Call animal control first. Report the dog and the owner. The file a complaint with teh REAL police.
Originally posted by: vi_edit
Originally posted by: Viper GTS
Pets are property
Viper GTS
From an emotional standpoint, it's not like the knocked over your mailbox or spilled coffee on your favorite pair of pants.
Having a living creature that you accept into your home as esentially a family member is a bit more than "common property".
Originally posted by: topslop1
It's not the guy's fault at all. Leash broke, he didn't drop it. And he didn't attack your dog, his dog did. Cut the guy some slack, it could easily happen to anyone here who owns a pet. Dogs are just like people, they can sometimes go crazy.
Sorry to hear about your dog though, that's no fun.
Originally posted by: simms
Originally posted by: BriGy86
i've read mainly the OP and the update, it seems this guy is taking repsonsability for it and it sounds like he is trying to be decent (he admited right away, you were able to talk to him on the phone like a rational person, and offered to replace your dog) most other people would try to blow something like this off, and try to get out of it not paying a dime (even if it lead to court), don't abuse his decency by trying to pull a fast one and over charging for your dog
Exactly.
I believe eits is taking it a bit too far. Sh!tting on his car? egging his house? It was a mistake. It's not like he got drunk beforehand and ran over the dog, or had malice intent to maim it either.
What the man is doing is honorable and by trying to extort further monies from him is borderline immoral. Charge him for the cost of the new pet and med costs. If he gets a reasonable quote from a licensed vet, it should be fair game for dispute.
Originally posted by: RBachman
I'm really sorry to hear that Dogs are like children, except for two things - dogs show some intelligence, and unless treated badly, dogs aren't mean-spirited. If someone was responsible for the death of my boy (a shih-tsu), for better or worse, I'd be in jail for murdering them.
Originally posted by: Miklebud
Wow, I'm sorry to hear about this. I'm an animal owner, and I'd lose my mind if something were to happen to my dog or cat. Good luck getting things straightened out. I hope things are solved with the little or no problems.
And 'cwpc', that is a very honorable offer! You are a gentleman!
Originally posted by: ThEFeAR
For all you people saying 'The owner was not at fault, it slipped the leash etc, at least he's willing to pay for it to be replaced', wtf is wrong with you people?
The owner is instantly at fault when the dog slips its leash (which all dogs do at some point) and is not immediately brought under control.
I myself own a large dog (rottweiler/boxer cross) and if he ever slips his leash and goes charging after another animal/human (or if he's being walked off his leash, see's something and goes after it) he will drop to the ground straight away as soon as you give him the command.
He knows that if he doesn't drop instantly, he's going to be caught and made to suffer for the rest of the day (just to clarify, being made to suffer involves lying in one spot, getting no attention, food etc. IMO physical punishment should only ever be a last resort).
IMO all dogs should be trained to do this (even if the dogs a tiny little thing that couldn't do much (if any) damage).
Condolences to the OP, I'd be devastated if this happened to me.
Originally posted by: cwpc
Im not saying a pet (loved One) is easily replaceable. Im just offering one of my puppies since they are of the same breed as the OP's lost Dog.
Originally posted by: cwpc
I talked to my wife about this, and if you pay for the shots, and the shipping - have to be by plane we will give u one of our puppies.
LMK