That is not cruel; I would rather attack than be attacked and I do walk around with a bat; I feel bad for the next pit that tries something thankyou for the advice. I was more angry than afraid when this attack occured. I wanted to kill that dog.KENNY GUIDO said:well, mace is a good deturrant but sometimes it wont stop them. The methods i have used (i know you will hate me for this) is simply punching it in its face. I know its cruel but when a life is at stake, i would beat it off with a bat. you have to show him your not afraid of it. I know its a bit hard to do but its worked when my friends 3 pitbulls tried attacking. the funny thing is that after you do it, the owner would say "oh, they were just playing and they would have ripped you apart if they wanted to".