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He did get out though Pam and it could happen again,

no he did not *get* out, he was *let* out along with all of the dogs. He
was also only a pup at the time. What happened on that day was partly the
reason he is as he now is. Since the day when (according to the police)
scumbags opened my gates, they will never be able to do so again as they are
now padlocked as well as the bar dropping down into slots.There is no chance
the gates can be opened again and other than the gates, there is no access
or exit to my land.


you cannot
guarantee that it won't,
yes actually I can. And since you have no idea how my land is fenced, you
cannot assume that he or any of the other dogs would ever get out again.

trained dogs are fine but it sounds like Kip
would attack without provocation,
in all probability he would indeed.

no dog that will attack without
provocation should be kept IMO unless they are kept in cages and classed
as dangerous animals.
do you read the daily mail?
Do you actually have a dog? If so, is it a nice cavalier or perhaps a
labrador?

I am surprised that you seem to be proud of the
way Kip is.
I am proud of Kip because he is a brave and very affectionate dog who
doesn't give his trust easily and who would defend me with his life.What's
not to be proud of? Now if he was a fat slobbering labrador or spaniel who
fawned at the feet of strangers no matter who they were, than of course I
would not be proud, I would be downright ashamed.
Kip is well trained. Someone was stupid enough to walk into my kitchen some
months ago( a debt collector who thought my house was the one he wanted. It
wasn't). He climbed over the front gate, and walked in through the side door
into the kitchen and was mooching about in my pile of mail on the side.
Harley and Kip were beside me when I went to make a cuppa tea and both are
capable of putting someone in hospital. I jumped and yelled when I saw this
bloke in the room and the dogs sprang forward immediately. The bloke held up
ID and said he was a bailiff or something and both dogs immediately stopped
when I told them to leave.They did sit in the doorway and snarl but as long
as I was there he was safe enough as long as he didn't come towards me or
threaten me in any way. Yes indeed, I am proud of my dogs. Had he been a
burglar or someone else bad, *my* dogs would have offered protection,
whereas some fat and sloppy labrador or spaniel would have ambled across,
rolled over for a tummy scratch, farted and licked the bloke.

Since you are never likely to come in contact with my dogs I don't see why
you should be so u[set about whether they bite or not. Unless of course you
are a typical daily mail reader , living in middle England, and thinking
that they know how things should be.
Good for you if this is you. Some of us however don't and Kip and the
others are protection for me and mine.No pikey scum will break in to steal
from me and get away with it.