Your right, responsibility of dogs comes down to the owners! That is why I wanted them held accountable in a court of law. The people babysitting this dog were less then desirable dog owners as well. They have many times had pitbulls and rotties picked up by animal control and had to pay pound charges for getting them back. Holy cow.....those breeds are intimidating when they come running after you, even if they are just barking. People are scared to walk!
Those people too had a pitbull that came out to what we all think was to join the attack. Thank God for Jacob it was sick and left when it was kicked! It died two days later. One dog less we have to worry about in this neighborhood.
The owners told doctors and babysitters and told us , this dog had all it shots up-to-date including rabbies. They said they would provide documentation. Well, there was no Shots up-to-date and there no documentation the next day from the Vet supporting this. Those owners showed no mercy for Jacob once again. They placed him further in harm's way by lying.....Holy cow if that dog had Rabbies when he bite Jacob, he had no chance, because we didn't go with Rabbie treatment for Jacob based on what we were told and promised by the owners!
A dog law need to be enforced straight across the province, holding dog owners criminally responsible for dogs and their attacks. Inaddition, they need to enforce HIGH registration fee for owners with Dangerous DOGS and if they have had a dog that has attacked in the past, then they should be banned from owning another! There is no law preventing a dog owner from getting another Dangerous dog, when they have had one that has killed a human or animal!
Furthermore, the owners walk away with no accountability. They denied animal control the right to put the animal down. They were going to force my child to relive this and testify in court in Oct hearing to put the dog down. They lied about the shots. They were suppose to come back months ago and pick the dog up and take it with them to Alberta, where they had moved 4 moves ago. They claimed, when they were getting ready to put the dog on the plane, it was too big for it's kennel and Air Canada denied it. The truth was it didn't have it shots! The baysitters felt sorry agreed to watch the dog for a month. Four months later.....
Now, we have to sue the Babysitters and neighbors for damages. NOT the owners who lied and lied again!
C
SORRY FOR RANTING