Dog bites Bridgewater runner

Dog Bites: Painful and pricey

The man chased after it and it didn't get far before being caught, Mercer said. The man took the dog, which Mercer described as being between the size of a border collie and a Labrador, over to a woman who was holding two other dogs, neither of them leashed. The man drove Mercer, whose arm was dripping blood, to the hospital. As he dropped her off at the emergency room, the man gave Mercer his name and phone number before leaving. After a three-hour wait in the ER, the puncture and tear on Mercer's arm were taped up and she was given a course of antibiotics to prevent infection. "It's a pretty http://theyarddogs.com/dog-bites-take-physical-emotional-toll-on-victims/ nasty bite," Mercer said Tuesday. She's speaking up because she's angry about the number of owners who don't keep their dogs on leashes. "Since they put signs up (saying dogs must be leashed), it's not as bad, but we still encounter a lot of dogs not on leashes," she said.
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Rabies test requested: Park St. SE, 100 block, noon May 30. An animal hospital employee requested that a cat be taken to the Fairfax County Animal Shelter to be tested for rabies. Cat bites worker: Park St. SE, 100 block, 2 p.m. May 30.
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Try to stay still until the dog retreats or back away slowly until the dog is no longer visible. Don't turn and run. Dogs naturally love to chase and catch things. If you are a pet owner, you can alleviate hostile situations by socializing your dog and exposing it to as many different situations as possible. This will prevent the pet from becoming easily threatened. Having your dog spayed or neutered will help decrease the risk of bite related behaviors.
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State Farm dog bite claims reach $3.3 million

  Dog bites produced more than $108 million in insurance claims last year, 10 percent of which came from Illinois, according to State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., in Bloomington, Ill. And as a result, premiums change and in some cases, insurance companies drop dog owners from their coverage altogether.   "A lot of people think that people get bit by stray dogs," said Missy Dundov of State Farm Insurance. "It's actually more your neighbor's or family's dog."   Dog-related injuries are usually covered by homeowners or rental insurance, which provide between $100,000 to $300,000 in liability of dog bites, according to the Insurance Information Institute. Dundov would not specify how much premiums rise from dog ownership itself.  But, she did disclose that dog ownership is a "standard" question that agents use to evaluate for a customer's insurance rate.   Rosenfeld said the average dog bite claims cost around $30,000, many of which were attacks on children.   "It's hard to put a specific value on those cases," he said. "There is a huge element of subjectivity, valuing what a scar is."   Some companies refuse coverage to owners of certain breeds. Daniel Workman of website Net Quote stated in an online report that Allstate Insurance Co. refuses policies to those in Ohio owning these breeds: pit bulls, Doberman pinschers and Rottweilers.
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