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jahuber
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What is the name of your state? WI
my husband and i have an accepted offer on a house we would like to purchase. no insurance company will insure us unless we get rid of one of our dogs, who an acquaintance failed to hook up properly to his leash this summer, the dog broke free and a neighbor punched him in the head, the dog bite him in the arm once and ran away. we were told even if we surrender the dog or give him to a friend, if he ever bites someone again, the person bitten can still hold us liable and get double damages. therefore, we have been told that really our only recourse is to have the dog put down. he is a valuable member of our family, a sweet and kind dog that only bit because he was provoked. our renter's insurance dropped us because of the bite claim. we are heartbroken at the idea of putting our dog down and want to know if we have any legal recourse.
our dog is a mix with boxer and maybe pit bull, neutered, attended TWO manners classes at the humane society from which he was adopted prior to the bite, and nows wears a muzzle for our piece of mind and protection whenever he is outside, which we showed our renter's insurance investigator, who made note of it. this is not a mean animal... please help soon!
my husband and i have an accepted offer on a house we would like to purchase. no insurance company will insure us unless we get rid of one of our dogs, who an acquaintance failed to hook up properly to his leash this summer, the dog broke free and a neighbor punched him in the head, the dog bite him in the arm once and ran away. we were told even if we surrender the dog or give him to a friend, if he ever bites someone again, the person bitten can still hold us liable and get double damages. therefore, we have been told that really our only recourse is to have the dog put down. he is a valuable member of our family, a sweet and kind dog that only bit because he was provoked. our renter's insurance dropped us because of the bite claim. we are heartbroken at the idea of putting our dog down and want to know if we have any legal recourse.
our dog is a mix with boxer and maybe pit bull, neutered, attended TWO manners classes at the humane society from which he was adopted prior to the bite, and nows wears a muzzle for our piece of mind and protection whenever he is outside, which we showed our renter's insurance investigator, who made note of it. this is not a mean animal... please help soon!
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