Having young children who fear dogs I am often asked by them
whether a dog they encounter on the street would bite them.
All dog owners I have encountered respond that their dog
"wouldn't bite anybody".
I am now in the habit of asking those dog owners would they bet
their house on it?
Puzzled, most owners respond with a hesitant yes.
I tell them that it's a little-known fact that dog owners
can be at serious risk of having to pay significant amounts of
compensation for the actions of their pet. Those amounts can be in
the hundreds of thousands of dollars.
What many dog owners do not know is that they as a dog owner are
liable to compensate a person who is injured if their dog attacks
someone.
