Just added two more images showing a bit more of the structure .. Here is a link that might be useful: azumaya

"Regional forums or forums devoted to a single species are slow." BINGO! GW is fragmented into too many specialized subjects. IMO, Permi-cult,,,soil/comp/mulch,,,,and vermi-composting could/should be combined under the heading of organic gardening. Most other subjects are similar. How many threads start with,,,"I hope this is the right_ _ _ _ _ " or "I posted this question on xxxx last week but" how bout "I've search and and searched but can't find,,,,,," then there is many "forgive me if this isn't in the correct place but". While I'm up here on this box and have both of your attenti,,,, HEY,come back here I'm not finished yet. There should be stickys at the top of each forum,they work sooo well everwhere I see them in use. Ok,I'm outa here,it's intirely too quite. Come on over and see us at Soil,Compost & Mulch when you have time.

Me? I'm exhausted watching hours and hours and hours of the British open....need to finish reading 'The Help' by Monday morning and just started it this morning. I get a line or two in between shots.

We're all in agreement that the homeowner was responsible, but I believe some negligence was involved as well simply because the homeowner was too complacent with her dog. Granted maybe this was the first time something like this has happened but regardless of how often groups of people are in the home, every group is new (to the dog) and the homeowner failed to properly introduce and/or supervise (or from my point of view protect) the dog with this group of people. I'm not saying that the person that got bit was a bad person, but there was obviously something he did or (even about him) that the dog didn't like. If the homeowner had been watching the dog and how it was feeling with all the guests, maybe the bite could have been prevented. And I think that's where a lot of people go wrong. They believe that because a dog is social and has done well with one group of people, it will do equally well with all groups of people, which isn't the case. Whenever a dog feels threatened their body language will let their owner know there is a problem. My dog will usually refuse to go to a person and come stand by me instead, nervously licking her lips. I see that as my queue to either put her on a leash if we're say, in the garage or somewhere else in the house where she'll feel safer. I also tend to trust my dog's instincts, she is seldom ever afraid of a stranger so if she doesn't like someone, I know there is a reason why and I usually don't get too comfortable either another reason to just leash her but keep her close. Typically, when someone comes to our house, she will be on guard with her hair raised until she's introduced and told "it's ok". After that, she will happily go up to the person relaxed with her tail wagging to say hello. If she still acts hesitant, I trust there is a reason why and will say she's not feeling social for some reason. There have been times I've had to ask the stranger to leave her alone because they've refused to accept her rejection. It's all about watching your dog and responding accordingly to their needs.. Everyone is different so there is always the chance that the dog's reaction to a new stranger will be different too.