Here is an interesting little lawsuit filed up in Madison County. A pair of dogs allegedly got loose on the Annandale golf course and chewed up a golfer.
Update: Madison Animal Control took possession of the dogs. The mutts were eventually returned to the owner who removed them from the neighborhood. The yard had an underground electric fence.
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That breed is chosen by law enforcement for a reason. This dude got a double dose. I'd sue the shit out of them too.
Why in the hell do you own TWO Belgian Malinois in a residential neighborhood, especially near a golf course where strangers are frequenting, knowing what could happen? Dog culture has gotten out of control. Pitbulls, Belgian Malinois, Shepherds, and Dobermans should not ever be permitted in a neighborhood. Move out to the country if you have to have such guard dogs.
holy shit TWO belgian malinois. What the hell is inside his house?
Calm down bro you live in a country club, not war time europe, the allies aren't coming for you. Donate the dogs to a local police department
A Malinois is a great dog in the right hands. They MUST have a job to do at all times. When left to their own devices, they can really become destructive.
I always carried a club when looking for a lost ball in the rough, a poisonous snake is what I was watching out for. I have seen quite a few with my game. Hope he wins big…
Sounds like Mr. Wells will have to pay up! Tommy is a nice guy. Hate that happened to him.
and with no fence around the yard??
I can't tell from the complaint, but it looks like they may have conveyed the property to the LLC after prior incidents with the dogs.
Was this an attempt to protect themselves from liability, rather than dealing with dog problem? If so, I think punitive damages are in order.
Breaking! Man bites dog. Film at 5:00
some people have to learn the hard way that they must control their dogs.
especially if they are belgian malious.
in 50 years of walking, cycling, and running on public roads ive had about 75 different dogs come after me. when confronted with having an out of control dog,
every dog owner has the same answer............''that dog would never bite a person''!!!!!!!!
i hope this miskelly fellow burns mr wells.
of all people ,wells should know about the duty to control his dogs.
I could do fatal damage to a Melanois with the combo of a pitching wedge and spiked golf shoes. But maybe two such dogs would take some very fast work and I could fall short. The Melanois, in person, appears about 50% bigger than a German Shepherd, but otherwise similar. One might leap for your neck, the other behind biting your Achilles/ calf.
if you walk or cycle for exercise buy yourself a shambauk.
you can get em in two different lengths, the 48 inch and the 52 inch.
i prefer the 52.
they work wonders on uncontrolled dogs and meth head punks.
You don’t play golf. Spiked shoes are not allowed anymore Happy.
@3:30 clearly you've never seen a malinois attack. Or seen one at all, considering they are smaller than a german shepherd...
Wells’ insurance company probably will want to settle. But Wells is a lawyer and sued lawyers often think they can out outsmart the opposition.
This reminds me of the pittie owners who fawn over the breed and bloviate how "they would never hurt anyone" and it's the owners, not the breed." Sure, then why do they attack toddlers belonging to the owners, and the adults?
This is why they are illegal in Ridgeland and other communities.
I had a child attacked by a dog and it's no joke. People have to be accountable for the damage their dog causes.
@3:30...Do you have your UFC gloves on whilst typing? Have you ever seen a Malinois?! Malinois are smaller than a German Shephard. You watch too many action adventure movies. Those dogs are blindingly quick and can take down a grown man running full speed. Geez...
@3:30 you would stand absolutely no chance against one, much less, two Malinois. Typical keyboard warrior who is not as badass as he thinks.
4:25. Pit bulls should all be sterilized and banned by ordinance/legislation.
Sixty-two percent of fatal attacks on humans are from that vile breed.
Jeeze folks even as a kid delivering papers on a bicycle I had a squirty bottle of Ammonia for when the dogs got after me! Ammonia to the face will detour a Raptor-Saurus!
I once dated a tiny girl of perhaps 98 pounds wet.
But she owned a 300 pound English mastiff
"for protection".
For the most part, me and that Roman War dog got along OK.
(Until it almost bit my finger off one Sunday morning). Girlfriend
defended the dog and that ended a good relationship.
For those searching for a good dog to join your family, find a Labrador Retriever puppy or a similar breed.
It appears the dogs were unhappy with the barcaloungers purchased at Miskelly's.
Heard there were some big dogs in Bridgewater that bit someone? Are these the same dogs?
We’re all a little weird, but you’re really weird if you have to get yourself a dog if you’re scared while living behind a gate in Madison County.
I'd whooped that dog's asses with one hand tied behind my back.
You didn't read the complaint, obviously.
This is the most unintelligent comment ever posted in the history of JJ.
My Madison County house is not fenced, save the cattle fencing, on 35 acres with closest neighbor 1/4 mile away. Keep my 4 dogs around the house or in the pasture with me working. When we open the gate for the UPS man, they Storm Troopers jumping in like he’s an old friend. Only way my dogs would attack someone is if they had a biscuit in their pocket. CAVEAT, I believe, … but I’m not going to find out different by letting them roam unattended. They are "banded" by the way, wouldn’t want them to run awry regarding MSCA § 41-53-11. Any feller allowing those two meat seeking chomping missiles to run loose, he needs his come upin’s in Court if not elsewhere.
@11:28 PM - Go get 'em tough guy, aka troll.
Dog bite lawsuits are big business out west.
Well, considering the litigants, I'm going to guess that an insurance company - or really, an adjuster with a not-too-bright supervisor - is the cause of this. If Wells had those dogs at that "cottage" and no insurance, hmmm...
Bert Case had the answer and he carried the secret to his grave.
to 3:30 , you couldn't do fatal damage to a cotton rat.
7:06
Sorry I was lazy and didn’t read the whole thing and google where Green Glades is. Think I would maybe be the laziest comment ever, not dumbest if you’re talking to me.
8:48
A neighbor’s dogs got out and killed my pet cat in my backyard. I not only had to bury my pet, but another neighbor’s pet in the backyard. I know it was them because I caught them in the act. Dog owner was warned if they ever got on my property again, he needn’t bother looking for them because they won’t leave my yard again. Dog owner moved out of the neighborhood.
Guess nobody here knows the first bite rule. Oh well.
fish calls this a '' little lawsuit''............aint gonna be nothing little about this settlement.
10:03, Read Paragraph 23 of the complaint.
And FYI, that doesn’t mean a dog has to actually bite someone in order to put the owner on notice of its dangerous propensities toward humans.
"10:03, Read Paragraph 23 of the complaint.
And FYI, that doesn’t mean a dog has to actually bite someone in order to put the owner on notice of its dangerous propensities toward humans."
The victim didn't reach out to the dogs or go onto the owner's property and get bitten by a seemingly friendly 10-year-old Golden who had never even barked at delivery people. According to the facts alleged, the dogs were trained specifically to be "aggressive" toward "intruders." Also alleged, the owners were on notice the dogs were not trained enough to distinguish "intruders" from people who were not. The victim in this case and under the facts alleged could not have been, by definition, an "intruder" because he was in a location he had the right to be. The dogs attacked that "non-intruder" in a location the dogs should not have even been, or at least did not have a clear right to be, friendly or aggressive. The victim didn't "intrude upon" the dog's/owner's lawful space, the dogs were outside of their/their owners' lawful space, and attacked the victim - as the facts allege they were trained to do - in his. Those allegations are pretty straightforward or not subject to reasonable dispute. A big question, if this thing actually gets tried, will be how and why the dogs were where the victim was.
If these particular owners, given their means, apparent knowledge, and experience, did not have an umbrella liability policy, that's puzzling. If they did, that could explain the lawsuit - it isn't really a fact question of "fault," it's really an argument over who pays how much.
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