I think you are missing the point there sugar

This is a RANT feel free to ignore...

I am not a breedist...is that a thing...?  I don't look at an animal and say "OMG its a _____ breed...everyone RUN!!!"   but I am also not an idiot.

I've grown up with large and small dogs of all breeds.  When I was a kid we had a doberman/boxer mix, a German Shepard/husky Mix, and a Pekingese/poodle mix.  If you asked anyone they were scared of my dobe/boxer mix.  After all AGGRESSIVE BREEDS!!!  In reality...I was bit countless times by the little Pekingese mix.  She was an @$$hole.  Seriously, that little b**ch held me hostage on more than one occasion because she wanted to.  She would jump in MY BED and then growl and nip if I moved.  She was MEAN.  I loved her to bits but she was a jerk.  The big dogs...BABIES.  The most lovable creatures you'd ever meet.  But mess with me or my mom and you'd lose your manhood...or at the very least a toe. 

My point is ALL dogs have the potential to be aggressive...ALL OF THEM.  And the little ones are the worst.  I've had them and loved them but they could be JERKS.   I was chased down the street by a toy poodle.  I was just a running along when this little puffball ATTACKED me.  He's lucky I love dogs otherwise I might have punted him across the street.  I was BLEEDING FROM MY ANKLES but he was a poodle...what's the big deal, right?  WRONG!  He viciously attacked me...but he was tiny.  If a little dog  bites you, you might need a bandaid...if a big dogs bites you, you need stitches or are dead.  THAT is the difference. 

With that said I don't care what size your dog is...it should be properly restrained when in public.  If there is even a remote possibility that you MIGHT encounter another animal muzzle that little $hit.   big or small, you muzzle them all.  You know why?  You f**king know why?  Because if your little $hit of a dog runs up to me and my gentle giant and starts $hit, my gentle giant MIGHT decide to defend me which might equal death for your little $hit. 

Doesn't matter if its a park, vet, or groomer...they should ALL be properly restrained for the safety of ALL pets.  Irresponsible owners and/or vet/groomer employees are a problem.  You don't walk a PITBULL past a BISHON.  Just don't.  You don't know how ANY dog is going to react..EVER!  The kindest dog could decide tomorrow that the little @$$hole barking needs to be silenced. 

I am not talking about the dogs with issues or dogs bred to be aggressive.  I had pits too.  Never had an issue...NEVER.  I had someone try to say there was an issue but THEY WERE IN MY YARD and THEY HIT MY DOG REPEATEDLY.  Show me ANY animal that wouldn't attack after being punched in the face.  Come on...I'll wait.   My dog could have destroyed that idiot...instead he barked...nipped (didn't bite, no blood was drawn)...and hid behind my then boyfriend.  But because of his "breed" he was almost put down.  Not because he did a damn thing wrong but because I lived next door to a moron.  Nothing came of it but it was EYE OPENING. 

Here's the point.  Animals are just that, animals.  If you treat them like $hit, they will respond in kind.  Even the kindest animal has the potential to be mean....people aren't exempt.  How many times did you hear about a mass murderer that was "just a normal guy...".  So to protect the fur babies BE RESPONSIBLE.  Always have them leashed.  Put a "gentle lead" or a muzzle if you even had a tiny inkling your pup might try to defend you.  Cross the street/path/area if you remotely think there might be an issue.  Why risk it?!?!  Be a responsible pet owner because others aren't. 

Moral of the story...DON'T BE A TW@T!  Protect your pets!

Don't judge a dog by its breed, judge it by its owner because lets be honest...unless there is an underlying issue the way a dog reacts is directly correlated with how its treated by their owner.  "But pets attack kids all the time".  DIG DEEPER.  Maybe not always...but many times something happened.  There are ways to introduce pets to kids...make them jealous and you have an issue...they are still an ANIMAL!  Don't leave pets and kids unattended...why? Because some kids are @$$holes...and some animals don't understand what a kid is.  BE A RESPONSIBLE PARENT! 

Be overly cautious, not because your pet will hurt someone but because you just don't know.  You NEVER know....EVER.

Rant over...I'm going to bed.