4 yr old GSD need someone to take

[vat]

Keep checking,when we bought our new house I had 2 insurance companies refuse me because I had a GSD. I got my insurance with American Family (I think they are nation wide). I did not have to pay extra for my dog and I did not ask for extra insurance for my dog either.

I hate all this discrimination against dog breeds!!!!

[Prinzsalpha]

I have State Farm and no dog restrictions. I believe in dont ask...dont tell. lol

[smyke]

True. If they don't ask about dogs then you don't have to tell them. If they do and you lie, that's fraud.

[Tarheel]

I have Motorists mutual and the agent has met all four of my Shepherds (Cincinnati,Ohio).

[onyx'girl]

Another option would be to get a CGC on your dog so the insurance company would see she is not a liability. I hope you've found another company to insure you so you can keep her!

[KZoppa]

this thread has helped me in knowing who to talk about homeowners insurance when we finally own our own home. this living on base housing is making me angry as they continually change rules or add news ones that generally make no sense.

[bellamia]

have u tried travellers insurance. our old one refused a gsd so we dropped and now we r with travellers. not terribly exp. but not cheap either for us, mangable.

[RunShepherdRun]

Are there any requirements as to the nature of the fence written into the insurance contract? If the type of fence is not specified, the kind of fence described below might do for insurance purposes, plus most dogs who are bonded to their families will stay on their territory and not jump a fence.

This is a suggestion for inexpensive fencing, from http://www.saveadog.org/applytoadopt.asp:

"We require a fully fenced in back yard if you have children under 12 years of age. You don't have to break your piggy bank in order to purchase a fence. In fact, there's a fence that we prefer that is very afforadable. It looks like the fencing here: Welded Wire Fencing, Vinyl Coated Galvanized Metal Mesh Fence, Green Black Brown. You can buy this at Home Depot for less than $1 a foot and put it up in an afternoon. We like it because it goes flush to the ground so that dogs can't squeeze under, as they would with a stockade fence, and they can't climb it, as they can with a chain link fence. They can't see over it, so they don't tend to jump over it. 4-5' high is adequate for the majority of our dogs."

I used an insurance broker and let them find me an insurance that accepted a GSD. I put a CGC on her just for the insurance, but it's a nice thing to have anyhow.

Please don't give up yet, and good luck!

[DharmasMom]

Originally Posted by Prinzsalpha

I have State Farm and no dog restrictions. I believe in dont ask...dont tell. lol

This is who I have and they have never even asked about animals and I have never volunteered. I know Dharma is covered though because I have the same agent/policy that my parents have and my parents had a schnauzer that bit my mom's foster sister about 13 years ago. And she and her white trash husband actually sued my parents. All over a tiny puncture wound on her calf that my mom paid the drs bill for any way.

Needless to say my parents don't speak to them anymore.

[Myamom]

any updates?