Dog Bite Expert

01/09/2022

If you're a parent keeping a dog owned by child or friend then you could be sued for damages if your dog bites or injures a person. Read about a lawsuit in which the defendant did all the right things but still wound up in court!

Animal behavior expert witness Richard Polsky, Ph.D. reports on a California dog bite lawsuit where issues of a standard of care were raised.

12/28/2021

Another vicious police K-9 attack caught on video

I have written frequently about police K-9 attacks on suspects and innocent bystanders. These kinds of incidences happen at surprisingly high rates. Another example of the inherently dangerous nature of attack trained police canines is shown on this video: https://paloaltoonline.com/news/2021/12/21/settlement-reached-in-police-dog-attack

Also see: https://www.dogexpert.com/dangerous-nature-of-attack-trained-police-dogs/

Palo Alto and Mountain View have reached a settlement with Joel Alejo, who was attacked and repeatedly bitten by a police dog while he was sleeping in a shed in Mountain View last year, court records show.

12/24/2021

Read about bizarre su***de incident in which 22-year-old threw herself "to-the-dogs". This is about the tragic story in which the victim intentionally climbed on a neighbor's fence and then she was pulled into the yard mauled brutally by two pit bulls. I would've thought there would be less painful ways to commit su***de should one choose to do so. So sad! I only make this post because the event is so bizarre!

Dog bite expert Richard Polsky, PhD describes a bizarre incident in which a mother committed su***de by fatal dog attack in Michigan.

12/13/2021

The San Francisco which happened about 20 years ago is by far the most bizarre case I have ever been involved in. This bizarre story ended in the tragic death of Diane Whipple. Defendant lawyers, husband-and-wife Marjorie Knoller and Robert Noel hooked up with the leader of the A***n Brotherhood. https://bit.ly/3pRlGAj

Animal behavior expert for the defense in the San Francisco dog mauling provides opinions on the fatal dog attack by two Presa canarios on Diane Whipple.

11/22/2021

Wolf hybrid aggression & features
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11/13/2021

Dog Bite Prevention & Safety for Children
Annually in the United States, a widely used estimate is that approximately 4.5 million people are bitten by dogs, and many victims are children. https://bit.ly/3kAvRaF

Educating children and their parents about dog bite prevention is absolutely the best way to lessen the risk of dog bite injury to children and adults.

11/09/2021

Did the Landlord Know the Dog was Dangerous?
In landlord dog bite cases involving tenants with dangerous dogs an important issue deals with the following...https://bit.ly/3qiqssw

A landlord or property owner may be liable for dog bite bog bite injury to the visitor to his property if negligence or actual knowledge are established.

09/25/2021

Canine handler abusing his K9 partner shown in disturbing video
As a police K9 bite expert, I am knowledgeable of the various training techniques used to attack-train a police K9. I also have become familiar with and have testified about the nature of the interactions K-9 handlers have with her K-9 partners, usually a Belgian malinois. https://bit.ly/3mffuk3

09/24/2021

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR SCIENCE AND THE INHERENTLY
DANGEROUS NATURE OF ATTACK TRAINED POLICE K-9S
Click here for infographic https://bit.ly/3lNppNa

09/23/2021

What counts as a dog bite in California?
Imagine the scenario where German shepherd escapes from the confines of its house in California runs into the yard and seizes the leg of a workman on a ladder. shorturl.at/szKN1

Dog bite expert Dr. Polsky reviews an appellate decision in CA. which ruled that a dog bite can happened without breakage of the skin.

09/16/2021

Watch video of police K9 attack in Florida
A video of police K9 attack on an suspect who had already surrendered exemplifies the difficulty handlers have in controlling their K9s during suspect apprehension.
See more...https://bit.ly/3tMbydN

09/16/2021

Dog Bite Statistics & Breed-Specific Legislation
Because of the ubiquitous presence of dogs in society, inevitably people on some occasions well find themselves proximate to a dog, whether it be by their own choosing or not. Read more..https://bit.ly/3klc3Zn

A novel statistical technique is used by experts to assess the effectiveness of breed-specific legislation. Results cast doubt on the effectiveness of BSL.