THIS IS GOOD: a follow up on my posting about Penne's rumpus with a dog named Sable.
I wrote this on Povey Prattle a few days ago.
"Sable" is a very nice looking Labradoodle She walks with her owner a man named V. ....... But he and I know well enough to keep Sable and Penne at a safe distance, since Sable is a bit frisky, and Penne dislikes other female dogs.
V was away recently (scuba diving in the Cayman Islands). Sable was being taken care of by a house sitter/dog walker. I did not immediately recognise the dog since she was not with her owner.
The dog sitter and I exchanged greetings, at a distance of about 4'. Then Sable lunged at Penne - so of course Penne lunged back. Unfortunately Sable got scratched in this ten second kerfuffle. The dog walker said "too bad this happened, but Sable was the aggressor".
Now V wants me to pay half of the $500 veterinarian bill. Part of this bill was for the first set of stitches, and the other part because the slight wound had to be re-stitched after Sable bit away the first set of stitches. (Now whose fault was that?)
Am I responsible for half of the amount? I think not!
I will send V. a cheque for a small amount as a gesture of goodwill, but I am damned if I should feel responsible for half the total.
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The follow up (and this is good).
On Monday I mailed a cheque for $75 to V, with a letter which said: "this is a goodwill gesture, and not an admission of responsibility".
I saw V this afternoon. He said "I will tear up your cheque. I was so pleased with your expression of goodwill. The money is not important".
WOW so there is neighbourliness after all!
I will respond with a gift to the Sarasota Humane Society in V's honour.
"Sable" is a very nice looking Labradoodle She walks with her owner a man named V. ....... But he and I know well enough to keep Sable and Penne at a safe distance, since Sable is a bit frisky, and Penne dislikes other female dogs.
V was away recently (scuba diving in the Cayman Islands). Sable was being taken care of by a house sitter/dog walker. I did not immediately recognise the dog since she was not with her owner.
The dog sitter and I exchanged greetings, at a distance of about 4'. Then Sable lunged at Penne - so of course Penne lunged back. Unfortunately Sable got scratched in this ten second kerfuffle. The dog walker said "too bad this happened, but Sable was the aggressor".
Now V wants me to pay half of the $500 veterinarian bill. Part of this bill was for the first set of stitches, and the other part because the slight wound had to be re-stitched after Sable bit away the first set of stitches. (Now whose fault was that?)
Am I responsible for half of the amount? I think not!
I will send V. a cheque for a small amount as a gesture of goodwill, but I am damned if I should feel responsible for half the total.
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The follow up (and this is good).
On Monday I mailed a cheque for $75 to V, with a letter which said: "this is a goodwill gesture, and not an admission of responsibility".
I saw V this afternoon. He said "I will tear up your cheque. I was so pleased with your expression of goodwill. The money is not important".
WOW so there is neighbourliness after all!
I will respond with a gift to the Sarasota Humane Society in V's honour.
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