My dog is not a threat.
Here we are, I got this reservation 2 months ago. I spoke on the phone with a lady, I called precisely to ask what are the restrictions on the dogs. She hymmed and hawed around after I told her I have...
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kcmoedoe wrote:It's never the human's fault?
So, now dog bites and attacks are another example of just blame the victim. Must admit, it would really help the insurance companies if in any instance of a dog attack the only lawsuit that could be filed would be by the dog owner to make that "victim instigator" pay to have a groomer clean the blood off the dog's face and mouth. Any two year who gets mauled and has to have a few hundred stitches deserves to be scarred for life, the kid should have known better. Thank you for setting the record straight.
Dog Bites Reporter. Who’s at Fault?
It's no different than approaching any animal. IMO if you choose to ignore (or don't learn to read) their language the human is at fault. If the animal does not give any signs or does not stop when it can escape, then the animal is at fault.
Children don't know how to read animal language unless someone teaches them. One could argue that if a child gets bit because they did not read the fear signals being given by the dog then it is the adults fault for failing to teach the child proper manors around dogs.
I've told this story before but it is appropriate to repeat here. I watched proud parents of a toddler walking with outstretched hands and wiggling fingers towards a crated dog in a vehicle. The dog was backing up in its crate, clearly afraid of the approaching child. The parents continued to smile as their child continued to approach. Had that child put its fingers in the crate and got bit, I would say the parents were at fault (they ignored the dog telling them he was afraid and trapped) not the dog or the dog's owner. Unfortunately, society would say the dog was dangerous and should be destroyed.
Our society is funny. If a stranger came running over to you, backed you into a corner, got right into your face and started touching you and you hit the stranger; society would say the stranger had it coming. But we expect dogs to stand there and just take it when strangers invade their personal space and are warned by the dog to back off. Heaven forbid the trapped dog "hit" the stranger by the means available to them; if they do they are labeled dangerous.
