It also sounds to me like you have some hostility towards your cousin and would like no better than to see something bad happen to her dog as revenge. Keep your kids out of the back yard of your grandmother's and teach them to never approach a strange dog. You will be doing us ALL a big favor. This is her reply to the above email that I sent her. YEA, a dog is SO MUCH more important than a human.
Children have every right to go into an animals territory.
As long as the owner of the dog allows that child to enter the territory, and the owner should be responsible enough to know if their dog is safe for children. I never said a dog's life is more important than a child, so don't put words in my mouth. I never said a dog's life is less important. You are funny. You write to tidbits, asking for a response from people on whether you are right or your cousin and grandmother are right.