People are so stupid. The owner of the doodle mutt should be apologizing to your friend for letting her dog get in their yard and chasing her daughter. I agree with getting a fence. She may not have needed it before, but she does now! As unfair as it is, no matter what happens, the GSD always seems to get the blame just because it is a GSD! grrrrr Gina *LIVE PUPPY CAM* http://www.gsdlady.camstreams.com ROYAL T SHEPHERDS http://www.royaltshepherds.com Home of: Ch Covy Tucker Hill v Royal T's Edsel,CD,NA,CGC,HIC,OFA h/e/t/c ________________________________ From: Anja Heibloem-Stroud <Anja_Heibloem-Stroud@xxxxxxx> To: showgsdlistnew <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2008 1:28:42 AM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] suggestions A friend of mine just had a incident where a new neighbors labradoodle chased her daughter. Her GSD defended her child and chased the dog back into it's yard and corrected it. There was no major damage to the doodle. In addition the doodle has also impeded her mother from getting to her car and run around her house making a ass of it's self, barking continuously. Now that her GSD thumped on the doodle, her neighbors are threatening her, claiming her GSD is violent and likely to eat all the kids in the neighborhood. She has four kids of her own, and two GSD's, one bred by me and another from good working lines. The female who chased the doodle is 8 years old has never shown any aggression. I've met the dog and she is the typical GSD, easy going and laid back with her kids but watchful over them. I suggested she give the dog a steak and then file a formal complaint about the doodle chasing her daughter. I also suggested she talk to all her other neighbors and get statements to the affect that the dog has never shown any aggression before. I also suggested she get her lawyer involved. I told her to stand up and not let her be flomoxed by the new neighbor. Can anyone add any words of wisdom? Anja Anja Heibloem-Stroud www.pet-net.net/hausmekon/<http://www.pet-net.net/hausmekon/> ===========================================================================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/ =========================================================================== ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================