On Apr 17, 11:28*am, Nancy2 > wrote:
> On Apr 17, 1:35*am, zxcvbob > wrote:
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> > Cheryl wrote:
> > > "Sqwertz" > wrote in message
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> > >> Cheryl > wrote:
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> > >>> But you don't know me very well. *Those who do know that what I wrote in
> > >>> between those who need to be acting and weren't doing so.
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> > >> I kind of found it painful to read. *So I didn't.
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> > >> -sw
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> > > But shouldn't cases like this show that taking your dog or cat or
> > > whatever into a pet food store where there are kids who don't know that
> > > the pooch on the leash isn't friendly to kids even if the pet owners
> > > didn't know their doggie can't deal with kids. *Seems to me a law suit
> > > in the making
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> > This was totally the owner's fault. *According to the story, she had the
> > dog back on the leash at the time, and had told the girl that the dog
> > was friendly.
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> > If it were my kid, I probably would have attacked the dog at that point
> > and one of us would have died. *I was ready to do that when my parents'
> > dog growled and snapped (totally unprovoked) at my daughter when she was
> > about 4 or 5 yo if he hadn't backed off. *He's mellowed with age and
> > they get along great now. *'course she's a lot bigger than him now...
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> Here's a clue: *It is ALWAYS the owner's fault unless the bitten
> person is committing a felony at the time. *This is our state law, and
> I think it pretty much is the same as any other state's law. *No
> questions, no argument.
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> This one will end up in court because of the obvious damage, the
> mental stress, and because the Rottie should be put down. *Shame on AH
> for allowing the dog to be destroyed (likely) because she wasn't
> paying attention. *Why take a dog to a pet food store, anyway????
> Leave the damn thing at home.

Dogs that bite children should be destroyed. Period. In every case.
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> N.

--Bryan, aka Bobo Bonobo http://www.TheBonobos.com