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Oh God now im worried...Attack

hunter081

Well-Known Member
Well my Cane and I were walking through our neighborhood when two teens "thugs with pants down low" approached from a distance with a Pit bull that looked like it was on steroids. It was tugging on its lead and the chain collar was damn near choking it as it was trying to lunge toward us. I decided to walk a little more over to give these thugs and their "bad boy" dog some room. As they got closer one said and I quote 'hey bro wasz kinda dog is dat"? I said from a distance its a Italian mastiff. He than asked how old as the other stood and smoked a cigerette. I said she is 10 mths and she is still a pup. He said "oh dats cool but not sure what kinda dog dat is" So I thought to myself should I educate the two teens or should I just move on. Ive learned people with pits are great owners most of the time, but, when two thugs are allowing the dog to lunge growl and act like a crazy dog i decided to keep walking. As I said "ok have a great day I gotta run home for dinner the pit bull tugged at the lead and pulled the teen closer to us. He than said "oh wait lets see how my boy acts near her" i said no gotta go. Within seconds and all happening so fast it jumped and grabbed my corso's neck. Honor is her name. I freaked and again happeining so fast I went to pull Honor back but she did the rest heres what happened.
1. the pit grabbed her neck
2. I yelled what the F!@#
3. I went to pull Honor back
4. Honor turned her head to the side
5.she pulled her head away and snapped at the pits face
6. she grabbed the pits nose with her bottom canine
7. she latched on and started to pull the dog backwards as blood starting to show on the pits nose and mouth area
8. I grabbed Honor by the back hair and said let go, let go and she listened to me

So Im now worried that what happened is my Cane Corso gonna be always alert and ready to attack now, or does she know that she was just doing her job when she was first attacked??


I do have to say though that deep down inside im proud of my 10mth old cane putting a whoop a!@ on a dog that attacked her for no darn reason. She walked away with me on the lead as if nothing ever happened and the two teens where kinda shoked as well. I told them in a smart ass voice, you should control your fisher price pit bull and have a nice day :) Please tell me she WILL NOT have dog aggression now as she never has and LOVES other animals including.....wait for it, wait for it cats n birds :)
 

BlackShadowCaneCorso

Super Moderator
Staff member
There is no way to guarantee that she won't be dog aggressive. Just get her out in controled environments where people have their dogs under control and teach her that while she might not like other dogs they weren't all going to attack her and she must remain non-reactive unless there is a threat. A lot of corsi don't like other dogs and that is acceptable to most of us (some want a dog that loves all other dogs) as long as the dog is non-reactive in the situation then that is what I would look for.

You just learned a Cane Corso lesson, they won't start the fight but they will finish it which is pretty typical of the breed.
 

DMikeM

Well-Known Member
Cudos for Honor and you for keeping your head. When this happened to my Doberman he only reacted to Chow type dogs after that since it was a Chow type that attacked him. He would keep my friends 2 Chows under the car all night if he brought them over. Never could break him of it. He was good with most other dogs though.
 

cookiedough39

Well-Known Member
Love the story. I have an 11 week old Corso so I couldn't really tell you if she will be animal aggressive now. I would hope nope. Most Corso are very stable. IM still laughing. Fisher price put bull...IM stealing that
 

JacksTheDog

Well-Known Member
I have to say you maintained your composure quite well for that sort of situation I know that if someone intentionally allowed their dog to attack mine just to see how their own dog would react I might not have acted as you did. I truly hope that Honor does not have any issues stemming form this incident.
 

Smart_Family

Dog Food Guru
I feel bad for the pit. I'm glad Honor wasn't hurt but that pit obviously hasn't had the training and socialization it deserves with those two jerks. I've seen too many pits end up that way and its heart breaking :(
 

chuckorlando

Well-Known Member
Blackshadow is right on. Socialize so the dog understands the diff between a problem and just a dog. Well played Honer.
 

Araps

Well-Known Member
Classic dumb fake ass tough teenagers with pitbull....glad your puppy defended that way
 

hunter081

Well-Known Member
Thank you all who responded. She is just laying next to me and im reading her your comments everyone. She told me to tell ya'all hi :) lol seriously thought thanks for the feedback
 

Duetsche_Doggen

Well-Known Member
There is no way to guarantee that she won't be dog aggressive. Just get her out in controled environments where people have their dogs under control and teach her that while she might not like other dogs they weren't all going to attack her and she must remain non-reactive unless there is a threat. A lot of corsi don't like other dogs and that is acceptable to most of us (some want a dog that loves all other dogs) as long as the dog is non-reactive in the situation then that is what I would look for.

You just learned a Cane Corso lesson, they won't start the fight but they will finish it which is pretty typical of the breed.

:thumbsup: I like a dog like that.

I can't even imagne all the thoughts rushing through your head. I feel bad for the pit bull, but proud and intrigued that Honor held up to her name. :)
 

sharp1

Active Member
sounds like Honor did just the right thing, I don't think that one incident like this will change her forever, but yea socializing her with other friendly dogs as soon as possible certainly wouldn't hurt.
 

NYDDB

Well-Known Member
There is a guy just a few blocks from me that will hang out with his enormous pit bull on his stoop, just to show him off and (it seems) to provoke other dogs. I say that because he seems to get off on seeing his dog lunge, growl and snap at passing dogs.

I happened to walk down this street with Mateo once, didn't see the dog until it was almost too late-- all of a sudden the dog lunged at Mateo from just a few feet away. Scared the shit out of me--- plus the fact that it provoked my dog to go into defense mode; it took all I had to keep him in control and move away from there.

A few weeks later, I saw the same guy with the same pit from across the street. He kept trying to get my attention, wanting to see if the dogs would "get along." WTF?! He then started crossing the street with his lunging dog on leash... I told him to stop; do NOT come a step closer...unless you want to see a bloody battle right here in the street...

Again: WTH is wrong with some people?!
 

hunter081

Well-Known Member
thanks again everyone for the comments n feedback. To answer a few things, im proud of her. If I didnt stop it and seeing what force even a female at 10mths can do opened my mind. The pit wouldnt of had a chance. I left out the part that it severed his nose on the right side bad!!! But than again I do feel bad for the pit because of its owners making it that way. Honor put a smack down withinn three seconds however I hope to never go through this again and the fact that she will get a lil bigger than I def dont want anymore issues. Im glad she let go and listens to my commands as dogs usually after bite and attack dont come apart easy. she isnt acting funny or unusual, she seems herself. As we walked away she had her head turned and was watching every move they were doing. Im not sure if she was "protecting me" but more herself as again happening so fast the pit grabbed her. He was a massive pit, the kind that has a head thats huge short n stocky. He really looked like they had him on steroids or worked him out 24/7. In this match up he was no fight for my Honor. Again let me make this clear...it was nothing we did or provoked on either partys side, but the owner of the pit maybe shouldnt have let that out of control dog lunge at other dogs. Im sure the steroided pit and owner have pride hurt issues tonite. After her big meal I took her back outside where she seen and played with a collie and weimeriner. So I think all is well