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"However, the Great Dane owner probably doesn't have kids and therefore, the dog won't ever know how to react around kids."

Actually she does.  Her excuse for not getting after her dog when she started charging at the kids was that she thought it was going to bite her own (much younger) son.  The dog lives with kids, she brought her kids to the dog park along with many other parents.  I think her attitude towards her own kid and that she KNEW her the dog's issues with chasing and biting from personal experience and yet hadn't taught it to behave irritate me as much if not more than the fact that it grabbed my son.  I would also have prefered that SHE not grab my sons arm right after either even if she was trying to make sure he was ok.  If a dog bites hard enough that it almost broke skin through his clothes, the dog needs training!  If the parent can't see what a risk this dog's behavior is to her own kids SHE needs training.

Quote from: Kelly89084 on March 04, 2006, 02:12:39 pm

dang it! and here I was planning to have raw bear tonight with a side of wild cat!   

Good thing I posted that, huh? You'd have been all kindsa wormy! That raw bear will get ya every time. I'm really bummed, cuz walrus was a personal favorite of mine.

Well dangit!  I guess I'll have to start cooking mine and stop sharing meals with the dog. 

All of our local dog parks are part of the children's park/play area so even if the kids aren't going into the fenced area, they are still at risk of being biten just walking around the playground or sidewalks.  If a dog can't get along with kids and/or  bites them "just playing" then they shouldn't be allowed at the dog park.  It is/was the kid's park first.  Personally, I would never tolerate that kind of behavior from any pet of mine and I see no reason for others to do so.  I don't allow my kids to harrass the dogs, the dogs shouldn't harrass my kids.

In the words of frank barone "Holy Crap!" 

I know what you mean.  I would gladly take the last one if I could get it from CO but I've been banned from any further additions to our family until the backyard is fixed.  Hubby doesn't like the dirt tracked in for some odd reason. 

I want this dog!

http://search.petfinder.com/petnote/displaypet.cgi?petid=5681644

(Picture a 40 year old vertically challanged, horizontally gifted woman dragging a 130 LB Great Dane out from under the kitchen table by his tail, as he frantically tries to make a frozen 6 lb roast disappear that I had left out on the counter to thaw!)

Kelly 89084,
I wouldn't trade my dane for anything, he is by far the most fun dog I have ever had. But they do come with their own unique set of challanges, LOL.In defense of the breed, I have know people whose danes never touched a thing on the counters.
Stella
 

Sorry, that's what I get for reading too fast.    Your post isn't the only reason I'm rethinking getting a GD.  After dealing with Holly's clinginess, I would much rather have an independant dog next time around.  I already have two sons and a hubby stuck to me 24/7 and now Holly.  I don't think I could handle another.   

I usually get after my son for running unless we're the only ones there or I know the other dogs.  He's 7 1/2 btw.  What ticked me off is that she knew the dog had issues with biting and yet does nothng to fix the problem and the fact that she just sort of blew the whole thing off.  Hello!  Your dog bit someone!  It's serious and should be treated that way.  Especially with such a large dog.  and what if Holly or any other dog had taken issue to her boy being "played with" in such a manner?  i'm sure she would have been upset about the time my dog sank her teeth into her dog.  Nice to know Holly is so protective of us btw. 

Sorry, i've been holding it in so I need to let it out.