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Bitter Anon
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Allright, revenge and poetry aside, WHY did the dog bite your neighbor?
Was the neighbor taunting the dog? Or was the neighbor just strolling up to knock on your door and ask for a bit of flour? Motive can have a huge difference when it comes to legality. If your dog was provoked (neighbor teasing, roughhousing, or being threatening) and is up to date on all its shots, then there is no reason for the dog to die. It won't bite again, and isn't a dangerous animal.
However, if the dog ran up and attacked for no reason, then yes, they can likely sue you and win. Offer to pay for medical bills and be as nice as possible. Find out what happened, and use your best judgement.
Sometimes, dogs do snap. I had one that I loved very dearly bite me in the face for no reason. He was extremely violent after that, like some switch in his head got flipped and was stuck on auto-kill. He'd bitten twice before that, though (both times when I was mowing the lawn and not paying attention to where he was at. I was doing something loud and scary and he was afraid. Those bites were MY fault)
There are many variables. Step back and consider everything that happened, and use logic to decide if your dog is a dangerous beast, a ticking time bomb, or just tried to defend herself.
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