I was bitten by a German Shepard dog when I was little - and my grandfather who raised rotweilers and dobermen thought I would get over it by being forced to stay outside with them. To say the least it did not work. I use to freeze when I heard or saw a dog, now its alittle better. My husband really wants a dog and I want to get over my fear. We figure if we get a dog as a little puppy we can train it and I will *hopefully* be more comfortable with it when it matures. Any help would be much appreciated!