Faulting the animal is like blaming a two year old for drowning it's infant sibling in a tub when the a parent left the children alone for just a minute. A dog has little in the way of reasoning skills and hardly the ability to understand consequences. Cindy *********************************** Any moron who leaves a 2 year old watching their infant sibling in a tub needs to shot, IMHO. When it comes to dogs with behavior and aggressive issues it is important that the PEOPLE that have these dogs know what they are doing, and what they are getting themselves into. These large breeds, when out of control, are a menace. We witnessed a neighbor getting attacked by an Akita. It was terrifying. Some dogs need to be put down. It is that simple. You can rationalize all you want, but a dog in this mentality isn't reasoning or rationalizing, it is just reacting. It is a shame this specific dog was abused, but obviously he doesn't belong in public, and this owner is too careless to own him. Now there is a maimed woman, and all dog people, specially those of us with large breeds, will suffer the backlash of this attack. Sad, but true. Ileana ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================