My sister got a pitbull puppy last year after a breakup. She’s never owned a dog before, and from the start, there were problems. Lately, the dog’s behavior has gotten worse — he's been aggressive and has bitten multiple people in her building.

A couple ofweeks ago, she asked me to take him out while she was at work. For context, I’ve watched him before and never had issues. But this time, when I walked into her apartment, the dog lunged at me and tried to bite me. I panicked, ran out, and forgot to close the door behind me — which led to him chasing me down the hallway of her building. It was terrifying.

I managed to get him back inside and called my sister to explain what happened. Instead of asking if I was okay or apologizing, she seemed more focused on getting details for her trainer. I told her that really bothered me.

I also got upset because this isn’t an isolated incident. Her dog has attacked other people before — including situations where he’s bitten people — and she keeps minimizing it. She does get upset when it happens, but it’s always about how hard it is for her, never about the person who was hurt or how to actually fix the behavior. She hired a trainer, but she still does things with the dog that go against the training, so it feels like there’s no real progress.

She’s making it all about her and keeps telling these stories about how no one is there to help her. The truth is, myself and others have been trying to help her, but she makes it sound like she’s completely alone in this.

On top of all this, she’s been posting on her Instagram stories about how the dog’s been “reactive” but that she won’t give up on him. Honestly, I find it weird that she’s broadcasting this stuff on social media, especially considering how serious the situation is. It feels like she’s more focused on the “story” of having this dog than on making real progress with his behavior.

Fast forward to yesterday — she reached out like nothing had happened. I told her I was still upset and didn’t feel ready to talk or be around her, especially since she never asked if I was okay. That set her off. She blew up my phone, insisted her dog didn’t “attack me” because he didn’t bite me, and then started throwing personal insults at me.

Eventually, she told me we’re not related anymore and blocked me on everything.

AITAH for needing space and being honest about how I feel in this situation?

Edit: She’s mad at me because I yelled at her on the phone after it happened. I yelled because she doesn’t seem to care about my safety — her dog lunged at me and chased me down the hallway, and instead of asking if I was okay, she flipped it around and said I was making her cry at work. She kept saying, “I didn’t tell him to attack you,” like that somehow makes it okay. It honestly felt like gaslighting — like she was trying to downplay how serious and scary it actually was. Instead of taking responsibility, she made herself the victim. After all of that, she kept texting photos and videos of her and the dog in our family group chat like nothing ever happened — which honestly felt pretty messed up, considering everything that had just gone down.