Comments on: National Dog Bite Prevention Week http://thatdogblog.com/2008/05/20/national-dog-bite-prevention-week/ For the love of dogs! Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:15:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: jsfarmer http://thatdogblog.com/2008/05/20/national-dog-bite-prevention-week/#comment-236 jsfarmer Wed, 09 Jul 2008 13:41:31 +0000 http://thatdogblog.com/?p=94#comment-236 Bruce: Thanks for stopping by, and for validating my point from a legal perspective! Bruce: Thanks for stopping by, and for validating my point from a legal perspective!

]]> By: Bruce Westbrook http://thatdogblog.com/2008/05/20/national-dog-bite-prevention-week/#comment-231 Bruce Westbrook Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:57:07 +0000 http://thatdogblog.com/?p=94#comment-231 I strongly agree with you that the blame for dog bites should be placed on the owner, including those who blithely let their dogs run out the front door, despite leash laws forbidding it. A loose dog not only has the potential to bite someone, but could run into the street and be struck by a car -- or collide with a bike rider and cause an injury to that person. And who'd be to blame? Not the dog, but the dog owner. For another take on your words of wisdom about avoiding dog bites, check out this dog bite blog entry from Houston (http://www.jimadler.com/newsandviews/) or this one (http://www.jimadler.com/newsandviews/?p=11#more-11) with more news and views on a significant problem. And thanks! I strongly agree with you that the blame for dog bites should be placed on the owner, including those who blithely let their dogs run out the front door, despite leash laws forbidding it. A loose dog not only has the potential to bite someone, but could run into the street and be struck by a car — or collide with a bike rider and cause an injury to that person. And who’d be to blame? Not the dog, but the dog owner.

For another take on your words of wisdom about avoiding dog bites, check out this dog bite blog entry from Houston (http://www.jimadler.com/newsandviews/) or this one (http://www.jimadler.com/newsandviews/?p=11#more-11) with more news and views on a significant problem. And thanks!

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