The Unfriendly Dog Directory

Md. Senate Advances Dog Bite Liability Measure Zirkin, a Baltimore County Democrat, called the measure “immoral” and “wrong,” arguing it would make it easier for pet owners to evade responsbility for medical bills if their dog hadn’t bitten anyone before. “They should be responsible if it’s the first bite or the 20th bite,” Zirkin argued.
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Take the bite out of dogs by being vigilant The measure also would lift the liability cloud over landlords, he said, by holding them liable only if they knew or should have known a dog on the premises was vicious. But Sen. Robert A. Zirkin, a Baltimore County Democrat, called the measure “immoral” and “wrong,”
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Prevent yourself from dog bite The ones responsible for the 2.1% decrease in insurance claims for dog bites in 2012 are good dogs, says a report released Wednesday by State Farm, which covers dog bites under renters and homeowners insurance policies. But the insurer still cited 3,670 dog bite claims, costing an average of $29,522
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Dog bite victim hopes to avoid rabies shots ‘Dogs’ teeth are blunter According to researchers, there is no more bacteria in a cat’s mouth than what is found in a dog’s mouth. But it’s the fact that little kitty’s little fangs are designed perfectly to inject bacteria deep into your tissue that makes all the
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Suspect kicks police dog during arrest, dog bites back Though the number of bite claims has not changed much in the past 10 years, costs have risen because medical care costs more. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, there were close to 27,800 reconstructive procedures, including ones for children, to repair dog bites
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When Mr Dog Bites The dog started barking at me, the freelance radio reporter recounted. I was in one corner of the elevator, and as far away as I could be. Bolt, a white-haired mixed breed dog, is causing a lot of trouble in a Chelsea building, and the health department is weighing the best
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These are VERY dangerous. Ways To Provoke a Dog: Try to take food or toy away from him. NEVER bother a dog while he is eating. The most common situation where a dog bite occurs is while a dog is eating. Playing “tug of war” with a dog. Many dogs interpret this as aggression. If
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A Mayo Clinic study covering three years shows that one in three patients treated for a cat bite had to be admitted to a hospital. Of those requiring a hospital stay, two-thirds needed surgery. The study found that middle-aged women were the most common cat bite victims. ‘Dogs’ teeth are blunter According to researchers, there
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The dog was brought to the dog park by a white female, who also had a large brown Shepherd mix with her, who was not involved int he altercation. Anyone who has information about the owner’s identity is asked to call (301)-600-1717 or (301)-600-1544. The second incident happened a day later on Feb. 20 around
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Dad: I got no help from Lowe’s when my kid was mauled by dog in their store FREDERICK, Md. – Officials with the Frederick County Health Department are investigating two separate incidents where people were bitten by two different dogs. The first incident happened on Feb. 19 around 2:30 p.m. in Ballenger Creek Dog Park
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