I'm going to get a little "off topic" here for a second. I read this little blurb in USA Today this morning. Wondering if anyone in the Chicago area knows more about it...and how they determine a dog is "dangerous", before or after they bite or hurt someone.

Dangerous dogs might get microchips

"Dogs that are deemed dangerous would have to be spayed or neutered and fitted with a surgically implanted microchip for identification under an ordinance to be voted on today by the Chicago City Council. Some 50 dogs a year are labeled dangerous by the city's Commission on Animal Care and Control after investigations that include signed statements from witnesses and a review of hospital reports. The measure comes after the dog-attack deaths of two young children and the mauling of a third."

I'm just trying to figure out how that would work....and if the measure comes after it is deemed "dangerous", then wouldn't it be too late? I'm sure there is a more detailed article somewhere, so I thought I'd try here!

Souraya, I'm so glad you went to Animal Control. I'm sorry about your neighbor, but I'm not surprised at the reaction you got from him. I think the lawyer needs to write a letter instead of calling. It infuriates me when people won't take responsibility... and I actually feel sorry for the dog. If it does attack again, off leash, won't they probably euthanize it? And all of this could be avoided if the stupid owner would have done what he should have in the first place.
I'm glad Drake is improving.