I'm not an adult male, but I'm a physically fit almost 200 pound female, and here is what I posted about what happened to us: Prior to summer 2014, I was a long time defender/supporter of pitts. That all changed when Lillie, walking quietly on leash by my side, was attacked by a loose intact 2 year old male. He was intent on killing her. Paid NO attention at all to my many kicks in his side, his throat, his nuts, wherever I could connect. I told the reporting officer I thought it was 6-8 times, a witness said "No mam, it was more like ten" but this dog didn't even whimper. At one point, he had Lillie pinned on her back on asphalt, with his jaws around her throat. The only reason she didn't die was a contractor working nearby raced over in his truck, pulled out a long 2X4 and clonked the pitt over the head with it. Laid him out, didn't kill him. The owner surrendered him because, to quote the shelter staffer I talked to "They'd had problems like this with him before" and he was euth'd. Now, I carry something with me with enough weight and God forbid one charges either of us again, he's getting a broken skull. I will never forget hearing Lillie's cries, and feeling so helpless and upset that I couldn't protect her. ---------------------------------------------------------- I do respect the people in the video who tried to help, but you have to (believe me!) be VERY committed to what you are going to do, to seeing the thing through to the end. The pit that attacked us was very focused and would NOT have been turned away by water from a hose, or nearly anything else. A friend's trainer upon hearing my story, said that I should always carry treats and throw them out in front of the dog. Yeah, right. I had nowhere to go in my location, could not get on top of a car or behind a fence or any of the other things they tell you to do. I will worry about the law later if I have to, but I'm prepared to go before a judge and state my case, and the incident number for the prior attack is burned into my memory banks. I think I will be understood.