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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi DCUM,
Question re financial responsibilities of the dog owners vs pet sitters
here is the deal - my friend fosters dogs regularly, and sometimes takes relative's dog in when they have to travel (free of charge). All was ok until it wasn't: relative's dog attacked foster dog out of the blue, foster had wounds were serious enough for emergency vet visit. Initially, the rescue covered all of the bills, but now is asking for reimbursement.
Who is responsible for that bill? Dog owner or pet sitter/dog foster? [/quote]

The owner of the violent dog is the person that is responsible for all legal liability. I don't understand how that's remotely questionable. [/quote]

Because it's not that easy. Was the dog cornered when it bit? Did it get bitten first? Did the first dog start what the second dog finished? It's really hard to put liability on a dog in a conflict because there are two dogs. The idea that one can just run up on another and not get bit isn't compatible with how dogs work (similar to how the concept of self-defense works in human behavior). So your idea of a "violent dog" is a gross oversimplification.

What did happen, unmistakably, was handler failure to provide and maintain a safe environment for the dogs. [/quote]

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