I disagree that tiny women shouldn't show giant dogs but I agree that both owners/handlers needed to have better control of their dogs. That guy doesn't make any sense. First, his dog was the one with the issue and he allows it to stare down and threaten the other dog in order to get it riled and then knowing they were both agitated he ......Stroll along with the dog, looking ahead of him the whole time until it is too late? No one seems to stop or move ahead quicker to build some distance between the dogs...or did I miss something? Then when they do tie up.....What is the guy doing, exactly?
Working with APBT's (I realize they are much smaller but the idea is the same) for many years, I have learned that control is not about body strength/size/muscle as a rule. I mean, when the shit hits the fan more physical strength is definitely helpful BUT I have always found that assessing situations continuously, knowing your animal, training and just being very observant can avoid the majority of these incidents.
The size of the guy (Big) and the size of the woman (small) is not at all what allowed this situation to alleviate out of control. It would appear the size of their brains, however, made a lot of difference.
