She said nothing with regard to Mr. Northcut deficating in the open, etc, however she did say that he once left the dog tied to the flag pole and unknowing city worker checking an electrical box was startled by the dog's aggressive behavior. Of course, it is normal to think that the dog was protecting his territory. TJ is, btw, a german shepard, she thought. She mentioned the case in San Francisco at which time I questioned her about the dog being tied up, etc. she then brought up the issue of the dog being tied to the flag pole on that single occassion. It also seemed to bother her that Mr. Northcut had hired an attorney. I honestly do not think that she was prepared to back down from her position even though she indicated that it would be an opportunity to try to come up with a way to satisfy the needs of all involved. that is really all we would want, isn't it? I told her that turning this seemingly bad situation into a positive could result in getting some great national publicity:) I reminded her that there were a lot of angry vets to which she replied that she had heard from many today. She thought it might die down after a few days..people would lose interest. I told her that it was pretty unlikely from this particular group of people. so she asked me to call back in a couple of days and she would tell me what had been decided or done. She really did seem like a nice woman.