If a neighbor's dog got my dog pregnant, is neighbor obligated to pay for puppies vet bills?

Question

When our dog is outside, she is in a fence (and no, she can't get out), or on a leash, held by me. She is at the age now, where it is possible for her to get pregnant. Many dogs in this neighborhood are just allowed to roam around freely, and sometimes can be threatening to my kids. I am worried that one of these dogs will get in to where my dog (Princess) is, and get her pregnant. We can only afford the dog we have, and her care can be expensive. If she gets pregnant, even if we give away or sell the puppies, we will have to get them shots and keep them around until they are weaned. Would the neighbor who's dog got Princess pregnant be obligated to pay the vet bills (shots and such) for the puppies? Would he be entitled to half the pups? (she is purebred akc black lab)

We ARE responsible for our dog. That's why we keep her fenced in. A pet owner is responsible for keeping their dog on their own property, just not all the dog owners in my neighborhood do so. She will not get out, and I give her lots of attention, so I would know if she were trying to get out before she suceeded. We will have her spayed, but we want to wait until she is two years old, allow her one litter, then we will spay her. She is the best dog we have ever known, personality wise. She is also beautiful, like all black labs, but nobody seems to breed for intellegence and personality. That's why there are so many (beautiful) problem dogs out there who are akc registered. We can't imagine not letting her pass on those wonderful genes at least once. However, she is too young yet for it to be healthy for her to have puppies.

Sorry, forgot to say that the puppies of the one litter will be sold to good homes when they are weaned.

Answer 1

Yes, HIS dog is HIS responsibility. If you have a fenced property and their dog got in, hes more responsible since his dog also trespassed. What my family did was this:

We have a pure breed Akita and our yard is also fenced in, our dog is trained to NEVER leave the yard. Well, our neighbor always leaves their dog out and, also like your situation, lets them roam freely. We told the guy who owned the dog and he wanted us to prove it. Besides the fact that theres no other free roaming dogs out (all of our other neighbors also have fenced in yards) when the pups where born you could defiantly tell. Our dogs is all black, and the neighbors dog was white with brown, black and Grey spots on it. He took half the pups and we took the other half. We decided it would be his motive if he wanted to have the dogs get shots, but i believe you cant sell dogs with out their shots and papers, so we gave all the puppies away to nice, friendly homes as soon as they were weened. Ask him/her about the shots and decide on it.

~Good Luck

Answer 2

No, because it's your responsibility to spay your dog. If you are a breeder--then you should not have left your dog unsupervised, especially if there is an intact male dog in your neighbor's yard. Even with professional breeding--the stud and stud owners have no responsibility to care for the dogs or provide any financial compensation for the pups if the dam produces a litter. So I don't see why it would be any different here. I would suggest getting an ultrasound to find out how many puppies she will be having, placing an add for your puppies for sale, and start researching dam health and whelping as well as meeting potential owners for the puppies.

Answer 3

For the sake of your dog, she is better off being spade if you do not want her pregnant. If she is old enough to go into heat, you will have a major problem if you do not get her spade. Dogs and cats will continue to go back into heat, one time right after the other until they are pregnant. Each time they do that, it takes a toll on their health. They can actually get sick and die from doing it too much. In a kennel or cattery, they usually keep a steril stud on hand for that purpose. He makes the females think they are pregnant so that they go out of heat and stay out of heat for awhile. If your female is in heat, any male within any smelliing distance of her will do their best to get to her. You need to find out the laws in your city and state. In our state we have leash laws. If the dog is not on a leash it must be behind a fence if it is outside. If a dog gets to your female, you still have to prove whose dog it was that got her pregnant and unless you watch it happen, you wouldn't know. Also, more than one dog can pregnant a female in heat so she could have any variety of puppies from 2 or more dogs getting to her. NOT GOOD! If you don't want her pregnant, stay with her all the time she is outside but my suggestion is to get her spayed for her own health. There are vets out there that do it cheeper than others and some humane societies actually will do it for you even cheeper too. Check around. Some vets will also let you pay it in payments. If you can't do that anyplace, then start making payments to a kitty fund you stash and get her fixed ASAP.

Answer 4

Depends on the laws in your area, but generally I believe so, if you can prove that dog is the father and that the neighbor was negligent in keeping their dog locked up..... Goodluck however in collecting without a) making an enemy and b) taking them to court.... my suggestion is if you don't plan on showing/ breeding her have her spayed, or supervise her at all times when she is in season....Good luck and best wishes.

Answer 5

Why let her have a littler when there's millions of dogs waiting to be adopted at the pound. Get her spayed just for peace of mind, and in the long run it's what's best for her.

Answer 6

No, they wouldn't, because it is your job as a responsible pet owner to spay your dog and prevent such an incident from happening.

Answer 7

First off, you'd have to prove it was him.

Second, this is not Jerry Springer, YOU are responsible for YOUR dog.

SPAY HER!!!

Answer 8

If you're so concerned about your dog getting pregnant - get her fixed.

Answer 9

prove it

Answer 10

no