Daily Dog Question #31 11/27/07?

I was bitten, badlly by a stray I was rescuing. Dept of health had the vet quaranteen for 2 weeks, said he would show any health symptoms before I would.. I got him back and trained him. I think it really needs to depend on the attack and witnesses. A relative put her beautiful husky down because it bit a little girl in the neighborhood and they felt they were doing the right thing however sad. A few months later they saw the girl that was bitten, pulling the ears of another dog until it yelped. I really feel the animal should be confined as an absolute, required training with proof, and again based on the severity and cirstances. NY,NJ is in the middle of a case with a GSD who bit a landscaper but is the ultimate family dog and the law requires he be put down, end of discussion. Lawmakers are trying to change law to adapt to cirstances. No brainer to me -- dog bites landscaper, we don't know what this guy did, plus he was an invader in the dog's eyes. Sorry so wordy, needs to be cirstance specific!