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Tobra:
I am sorry to hear about the trouble.
I would imagine that if the neighbor's dog dug the hole under the fence and if your dog was on your property, you would not be held liable for any of the injuries to pets or people.
A neighbor of mine had the EXACT same scenario with his neighbor. His neighbor (a single lady lawyer) was thrilled that her pup had dug under the fence to play with his rottweiler(sp?).
Anyway, that evening the lawyer ladies cat was in the neighbor's back yard and the rottweiler gave chase. He went under the fence. The cat ran into the lawyer ladies open back door. The rottweiler followed. The rott got a hold of the cat and started to shred it in the house. The lawyer lady grabbed her cat from the rott's mouth. The cat was DEAD. The rott scratched the lady lawyer's arm with his paw and NEVER tried to bite her. He NEVER got aggressive toward her. The rott owner apologized and asked if she wanted to have a Dr. look at her scratch. He paid the ER bill and checked to make sure the woman was alright.
Well, this woman (LAWYER) was so traumatized, she could not work for a year. She had to sell her house because she could not sleep. She sued the hell out of the rott owner and things have not settled as far as I know.
The thing that really stinks is her dog dug the hole that morning. She knew and thought it was "cute". Her cat really started the trouble by being in the rott owner's back yard. And, who would have ever guessed she would file a lawsuit...
Mike
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