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Waffles;294031 wrote:Call the cops and take care of things the legal way. Killing the dog in retaliation is not going to help anyone.
You and a few others have it right. Just make sure what happened is properly documented and get that dog taken away for everyone's sake. I wouldn't have your kid out there until this happens. No need to provoke a reaction.

If it happens to get out again, make sure you take pictures. Also, if it attacks anyone again, I'd take it out but that should be a last resort really (Could end up just making the situation worse between you and it's owner). As others have stated it is NOT the dogs fault. It isn't smart enough to know what it's doing is wrong. This is ALL on the owner.

Before talking to the owner, I would consult a lawyer if you can and see what you could accomplish legally. I can assume you have a pretty good case but I don't know the extent of what you could accomplish.

Then I would go to the owner and ask to resolve this without a court case regarding medical expenses. If they are willing to discuss the matter, then I wouldn't threaten them with legal action unless they are being completely unreasonable. No need to make relations anymore tense between the two of you without cause.

I wish you luck. I would be furious just like anyone else if this happened to me, but it's important to keep perspective on the entire situation. You'll end up making it easier for yourself to get things done the right way.
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If I pulled the dog off my kid for attacking them they would have to put it down cause I would have broken every bone in its body. With that being said, I would go about it the legal way get a lawyer to make sure what needs to happen happens. I wouldn't sue the shit out of them, I would just make sure that nothing was paid for out of my own pocket and that they didn't have that dog anymore.

I agree with what clay said about taking your kid to their house and showing him that you are his father and you're making it ok. Don't lose your cool and start yelling or anything like that. I'm sure your kid is gonna be scared of dogs so try to make them understand that they didn't do anything wrong.
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First off, you won't neccesarily go to jail or even have to pay anything to the owner of the dog if you were to kill it. My friends very, very friendly boxer had escaped and was shot by a neighborhood asshole and they received no compensation and the shooter was not charged with anything. As a matter of fact, they received a ticket because their dog was out of their yard.

Second, you have to look at it at the dogs pov. Sure it bit the kid, but what was the kid doing at the time? Running? Yelling? Surely he wasn't just standing there silent and unprovoking. I am not saying in any way that he willingly provoked the dog. But it's a DOG, an animal that we took from the wild and domesticated. What do you expect? I would be PISSED if someones dog bit my kid and I would definitely go after the owner to pay and expenses incurred. I completely agree with Clayton, and I am a parent.

If they can't control their dog and keep him in their yard, then you need to take legal steps to control the situation so nothing comes down on your head in the end. If they love the damn mut they will fix shit so they can keep him. If they are trying to make the dog aggresive, then it needs to find a new home and I wouldn't blame you for trying to make that happen.
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ymisoqt;294046 wrote:First off, you won't neccesarily go to jail or even have to pay anything to the owner of the dog if you were to kill it. My friends very, very friendly boxer had escaped and was shot by a neighborhood asshole and they received no compensation and the shooter was not charged with anything. As a matter of fact, they received a ticket because their dog was out of their yard.
From what I gathered, the whole "go kill the dog" thing was from the stance of "go over to this man's yard with your gun and kill it" not from the "if you see it in the street, kill it".
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honduhej1;294026 wrote:yeah i would start to conceal carry and next time that thing gets out of the yard and comes toward you and your child put a couple of rounds in its head. you and your childs life is being threatened, so self defense is needed. you'll probablly spend too much money on court costs and lawyer fee's and if you were to win a civil case could your neighbor even afford to pay any kind of money towards all of this???
Edison Carasio;294047 wrote:From what I gathered, the whole "go kill the dog" thing was from the stance of "go over to this man's yard with your gun and kill it" not from the "if you see it in the street, kill it".
You only read one stance :)
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ymisoqt;294052 wrote:You only read one stance :)
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i do carry but by i was sittin here outside and didnt have it on me at the time or i would have shot the dog.. we called the city animal and as of today they still havent came out!! i called them again they said they will try and come monday WTF??
Jayden is doing fine as far as we can tell.. but gonna have to live with the scar and might not even like dogs from now on.. with the dog still here i dont want him out back playing anymore..

hes only 6 and about 60 lbs the damn dog was bigger then him..

we have good insurance hope it covers everything so far we havent paid a dime for hospital or meds..

my son didnt provoke the dog he went to the back alley way behind the house to get his ball that went over the fence and the dog got out his yard and got him.. if we didnt get the dog off him it would have been alot worst..

i just want to know why the animal control still hasent been by thats pissing me off
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Provoke the dog to come onto your property, you said it can jump fences or get out somehow right? and then shoot it.
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Sorry to hear this happened to your kiddo... I agree with the people saying it's not the dog's fault. I would place the blame on the owner, especially with someone saying they are trying to make it aggressive. But having said that, if the dog made it's way into your yard again, I would say put it down.
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