This American Pit Bull appears ready to defend the property where he is tethered on a light weight chain. State law labels all pit bulls as vicious from the moment they're born.

ST. MARYS - Penny Young would like to walk to the park with her 12-year-old daughter Taylor on warm evenings, but she's afraid. She and Taylor were confronted by a menacing dog recently not far from their Beech Street home. . . .