I agree with Will. Dogs are dogs. Period. You never know what will cause an aggressive act.
Unfortunatley when a dog is so "friendly" people tend to think that the dog will never do anything.

I worked with a girl for a long time that had a horse that was "bombproof", (I HATE that word), and her parents and her trusted that horse with her life....

Well at a horse show the horse got loose from the trailer and was eating grass inbetween two vehicles. The girl reached in and grabbed the horses tail to back him out (another dumb thing that the horse would do all the time) and the horse kicked her in the face with BOTH hind feet.

All that was figured was that the wind was blowing and the horse did not see nor hear her coming.

I got to work with her when she was healed enough to begin rehab and she joined the riding academy for the handicapped where I worked. It was heartbreaking to see this beautiful girl in her videos before the accident and then work with her for rehabilitation.


Only thing that is great is that she rides the same horse and they are more careful around him now. They are not afraid, just learned that there is NO SUCH thing as bombproof.

I believe that all animals are the same in this respect. You just never know.

A German shepherd mauled the boy early Monday evening along the 100 block of Cornell Avenue.
Witnesses said the boy was walking on the street when the dog approached and attacked.

The child was bitten a number of times in the face and neck area. He was rushed to Cooper University Hospital, where he was treated and released.

Neighbors told Action News that the shepherd had been involved in a fight with another dog just moments before attacking the boy.

I am really wondering what the kid did to provoke the dog I know no animal just goes off with out a reason something there happend to get the dog mad the only person's that will ever know what truly happend is Ozzy and the child

 Quote: pierre cormier

I am really wondering what the kid did to provoke the dog I know no animal just goes off with out a reason ...

The "reason" is not necessarily provocation from the kid at all.

I would refer you to Will's comment on the first page of this thread:

*Any* dog can bite at *any* time.

 Quote: kimberly bunk

A German shepherd mauled the boy early Monday evening along the 100 block of Cornell Avenue.
Witnesses said the boy was walking on the street when the dog approached and attacked.

The child was bitten a number of times in the face and neck area. He was rushed to Cooper University Hospital, where he was treated and released.

Neighbors told Action News that the shepherd had been involved in a fight with another dog just moments before attacking the boy.

Well, now the story is changing as time goes by. First story was the dad said the kid was putting the bike away in the garage. And neighbors interviewed at first said nothing on TV about the dog having been in a dog fight before attacking the boy.

I agree that any dog can bite at any time and sometimes seemingly for nothing, but because the story is changing, maybe the kid did in fact do something they were initially trying to hide. Any dog can get provoked. Being loose and "independent" doesn't help since the owner isn't there to take the lead so the dog takes it. I don't think the full story is out and may never be. The media is so lame in doing stories. They seem to have forgotten the "what, where, when, why and how" that would answer public's questions.

Foolish owner to let his dog roam the neighborhood, no matter how friendly he is. Not to mention the dangers to the dog. Now that's become irrelevant.

 Quote: Alex Corral

I have read though, that most dog bites are caused by shepherds.

I've read that, too. Although I will say that when I delved further into the information they took to compile that survey, apparently they included GSDs that were police dogs, guard dogs and PPDs doing what they were trained to do, NOT unprovoked attacks. Considering how many GSDs are used in these areas, it's not surprising that those figures would be higher than, say, a poodle.

Personally, I think that the little yappy dogs are the likely offenders in unprovoked bites. They just aren't reported like the big dog bites are since the wounds aren't as serious. My opinion.

I don't know if that is the same one you read, but it's always a good idea to take a deeper look at statistics, IMO.

Yes Amber, I believe I read that article too. It was actually about 4-5 different articles which is why I also said in my previous post that it could also be due to the number of shepherds (police work) or shepherd mixes.

Sorry Alex...I couldn't help being protective of my protective breed!

Not a problem Amber, don't worry about it one bit. I wasn't too thrilled with the heading on another thread here, but you have to remember it's not breed specific. I love all dogs and am especially fond of Pitt bulls, but you know how that goes...

So the dog was ordered to be euthanized after attacking a young boy and a worker at the facility it was being held at. Now a police officer is trying to step in and possibly save the dog.

http://cbs3.com/topstories/local_story_149191733.html

The worse thing is this all could have been prevented if the family didn't let their dog wander