<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="RIGHT: auto"><SPAN style="RIGHT: auto">I'm an animal lover (even though I don't have dogs, I have guinea pigs!), and while it's one thing if a dog gets off the leash or digs under a fence, it makes me very mad when people just let their pets run loose. Too many horrible things can happen. As for dogs attacking; I'm not so much concerned about that but seeing as I have arthritis and osteoporisis, I'm uneasy when a large or very active dog comes towards me because I'm afraid it'll knock me over and I'll break something. I like the idea of trying to calm down a dog that's coming towards you (unless of course you see it IS attacking) with treats! Wonderful idea! <VAR id=yui-ie-cursor></VAR></SPAN></div></div></body></html>