I have a 14 year old arthritic beagle. she gets her thyroid pills in peanut butter. she loves peanut butter. pretty funny watching her lick for five minutes after wards trying to get it all out.
I feel bad for you and your dog and hope both of you come out OK.
Don't let this threat to the neighborhood off the hook. I am not one for taking the law into one's own hands but if you are unable to get the animal control people to confiscate and destroy this dog immediately, you may need to take action to protect yourself.
Don't let the owner off the hook either. Any house that is worth $600-700,000 is worth getting a lien on. If the person living there does not own it, it puts you in a better position. It is true that it is easier for the lawyer if they have HO insurance, and if there is a mortgage there will be HO insurance. Mortgages have to be recorded and are public record. Any attorney worth his salt can find out if there is a mortgage very quickly.
The other thing you want to consider is filing criminal charges against the guy, if nothing else to get his attention. If you make enough nuisance of yourself, the authorities may take some action against this threat to the neighborhood. There is always the press to consider as well.
There may be other people in the neighborhood you could enlist in the fight too. They probably don't want a vicious dog loose in the area either.
the point is you have options and you should pursue them.
I feel bad for you and your dog and hope both of you come out OK.
Don't let this threat to the neighborhood off the hook. I am not one for taking the law into one's own hands but if you are unable to get the animal control people to confiscate and destroy this dog immediately, you may need to take action to protect yourself.
Don't let the owner off the hook either. Any house that is worth $600-700,000 is worth getting a lien on. If the person living there does not own it, it puts you in a better position. It is true that it is easier for the lawyer if they have HO insurance, and if there is a mortgage there will be HO insurance. Mortgages have to be recorded and are public record. Any attorney worth his salt can find out if there is a mortgage very quickly.
The other thing you want to consider is filing criminal charges against the guy, if nothing else to get his attention. If you make enough nuisance of yourself, the authorities may take some action against this threat to the neighborhood. There is always the press to consider as well.
There may be other people in the neighborhood you could enlist in the fight too. They probably don't want a vicious dog loose in the area either.
the point is you have options and you should pursue them.