Jessica.....I guess that it just depends on the individual insurance company. I have never had a problem with any of my house insurance companies. About two months ago I switched insurance companies to get a better rate and the asked me about dogs. I said that I breed German Shepherds and that I have four currently. They asked me if I had ever had any kind of claim with my insurance for a dog biting incident and I said no.....never in 30 years of owning German Shepherds and that was the end of that. Amy Greenhut Justrock German Shepherds Gen Oak Leopard Tortoises &  Tortoise Rescue Behold The Turtle,  He Makes Progress Only When He Sticks His Neck Out A Quote By James B. Conant ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jessica MacMillan" <spotted101@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 10:26:22 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Why us? Insurance & German Shepherds Ahhh.... the thrill of owning dogs...  About a month ago, our insurance company came out to inspect our property without warning, but probably due to the fact that we had about $65,000 worth of hail damage fixed about a year ago.  Anyhoo, Pepper is in a locked, indoor/outdoor run and Simmie has an indoor run off the garage. I would have kept Pepper in to had I known the insurance guy was coming.  With that said, we received a notice yesterday about our German SHEPARD out in the kennel run and the dog in the garage that was barking. They wanted to know about the dogs and their BITING HISTORY. Geez, there better not be a biting history.  Just got done doing a letter and supplying some information. However, it does remind me that Pepper needs her Canine Good Citizen and her Temperament Certificate.  Ah well. Anyone have any suggestions or just wait and see what happens after they receive the letter. Our insurance carrier is General Casualty and they have been AWSOME to deal with... Why now. Jessica MacMillan No Frills Dog Bathing Service & Design Paisley Dals (www.paisleydals.com) & The Shepherd Girls (Simmie, CGC, TDI, TC, HIC & Pepper, HIC) Member of: DCA, GSDCA & GTCDC                                            _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail: Trusted email with powerful SPAM protection. http://clk.atdmt.com/GBL/go/201469227/direct/01/ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009.  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/ ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. 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/ ============================================================================