[Ag-eq] Insurance

[nfoster at extremezone.com]

Maybe I misunderstood, but I thought Jody was talking about dog health
insurance.  I guess German Shepherds can have a lot of hip problems and such.

Several years ago I read a statistic that said more people are bitten by Cocker
Spaniels than any other breed.  We don't hear as much about the small dog bites
because they don't do as much damage.  Vets and groomers tell me that way more
little dogs try to bite than big dogs.

Nella



Quoting Susan Roe <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>:

> The insurance for GS's is high because they are on the vicious breed list
> with other dogs such as pit bulls, dovermens, rotwilders and a few others.
> Statistically they are the most common breeds verified for the majority of
> dog/human bites and dog/human fatalities.  It makes it tuff to own such dogs
> even if they have never shown any signs of agression in their life.  Dog
> guide schools started using other breeds because the shepherd dogs appeared
> to be more agressive looking.  They have not stopped using them by any means
> because they are an excellant dog guide.  It is harder to find the smaller
> shepherds and I know that is why they went to the smaller golden retreavers.
> My dog guide came from Seeing Eye and she was a golden retreaver named
> Posie.  She was only 55 pounds.  I am only 5 feet 1 inch tall and I could
> never have fit a shepherd.
>
> Susan
> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jody Ianuzzi" <jody at thewhitehats.com>
> To: "'Agricultural and Equestrean Division List'" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2012 11:09 AM
> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] Insurance
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>
> > Hi Nella,
> >
> > I don't know why it is more for GSDs.  I looked in to pet insurance  too
> > but
> > it is very expensive.
> >
> > JODY
> >
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