I think it's sensationalistic media. Is it a pretty story? No. Was there a need for Giffords name to be mentioned? No...it was not her dog. I get really upset when the media exploits situations like this just to get headlines. Like I said, not a pretty story, but as someone who has been around and had animals in my life, it is somewhat understandable. We don't always understand why or what animals perceive as a threat. When I lived in Florida, my boxer would pull down opossums down off the fence at night at least once a week....and he wasn't pulling them down to make friends with them. He was a great dog, and he was not a danger to other people or dogs. But, how do I know what he thought the opossums were? I do know that he was protective, and that they were on "his" fence. Anyway, to cut it short, I think this was a "nature" thing, and all the media hysteria is going to accomplish is to give that breed of dog a "bad rap". My opinion.
