Quote Originally Posted by Karen

ANY dog I have ever had would have bitten the bad guys if I was being hurt. Never mind a German Shepherd! What were they thinking? How could they NOT factor that in? Maybe if it were a small dog, like a Shih Tzu, that they could have knocked unconscious or something and stuffed in a bag so he couldn't bite, but a Shepherd?

This is also true of my Buddy. He would definately have defended me
with his life. Not so with Maggie or Smokey. They would bark, but that's
about it. I would guess this writer knew nothing about different breeds.