Yeah most people I know would do the same, or even just let their own dog attack the pitbull after they were subdued. I did choke the shit out of him until he calmed down though. Funny enough, I used a "bulldog choke."
My dog and I got attacked by a sausage pitbull a couple days ago for the second time (same dog). I was able to defuse the situation without any major injuries to either dog, and just some scuffs from rolling around on the ground. It was still terrifying and he ambushed us.
Currently taking Japanese classes for fun. I'm about two years in and can have very basic conversations.
Took three years of German 20+ years ago and have German friends (and read German lemmy) so can practice sometimes.
I'm terrible at all of them and not that great at English either. I tend to "vomit language" moreso than speak well.