 So had we not adopted Skye, she would likely have been killed by the shelter. Anyway, we're at the street fair and we came across a woman with a golden retriever. Oh, they're such nice dogs, aren't they? Much nicer than our vicious pit bulls. Well, this golden retriever was on a leash held by a woman, lunged toward and growled at our Skye. It was obvious the dog wanted to go after Skye. And this woman almost lost hold of her leash when her dog nearly pulled her to the ground when he was lunging.