Well, the current words of wisdom from a local trainer are: When in a situation like this, turn one quarter turn, breaking eye contact, and remain absolutely still until the dog leaves. Apparently, i was exhibiting aggressive behaviour by having locked eye contact. My feeling at the time, was if i backed down, i would really get creamed. Mind you, i have no prejudice against pit type dogs (i get so DRATTED tired of being pc!) For that matter, used to have a doberman, who also has a bad rep. BUT, this type of dog IS bred for fighting, DOES consider other animals prey, and top breeders will tell you to ALWAYS keep them leashed.
Our final decision was to lay low for a few weeks, and not walk our pomeranians publicly. We will let the $%^*@#* kids cool off, and forget what we and our dogs look like. Would be just my luck, to make the normal 2 mile circuit during my lunch break, when they were driving by.
Oh yeah, i live in CA, in a county with dog leash laws. Unfortunately for our county, (as we learned with dog molested livestock) this law is rarely enforced, because we are the second poorest county in the state. Not that this state has any money. So my recourse is self defense/diffusion, not the law. Personally? I hope that someone from the paranoid city encounters them.........who carries a gun, and ends the whole situation right there. This is not a dog who will be trained, socialized, or cared for. Not with that 100$ looking spiked collar, anyway.
Yeah, i'm bitter. This shouldn't happen in my little town. Thanks for listening, for the support, and for the advice.