Yes, that is true. HOWEVER, it certainly sounds to me that this dog deferred onto somebody who WASN'T a threat, then it's an issue. That's not even the thing that stuck out to me the most. What stuck out to me, was that the dog didn't out. It doesn't matter WHO that dog has latched onto. When that officer tells the dog to out, it needs to out! - Jackie In a message dated 7/7/05 1:38:01 AM Central Daylight Time, Wasatchgld writes: << You can't expect a dog to automatically know which of two people in a fight he is being sent after, if both are behaving in an aggessive or agitated manner. Janice >> ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================