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Dog Bite - Are You Insured Against It?

Posted on November 22, 2008
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Dog Bite - a child victim

Every dog owner needs to have insurance that provides coverage for dog bites and other injuries caused by their dogs.  This kind of insurance ensures that the dog owner’s insurance company pays an appropriate amount in compensation for the injuries that the victim may suffer as a result of bites by the dog.  The extent of injuries vary from small nips to severe mauling attacks, and the result can be loss of life and limb or loss of income.  Infection can also settle in as a complication of injury.  Similarly mental distress occurring as a result of a dog attack can be debilitating and require expensive psychotherapy.  All of this costs money, and if you are not insured against these, the damage to your wallet can be horrendous. 

One of course does not expect that one’s pet dog will go out and attack people.  However these occasions can be unpredictable.

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  1. Dog Bite Prevention | THE DOG BLOG on March 16th, 2009 4:24 pm

    [...] Put them in a situation, however, where they are frightened or hurt or wildly excited, and they are perfectly capable of inflicting wounds.  The wounds may not necessarily be direct bites or scratches.  Even a person falling on the sidewalk because he tripped over your dog or tripped because your dog barked at him can blame you, and a court of law could find you liable for hospital bills. [...]

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