In a message dated 12/25/08 7:57:07 PM Pacific Standard Time, blackhawkfarmsllc@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: > how far can we trust this > animal to not commit the same crime? > as far as he could have and should have been trusted to begin with. with a good and knowledgable owner, this would not have happened. as sheila was saying just the other day, the owner, rather than the dog, is usually at fault. if they knew the dog was intolerant of other dogs or cats or whatever, then they should not have placed him in a situation where a problem could occur. and, yes, it was preventable. if the dog is a housepet, (as he sounds like he loves humans), keep him in the house. if he has to be left unattended in the yard, provide him with a safe enclosure while he's out there - a good kennel with cement or block flooring, covered on top. no excuses - no one is burrowing in, no one is burrowing out. those are ridiculous excuses for ANY owner. i'm sure a good trainer could have helped and still could help - until then, no leash walks. bottom line, if you can't handle emergency situations, don't have a dog. this poor animal may have to pay with his life because the owner was ignorant. and, i'm sorry, but there's no excuse for ignorance when you're dealing with an animal. know what you're doing - if you don't, get help from someone who does or simply don't own an animal. diane Diane Strasser Silstra German Shepherds<BR><BR><BR>**************<BR>One site keeps you connected to all your email: AOL Mail, Gmail, and Yahoo Mail. Try it now. (http://www.aol.com/?optin=new-dp&icid=aolcom40vanity&ncid=emlcntaolcom00000025)</HTML> ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================