What is the name of your state? Illinois
My dog walker was walking my dog when my dog spotted another dog. My dog pulled on the leash (because she wanted to say "hi" to the other dog), and took the dog walker down. The dog walker suffered a broken collarbone requiring surgery. Plus, she has no insurance. I don’t think the dog walker was paying attention. Afterward, she repeatedly said, "I'm sorry. It wasn't the dog's fault."
My dog is very friendly and generally walks well, but when she sees a dog, she sometimes pulls from excitement. My husband and I have repeatedly warned the dog walker that she needs to be alert because our dog may pull.
We were matched with the dog walker through a fully bonded and insured dog walking service--insured only if our dog is injured, not if the dog walker is injured. The dog walker is an independent contractor for the service. After we first met the dog walker, we expressed our concern to the dog walking agency that the dog walker may not be a good match for our dog because our dog is big (80 pounds) and the dog walker was inexperienced (she had just started walking dogs that month). Nonetheless, the agency and the dog walker both thought it would be okay if my dog and the dog walker got along (which they do).
This seems like a freak accident, but could we be liable for the dog walker's injuries?
My dog walker was walking my dog when my dog spotted another dog. My dog pulled on the leash (because she wanted to say "hi" to the other dog), and took the dog walker down. The dog walker suffered a broken collarbone requiring surgery. Plus, she has no insurance. I don’t think the dog walker was paying attention. Afterward, she repeatedly said, "I'm sorry. It wasn't the dog's fault."
My dog is very friendly and generally walks well, but when she sees a dog, she sometimes pulls from excitement. My husband and I have repeatedly warned the dog walker that she needs to be alert because our dog may pull.
We were matched with the dog walker through a fully bonded and insured dog walking service--insured only if our dog is injured, not if the dog walker is injured. The dog walker is an independent contractor for the service. After we first met the dog walker, we expressed our concern to the dog walking agency that the dog walker may not be a good match for our dog because our dog is big (80 pounds) and the dog walker was inexperienced (she had just started walking dogs that month). Nonetheless, the agency and the dog walker both thought it would be okay if my dog and the dog walker got along (which they do).
This seems like a freak accident, but could we be liable for the dog walker's injuries?