Re: [PyrNet-L] Debate

[MagEBroD <MagEBroD@aol.com>]

Would love to know exactly what the CGC Test is & what it consists of.  Any
more info on this?
    Any breed can become vicious. Last year I was viciously attacked by a
Pomeranian! Little ankle-biter! Or foot-biter, in my case. Have been attacked
by a Doberman, Poodle, Cocker Spaniel and a cross-breed over last thirty
years. Plus have had sons attacked by three dogs, too of various breeds. My
hubby is a mailman and can't begin to count how many times he's been set upon
by vicious dogs! By the way most owners of dogs that attack people say "But
they are such a nice dog & never have bitten anyone before." USPS has some
great statistics on dog attacks. I'll ask my hubby to post some. Also, in
anticipation of very vocal replies, let me clarify: In none of these attacks
were dogs provoked or teased or touched or even spoken meanly to or was there
any rough-housing involved. It may also prove interesting that the most
vicious attacks & serious injury were from the Pomeranian! Scarred for life &
still bothers me a year later. Owners denied that their dog bit me, even tho
the male owner had to actually pry dogs jaws open to get him off my foot! ( I
was hesitant to kick him off, as he was so deeply down into muscles and
ligaments & tendons & didn't want to rip them more than he already was.)
Luckily they were insured  & Dr. & Emergency Room reports provided necessary
evidence to back me up.  I'd challenged  both the Animal Control & insurance
agents to go see the dog for themselves & it was OBVIOUS to them that it was a
vicious dog!!! So did get their insurance to pay my medical bills & buy me new
shoes! !                                 In all fairness to macho pride of
Doberman - Doberman attack probably would have been worse, but I was very
pregnant & had long woolen cape on that went past my knees and was able to use
it like a bull-fighter to get him to bite it instead each time he came in to
attack. He trashed the cape, ripped it to shreds. Better it than me, tho. And
kept moving away down the block & finally after a block and a half-long
attack, he sat down & quit attacking. Guess I was outside his territory then.
Too bad he considered the entire block & half street his territory. After that
I never walked down that block again. Only drove down it.
   Worst attack I ever witnessed & had to provide emergency first aid for was
when Animal Control Officer went to a neighbours home once & German Shepard
attacked him badly, requiring many many stitches in a number of places. Boy!
Did he pick the wrong person to attack!! 
   Anyway, really curious how this CGC Test works, especially since the
overwhelming majority of attacks are first-time attacks for that dog. So I
guess my question is: if the test was given 2 weeks before, would it show that
dog was vicious? Or would it not have gotten accurate results until right
before the dog attacked. Of course it's entirely possible that the owners lie,
too, after an attack. But it would have to mean that also no one had reported
an attack by their dog before either. Which brings me to an important point:
ALWAYS REPORT ANY DOG ATTACK to the authorities!!!! Think how you'd feel if
you'd been bitten by a dog & did nothing & then a child or anyone was attacked
by that same dog & maimed or killed. At least when you report an attack, you
are doing what you can to try to put a stop to it.
   Also, to try to clarify myself, to cut down on replies that didn't
understand me, I think there is a real problem with chronically vicious dogs &
that there are a lot of them out there & something should be done to protect
the public. It should not be allowed to continue. However statistics show most
attacks are the first-time the attacking dog has been reported for attacking
someone. So wondering how this fits in with testing and making laws to protect
the public.
   For the record, the dog my mailman hubby fears the most is the PitBull. He
says other dogs bark first & they just sneak up & attack & when they attack
it's more apt to be horrifically vicious and more apt to be deadly than any
other breed. So they are trying to inflict mortal damage, not trying to warn
you off or scare you.                                           Janice