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[skysidhe]

You are in your house. Your mom lives with you. You are watching your neighbors dog. A big dog. Your mother's 10 year old poodle snarls and yipps at the big dog. The big dog rips open the throat of the little dog.

Who is responsible for paying the vet?

[Aliantha]

Which dog was out of its yard?

[Undertoad]

The bigger dog should pay the bill.

[Lamplighter]

This is a test of the Reader's character...

a) the neighbor was not there, so Reader can make up any story they wish to make the neighbor pay

b) the mother was not there, so Reader can make up any story they wish to make the your mother pay

c) Reader can take responsibility or just be a nice person, and pay.

Let's have a poll... Losing side pays

[Aliantha]

You're on a roll today aren't you UT? lol

[ZenGum]

The bigger dog never has to pay the bill. That's the whole point of being the bigger dog.

[jimhelm]

Originally Posted by skysidhe

You are in your house. Your mom lives with you. You are watching your neighbors dog. A big dog. Your mother's 10 year old poodle snarls and yipps at the big dog. The big dog rips open the throat of the little dog.

Who is responsible for paying the vet?

Homeowners policy?

Did this happen to you, sky!?

[DanaC]

I gotta say: I don't really give a shit who started it. If my dog hurt another dog I'd want to help towards the cost of the vet.

[sexobon]

The owner of the little terrorist dog should have to pay for the big dog's PTSD therapy.

[footfootfoot]

You are watching your neighbors dog.

As in Dog-sitting or as in observing?

IF the former then you are responsible for the dog you are watching. The smaller yippy dog, being your mother's and housemates dog also falls under your care unless you have a specific arrangement with your mother to the contrary.

[Clodfobble]

How high of a vet bill are we talking about?

[infinite monkey]

I think the poodle was asking for it. Unless the poodle has a job, it's the poodle's owner's responsibility.

Little doggehs, take heed: DO NOT mess with the big dogs. Yeah, you're scrappy and cute, but the big doggehs will eat your head!

(thread drift: when I read this thread title all I can think of is Ulysses Everett McGill saying "Consider the lilies of the goddamn field or... hell! Take at look at Delmar here as your paradigm of hope.")

I don't know why, that's just how my brain works.

[Spexxvet]

The big dog should get capital punishment. If the little dog doesn't have good health insurance, he can go back to whatever country he came from and get care there. I'll bet it's a illegal chihuahua.

[DanaC]

Originally Posted by infinite monkey

I think the poodle was asking for it. Unless the poodle has a job, it's the poodle's owner's responsibility.

Little doggehs, take heed: DO NOT mess with the big dogs. Yeah, you're scrappy and cute, but the big doggehs will eat your head!

(thread drift: when I read this thread title all I can think of is Ulysses Everett McGill saying "Consider the lilies of the goddamn field or... hell! Take at look at Delmar here as your paradigm of hope.")

I don't know why, that's just how my brain works.

Ha!

Which in turn reminds me of this:



[cultural note: 'Pimpsy' is an old schoolyard word for easy.]


@ Sundae: there ya go chika. a prime example of what we were talking about before, with catch phrases or odd lines from obscure shows that end up getting thrown into everyday speech much to the bemusement of those not familiar with the show.

"No, not "ahh", it's not an "ahh" situation"

I think J and my Bro are probably the only people I know who would recognise that one :p

[classicman]

The lil dog seems to have been the instigator. He started it and the big dog finished it.
I really don't see how you can blame the larger dog since you were "watching" the larger dog. Either way I think it goes back to you. I cannot see how the larger dog's owner would be responsible for something that happened while the dog was in your care.
No if this question is directed between you and your mom... split it.