KimberlyH
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Mandarine,
I am so sorry this happened to you, but glad that you are okay, at least relatively speaking.
I had a dog that was wonderful to my parents, sister and I but did not like outsiders, specifically men who wore hats (I know it sounds insane but it is true). She was found on the side of the road by an ex-boyfriend''s neighbor and they couldn''t keep her, I fell in love. Fast forward five years, the dog was kept away from all visitors, etc. unless we were present. She was good with friends'' children and women, but if I man wearing a hat came near her she went nuts.
My parents had their house on the market and someone was coming to do a walk through, so my mom and I were going to take her for a walk (leashed of course). The postman, who was wearing a hat, happened to be across the street at the time and he approached us trying to pet her. As I was telling him not to, that she wasn''t friendly she began growling and snarling at him. I had a short hold on her leash, luckily, but he went back to his truck, stuck a pen in his leg (the MD and a co-worker of his confirmed that it was not proved to be a dog bite) and claimed that she had bit him (we later found out he''d had multiple reports run ins with postal customers animals and had been fired and rehired by USPS 9 times). My parents decided to keep Sadie.
When they moved they had new windows installed in their house. My mom had Sadie in the backyard with her while she was gardening and one of the workers, a man wearing a hat, came in the backyard to ask her a question. She attacked him and did some damage to his leg (not permanent, I think he ended up with a few stitches). He lied to the MD who treated him and said a stray dog bit him, my mom assumes this is because his boss forced him to do so, so Sadie never got reported for the second incident. My mom felt horrible. They put Sadie down the next day and covered all of the mans medical bills.
I can''t tell you how horribly sad it was for my mom, that dog had become her companion as my parents moved away from my sister and I and my dad works an astronomical amount of hours. But it was the right thing to do, and she knew it.
They owe it to you to pay your medical bills, and dogs who attack are bound to do so again. I would highly recommend you recommend that the dog be put down, because as an animal lover it is the humane thing to do. Imagine if that dog attacked someone who got severely hurt, or injured the dog in retaliation? There are just too many variables with tempermental dogs, and it''s not about the breed, it''s about the owners taking responsibility and these owners have not.
I would not sue the community, because it''s just not my style.
You need to do what your heart says is right.
I am so sorry this happened to you, but glad that you are okay, at least relatively speaking.
I had a dog that was wonderful to my parents, sister and I but did not like outsiders, specifically men who wore hats (I know it sounds insane but it is true). She was found on the side of the road by an ex-boyfriend''s neighbor and they couldn''t keep her, I fell in love. Fast forward five years, the dog was kept away from all visitors, etc. unless we were present. She was good with friends'' children and women, but if I man wearing a hat came near her she went nuts.
My parents had their house on the market and someone was coming to do a walk through, so my mom and I were going to take her for a walk (leashed of course). The postman, who was wearing a hat, happened to be across the street at the time and he approached us trying to pet her. As I was telling him not to, that she wasn''t friendly she began growling and snarling at him. I had a short hold on her leash, luckily, but he went back to his truck, stuck a pen in his leg (the MD and a co-worker of his confirmed that it was not proved to be a dog bite) and claimed that she had bit him (we later found out he''d had multiple reports run ins with postal customers animals and had been fired and rehired by USPS 9 times). My parents decided to keep Sadie.
When they moved they had new windows installed in their house. My mom had Sadie in the backyard with her while she was gardening and one of the workers, a man wearing a hat, came in the backyard to ask her a question. She attacked him and did some damage to his leg (not permanent, I think he ended up with a few stitches). He lied to the MD who treated him and said a stray dog bit him, my mom assumes this is because his boss forced him to do so, so Sadie never got reported for the second incident. My mom felt horrible. They put Sadie down the next day and covered all of the mans medical bills.
I can''t tell you how horribly sad it was for my mom, that dog had become her companion as my parents moved away from my sister and I and my dad works an astronomical amount of hours. But it was the right thing to do, and she knew it.
They owe it to you to pay your medical bills, and dogs who attack are bound to do so again. I would highly recommend you recommend that the dog be put down, because as an animal lover it is the humane thing to do. Imagine if that dog attacked someone who got severely hurt, or injured the dog in retaliation? There are just too many variables with tempermental dogs, and it''s not about the breed, it''s about the owners taking responsibility and these owners have not.
I would not sue the community, because it''s just not my style.
You need to do what your heart says is right.