[beelzepug]

"You might want to take notice of that line of good taste..."

Common generic name for Plotts, Blue Ticks, Redbones, etc. that are used for tracking bear, big cats, and, yes, RACCOONS!

[dwd1]

I understand. I may have misunderstood but it seemed he was saying that the dog who did not like black people was a "coon" dog... I may have misunderstood his clever use of the word but I think you are familiar with the fact that "coon" gets used in less pleasant and polite ways when referring to black people...

Perhaps he did not mean it that way...

From what I know of dogs, they respond to their training (positive and negative reinforcement) and they have a strong instinct to be protective of their masters... In this regard, it has been my experience that if a dog owner gets nervous or reacts negatively, so will the dog.... If a dog attacks someone he is not supposed to, he can be trained not to with a little negative or positive reinforcement...

It is my humble opinion that perhaps the problem may not rest with the dog in this situation....