I am finally calm enough to update on my pit bull situation. A long story short, the neighbor now has his dogs on shock collars and keeps them inside at all times. He was pissy and whiny with me at first after I called animal control when the dogs came after my wife in OUR yard. After I explained to him what happened and why I called, he didn't argue too much and I haven't seen the dogs since.
Of course, I did get the standard "oh these dogs are harmless. I wouldn't let dangerous dogs near my kids." I feel like printing off these stories I read and leaving them on his door.
Oh, and the final verdict on what the dogs are:
The pit bull according to the owner is a mix breed of pitbull and lab (---my bottom--- that dog has lab in her blood). The big dog, according to the owner is an american bull dog terrier. Guess what Mr dumbass irresponsible dog owner, ABDT are considered "pit bulls".
Anyways, here is an interesting historical read on pit bulls and/or bulldogs.
History of pit bulls/bulldog terriersOf interesting note:
-Originally they were bred for violent tendencies towards other dogs, but also bred to NOT bite humans.
-Up until the 80's, they were considered great, loveable dogs.
- In the 80's previously unheard of pit bull attacks started to become common. The combination of overbreeding, poor (backyard) breeding, and poor training ownership led to the now common view of the breed in general.