Posted On: July 6, 2007, 6:03 pm CDT

Posted By: caveat emptor

The problem isn't certain breeds. It's not carrying insurance. ALL dogs (Yes, even your lovable black lab, beagle, golden retriever, toy poodle, etc) can kill you. My stupid little dachshund will follow anyone with a cookie but I never, ever forget that he is a DOG first and at any time, for any random "reason" he could turn and tear off the face of anyone who comes near him. The solution is not breed specific it is dog specific - you own it, you carry insurance to cover yourself on it. For that matter, the mouths and claws of cats are like festering cesspools of bacteria that can cause extremely serious, even deadly infections - start requiring insurance for cat owners too.