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My wife Cathy with our Newfoundland named Dolly. Dolly is as sweet as Nana in Peter Pan, and she descends from dogs that saved ship-wreck victims in Canada; but as with all dogs, we have an obligation to still manage her as if she could be dangerous.
The Seattle Times ran an educational article about dog bites today. I love dogs, and have never gone without one or two canines to keep me company. But this article explains how even the breeds with reputations for love and affection, like golden retrievers, have overturned lives with devastating face bites.
There are some good warnings here for all of us dog owners. Read the article here
P.S. As a footnote, if you have a dog, make sure you have very good liability insurance. Even the smallest dogs can devastate a child, and it is part of responsible animal ownership to carry good insurance.
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