I am getting a lot of private mail telling me that my stance regarding dogs biting children is too simplistic. That I need to consider more facts. Well, it is very simple to me. The fact is that if one of my dogs were ever to bite one of my family members it would be returned or destroyed. While I understand that there are many reasons for a dog to possibly bite a child, ultimately there is NO EXCUSE. True, some of these kids annoy the dogs beyond what any dogs should stand, and the parents should probably be shot for not supervising their child......the dog may be sick, and should not be bothered....and on and on. If the people around this animal are so clueless to let this situation get out of control, chances are it will happen again. It is only a matter of time before animal control seizes the dog and euthanizes it anyway. There is a movement developing to require people to pass certain test and get a license in order to get a dog. This will change the present dog licensing non sense that most counties have. I can see the benefits of this program. Some people shouldn't have dogs, or kids!!! Yes, there are many explanations, there are many reasons. But there is no excuse. That's my story and I am sticking to it. Ileana ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================