Re: [pyrnet]Reply/Hi,I'm new here

[JGentzel@aol.com]

What did the breeder say about this?  Have you contacted any other owners of 
littermates to see if they have any similar problems.  Has the breeder ever 
seen this in Parents or other related offspring?  

If scratches on the face from his teeth are some indicator of "he showed 
great bite inhibition" what level of injury will indicate that the dog does 
not show "great bite inhibition"?  Maybe you got lucky this one time?  Maybe 
the child got out of the way and removed itself from the imminent danger 
enough that the dog ceased the attack.   

This subject has been thoroughly and very emotionally discussed on this list 
a couple times.  No opinions are ever changed facing as many as 40 stitches 
in a young girls face (The dog must have done something to cause it).  

If you find a thyroid problem that causes the problem that is simple.  If 
your trainer says the dog is cured, will you ever feel comfortable.  Why not 
consider placing this dog somewhere where there are not venerable children?  
This dog might be a very good guardian on a farm.  As someone said, there are 
many great dogs that need and deserve a home and are not a mortal threat to 
our children.  

I say this having bred since 1972.  I have six children (all freely raised 
with the dogs) and have about 30 dogs in residence.  So I certainly have no 
problem with Children and our dogs, but the speed, strength, and damage our 
dogs can do is frightening.  They are very effective against very ferocious 
animals.  Us humans, especially our children, stand no change against an 
emotionally sick dog.   

Joe