(Richmond, IN)--The Richmond Board of Public Works conducted a lengthy hearing Thursday to determine whether or not a dog should be labeled vicious and whether or not it should be euthanized.  What’s unusual is that the dog’s owner defended the dog after it attacked that man’s own mother.  She had bent down to pet the dog.  "He was sitting in his chair.  I don't know if he was asleep or just laying there when he felt a presence hunched over him and had a very 'dog' reaction," said the dog's owner.  The result, according to Animal Control Officer Desiree Durbin, was horrific.  "This is the worst dog bite I have dealt with in my career.  It was very devasting and life-altering," Durbin said.  The dog will be quarantined until the hearing is resumed on the 26^th to determine its ultimate fate.  (Note:  the dog in the photo accompanying this story is not the specific dog in question.  It is a photo of a dog biting that is available in the public domain).