hmason
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- Lucky Lucky
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- Pacific Mariner 65
This is a weird occurrence and I would like some input.
We have two dogs aboard (we liveaboard), a Toy Poodle weighing 3 1/2 pounds and a Chihuahua weighing in at 6 pounds. We were at a dock at a marina while cruising north and sitting out on the rear deck enjoying the evening. Our two dogs were out there as well. The door to the saloon (thanks RTF) was open.
Suddenly, and out of nowhere a big dog jumped on our boat from the dock and began chasing our little guys around the deck. The intruder was not vicious, just playful but heck, you never know. Our dogs seeking shelter ran into the saloon with the big dog right on their heels. I ran inside and grabbed the big dog by the collar to get him out of the saloon and off the boat. Th that dog was powerful as he damn near pulled over. I dragged him out of the saloon as he kept trying to pull me back in.
As I tried to get him off the boat, the owner appeared with a leash and got the dog off. Turns out the dog was a 75 pound Pit Bull. The owner apologized profusely saying her dog must have seen mine and jumped off their boat to go play. I said no problem as we love dogs and all is well that ends well.
The next day we left the marina early in the morning. As the sun came up I discovered to my dismay that the Pit Bull scratched our teak parquet floors to crap. His nails dug long and deep. What should we do? (Don't tell me to refinish the floors, I already thought of that). Insurance claim? Would my rates go up? Track down the dog's owners? How would I prove anything?
We have two dogs aboard (we liveaboard), a Toy Poodle weighing 3 1/2 pounds and a Chihuahua weighing in at 6 pounds. We were at a dock at a marina while cruising north and sitting out on the rear deck enjoying the evening. Our two dogs were out there as well. The door to the saloon (thanks RTF) was open.
Suddenly, and out of nowhere a big dog jumped on our boat from the dock and began chasing our little guys around the deck. The intruder was not vicious, just playful but heck, you never know. Our dogs seeking shelter ran into the saloon with the big dog right on their heels. I ran inside and grabbed the big dog by the collar to get him out of the saloon and off the boat. Th that dog was powerful as he damn near pulled over. I dragged him out of the saloon as he kept trying to pull me back in.
As I tried to get him off the boat, the owner appeared with a leash and got the dog off. Turns out the dog was a 75 pound Pit Bull. The owner apologized profusely saying her dog must have seen mine and jumped off their boat to go play. I said no problem as we love dogs and all is well that ends well.
The next day we left the marina early in the morning. As the sun came up I discovered to my dismay that the Pit Bull scratched our teak parquet floors to crap. His nails dug long and deep. What should we do? (Don't tell me to refinish the floors, I already thought of that). Insurance claim? Would my rates go up? Track down the dog's owners? How would I prove anything?