TO RESEARCH AND DISCUSS THE ROLE OF PIT BULLS TERRIERS AS A LEGAL BREED IN THE LOS ANGELES AREA, AND TO DRAW COMPARISONS WITH THE POINT OF SEEKING SOLUTIONS TO THE ISSUE OF DANGEROUS DOGS IN MODERN DAY BRITAIN.
Wednesday 20th Feb 2013
Fonda took me into Laguna Beach town today for shopping. Pretty much all of the dogs we saw were small, cute toy dogs.
We went into a bric-a-brac and gift shop, and as I was browsing, I heard the sound of a beefy motor car. I look out of the shop and there is a car being parked outside. It is a red open top sports car. It's being driven by a smartly dressed young man, maybe late twenties- early thirties, darkish skin and gelled hair. In the passenger seat is a massive white bull breed dog with cropped ears, with no collar. He is a very stocky dog. He is complete.
The man gets out of the car and goes to the passenger side. The dog is looking anxious to get out but resists jumping out, although he easily could. The man lets the dog out of the car before putting on a collar or lead. The dog sniffs around a lot and comes into the shop, approaching Smoke (Fonda's Yorkie/Maltese). They have a brief nose touch and the dog is called back.
I invite the man for conversation by stating how gorgeous the dog is- and he is- and the man tells the dog to 'go say hello', but the dog ignores him, still sniffing around. I decide not to hassle the dog, I'm not the type to approach dogs if they are not all that interested in me.
I ask the man “Did you cut his ears?” and the man explains, “the dog came from a litter bred by a vet who cut the ears off all the puppies himself. I didn't really want one with its ears cut off but he did it anyway, and I've come to really like it now” and he fondles the ears stumps of the dog. I compliment him on the dog again- who is still not collared and leashed- and thank him for talking to me. He takes the dog off to the beach.
A bit later, he drives past Fonda and I and gives a friendly wave, which I return.
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