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   From: rwe@qhd.inv   
      
   Excerpts fom the Seattle PI.  The list of banned breeds includes a lot   
   more than the obvious suspects (Pit Bull, Rottweiler, Doberman) - also   
   includes Staffordshire Terrier, Husky, Alaskan Malamute, etc.   
      
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   Some insurance companies have developed lists of dog breeds they   
   restrict from coverage based on their potential for danger.   
      
   A little more than half of the member companies of the Washington   
   Insurance Council have breed bans.   
      
   In a non-renewal letter, the insurance agent said it was "a very angry   
   German shepherd dog," apparently because the animal barked at an   
   appraiser.   
      
   Allstate doesn't provide insurance for a household that has more than   
   three dogs, only one of which can be a German shepherd or Doberman   
   pinscher. The company keeps a list of restricted breeds and will not   
   write or renew policies of homeowners who keep those breeds.   
      
   http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/212084_doginsurance15.html   
      
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