Before I start yes the dogs had it’s shots so any comments about hoping I get rabies and die I’m cutting off at the knees.
Anyway was headed out and saw small medium sized dog loose and it looked lost and scared. I didnt actually recognizd it as I knew they had a pittie mix and I’d see glimpses of another dog but never really could recall what it looked like. Anyway some kids were also out and between us we kinda got the dog to stop long enough so I could try and call the number on the dogs tag. No answer. .. I went and got the leash for one of my dogs so we could at least keep it from running off. I got it leashed and was trying to walk it over to the on-site dog park so at least it would be safe... that’s when it went sideways. The dog didn’t want to really walk and it had been letting the kids pet him. Anyway I reached down to try and pet the dog to reassure it and no warning no growling nothing it snapped and bit me on the right hand. Only one puncture wound but pretty decent. Went to the ER had it cleaned out which hurt like a bitch and on antibiotics.
Forgot to add the dog walked with the kids and the neighbor came out. She did acknowledge it was her dog and she apologized profusely. I get the dog was scare and found out it had an abuse history. I had to report it to the city animal control. I hate to tell her but she’s going to likely have to file in her renters insurance which is required where we are at because I’m all but certain my medical insurance is going to refuse to pay. They did the same crap when my wife was in a car wreck oct 2019 and had to get our auto insurance to pay out their portion to get the remainder paid by medical that wasn’t paid for by our auto insurance. (Was her fault).
Anyway just sucks my hand hurts and swollen. I hope to avoid hiring a lawyer at this point but I’ve got two to go to if I need to or it comes to it. AZ doesn’t have a one bite rule it’s an absolute liability state when it comes to dog bites...