my friend just was bit in the face to the tune of 21 stitches from his ShH2 rotti. A dog he has raised from a pup. He simply bent down and hugged his 2 1/2 yr old male. He also places the blame on himself and feels he provoked it. The dog could have ripped his face off, while 21 stitches sounds bad (and is) the dog warned him and moved on. This is not a crazy dog, not a dog that needs to be put down. This is a well bred, well trained dog and anyone can debate this all they want, I'm with Gretchen. Do not be rude and hug your dog. There are a million other ways to show affection.