Funny, but I have to watch out to avoid paying vet bills or my dog being euthanized for "being vicious."
I know what you mean. Up here in Kanadia they have a pit bull ban that my pup has been grandfathered from, but if someone says that he scares them or looks the wrong way he can be taken away from me and euthanized. It' already happened to 2 owners that i know of... Fucking sucks.
At one of the apartment complexes I was at, I was taking her for a walk and a chihuahua ran around the corner, owner not in sight. They did their sniffing thing and my dog decided to start playing. Like I mentioned, she doesn't realize her size, and the chihuahua let out some horrible whining when my dog stepped on it. Lady came out giving me dirty looks and I asked if she needed a leash...
Management said a complaint was filed saying that my dog was aggressive... Fortunately they had met my dog a few times, and I was speaking to a couple people when the chihuahua ran up so had some witnesses that she was nowhere in sight, her dog was running off-leash, and my dog was only trying to play. Nothing happened except for her getting reminded it's law that dogs must be leashed.
I've read plenty of stories about similar situations where it could have meant a death sentence.