Whodunit dog bite at dog park in California?

      Dr. Polsky was jointly retained as a expert by plaintiff's attorney and the representative from the insurance company to determine whether the plaintiff was bitten by his own dog. Dr. Polsky's assignment was to provide feedback to both parties so that litigation could be avoided. Each side agreed to abide by the findings and settle the case based on his conclusions.

     The incident unfolded as follows: The plaintiff's male Great Pyrenees became engage in the dog fight with a husky dog shortly after each dog entered the park. During the fight, the plaintiff claims that he was kneeling down on the left side of his dog and restraining him with his left arm around the chest of the dog. His right arm was pulling back on the neck of his Pyrenees. Both the husky dog and the Great Pyrenees were growling and snarling at each other from a distance of approximately 5 ft. Moments later, according to the plaintiff, a female Rottweiler, charged from a distance and attacked the right arm of the plaintiff.

     The assignment for Dr. Polsky in this case became one of determining which dog bit the plaintiff. Dr. Polsky took the following factors into consideration: the temperament of the dogs (determined in part by a behavioral examination) and the positioning of each dog relative to the plaintiffs' right arm at the time the incident happened. Moreover measurements were taken of puncture wounds on the plaintiffs arm, and these were carefully matched with the width between the upper canine teeth in the Rottweiler and Great Pyrenees. 

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