My wife wants to sue my sister for her dog biting our daughter.
My wife and sister have never gotten along. A couple days ago my sister came over to our place with her dog. It’s a beagle I think.
Our daughter has a ball she likes to throw and run after. My wife warned my sister about this and my sister said her dog wouldn’t do anything.
Well I guess we were careless and her dog ended up biting our 2-year-old daughter and drawing blood.
We had to take her to the hospital and while there my wife and sister got into a screaming match. The bite was pretty bad and the doctor said there may be scarring.
Anyway my wife wants to sue my sister. She thinks the dog should be put down. My sister has apologised but began chastising my wife, like calling her crazy and other past stuff.
Now my wife is bent on suing her. I’ve tried to console her but it’s been a few days and she’s contacted a lawyer.
I’ve never seen my wife this angry. This whole thing is a complete mess and I don’t know what to do
Netizens’ comments
- From a previous comment you made, no one was present when the bite happened, so you are all equally at fault here.
Your sister has already paid the medical bills, so your wife needs to drop it. Definitely talk to your sister and let her know that she needs to stop disrespecting your wife, but your wife needs to stop being vindictive as well.
Chalk it up to a (terrible) lesson learned and move on. Your sister and wife can keep their distance from each other moving forward if they can’t get along, but suing or putting the dog down when you are all at fault is outrageous.
- No child that young should be left alone with a dog. You and your wife should have been monitoring your child, and your sister should have had control over her dog.
My dog loves children but no way would I leave him out of sight with a two-year-old. Children do not know how to read a dog’s body language or how to respect their boundaries, that is your job to teach your child.
The dog should not be put down, but your sister needs to be a more responsible dog owner and you and your wife need to be more responsible parents to prevent this from happening again.