Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

• Aggressive Dog Bites the Face of a Child

  Rick Patterson | July 07, 2007 6:12 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Another child is seriously hurt due to a dog bite from an aggressive dog. The two-year-old child was rushed to the hospital after the large bullmastiff dog attacked.The dog attack happened in Florida. The child was in a residence in Saint John's County this morning. She has been taken to Wolfson Children's Hospital.A St. Johns County Animal Control team arrived soon after the incident. They...

• Dog Bite Prevention Education

  Rick Patterson | November 04, 2007 6:37 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Dog bites are a serious concern for people, particularly for children. Often dog bites occur because the people interacting with dogs need education regarding that interaction and how to keep it fun and free of danger.England's leading behaviourist Kiran Brice, premotes educational course focusing on interacting with dogs safely. Brice said " We are seeing quite a lot of young dogs having...

• Animal Control in Nassau

  Rick Patterson | September 28, 2007 7:02 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Nassau County Animal Care and Control will contract for an independent review of operations at their operation. This independent review is due to the fact that the failings of Animal Control have been all over the paper for some time now. The paper has run stories of all kinds of disasters involving Animal Control. The question seems to be "Does Animal Control arbitrarily pick up some pets while...

• Dog Bite Prevention

  Rick Patterson | May 25, 2007 12:55 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  Dog bites are a concern. Every year, dogs bite about 4.7 million people, mostly children, the elderly and mail carriers, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Knowing what to do if a strange dog approaches you in a menacing way is a very good idea not only for you but for your children. Who better to learn from than the U.S. Postal Service. In a letter carrier's line...

• Vicious Dog Is on the Loose

  Rick Patterson | January 29, 2007 10:44 AM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  No doubt, when you own a dog you become very attached to your pet. The dog is a member of the family and the thought of any harm coming to your dog is difficult to even think about. This may be the case for dog owner Pamela E. Thomas. Although unprovoked, her dog Duke bit two people, he was then classified as vicious and was ordered to be put down or turned into a safe house for the safety of...

• Rottweiler Attacks 3-year-old Girl

  Rick Patterson | January 23, 2007 5:08 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  On Monday, in Luce County Circuit Court, Corey Wass pleaded guilty to second-degree child abuse.Iris Wass, who is only 3-years-old, was attacked by a 120 pound Rottweiler. She had cuts and abrasions over 95 percent of her body. At least two of the 11 dog bites went through to the bone. When she arrived at University of Michigan Hospital in Ann Arbor she was admitted in critical condition and...

• Dog Attack on Yarmouth Beach

  Rick Patterson | January 12, 2007 4:43 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  In the UK on January 7, 2007, a Norfolk man was walking his dog near Pleasure Beach. While he was walking, another man came towards him walking two bull terriers that were not on leashes. A viscious dog attack took place when one of the terriers attacked the Norfolk man's dog. The scene became increasingly worse when the owner of the dog being attacked tried to save his dog, causing him to be...

• Preventing Dog Bites

  Greg Owen | December 20, 2006 5:24 PM | 0 CommentsLancaster, CA

  A little education will go along way in the prevention of dog bites. You may have noticed that stories of dog bites have news a lot lately. The good news is that there is much we can do to prevent an attack. Sometimes, unknowingly, people encourage dog bites. Either because people don't know how to properly behave around dogs, or they think they can do things around a strange dog that they do...