Greetings and Salutations...

On Sat, 02 Oct 2004 21:28:06 GMT, Lobby Dosser
wrote:

Peter De Smidt pdesmidt*no*spam*@tds.*net* wrote in news:415efe92$1_3
:


That's quite scary, though, isn't it? Clearly most owners are not
knowledgeable or equipped to do such training, and it's a leap of faith
that it's possible to overcome this inborn tendency. You might make it
less likely that your dog will attack others, but will you totally
remove that urge? I doubt it.

ANY dog will attack any other, or anything else. They are predators.
Predators are aggressive. The only differences among dogs is size and
ability to do damage.

Reminds me of a great story about Winston Churchill... One day
he and another fellow (I don't recall who just now) were in the
garden, when his dog (an English Bulldog, by the by...) came
staggering back in through the gate, all torn up and the worse for
wear. The guest observed that Churchill's dog did not seem to be much
of a fighter. Churchill replied that the dog was an excellent
fighter...just a very bad judge of opponents.

Regards
Dave Mundt