Small dog attacked toddler while in walk

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you kicked the dog, you assaulted it.

She kicked it because it had attacked her child!

OP. I would bet that this is not the first time this dog has attacked a pedestrian.

Don't feed the troll.

[Anonymous]

I saw a case similar to this on Judge Judy, she awarded $5000 to the victim for pain and suffering.

Try small claims OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like we are going to have to go about it the hard way. DH went over to fill discuss payment and concerns about dog and all he got out of it was a thinly veiled threat.

She’s more concerned about the dog catching something while quarantined than she is my kid. Not once did she ask if she was ok. I get some people love their dogs more than people, but I truly can’t imagine. I’d be absolutely torn up if my dog hurt anyone, especially a child.

DD is fine. A big part of me wants to drop it. Let it blow over. I already have this fear we are outsiders in this neighborhood and haven’t been here long enough to form a sense of community. Do I really want to be the neighbor who sued an elderly couple?

Most people in this neighborhood are older retirees who have lived in their houses for decades. We are a young visibly hispanic family. I’m sure it’s all just my own stuff I’m projecting. Everyone aside from little Cujo’s owners have been nothing but kind and welcoming.

How will you feel if in a few weeks another kid gets attacked but loses an eye or a finger. The fact that the neighbors are doubling down is terrifying. That means they have zero remorse and will do nothing in the future to stop the dog from attacking again. My guess is that if you sue, you will be the neighborhood hero. If they had apologized and offered to pay a small amount, I would have suggested letting it go.

I’d feel terrible. But the responsibility of the dog is not mine, it’s the owners.

I have done everything I needed to do. We filed a police report. Animal control was contacted. Everything is documented.

Me suing will not magically make these people less shut the dog owners. It will not make the dog disappear. It will only cost us money. Most likely more money than we’d get for suing.

We do plan on seeing what our health insurance or their home owners insurance can do.

But we did consult a lawyer who said at this point suing is not worth it. We are so lucky the dog is small and that damage wasn’t worse, because then we would have something to sue over and I much prefer this outcome.

But tell animal control, so this is documented.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looks like we are going to have to go about it the hard way. DH went over to fill discuss payment and concerns about dog and all he got out of it was a thinly veiled threat.

She’s more concerned about the dog catching something while quarantined than she is my kid. Not once did she ask if she was ok. I get some people love their dogs more than people, but I truly can’t imagine. I’d be absolutely torn up if my dog hurt anyone, especially a child.

DD is fine. A big part of me wants to drop it. Let it blow over. I already have this fear we are outsiders in this neighborhood and haven’t been here long enough to form a sense of community. Do I really want to be the neighbor who sued an elderly couple?

Most people in this neighborhood are older retirees who have lived in their houses for decades. We are a young visibly hispanic family. I’m sure it’s all just my own stuff I’m projecting. Everyone aside from little Cujo’s owners have been nothing but kind and welcoming.

How will you feel if in a few weeks another kid gets attacked but loses an eye or a finger. The fact that the neighbors are doubling down is terrifying. That means they have zero remorse and will do nothing in the future to stop the dog from attacking again. My guess is that if you sue, you will be the neighborhood hero. If they had apologized and offered to pay a small amount, I would have suggested letting it go.

I’d feel terrible. But the responsibility of the dog is not mine, it’s the owners.

I have done everything I needed to do. We filed a police report. Animal control was contacted. Everything is documented.

Me suing will not magically make these people less shut the dog owners. It will not make the dog disappear. It will only cost us money. Most likely more money than we’d get for suing.

We do plan on seeing what our health insurance or their home owners insurance can do.

But we did consult a lawyer who said at this point suing is not worth it. We are so lucky the dog is small and that damage wasn’t worse, because then we would have something to sue over and I much prefer this outcome.

But tell animal control, so this is documented.

Sincere question. Can you read?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you kicked the dog, you assaulted it.

Bull shite. I would punt kick the mutt to the moon in this case you peta nut.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We have 2 dogs and are long time fosters. I have encountered people like your neighbor and I've stopped trying to understand them. You cannot expect rational behavior from irrational people.

I'm with your DH. If you don't want to get an attorney, sue the dog's owner in Small Claims Court. Find out if anyone else has reported/complained the dog was running at large. Post on the neighborhood chat to see if anyone else has similar experiences. Chances are, you are not the only one and this dog is considered a nuisance.

Believe you me, others in your neighborhood are put out with these owners. Tap into that. I shudder to think what might have happened if your DC where a little older and by himself.

Thank you!

I really don’t want to make enemies. For everyone’s peace & sanity. But I wouldn’t be surprised if this was not the first incident.

I would care much less about being liked. These people are not people I want to be friendly with.

[Anonymous]

get off this website, and lawyer up. dog needs to be put down or sent to the country

[Anonymous]

I just wanted to mention you should ask neighbors soon if they have any security footage. I think you should be thorough, maybe talk to each person in the surrounding houses directly. I also think that might be good in getting your side out there. You have two little kids you had and have to protect. You’re not some mean Mrs. Deagle (Gremlins ref).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you kicked the dog, you assaulted it.

WTF, the dog was attacking a baby

Agree! I have two dogs and do not understand how the dog got to you and your toddler. If the dog is outside in a yard with no fence, the dog needs to be on a leash! If my dogs walk out of my house, they are always on a leash. And I have a dog who adores small children, he gets very low to the ground when approaching children so he doesn’t freak them out.

Always on a leash though!!

[Anonymous]

OP again.

The good news: DD is healing beautifully and doesn’t seem to even remember the incident. No signs that she’s scared of any dogs!

The bad news: the dog unfortunately passed away while being monitored. We don’t know what happened and we are sincerely sad with this outcome.

The owners were clearly VERY upset and we had an incident last week where the husband came to our house and physically threatened our family. Police were called and it’s just been a downhill shitshow since.

We do not feel safe in this neighborhood anymore. It’s just been really rough and I never imagined this would unfold as bad as it has.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP again.

The good news: DD is healing beautifully and doesn’t seem to even remember the incident. No signs that she’s scared of any dogs!

The bad news: the dog unfortunately passed away while being monitored. We don’t know what happened and we are sincerely sad with this outcome.

The owners were clearly VERY upset and we had an incident last week where the husband came to our house and physically threatened our family. Police were called and it’s just been a downhill shitshow since.

We do not feel safe in this neighborhood anymore. It’s just been really rough and I never imagined this would unfold as bad as it has.

Sorry you’re going through this.

Hopefully if your neighbors make the terrible decision that they should be dog owners again, maybe this time they’ll control their property and use a leash.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP again.

The good news: DD is healing beautifully and doesn’t seem to even remember the incident. No signs that she’s scared of any dogs!

The bad news: the dog unfortunately passed away while being monitored. We don’t know what happened and we are sincerely sad with this outcome.

The owners were clearly VERY upset and we had an incident last week where the husband came to our house and physically threatened our family. Police were called and it’s just been a downhill shitshow since.

We do not feel safe in this neighborhood anymore. It’s just been really rough and I never imagined this would unfold as bad as it has.

I’m so glad your child is doing well. I’m sorry for your neighbor troubles. I hope the police are helpful and that you get back to a sense of normalcy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP again.

The good news: DD is healing beautifully and doesn’t seem to even remember the incident. No signs that she’s scared of any dogs!

The bad news: the dog unfortunately passed away while being monitored. We don’t know what happened and we are sincerely sad with this outcome.

The owners were clearly VERY upset and we had an incident last week where the husband came to our house and physically threatened our family. Police were called and it’s just been a downhill shitshow since.

We do not feel safe in this neighborhood anymore. It’s just been really rough and I never imagined this would unfold as bad as it has.

Wow. I am really sorry. That's terrible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP again.

The good news: DD is healing beautifully and doesn’t seem to even remember the incident. No signs that she’s scared of any dogs!

The bad news: the dog unfortunately passed away while being monitored. We don’t know what happened and we are sincerely sad with this outcome.

The owners were clearly VERY upset and we had an incident last week where the husband came to our house and physically threatened our family. Police were called and it’s just been a downhill shitshow since.

We do not feel safe in this neighborhood anymore. It’s just been really rough and I never imagined this would unfold as bad as it has.

Glad for your little DD and so sorry about the strife with the neighbors. I think I missed something -- the dog died "while being monitored"? Was it in custody of animal control or something, waiting to be sure it wasn't infected/had rabies even though it supposedly had a vaccinatio record? Sorry if this got mentioned and somehow I missed it. I would be concerned at this point about why the dog died because I'd want to know if it had any disease that could be passed to your DD -- I know, you said she's healing well, but I still would wonder even though it's been a while.

As for the neighbors, I'm guessing you already have those physical threats on a police report--right? You will need all the documentation you can get. If you don't already have a doorbell camera/other cameras as well as motion sensor lights around the exterior of your house--I would get those, ASAP. Lights for the whole exterior, so if someone comes up to your house in the night the lights switch on and there's no cover of darkness to hide anyone. Sorry to have to suggest that, but that's reality when a neighbor is unhinged.
Please updated us, many of us here will be thinking about your family, OP.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP again.

The good news: DD is healing beautifully and doesn’t seem to even remember the incident. No signs that she’s scared of any dogs!

The bad news: the dog unfortunately passed away while being monitored. We don’t know what happened and we are sincerely sad with this outcome.

The owners were clearly VERY upset and we had an incident last week where the husband came to our house and physically threatened our family. Police were called and it’s just been a downhill shitshow since.

We do not feel safe in this neighborhood anymore. It’s just been really rough and I never imagined this would unfold as bad as it has.

Oh wow, I’m so happy that your daughter is doing well, but the dog dying while in quarantine is a messy situation. The neighbors are angry with you because they can’t reconcile that they are responsible for their own dog’s death. Surely there must be some other neighbors who can see the truth.