What are my options if my dog was attacked on my property by my neighbor’s dog?

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What are my options if my dog was attacked on my property by my neighbor’s dog?

Neither one was on a leash. We called the police and my neighbors told us and the officer that they would pay the vet bills. However I know these people and the likelihood of them paying is rather low. Exactly what legal actions, aside from lawsuit, can I take if I need to?

Asked on August 1, 2011 Texas

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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney

Answered 12 years ago | Contributor

You should take your neighbors up on their offer to pay the veterinarian billsofyour dog as the result of the attack by theirs on your property. I would send them a nice letter accepting their offer for payment with a copy of the bill enclosed. keep copies of the letter and all bills for future reference.

If payment is not made in a week or so or if you have received no response to the letter, I would write a second similar to the first. If still no response by your neighbors to the second letter within a reasonable amount of time you have the option of forgetting about repayment or filing a small claims action for monies paid to help heal your animal.

Good luck.


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