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

[JGentzel@aol.com]

In a message dated 5/23/01 10:54:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
karen_leblanc@hotmail.com writes:


> As an example, if the dog is in a fenced yard and someone reaches over the 
> fence, gets bitten on the arm when the dog is barking and protecting its 
> territory?


I guess we should IQ test the person stupid enough to get bitten like this.  
My attempt at being cute probably was poor, but your question is a good one.  
When is a bite allowed when the dog is working?  Part of the answer is the 
dog itself.  Is it a reliable dog?  Is it a fear biter?  I will always back a 
reliable dog.  A fear biter I probably would not have one working somewhere 
that people could just come up, but say one like the bitch that came in 
pregnant in the other post.  I would not put her in a position where some 
idiot could get hurt.  This is a grey area in my mind.  If I am not home and 
the dog is in charge and someone puts their arm in the fence with a large and 
I have to presume vigorously barking dog, they are wrong.  Society will give 
me problems about it and the local municipality will probably as well.  I 
would always suspect that the person who got bitten had some other activity 
in mind.  

Lets hear what other think.

Joe