The weather has a surprisingly outsized impact on the mindset of dogs. Our K9 friends can experience mood changes that swing wildly as the weather changes. In the winter months they can be docile and as the temperatures rise in the summer they can be active, but often ornery. This, of course, has a direct impact on the likelihood that they will lash out at unfamiliar humans and commit a Connecticut dog bite injury.
Students who were at recess at one New Haven school got a scare earlier in the year when a pitbull attacked a number of them while they were playing. The pitbull, which was off its leash, seriously injured one child who had to be hospitalized and two others who were scratched in the incident. School offici
There is often a lot of talk about Connecticut dog bites and injuries that result from them, but dogs aren’t the only animals that can cause harm to humans. There are a wide breadth of animals that are kept by humans as pets and while some of the more exotic animals that are kept by humans are illegal, such as chimps and tigers, there are others that are perfectly legal and can cause harm.
As the winter months drag on you may notice that the humans around you are irritable and antsy to get out of the house and into some warmer weather. The dogs in your life will be no different and this could mean a higher risk of getting a Connecticut dog bite injury.
Americans love their dogs, and it is nearly impossible to leave your home in a populated area without running into a dog or two being walked, riding in a car, or even in certain stores.
