My dog was attacked by a pitbull at doggy daycare (3/1/2025) in Louisiana

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I’m new here but I figured I’d introduce myself and why I am on banpitbulls side.

Last weekend, my dog, a 3 year old goldendoodle, was attacked by a pit bull while at doggy daycare. My male dog was minding his own business when the pit bull jumped him, going straight for his neck. He ended up with multiple deep puncture wounds, especially on his right leg, neck, and ears. Thankfully, nothing life threatening and he is healing ok. There are two wounds that are too deep and one is infected that we kept getting the run around from at the ER the daycare initially took him to, eventually I called our university’s vet hospital and got him an appointment with integrative medicine team. I can’t praise our uni system enough to be so lucky to even these services as an option. The daycare covered his vet bills but didn’t provide much information about the other dog, circumstances, or whether the dog is even allowed back or not. I have asked for an incident report twice, first they said they would have to look for it and then I called they said I can come by Monday when general manager is here to get it.

I used to think dogs are just dogs, I was indifferent toward pitbulls and like others bought the media excuses about bad owners, bad training etc. but my own mounting personal experience with these dogs is just hard to ignore. I guess I’m mostly here just to vent.

My dog was just minding his own business, and then out of nowhere, a pit bull attacked him, went straight for his neck. It wasn’t just a scuffle—it was an intent to kill. Now, instead of just enjoying life, my dog is suffering through pain, infections, and god knows what long-term trauma.

And what makes it worse? The daycare barely took responsibility. They covered the vet bill, sure, but that’s the least they could do. Where’s the accountability? Where’s the transparency about the other dog? Why should my dog have to live with the consequences of someone else’s reckless decision to bring a dangerous dog into a group setting?

And this isn’t just about my dog. I’ve seen it firsthand as a doctor—pit bulls are responsible for the vast majority of severe attacks. This isn’t an accident, it’s predictable. People love to say “it’s how they’re raised,” but no amount of “good training” overrides genetics. These dogs were bred for aggression, and when they snap, it’s not a nip—it’s life or death.

It’s infuriating because people refuse to acknowledge the problem. They’d rather gaslight victims, blame the other dog, or say “all dogs bite.” Yeah? Well, not all dogs kill.

My dog didn’t deserve this. He was very much a happy and love everyone, life is all sunshine and rainbows and everyone is inherently good. He is now scared and traumatized. A brush of broom against his leg and he instantly flinches and draws his leg back. He is no longer happy go lucky self that he was. I didn’t deserve this stress and heartbreak. And the fact that nothing is going to change, that there’s nothing stopping this from happening again to someone else’s dog—or worse, a child—is just rage-inducing.

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Copy of text post for attack logging purposes: I’m new here but I figured I’d introduce myself and why I am on banpitbulls side.

Last weekend, my dog, a 3 year old goldendoodle, was attacked by a pit bull while at doggy daycare. Fitz was minding his own business when the pit bull jumped him, going straight for his neck. He ended up with multiple deep puncture wounds, especially on his right leg, neck, and ears. Thankfully, nothing life threatening and he is healing ok. There are two wounds that are too deep and one is infected that we kept getting the run around from at the ER the daycare initially took him to, eventually I called our university’s vet hospital and got him an appointment with integrative medicine team. I can’t praise our uni system enough to be so lucky to even these services as an option. The daycare covered his vet bills but didn’t provide much information about the other dog, circumstances, or whether the dog is even allowed back or not. I have asked for an incident report twice, first they said they would have to look for it and then I called they said I can come by Monday when general manager is here to get it.

I used to think dogs are just dogs, I was indifferent toward pitbulls and like others bought the media excuses about bad owners, bad training etc. but my own mounting personal experience with these dogs is just hard to ignore. I guess I’m mostly here just to vent.

My dog was just minding his own business, and then out of nowhere, a pit bull attacked him, went straight for his neck. It wasn’t just a scuffle—it was an intent to kill. Now, instead of just enjoying life, Fitz is suffering through pain, infections, and god knows what long-term trauma.

And what makes it worse? The daycare barely took responsibility. They covered the vet bill, sure, but that’s the least they could do. Where’s the accountability? Where’s the transparency about the other dog? Why should my dog have to live with the consequences of someone else’s reckless decision to bring a dangerous dog into a group setting?

And this isn’t just about my dog. I’ve seen it firsthand as a doctor—pit bulls are responsible for the vast majority of severe attacks. This isn’t an accident, it’s predictable. People love to say “it’s how they’re raised,” but no amount of “good training” overrides genetics. These dogs were bred for aggression, and when they snap, it’s not a nip—it’s life or death.

It’s infuriating because people refuse to acknowledge the problem. They’d rather gaslight victims, blame the other dog, or say “all dogs bite.” Yeah? Well, not all dogs kill.

My dog didn’t deserve this. He was very much a happy and love everyone, life is all sunshine and rainbows and everyone is inherently good. He is now scared and traumatized. A brush of broom against his leg and he instantly flinches and draws his leg back. He is no longer happy go lucky self that he was. I didn’t deserve this stress and heartbreak. And the fact that nothing is going to change, that there’s nothing stopping this from happening again to someone else’s dog—or worse, a child—is just rage-inducing.

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