I am sitting for a German Shepherd that is really insecure. I'm wondering though if maybe he can't see very well and that's why he "sometimes" lashes out at me when I try to get him out of his cage, and sometimes he's just fine. I'm wondering if there may be an underlying cause. It's like one minute he's fine and the next minute he's snarling. He doesn't like you to touch his head either. Has anyone had an experience like this? This is not an acceptable temperament in my opinion, and if he were my dog I would have put him down. He's a liability. But I'd like to understand why he behaves this way. He's only 3 years old and he has a very nice popular pedigree. :) Cyndy www.texasdogs.com ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================