Utah Attorney Advises What To Do After a Dog Bite

Posted By Ron Kramer on May 20, 2009

If you have been bitten by a dog, you are probably going to be shaken up and you maybe unsure of what to do next. It is important, however, to make sure you take steps following your dog bite to preserve a possible claim against the owned or keeper of the dog who bit you.
As soon as you can after your dog bite, you will want to:

*Get the name, phone and address of the dog owner or keeper of the dog
*Make sure the animal control people are notified. The dog that bit you could have rabies or some other disease and should be quarantined to determine if it has any disease in its system
*Find out who saw the dog bite, get names, addresses and phone numbers of these witnesses
*Find out what kind of dog bit you and its breed
*Take photographs of your wound as soon as you can and take periodic photographs as your wound heals to show the progression
*Take photographs of where the dog bite took place. For example, if the dog jumped the fence or dug a hole to get out, make sure you take a picture of where the dog escaped.
*If the dog bit through your clothing, preserve the clothing, including any blood soaked clothing that you may have worn at the time of the dog bite.

Ron Kramer is a personal injury and accident lawyer/attorney who represents those that have been bitten by dogs and other domesticated animals.