It was probably inventible that I would receive a dog bite that would require medical attention. Since 1999, I’ve had the privilege to work with several thousand dogs. I worked with dogs through shelters, rescues, classes, private consults and seminars. Much of my dog handling experience occurred in shelters prior to the current protocol in many shelters that include some type of behavior evaluation of their dogs. While I had many close calls and little bites, nothing ever required medical attention. On September 27, 2011 I received a bite from a rescue Akita that required me to head to the ER to get my leg, chest and lip addressed. The end result was puncture wounds on the thigh and stitches in my chest and lower lip. (insert pic.). Some reading this may say, “See Akitas are aggressive!” This is not about the type of dog who bit me, but should serve as a warning to all of us (trainers, rescues, shelter volunteers, vetinarians, rescue personal etc.) that if you work around dogs lo