Re: Why do some people choose the hard route?
So was your dog off the leash?. If he was you might be at fault.
I'll try to answer this, as well as other, questions.
Yes, my dog was off leash. However, my dog was in my yard. The state leash law is only on land that doesn't belong to you. No dog owner has to keep their dog on a leash in their own yard. When that big dog started chasing mine, my dog ran deep onto my property, halfway to my front door, where the actual attack occurred. My dog being off leash is irrelevant because this entire occurrence, from start to finish, happened on my property.
And someone asked if he was charged with anything, and the answer is no. Reason being, in most states, dogs are considered property. This dog coming onto my property is not a criminal offense, just a civil one. Since the guy himself had not committed a crime in doing what he did, there was nothing the cop could do. However, now I have video evidence that this is by law a "vicious" dog, which the law clearly states that a dog owner of a vicious dog shall not hold anyone who kills their dog accountable. Basically, if the dog steps foot in my yard again, I will shoot it and I will present the video for evidence why. There is nothing that can be done to me. But, my goal isn't to shoot anyone's dog. Just to allow my dog to play on my property without being viciously attacked by a dog off leash.
And no, dogs fighting dogs is not part of dog ownership. No dog owner should have to have their dog subjected to a vicious attack while their dog is in their own yard.
I actually was going to let this go, hoping the guy had learned his lesson. But a few days later I'm checking my mail, he rides by on his 4 wheeler and flips me the bird. That's what put the legal gears in motion. You aren't going to violate the law and then disrespect me. I'm not out here to make friends, I didn't know the guy before this happened. I surely don't care to know him now, but if he's going to make me eat a 50 dollar vet bill that isn't my fault AND flip me the bird, he's going to pay.
In Louisiana, we have a statewide leash law. It states that no dog owner may allow their dog to occupy enclosed or unenclosed lands of another. That means as soon as that dog stepped foot on my property, he was automatically at fault for anything that happened.
I'm suing him not for the money, but for the principal. I want him to learn a lesson: You cant have your dog attack someone elses dog, flip them the bird, and expect them to roll over and "take it."
It's not me taking the hard route, it's him. If he would just pay the small bill, this would be over. The decisions are being made by him, not me. He has been given AMPLE opportunity to make this go away. If he so chooses not to, that's on him.
Here is the video:
The spec of dark in the sun next to the trees is my dog. The tiny little dot between the pine tree trunk and the row of shrubs on the left. I own all of the land to right of the shrubs, including the shrubs, and out to the road. My dog was just sitting in my yard like shes supposed to when the defendants dog came running and attacked mine. What you can't see is out of this camera's view I chased the dog off, that's why it stopped. It bit my dog as well as rolled her. You can't hear anything as there is no audio, but I heard a very loud growl from that dog and the same time my dog let out a scream of pain you could hear for blocks. The guy drives by on his 4 wheeler and doesn't even stop.
Another reason I'm going after the dog owner is: What if that had been a child?
