Very upset - my dog accused of biting an elderly man

[badger]

yikes! that's horrible, I would be anxious and worried, too. Hopefully this will resolve with nothing more than just the "quarantine", though that doesn't sound all that fair, either.

I once was fostering a little dog; when I took him to the store and had him tied up outside, someone came into the store yelling "who's dog is that out there?" He had his hand up, which was quite bloody, and he said it was his fault for trying to pet him but just wanted to know that the dog was up to date on his shots. I felt bad, but glad he didn't press the issue further.

I always found it ludicrous that if a burglar came into my home and my dog attacked him, *I*'m responsible and can subsequently be sued. You'd think I should be suing HIM for breaking into my home and stealing my belongings.

[Crankin]

Pam, I laughed when you said "people think you are mean when you expect a dog to behave."
Yeah, and they think the same thing with kids. Not being an animal person, I am betting it's the same phenomenon. People have difficulty being consistent when teaching skills.
I once removed the hand of a very close friend's daughter from something she was touching and told her "no," when she was about 2 and half or three. She started screaming and crying that I was "mean." I didn't hit her or even yell. But this kid had never been told no... she was an absolute monster because she had never been told no, and she ended up really messed up as an adult.
I would think that's what's going on when people think it's cute when their dogs jump.