if everything we read is right (and when is everything right) I dont call that an over-reaction. That dog was in attack mode. Jumping three feet back when startled and hesitate to approach, that's an over-reaction. Going after a child....there is something seriously wrong with that dog. Why was that child expose to that dog? I guess will never know. * Ileana * Love me, love my dogs. In a message dated 7/10/2012 12:11:26 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, marcatoshepherds@xxxxxxxxx writes: So many things missing from that "article". Where was dad? What was the child doing? Has the dog shown aggressive tendencies before? BTW, I do think euthanasia was the correct choice here. Unless the dog was in dire trouble (highly improbable in this scenario) the dog severely overreacted. - Jackie ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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 SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================