Baltimore police officer got a call about a ‘vicious’ pit bull and this is what happened next

[DainBramaged]

Officer Dan Waskeiwicz of the Baltimore City Police received a call one day when he was on duty stating that there was a “vicious dog” terrorizing a neighborhood and he needed to help. When he got to the scene, people were yelling at the pit bull as it ran around in a frenzy.

Officer Waskeiwicz writes in his letter to Modified K9:

I followed the dog into an ally to see how it was acting. Going on my own approach, being a dog lover, I got out of my car and called the “vicious dog” over to me. The dog came over with it’s tail between it’s legs and panting. I grabbed my water bottle and the dog sat down next to me and began licking my pants. I started giving the dog water. I brought the dog over and waited for the pound to show up.

It was then that he decided that he couldn’t bear to see the dog go, knowing it would likely be euthanized. Dan decided instead to take the dog home himself. He jumped in the back seat of the cruiser with the “vicious” canine, and it was clear that he’d made the right decision.

Officer Waskiewicz named the dog Bo and introduced him to his other two dogs. The crew hit it off with no problems. Bo had shown signs of neglect from his previous home, but he made a speedy recovery.



http://www.deathandtaxesmag.com/203596/baltimore-police-officer-got-a-call-about-a-vicious-pit-bull-and-this-is-what-happened-next/

[Trajan]

1. I try not to post on these threads ...

But, I wonder if you would post a thread about a 'vicious' dog, where the dog was actually 'vicious' and devastated a family or two by mauling and killing a child ....

Yeah ... I know ... It's all a big lie ... except for the many instances where this has happened; It's all a big lie by dog hating liars ...

Yeah ... not vicious .... Going to work now ...

[DainBramaged]

2. Those of us who come to the pets forum (well most of us) celebrate our pets and animals in general

Those of us involved in rescue know the horror stories caused by man and the animals THEY keep.

there are plenty of other forums on DU you can spew your unhappiness and find lots and lots of people to nod in agreement with you.


here, we don't give a shit about the hate, we just ignore it.


I HOPE YOU HAD A "PITTIE" DAY AT WORK.

[LisaLynne]

7. So, um, why did you click on his one?

[Trajan]

8. Um ... because ....

It seemed so one sided ...

And so nonchalant about the little boys and girls who have gotten chewed up .... I was thinking someone should speak on their behalf ...

I am an imperfect representative ...

[DainBramaged]

10. Click here and tell me who speaks for the creatures man abandons

http://www.democraticunderground.com/116112391


Go spew in GD where the rest of the animal haters reside....

[LisaLynne]

14. Listen, the deal is that no one denies that there are dogs that have attacked humans.

However, the point is that you have to look at the statistics and decide if it's really warranted to then immediately assume every dog is viscous. That's just not true. Not even with pit pulls. In my post below, I suggest that if people would actually learn a tiny bit about dog behavior, they would be able to spot the dogs that are showing signs of aggression instead of just assuming every dog is viscous.

Have a good day.

[Stinky The Clown]

11. Hi Trajan, thanks for visiting our little corner of DU.

Here is our SOP.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/11612104

Your post kind of misses the mark for what's appreciated in here.

There are two sides to most every issue. I dare say you're on a different side of the pit bull issue than all who post here.

Not saying you're wrong to hold the views you do. Just that this isn't the place to debate them.

Thanks for understanding.

[nadine_mn]

3. I love this story!

I am so tired of hearing about how dangerous pit bulls are. 99% of the time it is the owner (I will acknowledge that 1% of any breed may have issues no matter who the owner is) who has created the problem.

I say this as someone who has had 4 rescued dogs and made a lot of mistakes in training along the way.

Thank you for sharing this story - I love to hear happy endings!

[Auntie Bush]

4. You speak for me...enjoyed the story.

[DainBramaged]

9. This forum is for happy, but some folks that come here don't get it

They only see what they want to see. Thanks for smiling.

[KC]

12. I too

love this story! Thank you for posting
it.

[LisaLynne]

15. Yes and they see ...

lots of straw men.

[Curmudgeoness]

5. OMG, that is one vicious dog!

I worry that he will lick the officer's face right off!

Too many people just freak out over dogs that even look like a pit bull.

[LisaLynne]

6. Yep, looks mean to me.

That's the problem, though. People judge dogs (AND OTHER PEOPLE) by the way they look, without actually noticing the actual behavior of the animal (or person). You can learn to spot a dog that is acting in a truly aggressive way (which is USUALLY just because they are being defensive because they feel threatened). If more people would take the time to think instead of making snap judgements, the world would be a better place.

[orleans]

13. i almost didn't click on this thread b/c i thought it was going to be something bad

i slowly scrolled down, ready to stop & click off the thread if necessary. glad everything turned out well.