Most of the illegals coming across are ok, for the most part they will steer clear of occupied home, its the drug runners coyotes (not the dogs the human traffickers) I worry about. The law states The owner of a dog is not liable to the person injured, if the injured person had knowledge of the propensities of the dog and wantonly excited it or voluntarily and unnecessarily put himself in the way of the dog. Like I said I dont want a dog that will eat(attack) [FONT=Lucida Grande, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif]trespassers, rather one that is big enough to scare an intruder, but who could defend my children if needed. Say my kids were in the house and I was in the back in my art studio and a scary person tried to break down the door, I want my dog to protect my kids. Or if they are riding on the property and an illegal stumbles on to the property they will leave very quickly by seeing the dog(or two)We also have packs of coyotes, the real ones, and the occasional mountain lion or bear. This is why I was apprehensive about the Fila, because it seems like they an ask questions later type. When I had my English mastiff he only once felt the need to protect me and her stood in between my and the "bad guy" and when this guy tried to get closer to me he barked at him. We found out later the guy was a pedophile/rapist.[/FONT]
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