poor old R**. I'd hate to wear a muzzle.
Is it permanent or will he get parole one day?
He copes. It's that or no walks at all, so he's adapted. It is for at least 12 months. If there are no incidents in that time, we can appeal and they can remove the menacing dog title. Even then, to be safe, we'll need to have him on-lead at all times. He's fine with most other dogs, but if he sees a staffy/mastiff/pug looking dog, he attacks. The last incident was my fault for having him off lead without guaranteed voice control, when he saw a staffy cross I thought we were going to lose him. As it is, if he'd been declared a dangerous dog and wasn't allowed off the property at all, we would have had him put down. That kind of life would just be miserable for him.

sorry to hijack.