Dog Bites

Dog bites require immediate medical attention, no matter how severe you may think they are. Many victims mistakenly believe that if their bite wound does not involve grievous physical damage, they can simply patch it up at home. But the physical damage of a bite is...

Being in the presence of an unknown dog can be quite intimidating. Most of the time, the dog will be friendly or at least non-threatening. However, if a dog is aggressive or prone to biting, it is helpful if you are aware of the signs. You should never approach a dog...

In the United States, there are about 90 million dogs. While most of the time, the relationship between dogs and people is unextraordinary, over 4,000,000 people suffer from a dog bite per year. Sometimes, people will associate dangerous canine behavior with certain...

Most people in New Jersey may assume that incidents involving dog bites are merely accidents resulting from actions unforeseen by both victims and the dogs' owners. Indeed, predicting an animal's behavior can be difficult, even for those familiar with them. Yet what...

Dog bites can happen suddenly. You may see the same dog every day in someone’s yard or you may be familiar with a friend’s dog before an attack. Most dog bites are not because of a stranger’s pet. No matter how you know the dog, if the pet does not belong to you, the...

A bite from a dog can cause severe bleeding, infectious disease and disfiguring injury. Even if your wound is relatively minor, the attack itself can cause psychological trauma. A dog bite requires prompt action to minimize long-term negative effects. However, because...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, children are more likely to receive dog bites than adults. Unfortunately, the injuries that children receive as a result of a dog bite are often more severe. Children are more likely to experience facial...

Unfortunately, dog bites and other injuries from dog attacks are more common than anyone wants them to be. Typically, the ones that make the news in New Jersey are those that involve larger breeds or breeds stereotyped as aggressive. This does not mean that only these...

During a 14-year span that ended in 2018, 471 Americans died as the result of dog bite injuries. A victims’ rights organization, Dogsbite.org, says pit bulls caused two-thirds of all deaths followed by Rottweilers, which accounted for 10%. Still, professional dog...

Adults and children in New Jersey have the basic right to expect to be in public without being subjected to attacks from dogs. Still, there are times when dangerous or vicious dogs attack people and inflict potentially serious injuries from bites. What's particularly...