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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
The Displaced Dog spent a week of his late puppyhood in jail for nipping at a garbage man who had opened his gate and come into his yard. Ten days in the hoosegow, trading puppuroni in order to ensure that he wasn't made some pit bull's bitch. They let us have conjugal visits.
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You (or more likely your previous insurance company) are lucky the garbage man didn't sue. My friend's dog nipped the mail man (actually mail woman) -- tiny little cut, no big deal. Doggie did his time in Doggie Jail and my friend put a mailbox out by the curb so the mailperson didn't have to come up to the house anymore. Three weeks later, she got a letter from a lawyer; I offered to call to see what he wanted. Despite agreement that there were no complications and no scarring, the lawyer is expecting "several thousand dollars" for his client. I told the lawyer I would voluntarily get the same bite as his client for several thousand dollars. He told me that's the "going rate." I called my insurance agent to see if this is out of line and she told me the lowest original request is usually around $10K.
