Yes, it is. But the uneducated have no business having dogs they cannot control. I take my GSD's in public, and people ask if they bite. My answer is the same. I would be a real fool to bring a dangerous animal to a public place, so no they don't bite, they lick. We are ambassadors for our breed and breeds of dog that have less than friendly reputations. It is our job to educate. It is our job to make it clear that we got educated about owning large dogs with big teeth. How about you? The woman who got killed by her own dog was neither educated not prepared to own such animals. She had a history of having dogs she could not control. Hillsborogh county in Florida had many complaints on her for Pit Bull's. So she switched breeds to a more expensive and dangerous breed. She was even less prepared to manange this breed than the Pitt's, and so it was inevitable that someone was going to get badly hurt. Again, I say, better her than her children, or anyone else on the planet. sheila Channing Sheets <cashe90@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: That is terrible. THe said thing is that those are the people by which we and are dogs are judged by the general public. Channing ----- Original Message ----- From: Sheila Lieberman To: Channing Sheets Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 6:22 AM Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Presa Carnario No, not sure I want to either. The people who had those dogs, for all their education were idiots. The woman that died at their hands, by thier dogs' teeth was a victum. The case here in Fla is different. The owner of these not for the everyday man got her comeupins. Better her than an innocent bystander. sheila Channing Sheets <cashe90@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Have you read the Red ZOne by Aprodite Jones. It is about the San Francisco dog mauling. Those dogs were Presa's garnered tons of press. Channing ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sheila Lieberman" To: ; Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 1:13 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Presa Carnario > The breeders in the Canary Islands want American Dollars. Not dogs. > sheila > Janbraeloch@xxxxxxx wrote: One of the offshoots to this Presa Carnario > attacking and killing the owner > may be that many of the hoodlums in the area may now want one. What could > be > cooler than a very large dog that was so vicious that it killed its > owner?? > !!! What a terrible thing. > > I am sure that the reputation of this dog breed will do it a huge > disservice. The pit bull was never as popular as it became once it was > labeled a > possibly vicious breed type. The warped minds of some will see that as a > big > benefit. > > It is a crime to everyone involved when breeds such as this become > desirable > because of a bad reputation. Their background as a herding and protecting > breed may become its worst enemy. > > I wish that something could be done to prevent this from happening. But I > am > not sure what it is unless the breeders of such animals are very > discriminating as to whom they sell. > We, as breeders, must be likewise vigilant as to our buyers. I think, for > the most part we are, but I know I have to always look at a puppy buyer > and then > investigate their background. I hope they do the same to me. > > Just a thought. > > Jan > > > Jan Stevenson > Braeloch Shepherds > Marietta, New York > http://braeloch.hopto.org/welcome.shtml > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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. 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