Eric Eschmann wrote 11/07/2008 03:06 PM Bite Victim Found To Be At Fault #215216 - 11/07/2008 03:06 PM
Eric Eschmann Webboard User Reg: 06-15-2007 Posts: 162 Loc: Vero Beach, FL Offline	http://www.floridatoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20081107/BREAKINGNEWS/81107010&s=a&page=2#pluckcomments A victim who lost his leg to a Pit Bull was found to be at fault for instigating the attack. Although it won't change public opinion, it's nice to see the dog was not branded by the court as an unsupervised monster turned loose on the world to maime and kill at will. Not that it matters as P.D. shot the dog at the time of the incident. Always looking for training avenues close to home. Any suggestions?
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Jennifer Mullen wrote 11/07/2008 03:10 PM Re: Bite Victim Found To Be At Fault [Re: Eric Eschmann ] #215218 - 11/07/2008 03:10 PM
Jennifer Mullen Webboard User Reg: 08-16-2007 Posts: 2365 Loc: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Offline	i thought the instigating thing was an assertion made by the dog's owner, not the judge. it looks to me like the owner escaped being fined b/c the owner didn't 'allow' the attack and attempted to intervene. Teagan!
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Eric Eschmann wrote 11/07/2008 03:30 PM Re: Bite Victim Found To Be At Fault [Re: Jennifer Mullen ] #215220 - 11/07/2008 03:30 PM
Eric Eschmann Webboard User Reg: 06-15-2007 Posts: 162 Loc: Vero Beach, FL Offline	I think the key was that the dog was contained within the house and the man who lost his leg, the dog owner's cousin, vociferously burst into the house unannounced. How was the dog to differentiate a good vs. bad loud, unexpected, unknown intruder? From the description the defendants gave, which seemed to have more a ring of truth than the victim's statements, the man acted as someone the dog would equate with meaning malice. Always looking for training avenues close to home. Any suggestions?
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Dennis Jones wrote 11/08/2008 11:41 AM Re: Bite Victim Found To Be At Fault [Re: Eric Eschmann ] #215305 - 11/08/2008 11:41 AM
Dennis Jones Webboard User Reg: 06-13-2004 Posts: 3389 Loc: Richmond Va Offline	I would argue that the owner could not control his dog and if it were me I would seek civil remedy.
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Angelique Cadogan wrote 11/08/2008 12:41 PM Re: Bite Victim Found To Be At Fault [Re: Dennis Jones ] #215315 - 11/08/2008 12:41 PM
Angelique Cadogan Webboard User Reg: 10-18-2006 Posts: 1725 Loc: Las Vegas Nevada Offline	I agree Dennis, if you own a dog and you can't control it you should be responsible for EVERYTHING this dog does through out it's life, if you can't take the time to train your dog, to adequately exercise and give your dog a purpose beside looking at the walls of your home , don't flippin own one!! and if you do , you will be accountable for any damage your dog does to anyone or anything.PERIOD.
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