Q: Dont know what to do about my landlord. Dog bite him while he entered my how without my knowledge.
So I rent part of a duplex and today while my wife and child and I were watching TV we heard the back screen for open. My heart skipped a beat because we live downtown and our backyard is next to an alley. So I was startled and started to stand up from the couch, then me and my wife both heard the back door open. We freaked out a little and I rushed towards the back door (which was open partially.) I looked through the curtain to see who it was and it was my landlord at my back door. My dog came out and nipped him in the knee causing a little blood. After asking him he said he was working on the front unit and got stung by a bee so decided to wrap around the house, because I smoke, and ask us for some tobacco to help with the sting. The thing I dont get is he was already at the front of the house and instead of knocking on our front door he went all the way around back and just came in. He said he opened the screen door and tried to knock on the door but it opened by itself.
A: Your landlord should not be coming into your house whenever he feels like it. Treat your dog as if he/she is on quarantine, i.e. don't take your dog anywhere and don't let strangers come into contact for 10 days. If animal control comes to investigate, explain the situation to them. I doubt very much they would do anything other than tell you to keep your dog on rabies observation quarantine, which they will take the dog off after the 10 days. When a dog bites someone who does not have permission to come into its home, no criminal offence takes place.
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