Dog Bites

Pennsylvania’s dog bite law is a two-track system most victims never have explained to them: a statutory floor that pays medical costs without proving anything about the dog’s history, and...

Home-territory bites are the most common kind and the most awkward — the victim is usually a guest, a worker, or a neighbor’s child, and both sides want to know...

Dog bite statistics get weaponized — usually against breeds, rarely with accuracy. Here’s what the data actually supports: bites are common, children bear the worst of them, most involve familiar...

Bite prevention advice works when it targets what actually precedes bites: stressed dogs, unsupervised children, and owners who skip restraint. Here’s the evidence-based version — with the legal footing that...

A dog’s mouth turns puncture wounds into injection sites — driving bacteria deep where cleaning can’t follow — which is why ‘it’s just a bite’ is the most medically dangerous...