I remember when my sister was maybe 5 years old the people living next door had left their dog tied up outside the house and the dog was whining and crying. My sister felt sorry for the dog and went over into their yard to pet the dog. When she bent down to console the dog it snapped and bit her ear. My mother had to take my sister to the doctor, and while the doctor was sewing her ear back together my mother fainted at the sight. The doctor, after reviving my mother, said that he should have known better than to let parents into the operating room.