was attacked by:
(a) The Pope;
(b) The World Wrestling Federation promoting its next villain:
"Mustapha the Merciless";
(c) Bugs Bunny, Wiley E. Coyote, Daffy Duck, and Elmer Fudd.
(d) Male Muslim extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.
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On 9/11/01, four airliners were hijacked and over 2,000 innocent
people killed by:
(a) Congressman James Trafficant;
(b) The Florida Supreme Court trying to out-do their attempted
hijacking of the 2000 Presidential election;
(c) Darva Congers.
(d) Male Muslim extremists mostly between the ages of 17 and 40.
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Hmmm ............. nope, no patterns anywhere.
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"It's not like I'm saying Kerry would have been any better. Let's face it. When you when into that voting booth, you had a choice between two bowls of s***. The only difference was the smell. How did you Democrats find Kerry? What's the matter with you people? ... The first time I heard him speak, I thought ... 'I don't have enough bread crumbs to get me home.' The fact of the matter is the Democrats not being able to find somebody to defeat George Bush is beyond belief. It's stunning. It would be like finding a normal person who would lose in the Special Olympics." - Lewis Black
