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Where were you when the Pomeranian attacked?

You've heard the expression "no good deed goes unpunished"?

Well we paid for half of the Pomeranian's vet bill. Over $300 bucks. We did it because we felt sorry for the little dog. Stupid dog. What the hell, a ten pound dog attacking an 80 pound dog? What was it thinking?

I never, not in a million years, thought it would happen AGAIN! Husband and I figured, offer to pay half the bill just to be nice. Even those folks stated they knew we had no obligation to pay...again, their dog was LOOSE and attacked Jo-Ann, on a public street as she was on a leash and tethered in a harness. We did get them to sign a disclaimer that this was not an admission of guilt but we never would have done such a thing had I one inkling that another dog would attack Jo-Ann. We are not rich for God's sake and go with me here, DOGS SHOULD NOT BE RUNNING LOOSE!

My Vet says that Jo-Ann is a like a beautiful woman and is tempting to dogs. He then went on to say "if a beautiful woman is raped because she's beautiful, is it her fault?"

Hey, I'm not real sure I understand his logic as it sure seems a stretch to me. But for sure I've got this Belgian Malinois and hey, she is a beautiful dog, that keeps getting attacked, I simply could not make this shit up.

PLUS, with the Pomeranian Jo-Ann suffered nary a scratch. The cocker did get a nasty bite in. The Pomeranian merely ran directly up under Jo-Ann's mouth and soon that little scruff was being swung back and forth in Jo-Ann's mouth like he was a little rag doll. I did give Jo-Ann the command to "DROP" and she did.

She's a wonderful dog and the SPCA guy knew it. Case closed.

[Pukin Dog]

Where were you when the Pomeranian attacked?

I own 17 rental homes. Avoiding responsibility is my profession.

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A really bad pic of Jo-Ann on the left, as a Christmas reindeer. Cleetus is the dacshund who died this past summer. HE was the boss in the family and know now that Jo-Ann has lived most of her life with another dog AND lives with us and FOUR cats! How the hell vicious can she be?

[snugs]

In Britain I think that the owner of the dog that attacked yours could be prosecuted for not having it on a lead and certainly for attacking your dog.

The problem of course is that yours is larger and no one would believe it was that way round especially if the smaller dog came off worse and unfortunately you could end up being accused of keeping a dangerous animal and getting issued with an order to have it destroyed which in Britain is virtually impossible to carry out if the owner disputes it.

We have several valid prosecution for keeping dangerous dogs but because the owner has disputed the distrucition notice the dogs remain in one case a child was nearly killed by a pit bull that there was more than one rumour flying around was involved in illegal dog fighting.

It always seems whatever happens the law protects the ones in the wrong.