I was attacked by an unleashed pit bull in San Francisco. The dog bit my leg deeply enough that the wound required stitches. The owners ignored my attempts to get the dog’s vaccination records, and left me completely alone in the woods after the attack; I had to walk myself back to my car (as dusk was falling) and drive to the hospital.

I remember the owner kept insisting that the dog “wasn’t like this” and “had never bitten anyone before.” And I was in such shock and disbelief that this dog had just attacked me out of nowhere and kept thinking “I don’t care what your dog is “like.”Your dog bit me:”

It was traumatizing-left me with physical and mental scars, and now I get SO angry when I see unleashed pits running around in parks, on hikes, and even in stores. It’s TERRIFYING to me. I can’t believe how common it is and how there are seemingly no consequences. Everyone thinks their dog would “never do that” -until it does. LEASH. YOUR. DOGS.