In addition to my GSD puppy, I have a 5 year old female mixed breed (looks to be Austrailian cattle dog). We got her when she was 4 years old at it was obvious that she had been abused and neglected.(She had been left at the house when we bought it the owners did not want her THANK GOD) She would cower in a corner afraid etc... it looks as if her sternum had been broken at one time as the bone is making a big bump on her underside. She was lwft in the back yard for her first 4 years with almost no human contact. Three sets of neighbors had never even seen her before, one set are the "nosey neighbors" that know everything in the neighborhood. When we first got her if she was laying down and would step over her or cross your legs by her she would try to nip your feet. Well we nipped that in the bud after the first time. We believe she was kicked. After 11 months having her she has turned out to be a good little dog (20 pounds) My husband has sleep apnea and she will put her mouth on his gently and wake him whenever he stops breathing. She is becoming more and more social everyday with strangers who come into out home and she is wonderful with children and other animals (quite motherly) including cats. Now is where the problem starts. last night my husband and I came home and our neighbor (the nosey one) asked if her nephew could see one of our snakes, we said ok at that point his grandmother decided she wanted to see too. I have a fenced yard with beware of dog signs ( only to keep solicitors away)I opened the gate, but instead of this woman waiting for me she decided to charge the house in front of my husband and myself, well the dog decided that this woman was not going to enter the house first and nipped the back of the womans calf that left two VERY SMALL puncture wounds, smaller than a tip of a pencil. I immediately called the dog who came to me and rolled on her back. I then took the woman inside and gave her stuff to clean the bite, neosporin and a bandaid. She left. About 10 minutes later I get a phone call saying they were taking her to a hospital because she is diabetic (non insulin dependant) it was swelling etc. These people have been known to lie before. Now I'm expecting a county person to come to my home today as it is law in Florida that dog bites must get reported. I am concerned that she will be taken and impounded which will set her back so far. I have checked the statutes in my county and she is NOT considered a dangerous dog. I am calling the vet today to get her checked so I have some sort of additional paper work saying she is not a threat when the official come. I have decided that when anyone else comes into my yard my dog will be leashed so I have more controll. She has come so far already, but it's obvious she still has some work to do. I have never been in a postion like this before, Any suggestions please? I have been up most of the night worried that she will be taken.