Well GLP You did it! You helped me win my court case where my neighbor killed my dog with intent.

I don't have it right now, but ya reasonable control ORC. The issue was it happened in the neighbors front yard so we obviously lost control for a time. We were committing a trespass, this is why if I would have claimed a bite I was guilty.

I can't believe we won. They almost sent the lady to blow because she was still drunk from the night before. Contempt of court to show up drunk....

Now that the cops know she drives drunk, her time is limited.

She might just serve that 6 months, time will tell.

She does not have the money to keep the dogs, I suspect they will be dead before the 6 months to comply are up.

The insurance your neighbor will have to pay, she won't be able to afford. Especially since there was a case against the dogs and the insurance company will ask that. I knew someone who had to get that insurance and it was over 800.00 per dog. I can't remember if that was per year or per month. Her insurance was high due to the previous problems with her dogs. They were high risk for the insurance company.

I am so glad for you man. Your little dude got justice and that's what counts. I remember reading your thread and tearing up, I have a little one myself so I know how it must have felt.

So happy for you!

Thanks, Chrit. Just remember that for every law there is a loophole as you probably found out, and loopholes work both ways.

NO thank you for being a devoted member. We missed you around these parts. Soooooo glad everything turned out well for you and the family! Now, breathe easy and enjoy your holidays!!

Don't show up at a criminal case with a civil defense lawyer.

Rock on buddy. I just had a lose dog incident over here and was fortunate my neighbor I had never met before, Dave was there. He saved my dog's life but his dog was already mauled and died two days later.

Just lose pits, no tags.

stuff can happen in a split second.

We won the court case, settled with a plea-bargain we were happy with, so it will not be public record.

Thanks in part to some very good brainstorming, GLP (and some darn good members who took the time to help) came up with a simple solution that the prosecution latch on to. GLP's Idea:We need to make the case about keeping the neighborhood safe for the 12+ children under 7 years old who play on the street and in the city park across from my house, not about my dog who was killed. We were seconds away from dismissal, but the argument was valid and after that it almost went to trial. Judge told the lady if it goes to trial and she lost the case all her dogs would be put down that same day. So she took the plea-bargain.

She got 6 months jail with a suspended sentence. Owes me the 1200+ in vets bills, has to file her two outside dogs as dangerous. Has to carry extra insurance on them. Has to comply with a state mandated secure fence in the next 6 months (not cheap). If she gets caught letting her dogs out again in the next two+ years she will serve that 6 months in jail and they will kill all the dogs. If she does not comply with the court order in the next 6 months she will go to jail.


I’ll do a quick summary for those who don’t remember the whole thing.

My dog got loose, wife was chasing him. The dog has a cat bell on, neighbor heard the cat bell and opened the front door and sicked her dogs on my wife and the 7lb dog. Wife was ok, but the dogs as a pack tore the dog from her arms and ripped him to shreds. The drunk slosh neighbor was laughing the whole time, never tried to stop the dogs. They bit our little guy till he did not move, he was paralyzed and took three days to die. This was not the first time they had attack but I had to make sure it was the very last time. We called the cops knowing we were going to get a ticket for no leash, but had to get the entire thing documented so it was done once and for all.

One last thing that really helped was she lied multiple times in court. Just weird lies, odd stuff. Judge was not amused with the entire thing.


This was the thread where we found the little guy who changed our lives. Thread: I need GLPs help on a “lost dog” in my possession UPDATED pic on page 2


Then this was when the attack happened. When the bitch let her 3 80LB untrained pit/rot mix dogs out without collars/tag/shots thinking she was just killing another cat in the neighborhood when instead it was my wife with her dog. Thread: my face is torn open, my dog might be dead.(he passed at 1:52 EST 7/26/15 in my wifes arms) Thank you ALL for the support.


R.I.P. LBD, not in vain.

:LBDhehe:

Thanks so much for letting us know the resolution on that sad story. I remember when that happened. Poor little guy.

Irresponsible dog owners are the worst. Your neighbor sounds just awful. So glad the system could see it that way and that she is having consequences for being such a bad citizen.

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas and a much, much better New Year.

I have lost all tolerance with bad dog owners.