I need some advice on an incident that actually happened this morning. OK, now I'm new to this forum so I'll say this first!! DUNCAN IS NOT AN AGGRESSIVE DOG! My 7 and 3 yr old nieces sit on him and pull his tail and I can take food right out of his mouth and he doesn't do a thing!(Except give that "Mom, Please help!" look) Anyway, here is the quick story...This morning, my roommate was talking to the neighbor at the front door. Two of the panes in the window are missing. (another story!!) Duncan was standing next to her with his head out one of the window panes, barking at the neighbor on the other side of the door. Well, the neighbor reached for the door knob and Duncan bite his hand. Then the neighbor proceeded to stick his face into the other window pane, the higher one, and Duncan then jumped up and bit him on the nose and lip. Now, you're asking, where was I during this whole thing? I was in the shower. And I heard the dogs barking and I was wondering why my roommate was letting them carry on like that at 6:30 in the morning...? (Still don't know the answer to that question actually?) I didn't see the bites. I did talk to the neighbor on the phone and he said he was bleeding from his hand and nose but it wasn't too bad. This neighbor of mine is about 22 yrs old and had just returned home from an evening of partying with his college friends so he was tipsy, to say the least, when this happened. His father is also a lawyer. I called about 1/2 hour ago to see how he was but I didn't get an answer. I don't feel that Duncan is in the wrong since this kid was sticking his arm and face INTO my house and Duncan was just protecting his home and his family but I know that laws are pretty tilted in favor of the person who was bit. I guess my question would be: What do I do now to avoid Duncan getting into any trouble? I'm willing to pay the medical bills (if any, I don't think the bites were that bad). I would just like to avoid Duncan having to go through any quarantining or have a "mark" on his record. He has all his shots so he should be OK there but...
Anyway, Thanks for reading all this and for any advice or comments.