Putting my dog to "sleep"

[Just Blue]

Did I ask for your opinion or help?

Yes, you did by posting in the forum. If you want to pick and choose who can answer your question hire an attorney.

 

[JustAPal00]

I see pits on a daily basis. I see very nice ones and very mean ones. The problem with them and the reason that EVERY INSURANCE COMPANY I’M AWARE OF excludes them from coverage is the power they possess and the damage they can inflict. I think they’re beautiful dogs and are as good or bad as they are brought up to be, but no insurance company wants to be on the hook for a dog that kills a child. I inspect homes for insurance companies and am always on the lookout for pits, dobermans, and chows.

 

[msiron]

Behavioral therapist make money and maybe honestly believe they can change a dogs behavior or thinking but I'm not of that belief. You can control the dog (fence, remote collar, or prong) but can never turn your back.

Good and bad in every breed just like people... it's all in the circuity.

Just like a serial killer or pedophile will sooner or later sneak in the kill or the sex, a mis-wired dog will act on the aggression or try to get the bite in.

Aggressive or fear biter - it GENETIC/and or IMPRINTED. You can stuff it or control it but once you turn your back

Good luck with the situation.

 

[CJane]

I see pits on a daily basis. I see very nice ones and very mean ones. The problem with them and the reason that EVERY INSURANCE COMPANY I’M AWARE OF excludes them from coverage is the power they possess and the damage they can inflict. I think they’re beautiful dogs and are as good or bad as they are brought up to be, but no insurance company wants to be on the hook for a dog that kills a child. I inspect homes for insurance companies and am always on the lookout for pits, dobermans, and chows.

But not German Shepards or boxers?

My sister had a chow and now has a chow/shepard mix and I used to have a shepard... both of us had to have 'high risk' homeowner's policies... the guy next door to me has a boxer and was just turned down for renter's insurance.

Interesting...

 

[JustAPal00]

Shepherds are on some companies lists but not all. I also didn't mention Rots, which most companies won't insure. Never heard of any company with Boxers on the list! It doesn't matter the breed though if the dog is aggressive when the inspector comes out to see the house. He will document how the dog acted. I personally am a dog lover, so when I approach a dog, I know how to behave so as not to threaten it but act in control.

 

[tammy8]

I know my insurance company is very progressive in what they will insure meaning we will insure any dog, EXCEPT if there has been a previous bite. I would bet bottom dollars OP's orginal renter's application asked that question and either the OP or the agent failed to note that there had been a previous bite (and it doesn't matter whether or not there was any other insurance in place to pay out or not). I am seriously wondering whether there will be any coverage for this bite once the adjuster investigates?????

 

[JustAPal00]

I know my insurance company is very progressive in what they will insure meaning we will insure any dog, EXCEPT if there has been a previous bite. I would bet bottom dollars OP's orginal renter's application asked that question and either the OP or the agent failed to note that there had been a previous bite (and it doesn't matter whether or not there was any other insurance in place to pay out or not). I am seriously wondering whether there will be any coverage for this bite once the adjuster investigates?????

I'd be very surprised if your company would insure Pits! In fact if you call an underwriter and ask I’m sure they will tell you no they don’t. They're illegal to own in some parts of the country.

 

[tammy8]

I'd be very surprised if your company would insure Pits! In fact if you call an underwriter and ask I’m sure they will tell you no they don’t. They're illegal to own in some parts of the country.

Seriously we will insure a home with a pit UNLESS there is a past liability claim. The only time the app gets turned down is if the inspector goes out and finds the dog running lose and agressive. I know because I insure a house in my neighborhood with a pit. The house pasted inspection because the dog is in a kennel inside a fence. Now on the other hand another house failed *dog* inspection because their huge OLD lab was out running loose. Go figure!

 

[moburkes]

You don't pay a deductible on a liability claim.

Plenty of companies insure pits.

 

[fairisfair]

Did I ask for your opinion or help?

no, your DOG did. I wouldn't help you.

 

[underrated831]

Yes, you did by posting in the forum. If you want to pick and choose who can answer your question hire an attorney.

I asked for help, NOT a dumb opinion.

 

[Silverplum]

I asked for help, NOT a dumb opinion.

That's okay. We ask for intelligent posters and don't get those, either.

 

[underrated831]

AMERICAN PIT BULL TERRIER 542 456 86 84.1%
GOLDEN RETRIEVER 687 576 111 83.8%



makes no sense when a golden retriever scores less than an APBT on an American Temperament Test.



http://www.atts.org/stats4.html

 

[Silverplum]

Does that UNBITE the person your dog bit?

If not, what's the freakin' point? Deal with your legal issues. Call Oprah. You've gotten answers. Move forward.

 

[fairisfair]

AMERICAN PIT BULL TERRIER 542 456 86 84.1%
GOLDEN RETRIEVER 687 576 111 83.8%



makes no sense when a golden retriever scores less than an APBT on an American Temperament Test.



http://www.atts.org/stats4.html

Dude, YOU should have taken the test. It's not the dog's intelligence we are questioning here.