Oh Margaret, I remember when that happened..........Clackamas KC in Canby Oregon. Tom and I had just come around the corner of the building and saw it all happen.... very scary situation. I seem to remember that the Akita flipped him over and went right for the belly. That's one of those things that stays in your "mind's eye" forever. ----- Original Message ----- From: "margaret lassh" <gsdladync@xxxxxxxxx> To: <hollywoods@xxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 7:26 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: akitas >I to have had a run in with Akitas. I was at a show in Oregon. I had a >Brittany on the lead and was going to the ring. The Akita was with its >owner and pulled loose. He grabbed my boy and was throwing him around like >a toy. In the end I could no longer show the Brittany. At the show on the >weekend after the attack the breeder of the Akita was at the shows. She >informed me that my Brittany had to have done something for the Akita to >have attacked. AS I told her how could he have done anything he was >walking with me and we were heading to the ring for our class. This Akita >came out of no where for no reason. > > ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================