Well I had problem with pitbulls in my area several times. Let me share mine...
My son was about 2 years old, and he was playing outside, and I was weedwhacking the yard.. There WAS a 2 Rottweilers and 2 PitBulls running around the neighborhoods, and I was really frightening cause my son was way down the yard, and I am up the hill, my 2 dogs Rusco and Copper, they were wimp, they won't fight or sniff with other dogs. Those 4 dangerous dogs were running to MY YARD and they were around my son and Rusco and Copper, what should I do.. I dropped the weedwhacker and ran down and chase those dogs off and got hold of Copper, Rusco and Kyler. And then Mike came out with weedwhacker and chased them off with weedwhacker. I know whose all dogs belong, and my husband and I walked up the hill where the dogs belong, and knock the door, and told them
nicely and polite the man and woman told us, they were sorry and will never happen again... That was the first time.. And then next day, I see them running around again, and my husband called them for 2nd time and told them nicely and please put them on leash before getting trouble, they just scolded at us, like they don't care about our respect... And then 3rd time, I was mowing grass, and Kyler was on the patio and riding his tricycle, and man, those 4 crazy dogs been driving my 2 dogs crazy in fight in front of my son. OMG!!! And I kicked the Rottweilers out away from Rusco and Copper, and my husband chased the 2 pitbulls away. Man, we have had

enough with them, my husband called the polices over and over and over, and finally they showed up. The polices gave the owner a ticket for dogs running at large around the neighborhoods. And few weeks later, one of our dog Rusco was poisoned to death. When we got off from work, and then picked our son up and drove all the way home, and found a little bowl in the yard, and Rusco was laying down on the porch and she wasn't herself. Every time we come home, she get so exciting, up and down. We called the vet, and took her to the emergency and she just collapsed in the vet waiting room on the floor and my son was there and watching her dying. The vet said her eyes and mouth were dried, and had tests, and the vet said she was poisoned to death by antifreeze. WTF!! WHO DID IT?! We know who did it.. After the vet carried Rusco to the table, and Kyler was there and watched the whole time, and my husband signed the paper to put her to sleep. She was suffered. And then my husband and son got in the car, and my son was asking and why is Rusco not coming home, and he screamed ALLLLLL the way home and asking Rusco to come home. We tried to tell him and told him that the BIG shiny star up the dark sky is Rusco, she is in heaven. ANd every time we pass the vet, he would asked if we can stop at the vet to bring Rusco home. There is nothing we can do.. The owners had been put up with me and we have told them respect and be friendly with him by talking and they just don't respect us, they don't care about OUR safety... We have told them to tied them up on leash or rope many time... They just let them go.
I have wrote a letter to the city, and I have wrote letter to the polices and I have wrote letter to the dog pounds and I have wrote letter to pet organizations, and seemed like NOTHING or NO ONE helps us. That was happen 2 years ago... No updates yet.. So we left the the owners alone, and we put Copper in the basement while we both work. I have the fears of letting Copper stay outside while we both work.
Then our new neighbors moved in our neighborhoods, and they have little kids, about my son's age, and they have a little beagle dog. The beagle dog was CUTE!! Only like 8 or 9 months old.. What happen last week, there were 3 polices drove by with lights on, and I was like WHOA, what's going on. So my husband, son and I went for walk and we saw the polices were at the 4 dogs's house, the owners's place.. The dogs killed the beagle last week. YIKES! And 2 dog pound trucks came and got the 4 dogs and took them away. After that, I haven't see the dogs running around yet..
Now we got a letter that every owner MUST own 1 or 2 big dogs in per households, and the dogs MUST have their tags, dog tax tag, rabies tags, and identification tags. For little dog, per household, allowed to own 3 or 4 dogs. I am telling, state of WV go crazy with Pitbulls and Rottweilers.
Like what I mean.. If I didn't polite them or argue with them or shouting them off, I am afraid I will get hurt. Or my dogs or my son will get hurt. So far, the neighbhorhood been quiet, and we haven't see the 4 crazy dogs running around. I always have my dogs on rope when they go outside, and on leash when we take the dogs out for walk. That is OUR safety...