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02-02-2012, 01:06 PM
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Dog in Michigan may be killed for jumping!
I don't think this has been posted yet.
Condemned for jumping - sign the petition to save a dog named Heidi - Philadelphia Animal Welfare | Examiner.com A rescued Doberman in Michigan collided with a stranger, while the stranger bent down to pet her. The stranger then claimed the dog broke his nose and filed a police report. Apparently, the case is being treated like a dog attack and now the family may have to put Heidi down or move her away. People like this make want to not let people I don't know near my dog!
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02-02-2012, 01:17 PM
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You never know what kind of person your dealing with. I certainly hope the charges are dropped. I signed the petition.
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02-02-2012, 01:36 PM
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It certainly makes a person want to keep strangers from patting their dogs. It makes it very hard to socialize if you have to worry about false accusations.
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02-02-2012, 01:44 PM
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In this country you really have to draw your consequences from cases like these. You need to protect yourself and your dog from idiots like these and simply walk away if strangers want to pet your dog. I'm going to get vests that have big fat signs with DO NOT PET on there. What are the chances that it happens to you? Slim, right? But the chance is there and people like that are out there. I'm not even going to argue with people about petting anymore. Just walk away. |
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02-02-2012, 05:14 PM
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I think it's ridiculous that they are treating this as a dog attack, but I also feel like the owners failed their dog. If your dog is likely to jump up if a stranger bends over to pet, you need to have a good handle on the dog's leash (or, better, collar) to prevent this from happening and/or warn the stranger that she will probably jump up. Or, better yet, tell strangers not to pet your dog. I think the responsible thing would be to offer to pay the medical bills. Obviously, if you broke your nose, you're going to have some pictures or a medical chart to show for it, right? There should be some good bruising a few days after this happens. So if there's a medical bill the person's insurance didn't cover, I would offer to cover that. I think it's ridiculous this person filed a police report. Why is this something to report to the police? They *should* be sending the owner their medical bill or, at the very most, take the owner to small claims court to cover the medical bill, but a police report is ridiculous. Anyway. The original story is on the Save Heidi website - Save Heidi Home |
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