I once knew a ridgeback. They are nice and don't look dangerous. I don't know if they are on the list?
I'm sorry that happened to you and glad you got over it to keep your own dogs. GSD are a great breed IF owned by the right person. I was 11 when I found mine and was only allowed to keep him if I went to dog school, which I did.
I know some terrible GSD here and only a few weeks ago I hit my friends on the head and kicked it because it was displaying aggression. I was giving MY dog a drink and she bounded over aggressively. It backed off and reared its ass into its owner, just for her to reassure it!!!
I attacked another GSD last year when it was going for my dog. Love my metal chain dog lead. The owner was just walking on by so I thought 'fuck this, game on!' Then she started telling me to stop and i had a huge argument with her in Spanish. Nobody has seen them since.
The thing is, my dog is 2.5 now and is mentally an adult. He's recently been retaliating but only fights with other Pitbulls. There's 2 I have to watch for. This is better than attacking small defenceless dogs and not other equal sized ones. Unlike my friend s GSD who had ripped up 3 dachund.