You would be surprised Michelle. I used to wonder the same thing about my boy Max. Everyone that knew him can tell you how sweet he was. He was sure the world was put here just to admire and pet him. He loved crowds and was in his element at dog shows, or any large crowd. He was not at all territorial at home, or even in the car. If someone came to the front door at home he greeted everyone like they came just to see him. I was sure he would be helping the robbers out with the valuables! But one night when I was at work he proved me wrong. I lived in Phoenix at the time. I had a job setting up yard displays in the middle of the night for special occasions. I would take Max with me. He would lay there on the back seat of the van and just watch while I worked. One night I was in downtown Phoenix and had just finished the set up and was taking the boxes back to the van when this drunk "street person" (ie, bum) came staggering out of the bushes towards me. He had a knife and was definitely intent on doing me harm. Max came out of that van like the devil reincarnated! I barely recognized him. He was going to have this guy for dinner! Scared the guy sober I think. He dropped the knife and ran for his life. Max gave chase for about 20 feet and then came back. I never doubted him after that. Ginger Cleary, Rome, GA My Blog Men fight for freedom, then they begin to accumulate laws to take it away from themselves. ~Author Unknown -----Original Message----- From: jovongsd@xxxxxxxxx << Mine seem so friendly and sweet, I don't know if they have the guts to attack when danger is near! Michelle Kaeser Jovon's Shepherds>> ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================