I wonder - is society raising more agressive dogs or are people just less tolerant. Okay I have my answer to that, but honestly when I was young, outrunning the neighborhood collie that would bite our ankles bloody if she caught us was a daily summer activity. In fact it was a game between all the neighborhood kids...who could run by the neighbors house without being bitten. Of course we didn't seem to have the dog in the neighborhood that would maul us to death so dying never was a concern, but i do remember growing up and around a fairly large number of dogs that thought nothing of biting us and we thought nothing of being bitten. Is there a point to my post...no not really.....other than must we whine to the police and involve the courts with everything bad that happens to us in are life? Can't people just work things out anymore. Not specific to this case since I don't know all the details, but I am so sick of people calling the police because they might have gotten a scratch from a bite from the vicious Pomeranian that lives down the road and they want that dangerous dog put down and $100,000 for their pain and suffering, and then they'll lead the movement to ban all those vicous Pomeranians, statewide to save everyone else from the terror of such an attack......and all those Pomeriaian owners will sit around scratching their head when the State comes in to haul their dogs away and say wtf just happened....and all of this because we continue to allow these whiney idiots that think they should be paid for everything bad that happens to them in their life.... a platform...which is particuarly ridiculous given all of the evils that we should be concerned about in this day and age...things much bigger than being bitten by a dog...maybe like going Christmas shopping in a mall and never coming home. or I don't know....I'm sure there are a few more. Cindy Connie <ValleSaladoGSD@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: So you agree that he should get the death penalty for the first offense ? The transcripts for the trials are on the website www.rolodog.com Connie Palmer Williams German Shepherd Rescue of Central Colorado ..."I have promises to keep and miles to go before I sleep"...Robert Frost www.GSDRColorado.com Board member www.LastHopeSafeHaven.com I don't think this is the same type of situation, I think there is some serious questionable temperament here. Why would a dog bite if you yelled? Mine wouldn't would yours? It esp makes me worried that it appears he was going for a child. I also do not think that all the neighbors would band together if this were a good dog. I think this owner should have thought about obedience classes WAY before this. I know if it were my child that the dog went after I would INSIST the dog be put down. That is the worst flaw of character ever in a GSD. Rebecca Little Peakes Brook German Shepherds http://sites.centralpets.com/mammals/peakesbrookgsd/index.html ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ Cindy www.cinosamgsd.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================